Written: 2026 August 12
Rating: 5/5
A Monster's Expedition was my gateway into the puzzle game genre. This game features a huge open world, with a core mechanic around rolling/pushing around logs. The game hides several secret mechanics behind its level design, and I got my first dose of "I could do this all along?" from this game. Reaching the credits through the first ending was quite doable for a puzzle game noob like me. However, accessing all the islands was much more challenging. Some of the snowman puzzles are extremely difficult.
This game has held the title of my all time favorite puzzle game for a long time, up until it was dethroned by Theta.