Jamin Smith 9/19/24 Jamin Smith 9/19/24

Announcing Puzzletrunk

When we started Pantaloon, we had no idea our puzzles would be as popular as they are today. But the constraints of the web/password format were becoming limiting, which was a problem we set out to solve.

And so we've been and gone and made Puzzletrunk; the first original Pantaloon game!

Jamin Smith 8/27/24 Jamin Smith 8/27/24

Outshine: The Interview

Outshine was immediately interesting to Pantaloon. While it’s not necessarily weird, it is such a bold take on a Typing game, and takes the genre in a very visceral and unexpected direction. As part of our partnership with the game, we chucked a few questions to Bruno Urbain, CEO of Fishing Cactus, the game’s Belgium-based developer.

Jamin Smith 8/15/24 Jamin Smith 8/15/24

Bold & Bizarre Games Bulletin (August)

It's time for your Bold & Bizarre Bulletin; a monthly round up of weird, wayward and otherwise notable games for August. This is the archived version of our monthly newsletter, and as such - our monthly Pantaloon Puzzle contained within it is disabled.

Jamin Smith 8/12/24 Jamin Smith 8/12/24

Pantaloon’s game for August is: Outshine

Outshine, from our friends at Fishing Cactus, is a fast-paced arcade typing game where you type words to destroy your enemies.

And for August, we have 2500 Steam keys to give away, making this our biggest partnership to date.

Jamin Smith 8/1/24 Jamin Smith 8/1/24

Supermarket Times: The Interview

Supermarket Times is delightfully odd. A point-and-click supermarket-simulator with a distinctly British flavour, that manages to be surreal and comical in equal measure. Pantaloon found some time to pick the brains of Joel Winsor, the solo-developer behind the game, and source of all subsequent absurdity.

Jamin Smith 7/19/24 Jamin Smith 7/19/24

Bold & Bizarre Games Bulletin (JULY)

It's time for your Bold & Bizarre Bulletin; a monthly round up of weird, wayward and otherwise notable games for July. This is the archived version of our monthly newsletter, and as such - our monthly Pantaloon Puzzle contained within it is disabled.

Jamin Smith 7/17/24 Jamin Smith 7/17/24

Want more puzzles? Pantaloon’s Primo Puzzle is now live.

Ten levels, a dedicated Discord server, and a copy of Superstring’s Acolyte for those who are able to finish it. The Primo Puzzle is now live.

Jamin Smith 7/11/24 Jamin Smith 7/11/24

Pantaloon’s game for July is: Supermarket Times

We've really upped the bizarre factor this month, partnering with Rabbit Hole Games for the most absurd game you've seen from Pantaloon so far.

Supermarket Times is an Adventure game (if classical genre classification can even be applied here) putting you in the shoes of a normal shopper, in a very normal supermarket...

Jamin Smith 6/20/24 Jamin Smith 6/20/24

Bold & Bizarre Games Bulletin (JUNE)

It's time for your Bold & Bizarre Bulletin; a monthly round up of weird, wayward and otherwise notable games for June. This is the archived version of our monthly newsletter, and as such - our monthly Pantaloon Puzzle contained within it is disabled.

Jamin Smith 6/19/24 Jamin Smith 6/19/24

New additions to Pantaloon Primo…

As the premium version of the Pantaloon newsletter matures, we’ve slowly been refining its offering and adding new perks to the subscription.

Jamin Smith 6/13/24 Jamin Smith 6/13/24

Pantaloon’s game for June is: KIDS

Pantaloon’s partnered game for June is KIDS.

KIDS is a short interactive animation drawn by Michael Frei and coded by Mario von Rickenbach, their second collaboration after the award-winning project PLUG & PLAY.

Jamin Smith 5/16/24 Jamin Smith 5/16/24

Pantaloon’s game for May is: Penrose

Pantaloon’s partnered game for May is the reality-bending Penrose, by Doublespeak Games.

An ambitious game that pushes the envelope of interactive fiction.

Sign up to the newsletter and one of 1000 keys could be dropping into your inbox on May 30.

Jamin Smith 5/16/24 Jamin Smith 5/16/24

Bold & Bizarre Games Bulletin (May)

It's time for your Bold & Bizarre Bulletin; a monthly round up of weird, wayward and otherwise notable games for June. This is the archived version of our monthly newsletter, and as such - our monthly Pantaloon Puzzle contained within it is disabled.

Jamin Smith 5/7/24 Jamin Smith 5/7/24

Under the Hood; Refinements to Pantaloon for May

A deep dive into how Pantaloon operates, some of the challenges we’ve faced so far, and the refinements and improvements we’re making to our offering moving forward.

Jamin Smith 4/18/24 Jamin Smith 4/18/24

Bold & Bizarre Games Bulletin (APRIL)

In the old world, the Bold & Bizarre Bulletin was simply a collection of six games Pantaloon found interesting.

Now, it's a hand-crafted quintet of oddities and curiosities from the world of indie games. You'll get one of these per month, moving forward. Rejoice.

Jamin Smith 4/11/24 Jamin Smith 4/11/24

Pantaloon’s game for April is: Death Crown

pantaloon's first game back after hiatus is Death Crown; a visually arresting 1-bit real time strategy game caked in death and destruction

Jamin Smith 4/4/24 Jamin Smith 4/4/24

Pantaloon is back

It has been a little while, but pantaloon is back.

Back with renewed spirit, vigour and a mission to make this the most delightful newsletter in the world.