- Get The Puzzle Maker: Cebba's Odyssey for 30% Off! - 29 May 2025
The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is live on Steam and you can grab The Puzzle Maker at the lowest price yet! Get 30% off ($8.39) when you buy within the next week. Go pick it up while you still have the chance! This sale will be active from 5/29 @ 10am PST to 6/5 @ 10am PST. For years, Cebba has been searching for a worthy mind to inherit her title of Puzzle Maker. She has seen countless others try and fail as they are thwarted by her many trials. Yet, as you stand before her grid of puzzles, she wonders if you may be the one to take her place… The Puzzle Maker: Cebba’s Odyssey is a strategic puzzle game that dares you to solve over 200 levels of grid-based challenges. Guide your knights, instruct your wizards, and command your pieces in ever more demanding puzzles. One by one, your units must work together to defeat fantastical beasts, conquer obstacles, and solve puzzles.
- Version 1.04 - bugfixes, localization prep - 29 May 2025
- Fixed Psyon visual bug that caused a flicker when a tutorial or hint appeared. - Fixed fade out animation when a unit is standing on a terrain. - Fixed various journal bugs. - Fixed tile color not wiping after skipping a puzzle. - Fixed various typos in clues and hints. - Fixed bug that caused the game to cut to black on reset when a Gateway is present. - Fixed puzzle Desert 30. - Overhauled text system to facilitate localization.
- Version 1.03 - Various Bugfixes - 16 April 2025
- Fixed bug that broke the hook shot when moving it onto the gateway. - Fixed journal entry at the end of the game. - Fixed bug that made ogres get caught in their post attack movement after being pushed. If you have any issues with this patch, please reach out in the discord. (join in main menu) We are currently working on a weekly puzzle set system where people can design and submit puzzles that can be played by the whole community! Join the discord for future updates. Happy puzzle solving!
- Version 1.02 - Hint, Clue, and Puzzle Design Revisions - 7 February 2025
VERSION 1.02 Hint, Clue, and Puzzle Revisions Various hints and clues have been revised for clarity, grammar, and usefulness. The following puzzles were redesigned or altered due to unintended solutions or other design issues: Mountain 2 Mountain 4 Mountain 31 Desert 6 Desert 31 Desert 36 Desert 38 Workshop 3 Workshop 11 Workshop 15 Workshop 30 Workshop 39 Solution videos for all 200 puzzles can now be found on our Discord, which can be accessed through the title screen. Feel free to reach out there if you find any typos, glitches, or other issues with this build. Happy puzzle solving!
- Version 1.01 - Skip Limit Removal - 21 January 2025
VERSION 1.01 - Fixed the hint in mountain 36 - Removed skip limit from the skip button - Fixed tutorial transition - Added Discord button and version to the main menu If you are having any issues with this build, please reach out in our discord! Click the new discord button in the main menu to join!
- Patch Notes 10-11-2024 - 11 December 2024
-Steam API Initialization fix for Windows players. -Achievement Syncing for offline Achievements -Steam Overlay fix
- Patch Notes 11-5-2024 - 5 November 2024
- Various typo fixes. - Hint fix on level 15 of the last stage.
- The Puzzle Maker Demo is Available Now! - 31 October 2024
An updated demo is live on our Steam page! You can now play through the first 50 levels for free, and transfer your save to the main game when you buy it. The Puzzle Maker: Cebba’s Odyssey is a cozy, retro-stylish fantasy puzzle game inspired by the deep strategy of Advance Wars and Shining Force. Marshal your team of heroes and spellcasters against monsters and hazards to complete over 200 challenges, calling on their unique skills to create exciting combos in your quest to become the next Puzzle Maker. For years, the mysterious Puzzle Maker, Cebba, has sought a worthy successor to the title. Yet each of her protégés have fallen to her increasingly devious trials. You are the last – and most promising – but in your quest to inherit the coveted title of Puzzle Maker, you’ll need to confront Cebba’s past and unveil her true motivation. Try out the demo today!
- Patch Notes 10/15/2024 - 15 October 2024
- Fixed bug that deleted reactions after warping a stunned enemy into a gateway. - Fixed bug that allowed player to select another unit while teleporting. - Updated Desert puzzle design (22, 31). - Fixed various typos in Grimoire. - Fixed hint typo. - Adjusted sprite on Knight and icons. - Main menu background is more beautiful now...
- Patch Notes 10-14-2024 - 14 October 2024
- Puzzle Editor Fix - 16:10 pre-vfx knight fix (on macbook pro)
- Patch Notes 10-10-2024 - 10 October 2024
- Fixed visual bug when resetting while a unit is Barriered. - Fixed bug with gateway that teleported defeated enemies. - Improved design and clue for Mountain 36. - Improved forest puzzle order.
- Patch Notes 10-5-2024 - 5 October 2024
fixed design on Mountain 33 fixed design on Workshop 33 fixed typo in hint on Mountain 32
- Patch Notes 10-3-2024 - 4 October 2024
- Added better resolution support for 720p monitors, steam deck, and ultrawide - Fullscreen overhauled on mac - Level design changes on grassland 37, mountain 16 and mountain 13 - Fixed incorrect journal illustration in Desert. If you have any issues with resolution, please submit a bug report in game! Thank you and happy puzzle solving!
- Patch Notes 9-29-2024 - 29 September 2024
- Fixed achievements not triggering via Steam - Fixed transparency bug that stops grimoire words from appearing correctly - Adjusted alpha of environmental shadows - Fixed surfaces issue with text input objects - Fixed sprite transparency issue with Cleric and Chiller - Corrected typos in tutorials & clues - Fixed mountain journal order
- Patch Notes 9-28-2024 - 28 September 2024
Fixed various issues with the hint box skips. Fixed player selection bug. If you encounter this bug again, please submit a bug report in detail in the settings page. Thank you! Added "Hide Clues" setting for players that don't want Cebba's clues by default. Fixed "sumbitted" typo in bug report. If you don't see the update, please restart Steam and try again. Thank you for playing! Join our discord for more immediate attention regarding issues with the game. (link on our steam page)
- Patch Notes 9-24-2024 - 24 September 2024
Post Launch Hotfixes: - Fixed an issue that prevented the player from entering the Puzzle Editor. - Fixed an issue that would cause the wrong grimoire page to display if the player skipped the final level of a stage.
- THE PUZZLE MAKER: CEBBA'S ODYSSEY OUT NOW - 24 September 2024
The Puzzle Maker: Cebba’s Odyssey is a cozy, retro-stylish fantasy puzzle game inspired by the deep strategy of Advance Wars and Into the Breach. Marshal your team of heroes and spellcasters against monsters and hazards to complete over 200 challenges, calling on their unique skills to create exciting combos in your quest to become the next Puzzle Maker. For years, the mysterious Puzzle Maker, Cebba, has sought a worthy successor to her title. Yet each of her protégés have fallen to her increasingly devious challenges. You are the last – and most promising – but in your quest to inherit the coveted title of Puzzle Maker, you’ll need to confront Cebba’s past and unveil her true motivation. Puzzles take place over a colorful 7-by-7 grid, populated by terrible monsters and fantastical environmental hazards, from orcs and oozes to strange portals and metallic fauna, all in a delightfully no…
- Fullscreen hotfix 2-6-2024 - 6 February 2024
fixes a bug that offset fullscreen on multiple monitors
- Demo Bugfix 2-5-2024 - 6 February 2024
Bugfixes: - Fixed bug that allowed players to circumvent the tutorial, causing unit selection to become unstable. - Fixed bug that allowed players to use ESC in game breaking ways - Small visual updates - Feedback form character limit fix - You can now deselect by clicking an empty node in action mode
