that looks pretty interesting. thanks for the recommendation.
I should mention that although the latest game out that I was playing (Planet of the ZBots) doesn't have a free demo version yet, the older games in the Wonderland series should all have free demo versions I think, which you can download from the midnightsynergy website on the page that features the particular game. Granted, the demos only feature the levels at the beginning so it might seem easier than the full game. Still, it lets you get a general feel of the games.
And the game engine's like almost 10 years old at this point, so set your expectations accordingly when it comes to graphics (although to be fair, it's decent enough for a puzzle game).
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RHEM does look very Myst-like and intriguing, however it looks like it only ships as a CD rather than an electronic download. Aside from having to wait for shipping (undoubtedly prone to delays at this time of year), some of my newer laptops don't have CDROM drives so it's a bit limiting. Anyway, I may still give in on this one day, but for now I think I'll probably look through the rest of this thread for other things to try out first.
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This is apparently old news already, but Chuck Somerville who created the original Chip's Challenge has finally created a successor to that game via KickStarter funding. The result is Chuck's Challenge 3D which you can check out
here.