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Multiplayer puzzle ‘em up Islands Of Insight will launch next FebruaryThere’s a demo available now

There’s a demo available now

Image credit:Behaviour Interactive

Image credit:Behaviour Interactive

Robed character stands on a cliff’s edge, staring down at floating islands in Islands Of Insight

Islands of Insight | Date Reveal TrailerWatch on YouTube

Islands of Insight | Date Reveal Trailer

Cover image for YouTube video

Islands Of Insight is the work of Lunarch, who to my mind are best known for cult-hit strategy card gamePrismata. Interestingly, though, they’ve worked with external puzzle designers to help fill the islands with “thousands of hand-crafted puzzles”, including “math olympiad champions, PhDs, and legends in the puzzle community.” The idea is that there are beginner-level puzzles that then scale up to those that are much, much harder, and presumably require the collective intelligence of its players working together.

There was anopen playtestback in September, but if you missed it there’s now a demo availablefrom its Steam pagewhich features the same bits. Progress won’t carry over to the full game, though.

The Islands Of Insight release date was announced during this evening’s PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, which featured a ton of marketing and a thin patina of editorial credibility. You can watchthe full stream on YouTube.