A Weekend in Puzzleburg

is a cozy slice-of-life role-playing game with over 180,000 ways your weekend vacation can play out, available on Steam now. No need to fight monsters or save the world from impending doom - you've merely booked a relaxing weekend getaway in a quaint resort town. Welcome to Puzzleburg!

"Open-Town" Rather Than Open-World

Experience an open-world game set in a cozy resort town.  Get to know the townspeople, and you'll soon find your way around like a local

Experience the Joys of Traveling

A new town means a new you. Define your character's backstory - or even get your hair dyed a crazy color. Anything goes while on vacation

Simple Controls, Complex Characters

Immerse yourself in deep, character-driven quest lines and puzzles that rely solely on brainpower, not how fast you can press buttons

Book a weekend in Puzzleburg today

Purchase on Steam or try the free demo
Announcements

"A Weekend in Puzzleburg" getting free content update "So Hot" in February 2025

I'm very excited to announce that the cozy RPG A Weekend in Puzzleburg (Steam page here) will be getting a free content update called So Hot releasing February 2025 for the game's 2-year anniversary. When I launched A Weekend in Puzzleburg back on February 17, 2023 (nearly two years ago at this point), there were a few ideas I really liked but were too complex to get into the game by its launc...
Announcements

"There's Always a Madman: Do Your Worst" is now officially released on Steam

This is a short announcement post to signal that the spy thriller interactive novel There's Always a Madman: Do Your Worst is now available for sale on Steam right here! So what are you doing here reading this?  Go pick up a copy of the game, play it for yourself, and see if you've got what it takes to stop a silver-obsessed madman known as The Silver Fox from destroying the Golden Gate Bridg...

There's Always a Madman:

Fight or Flight

Play as secret agent Franklin Benjamin in this spy thriller interactive novel. Can you prevent the launch of satellites containing offensive firepower that would grant a madman total world domination?

Drive fast cars, seduce beautiful women, assume false identities, and do whatever is necessary to save the day against impossible odds. Because there's always a madman, and you're the best agent we've got!

Uncover the Identity of the Madman du jour

There's a madman threatening the world with sophisticated satellite technology that can strike anywhere at any time. So it's up to you to ferret out his identity and bring him to justice

Think Before You Shoot

As a secret agent, it's not about who has the fastest trigger finger. Put your mind to good use and make intelligent in-the-moment decisions on how best to handle your current predicament. Only by out-thinking your opponents can you survive to tell the tale

Short and Not-So-Sweet

In this two-hour experience, you may have to do some not-so-nice things to succeed - like engaging in shootouts, fistfights, and high speed chases. But that's okay - as they say, nice guys finish last. And we need you to come out on top

Accept this mission to save the world from a madman

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There's Always a Madman:

Do Your Worst

Play as secret agent Virginia West in this single-player spy thriller interactive novel. See if you have what it takes to stop a silver-obsessed madman known as The Silver Fox from destroying the Golden Gate Bridge!

Sometimes it's best ... to do your worst!

Sequel or Standalone

Takes place after the events of There’s Always a Madman: Fight or Flight but tells a self-contained story. No prior knowledge required

Cat and Mouse

Come face-to-face with a madman and uncover his scheme without revealing your own identity, agent!

Don't Hold Back

You may have to do some not-so-nice things to succeed. But that's okay - as they say, well behaved women rarely make history

Accept this second mission to save the world from a madman

Because there's always a madman!

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There's Always a Madman:

Bring the Thunder

Secret agents Franklin Benjamin and Virginia West take on a madman with a weather machine in this single-player spy thriller interactive novel.

You'll need to de-escalate a hostage situation, investigate a crime scene, and defuse a ticking time bomb - good thing you always bring the thunder, agent!

Sequel or Standalone

Third game in the series, with Frank and Virginia working together on a mission for the first time. Tells a self-contained story, so no prior knowledge required

Forecast, Then Act

Devise the best strategy to save the world - and yourself!

Rain on Their Parade

The world hangs in the balance and you're the only one who can foil the schemes of this madman.  So don’t hold back - when it rains, it pours!

Accept this third mission to save the world from a madman.

Because there's always a madman!

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