Almost two years ago, Astra Fund listed six ‘thinking games’ for which it would be providing financial support. The selection included music-themed puzzler Rytmos, foldable-space adventure Paper Trail and a then-untitled project from Zach Gage and Orta Therox, which would become morning mainstay Puzzmo. Just as the catch-all term for titles of this ilk has changed, Astra Fund has become Astra Logical, an “independent publisher of premium thinky games”.
That term is worth exploring. What is a thinky game? The term s been minted relatively recently, perhaps coming to greater prominence with the advent of thinkygames.com, a website and
