Combat puzzle games - an IFDB Poll
by Jeremy Freese
RSS FeedWhat I'm looking for are games that have fights that are ostensibly combat, but the solution to winning the fight is really a matter of solving a puzzle.
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| Gun Mute, by C.E.J. Pacian 8 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Edward Lacey... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --smurfas666... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Katrisa... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2... "All of it." [+]"All of it." () --Kinetic Mouse Car...  Vote for this game | |
| Attack of the Yeti Robot Zombies, by Øyvind Thorsby 3 votes "Each encounter is..." [+]"Each encounter is puzzleish, and there's also an overall puzzle of trying to get through with only a certain amount of ammunition. And if you play "right", you're supposed to avoid undo, as well." --Emily Short... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Kerkerkruip, by Victor Gijsbers 3 votes "Combat-oriented, but impossible to win without a strategy to progress and which order to kill the enemies.(see details)" [+]"Combat-oriented, but impossible to win without a strategy to progress and which order to kill the enemies.(see details): When you defeat a monster, you absorb their soul, making you stronger and giving you a special ability. But if you defeat a stronger monster, you lose the weaker soul. Almost no fight can be won by attacking over and over." --SparkyIF... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DAB... Vote for this game | |
| Earth and Sky, by Paul O'Brian 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Slap That Fish, by Peter Nepstad 2 votes "Exactly what you're looking for." [+]"Exactly what you're looking for." ( - Full review) --Victor Gijsbers... "I never got that..." [+]"I never got that far, but it seems that the further you progress, the game gets more puzzling." --Jonathan Blask... Vote for this game | |
| A Crimson Spring, by Robb Sherwin 2 votes "Many fights are..." [+]"Many fights are to your disadvantage until you figure out the puzzle." ( ) --Jonathan Blask... "The health stat..." [+]"The health stat system is a bit rough around the edges but there is no denying some cool battles." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Heroine's Mantle, by Andy Phillips 1 vote "Many scenes..." [+]"Many scenes involve outmanouvreing people who attack you; your superpowers are not really combat-oriented, and fighting back directly almost never works." ( - Full review) --Sam Kabo Ashwell... Vote for this game | |
| El Día Después, by José Vicente Ruiz 1 vote "Castilian Spanish zombie combat." [+]"Castilian Spanish zombie combat.: The combat has some RPG elements like hit and damage points. But you're gonna die unless you pick your battles strategically." --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| TOMBs of Reschette, by Richard Goodness 1 vote "Most of the..." [+]"Most of the battles are about figuring out the appropriate option, not repeated bashing." ( - Full review) --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| The Roscovian Palladium, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Technically the..." [+]"Technically the fight scene does not occur until the end, but it is notably complex and requires strategizing." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Never Gives Up Her Dead, by Mathbrush 1 vote "One of the..." [+]"One of the subareas is based around these kind of puzzle." ( ) --Zape... Vote for this game | |
| Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 1 vote "Many of the..." [+]"Many of the fights have puzzle solutions besides pure combat." --Jonathan Blask... Vote for this game | |
| The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... Vote for this game | |
| The Axe of Kolt [8-bit versions], by Larry Horsfield 1 vote "part 2 and 4 has this sort of combat" [+]"part 2 and 4 has this sort of combat" --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Pit of the Condemned, by Matthew Holland 1 vote "you are just on..." [+]"you are just on the run avoiding a superior monster but have to see to putting an end to it" ( ) --DAB... Vote for this game | |
| The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote "Combat is a..." [+]"Combat is a central focus in the gameplay without it feeling like one big "combat game." There is strategy involved. You coordinate personal skills, teammates, special abilities, and other factors into combat encounters that create an immersive experience." ( - Full review) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| 4x4 Archipelago, by Agnieszka Trzaska 1 vote "Fight dragons,..." [+]"Fight dragons, golems, warriors, skeletons, goblins, and more in this game's frequent battle sequences. Manage stat points, weaponry, and combat skills. " ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Shogun, by James Clavell, Dave Lebling 1 vote "Fight scenes which require brains more than brawn" [+]"Fight scenes which require brains more than brawn: There are a number of fights throughout the story which are won with the right technique. I remember well the scene where you survive a ninja ambush." --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |