Lingo 2

EDIT: much further in now, have all the letters and found a few of the achievements, I can say that i'm enjoying myself a lot more now. I now understand how things are different, and although my criticism of puzzle unlocks being arbitrary still stands (there was even an area where it felt like that was the entire gimmick), I do think later on they make it more clear when you've finished an area. I'd say its on par with 1 and both are really good games. Original review still below- I'm very much enjoying myself 8 hours in, but there's always a nagging feeling in my head that it's not as good as Lingo 1. If you haven't played either game, think of it as a combination between "The Witness" and "Antichamber", but entirely about word puzzles. You go through non-euclidean labyrinths and worlds to solve puzzles which require you to learn the rules of them via world-based tutorialization. A word is displayed on a monitor, you are given the number of letters the answer is, and you must type the answer based on both context clues and rules you've learned from previous puzzles. Both games are very fun and addicting if that sounds like your sort of thing, very exploration and curiosity driven. I would recommend both of them in a bundle, but start with 1 for sure! The music is a welcome addition, even if I sort of like the original game's strange atmosphere of silence. The graphics are better, the puzzles twist in different ways, and I am still being constantly amazed at the creativity required to pull off this series. Both Lingo 1 and 2 are quite large, so much so that I couldn't tell you which one is bigger since I haven't 100%'d either- but 2 definitely doesn't disappoint in the size department. I said this in my review of 1, but you kind of fall down a rabbit hole of delving further and further into nested secrets and puzzles, scouring the labyrinths for new places to go and things to explore. The non-euclidean nature was toned down from 1, but still heavily exists... this sounds like a negative, but 1 definitely went too far sometimes and some puzzles were really hard to get back to. You can also teleport to a few key locations at any time, which really really helps and makes the game feel a lot smoother. You can see the technical progression and gameplay considerations evolve from 1 to 2, with lots of small quality of life features like this making it a nicer game to play! My main issues with Lingo 2 don't even feel like the developer's fault, as they kind of come from the problem of Lingo 1 having so much content already that making new puzzles was probably pretty difficult. Am I saying Lingo 2 feels like a repetitive or stale rehash of 1? Not at all- it's a very, very different game. However, the differences don't feel as satisfying to play, even if they're still fun to experience. One major example of this is the progression at the start of the game. I don't think its a spoiler to say this as it literally starts as soon as you boot the game, but you need to find all 26 letters to be able to use them in the word puzzles. At first this is novel, but very quickly it makes the game feel a lot more linear as you know exactly the solution to three or four puzzles but cannot complete them because you couldn't find Q or something. You get hints at some point, but I found myself heavily relying on them since I just wanted the ability to solve more puzzles without being progression gated. Speaking of hints, I find myself using the caps-lock first letter hint a loooooooooooot more in this game, since there's more, er... "conceptual" puzzles in this game. Trying to word it carefully so I don't give anything away, there's a ton of puzzles where there's 2-4 totally valid solutions, and also require thinking in a way that can vary completely differently depending on how your region of the world uses the english language. This was a problem in Lingo 1 too (and honestly something unavoidable in a linguistics riddle game), but since this game focuses more on "concepts" I feel like its something I use way more often, and the second I use it I instantly know what the answer is. It doesn't feel as much like "cheating" as Lingo 1 though, only because the game actually teaches you about it directly and has a few minor mechanics around it. The last problem I have and honestly maybe the largest issue with the game in my eyes, is that completionism feels a lot less satisfying. That might sound dumb and like i'm only thinking about this from a "trophy hunter" viewpoint, but there are still plenty of puzzling steam achievements to collect and I don't have an issue with that. My problem is that there is no clear indicator in this game when you are done with an area, and what you get for finishing it. There are counters that tell you how many puzzles you have left- in Lingo 1 there was also something similar, without spoiling too much. But Lingo 1 had a clear sense of finality, clearly telling you that you could move on and not worry too much about that section anymore, and to look elsewhere. If you finish one of these indicators in 2 you don't get anything of the sort. Sometimes it does something right next to it which is ideal, sometimes it does something across the map and doesn't tell you, sometimes it might even do nothing but I have no actual clue since there's no clue for this sort of thing. You go through a huge room and solve 12+ puzzles then you kind of just think to yourself "okay so did I get anything from that?". It's a problem in the sense that I am never sure if the reward was learning more info from the puzzles, unlocking a random door somewhere, or simply for the enjoyment of it. The steam achievements aren't really tied to these like they were in 1... I think its interesting how they use them now, but it makes the game a lot more confusing. Despite these things, I still really like the game- I want to stress again that this is me comparing it to Lingo 1 rather than a game as a whole. Honestly if Lingo 2 was the only Lingo, I'd probably not even have some of these issues! So legitimately, I highly recommend you pick both of these games up. If the developer can't think of more puzzles to make that's fair, but I will also keep buying every game in this series as long as it goes on. It's less about the word puzzles and more about the raw exploration, excitement of discovery, and slow learning of new skills. Those things I think both Lingo 1 and 2 do fantastically, and are the biggest reasons I will recommend these games to anyone proficient in english and willing to solve puzzles.

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i am a victim of lingo 2

This is, without question, the best puzzle game I have ever played. It is plain evil in its geometry, clever in its wordplay, and gives you just enough continuous progress to always feel like you're moving forward. This was my game of the year in a stacked 2025. Grab a thesaurus, maybe bookmark WordHippo, and get ready for a great ride.

I feel changed

One of the best "rule learning" games I've ever played. In the style of games like "The Witness" and something called "Lingo", your primary task is to activate little plinths by solving simple puzzles, in this case by typing in the answers to word riddles, some much more complex than others. The game starts out somewhat straightforward, with the goal being to collect the letters necessary to write the word "hi" in the first plinth and open the first door, and that gameplay loop will continue for numerous hours from then on. Gather letters to activate plinths to open doors to access rooms and gather letters. It's actually as simple as that from start to finish. But some doors require more than one plinth and some plinths are not what they seem and some rooms are more than the sum of their parts. It's a brilliant game and my only regret with it is that I cannot forget how to navigate its world so that I can relearn all the rules all over again.

Lingo 2 is one of the most brilliant puzzle games I ever played, a shining gem in the "metroidbrania" genre. Don't let yourself skip this masterpiece even if the word puzzle aspect doesn't sound like your cup of tea, it is used as a medium for some incredible epifany moments. If you are stuck on a puzzle you can always use the "insert" key on your keyboard to get a hint or just leave it be and return to it later, but don't be afraid of googling "synonyms of X word" if you don't feel like you would know it. Also, take notes, you will be rewarded with some of the best moments a puzzle game can offer you.

A much more polished and completely different Lingo with as much if not more charm than the first one It's still a hell to navigate sometimes but since all the areas are nicely separated and distinct, it's a way better time making a mental map. The map itself looks better and opens up in a very satisfying way. I'm not near completion yet but there is quite a lot of content, and man it's such a blast! If you are looking to get started in the Lingo franchise, I would suggest starting with this one :)