The Ratline is a great new entry in the category of investigation games where you analyse evidence and put clues together on an investigation board. The story has us track down Nazi fugitives who are now hiding across the world. And I'm currently cracking those cases on my channel:

Can the world's greatest detective Sherlock Holmes organise a picnic for his companion Dr Watson or will all the mysteries of a little town get in his way? Join the stream for a playthrough of The Beekeeper's Picnic to find out! youtube.com/live/QpJVHAK... #indiegame #livestream

Uncovering ominous secrets of a small town by searching a mysterious database in Lost Wiki - Kozlovka youtube.com/live/8RQa0bi... #indiegame #livestream

Today on stream we're a ghost investigating our own death with help from a cute ghost cat! Join us for a playthrough of Detective from the Crypt youtube.com/live/PotS_ZM... #indiegame #livestream

Diving deep into the secrets of the puzzle pyramid in HAMSTERMIND. This game has been an amazing challenge and I think there will be a few more secrets for me to uncover before I'm truly done with it. youtu.be/hKiW1fh6x3E #indiegame #puzzlegame

After all the drama at Birch Tree Theater, how will it all end? Who will survive and who will end up as another victim of the evil schemes of certain cast members? youtube.com/live/hCZzeKD... #indiegame #livestream

More drama, sabotage and potentially even more murder as we continue with Murder at the Birch Tree Theater on stream today! youtube.com/live/TxkQNJA... #indiegame #detectivegame #livestream

HAMSTERMIND has been absolutely blowing my mind with the amount of puzzles that have been packed into it. In my latest video I start getting into some of the puzzles that have been hiding in plain sight all along 🤯 youtu.be/XFvrJrukNmo #indiegame #puzzlegame

How much drama can there be in a single community theatre? We're finding out on stream today where we are taking a look at a new idol-like investigation game: Murder at the Birch Tree Theater youtube.com/live/pMsxaus... #indiegame #livestream

The plan for today's stream is to get to the end of Tactical Breach Wizards and see if our band of wizards can figure out how to stop a war. We may have to visit some anxiety dreams along the way 👀 youtube.com/live/WpLlDdG...

I've not been streaming for a while due to illness, but I'm back today to investigate a cat cult and finish Inspector Waffles youtube.com/live/NPVV3SW... #indiegame #livestream

Cats and dogs solving crimes together! Playing Inspector Waffles on my live stream today youtube.com/live/ooX-vrQ... #indiegame #detectivegame #livestream

Mysterious cabin and mysterious creatures that will be our friends if we just feed them. Playing Creature Kitchen on stream today! youtube.com/live/DYEXpZj... #indiegame #livestream

Puzzles in a manor and the place may be haunted? Sounds like a perfect game for my stream! Joins us for A Winter Haunting: youtube.com/live/foSYufQ...

Thinky Games awards winners will be announced this Wednesday February 4, 2026 at 6pm UTC (10am PST / 1pm EST) Many great puzzle games were nominated so join to see who gets the prizes across all the categories 🏆 thinkygames.com/events/awards/ #ThinkyGames

Cozy puzzle stream today as we visit the beautiful world of The Last Campfire youtube.com/live/YdCjfuI...

Today on stream we are diving into TR-49 a new narrative puzzle mystery form @inkle.co In TR-49 we end up in front of a mysterious computer full of lost books and documents and have to find our way around its secrets. youtube.com/live/eYxsis0... #indiegame #mysterygame #livestream

In the ruins of this abandoned town many secrets have been buried for a long time, and we are here to dig them all up. Who were those people and what happened to them? Check out my demo playthrough for Funeral for the Sun to find out more. youtu.be/fgjYs9Dg3-s #indiegame #mysterygame #demogameplay

I've had Tactical Breach Wizards on my wishlist for a while so it's finally time to give it a go. The main bit is figuring out how to throw as many enemies out of windows as possible! youtu.be/mO7muE9ncTg

I've checked out the demo for the Death at Fleming Manor. It's an investigation game, where we play the role of a coroner filling in death certificates and other medical documents after investigating the scene of an incident and gathering medical evidence youtu.be/q7VNqFiCYRo #indiegame

Missing people, forest full of secrets, mysterious signals on the radio. In today's stream we're playing Radiolight and trying to uncover the mysteries of Ashwood Creek. youtube.com/live/iJflhw5... #indiegame #mysterygame #livestream

Today on stream a very quirky looking escape room game: Trace Definitive Edition. Even desolate planets have puzzles for us to solve! youtube.com/live/s6veMqh... #indiegame #puzzlegame #livestream

It's finally time for our penguins to face the Impossible level and reach an end of their adventures. But there are still a few tricks for us to learn! youtu.be/UsaP3sPaltQ #indiegame #puzzlegame #letsplay

Going really deeeep into the special mechanics of Gentoo Rescue 🐧🌈 youtu.be/u9iGtq7YSAI

More puzzles, more penguin shenanigans. This time we try out stealing as a method of getting what we want 🐧🔪 youtu.be/zk_XNXaFk6Y

Finally getting to the last tool in Gentoo Rescue, but there is still more to explore 🐧🧠 youtu.be/Tk2kvaivpd8

Get in, we're playing CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION III on stream today! This is the match-3 survival horror comedy RPG metroidvania you didn't know you needed! youtube.com/live/pXzxSz8...

First stream of 2026! We're continuing with perspective puzzles in Viewfinder and of course we will pet the cat a lot 😺 youtube.com/live/d9vsSWs...

Today we're trying something slightly different with Phil in the Mirror. It starts as a corridor anomaly hunting game but it turns out the anomalies are hiding puzzles for us to solve! youtu.be/W0s4gny7rX8 #indiegame #puzzlegame #mysterygame

In today's Gentoo Rescue video we're discovering how to make those penguins fly over water so that we can solve even more puzzles! 🐧 🌊 youtu.be/DnytcaaOTF4 #indiegame #puzzlegame

2026 has the potential to be an even better year for detective games than last year, which had at least 46 releases! I made a thread here for upcoming games I am aware of. If I have played the Demo or Playtested it, I will describe the games a bit, as well as when they state their release dates.

What new puzzle games will 2026 bring? Nonolith looks like an interesting one if you enjoy gathering knowledge about the game world and mechanics and using it to solve puzzles. I'm checking out the demo in my latest video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsb4... Game by @justcamh.bsky.social

Visiting an area full of traps and completing another nest of worlds in Gentoo Rescue in today's penguin video 🐧 youtu.be/R_Ta3dgwESY #indiegame #puzzlegame

Last stream of the year! Finally decided to do a playthrough of Viewfinder 📷 youtube.com/live/yP_79UO...

Just one week left to cast your votes for the community choice categories in the Thinky Awards!

Its time for the The Grand Séance! The final episode of The Séance of Blake Manor is here. youtu.be/0Skdw9FRlbQ Check out the playlist for the full experience of this amazing detective mystery full of ghosts and Irish folklore: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

New game in progress 🥳 This one is a little darker, a little more Obra Dinn, a lot more magic (and there's still a cat!) store.steampowered.com/app/4189100/...

New tools new rules! The Penguin puzzles are getting harder every time but I persevere 🐧🧠 youtu.be/kzRABJBcLkA #indiegame #puzzlegame #gentoorescue

Magnets, how do they work? Well we're about to learn quite a lot about that with the help of our penguins... We may just have to break the laws of physics in the process 👀 youtu.be/yVOUivxsnV8

I didn't have time for my puzzle advent calendar so now I'm going to cram it in just before Xmas 😅

Last stream before Xmas, so we're doing a holiday themed escape room in Escape simulator 2! youtube.com/live/714jBs6...

We're coming closer to unravelling the secrets of Blake Manor! But that also means the Séance is just few hours away and we need to finish up solving everyone's mysteries. youtu.be/s5rbzSGCdd0 #TheSeanceOfBlakeManor #LetsPlay #InvestigationGame #DetectiveGame #IndieGame

Suddenly I have reached 'The End' of Gentoo Rescue... but there is still so much to learn! youtu.be/U-Ui6QuSrKY #indiegame #puzzlegame #letsplay

Doing a video series on Gentoo Rescue has been quite a workout for my brain but also an interesting new exploration in video editing! Here's another peek behind the scenes at how this cute penguin game makes me feel sometimes 😂 Next episode coming tomorrow, and we go even deeper!

Oh wow, I'm nominated! Thank you to anyone who put my name forward 🥰 You can vote for your favourite games and people on the Thinky Games website.

Solving puzzles by attaching rockets to penguins in the latest video from Gentoo Rescue. I also finally managed to get into one of the 'inaccessible' areas and got to experience a whole new level of brain pain 😜 youtu.be/EasLW_llYR4 #indiegame #puzzlegame

Family drama continues in today's stream of The Case of the Worst Day Ever! The investigations get more and more challenging but we persevere to uncover every bit of their messy day 🕵️ youtube.com/live/xM-lmpd... #indiegame #puzzlegame #livestream

We're back to investigate all the ways this family had their day ruined! The Case of the WORST DAY EVER is a pretty challenging deduction game, so lets see if I can crack the remaining mysteries. youtube.com/live/w9YvxND... #indiegame #puzzlegame #logicgame #livestream

Time for even more puzzles where we give penguins dangerous tools! 💣🐧 youtu.be/cPn5vMtZgVc #indiegame #puzzlegame

A behind the scenes peek at future video content 👀 🐧💨