This puzzle game is so good that I bought its prequel even before I finished it

You get a great feeling when you read or watch a book or film you like, and then you find out that the writer or director did other work that looks promising. "Yes! "Yes! "I can now like more stuff!"

This is a long way of saying that I played Wilmot Works it Out this weekend. I liked it so much, even though I hadn't finished it yet, I bought Wilmot's warehouse, the previous Wilmot title. After just a few hours with Wilmot, I'm all-in.

I should probably explain Wilmot. Wilmot Works It out is a puzzle game developed by Hollow Ponds and Richard Hogg. You play as Wilmot, the square. I don't want to imply that you're a dork, who is against teenagers having dance parties. I mean square in the literal sense of a square with little face. Wilmot is a smiling square that loves jigsaws.

Postal workers will deliver boxes to your door every so often. You spread the pieces out on your floor, and drag them around using your little square head. You hang the completed puzzle on the wall. Then, the next time you get a knock at the front door, it's the postal worker delivering your next puzzle. That's it. It's fantastic!

Wilmot has it easy in two ways: the pieces are always square and you don't have to turn them to make them fit. They are always facing up. Wilmot's biggest challenge is that they rarely work on one puzzle at once. Each puzzle box contains pieces of different puzzles and sometimes, a complete puzzle is spread across several deliveries.

You don't know how a puzzle will look until you have put almost all of it together.

It's fun to click together little squares of yellow and white flowers, blue sailboats, purple octopuses, and hamburger-colored burgers. Then you can find out what the is. Little "Ah-ha!" moments are common in Wilmot Works It Out. Wilmot Works It out is full of "A-ha!" moments. I knew that I was putting a jigsaw together that was part sailor and part windmill but why? Is the sailor playing mini-golf? The title "Home at Last" came to me when I clicked on the last piece. The sailor lives in the windmill. He's just returned from a long trip, which is why he has such a big grin. How sweet is this?

My favorite moment was when I discovered that what I thought was two separate puzzles were actually the same puzzle. Clicking together the two large separate pieces into one huge masterpiece was delightful. As you fill one wall with puzzles, the rest of Wilmot's home becomes available for decorating.

It's also great on Steam Deck, so it's a great way to unwind after a long workday. It's like a jigsaw, with a little challenge that keeps your mind from drifting. However, it's not too difficult to listen to a podcast or watch a show while you play. It's great for a night spent solving puzzles or a quick break. Even better news for me is that Wilmot's Warehouse will be waiting for me when I finish Wilmot Works It out.