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The Artisan of Glimmith

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2026

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Quick resume

The Artisan of Glimmith is a cozy, relaxing puzzle game about coloring stained glass and restoring the artworks of a kingdom above the clouds. Explore a world of handcrafted puzzles designed with intent, where simple rules lead to delightful surprises.

Global score

99/100

Genres

Casual, Indie, Strategy

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    Pros

    • Extensive handcrafted puzzles with varied difficulty
    • Relaxing music and beautiful visuals
    • No time pressure or forced linear progression
    • Level editor for creative puzzle design
    • Excellent value for price with large content volume

    Cons

    • Performance issues on some hardware
    • Some puzzles rely on brute force rather than pure logic
    • Minimal narrative or story depth
    • Repetitive puzzle mechanics for some players
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Daily puzzles and achievements encourage habitual play and long-term engagement."

      Capsule for KNIGHTS KNIGHTS

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      3

      "Includes a level editor allowing players to create and share custom puzzles."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Relaxing atmosphere, calming music, and immersive puzzles provide a pleasant escape from real life."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest in puzzles and logic challenges, with no external pressure or obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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      "Players explore many puzzle types and mechanics, trying new challenges and approaches."

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    • Exploration

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      "Includes overworld exploration and meta puzzles that reward curiosity and discovery."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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      "Primarily a solo experience with minimal social or community interaction within gameplay."

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    • Growth

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      "Strong emphasis on learning new mechanics, improving puzzle-solving skills, and personal development."

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      "Strong emphasis on learning new mechanics, improving logical reasoning, and developing puzzle-solving skills."

    • Health

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      "Sedentary puzzle gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention and active problem solving rather than passive or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No social or emotional relationship-building elements present."

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    • Leadership

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      -5

      "No leadership or group management roles; purely individual puzzle solving."

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    • Progression

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      "Players progress by unlocking new puzzle worlds, mechanics, and bonus content through solving puzzles."

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      "Players progress by unlocking new puzzle areas and accumulating solved puzzles, with some optional challenges."

    • Relaxation

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      "Calm atmosphere, soothing music, and gentle puzzles create a relaxing and stress-free experience."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable visual and auditory details enhance immersion and puzzle satisfaction."

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    • Status

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      "No social recognition or ranking systems; achievements are personal and internal."

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    • Story

      Game with the same Story vibe

      -3

      "Minimal narrative; focus is on puzzles rather than story immersion."

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    • Strategy

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      "Puzzles require logical reasoning, planning, and analytical thinking to solve."

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    • Thrill

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      "Game maintains a controlled, calm atmosphere without suspense or risk-based excitement."

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Survival, Thrill.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 10/05/2026