Here's a new game I created using PuzzleScript. It's a simple puzzle game where you guide a purple marble to collect 10 golden rings. I started working on this a couple years ago but put it aside after realizing how difficult it is to make challenging puzzles. The Finally Finish Something game jam on itch.io inspired me to pick it back up again and I hope you enjoy the final result!
and Ticket To Ride
in our game library.
Anita Sarkeesian's latest installment of her informative "Tropes vs Women in Video Games" covers the issue of female characters in games that are made up of clothing adjustments applied to the standard male template. In the video she outlines the history of the game Ms. Pac Man and points out that adding simplistic, stereotypical gender signifiers to an otherwise male design creates female characters that have no independent identity beyond the male that they are based on.
I remember being disappointed when Rovio updated Angry Birds with a pink female bird because it seemed to imply that all the other birds were male by default. Sarkeesian's video covers the controversy surrounding that decision as well as Rovio's defense and subsequent addition of bows and lipstick to other birds. While it can seem silly to focus on entertainment characters as a means to facilitate social change, I think some game makers may not even be aware of what they're doing. There should be a broad range of both male and female personalities available in games, rather than a sole, girly Smurfette in a diverse world of enterprising Smurfs. 
", the story of a girl whose Sunday hat is decorated with flowers and lace by helpful birds.
Decorate your own hat now! 
Awele/Oware- Mancala uses a photo-realistic background of a large wooden Mancala board. This iOS game allows one or two players to compete.
Mancala FS5 is an iOS game with different skins for the game board, including the jewelry box seen here.
Mancala Snails: This version includes instructional levels to help understand the mechanics of the game. Unfortunately the stones are rendered as yellow snails and the uniform color across the board makes it difficult to count how many pieces are in each cup.
Novel Games Mancala has a rainbow colored set of stones, making things a bit easier to count. But turn down the volume. The music loop will have you pulling your hair out.
and square sliding tile toys. But the game is rendered so beautifully that it brings it all to a higher visual level, making it satisfying both to the mind and the eye.
As you proceed in the game the puzzles get more challenging, but you may jump from different types whenever you'd like. Ultimately you need to solve a full set of puzzles to unlock the "vault", opening up yet another set of exercises for your brain. Available for iPhone and iPad.