Wilmot Works it Out is the ultimate video game for jigsaw puzzle lovers

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There are few things I find more pleasurable in this life than a good jigsaw puzzle. Anytime I can find the time to crack open a box and lay pieces out on my coffee table, I’m most at peace. I won’t even turn on music; I’ll just sit for hours and zone out to the sound of my hand rifling through the box. It’s a rare moment where I’m able to block everything out and just enjoy the simple moments of life.

There are plenty of virtual jigsaw puzzle games that replicate that experience, but Wilmot Works it Out is actually about it. A pseudo-sequel to 2019’s Wilmot’s Warehouse, a game simply about organizing boxes, Flock developer Hollow Ponds’ latest simply tasks players with putting together puzzles by moving square pieces around the floor. It’s almost a cheeky design joke riffing on Wilmot’s previous outing, but I’ve found it to be an oddly moving experience. It’s a peaceful celebration of life’s quiet moments tied up in a small, charming puzzle game.

In Wilmot Works it Out, our boxy pal signs up for a subscription to a puzzle service. At certain intervals, a mailperson knocks on the door and gives Wilmot a package full of pieces. I pick a space on the floor to unpack it and a flood of square puzzle pieces come out. From there, Hollow Ponds cleverly recontextualizes the mechanics of Wilmot’s Warehouse to form a simple puzzle-building hook. When I stand next to a piece, I can attach it to myself by pressing the joystick in its direction. I can carry as many pieces as I want at once by moving the joystick through any connected pieces. From there, it’s as simple as placing two joining pieces next to one another, which automatically fuses them together if they match. When I finish a puzzle, another arrives at my door.

There’s some clever nuance to that hook. When I get a box, I get a few extra pieces meant for another puzzle that I’ll get the pieces for in later packages. I need to sort out the extras and