Everything You Can Do and See in Puzzleburg

In A Weekend in Puzzleburg, there's a built-in hint system for completing every quest in the game (just talk to the hotel concierge Dante, and he can point you in the right direction for any step of any quest), but how can you know if you've FOUND/STARTED every side quest in the game?You'll of course come across every ma...
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Reflections on A Weekend in Puzzleburg three weeks before release

With A Weekend in Puzzleburg now less than three weeks from release, this is a good time to reflect on how I think the game turned out before the reviews start coming in and influence my perspective.  So these are my own thoughts now that the game is complete (save for some playtesting and bug fixing) before putting it o...
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How much will A Weekend in Puzzleburg cost?

A Weekend in Puzzleburg will cost $18 at launch ($20 normal price with a 10% launch discount to reward early players).  I would like to emphasize that with A Weekend in Puzzleburg, you're not buying a video game so much as you're buying an entire vacation.  One that you can play over and over again whenever you want, get...
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Is the town of Puzzleburg inspired by any real-world locations?

Yes, the fictional town of Puzzleburg is inspired by a wide variety of (mostly coastal) cities and locations across the United States. Here is a sampling:Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, and Catalina Island (all are island communities, like Puzzleburg)Los Angeles (Venice Beach)San Francisco (Fisherman's Wharf) Wilmington,...
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Will "A Weekend in Puzzleburg" have achievements? If so, how many?

A Weekend in Puzzleburg will not contain achievements. I've spent quite a bit of time thinking about what achievements I would put in the game if the game was to include achievements and whether giving players extrinsic motivation through achievements even fits the game. I came up with a few different varieties of achi...
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So I can read a book - but can I watch the TV in the hotel room?

Yes, you can! At certain points in the story, you can turn on the TV and flip through the channels.  Very similar to Grand Theft Auto, of all things.There are a total of ten TV channels in the current build of A Weekend in Puzzleburg (not counting the hotel's own channel highlighting the amenities, of course), and each o...
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I'm stuck on some quest. What should I do?

You've hopefully been busy enjoying the demo, as its release was announced in the last blog post here.  I expect you're able to find your way around Puzzleburg on your own, but just in case you get stuck on what to do for some puzzle, here's a tip on what you can do to get un-stuck.A Weekend in Puzzleburg has a built-in ...
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Will A Weekend in Puzzleburg be coming to the Nintendo Switch?

For now, A Weekend in Puzzleburg is only slated to release on Steam.  I do feel that the game is a natural fit for the Nintendo Switch given the game’s cozy nature, but as this is my first game, I expect it would be difficult to become a registered console developer as well as perform the console port myself.Given that, ...
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