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If you enjoy puzzle games with unique "models" of play I'd really recommend giving Antichamber a try.

It's got no plot or multiple levels. You spend (almost) the entire game exploring a single level with the same consistent logic, and you progress by figuring out what that actually logic is.

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It's really fun, but I got kind of lost since all the puzzles reset when you leave so I never had any idea whether I had completed a puzzle or not. Is there a good way to do that? The map helps a bit, but if there are four puzzles in a region and I know I haven't done one of them, I have a 3/4 chance of trying to solve one I've already solved. This is definitely a problem now that I haven't touched it in months but have most (but not quite all) of the game solved. And some of the problems are clear what to do but still take a long time to complete!

Yeah, it's not the best game at making clear what's expected of you. I'd say if you've managed to progress to a new room that you haven't been able to before, obtained an item, or at least learned something new (an actual lightbulb moment), then the puzzle is still unsolved.

I do have to say I had to look up the solutions to one or two puzzles when I played it.

I believe solving a puzzle always allows you to move to another "room" as defined by the map, which actually makes the map more helpful than you think...

Another good one is The Talos Principle. Fans of Portal will love it for its puzzles and similarly mysterious back story. And it has a time-travel feature (record / playback yourself) in some later levels as well.

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