Maxwell's puzzling demon
Released Aug 2024
"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.
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Steam $14.99
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Evaluation
Maxwell's Puzzling Demon launched on August 29, 2024 and has received a consistent stream of updates ever since. The developer has regularly refined and expanded the game's puzzle content — adding new levels, adjusting difficulty, fixing unintended solutions, and reworking puzzles — across frequent patches running from launch through August 10, 2026, the most recent update on record.
In a first-anniversary post on August 30, 2025, the developer explicitly stated that there are still several things they'd like to add to the game, including a level editor and additional extra worlds. While they noted that their primary focus had shifted toward their next puzzle game, this has not prevented them from continuing to ship updates — patches arrived in January, March, April, May, June, July, and August 2026, roughly one per month.
The pattern of updates is active and sustained, with no developer statement indicating that content development for this game has concluded.
Evidence
v1.5.28 patch: level changes, difficulty adjustments, and bug fixes — the most recent developer update.
First anniversary post: developer states they still have several things they'd like to add, including a level editor and extra worlds, though their primary focus is now on their next puzzle game.
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Developer
Publisher
muratsubo Games
Achievements
24
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
What this puzzle is like
Maxwell's demon is the main character of this puzzle.The demon does work of block-pushing.
Blocks have temperature. Some blocks are hot and others are cold.
While the demon doesn't like hot blocks, they can be cooled when adjacent to cold ones.
Keep your blocks and head cool
This game has 10 worlds.Each world consists of dozens of levels, which are more than 350 in total.
The levels are located in form of blocks and are grouped at different corners of each world.
In this game, not only levels but also worlds themselves are puzzle.
Those levels once solved becomes pushable blocks.
You then use the blocks to access the next group of levels.
If you want more challenging ones, extra levels await you.
We're sure that it's difficult to even reach them.
(Don't worry. You have neither to reach nor to solve them to clear this game.)
The hint feature
The powerful hint feature is available.This feature allows you to gain insight into how to solve the levels and to see detailed descriptions of the gimmicks.

Last evaluated Aug 19, 2026
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