2.2 was a very special day, Groundhog Day!! I have prepared a special Maru-style puzzle for you, all drawn by me. Enjoy!! And yeah, Maru-style puzzle is an official term from now on, it means a puzzle involving crazy and time-consuming artwork as the major aspect.

Here's the story:

Did you know there are no games about groundhogs in Steam?? Just one DLC. Well, there is this evil groundhog warlock who isn't happy about that. So he's put a curse of groundhoggification on Steam on 2.2. All the characters in Steam games are slowly turning into groundhogs. All is not lost though, it will take one week for the curse to take full effect. This is your chance. To prevent the curse from taking permanent effect you must recognize the games that have already suffered the fate of groundhoggification. Shout out the names (or write them in the puzzle, that should also work) of all of these games to break the curse. You shall be rewarded if you succeed. You have one week, until 9.2.

tl;dr: name the games these groundhoggified (I'm sure that is an official term), characters are from. The games, not the characters themselves.

Here's the puzzle. Go for it, save Steam!!

The usual puzzle rules: no hints (here or in other sites), no answer sharing, no giveaway link sharing. Come on, I've worked on this puzzle for months, the least you can do is follow my rules. I will be giving out hints if I deem it necessary. Some questions have multiple correct answers, if those characters have been in many games.

Hint 1: all the games are available in Steam

Hint 2: there will be no more hints. There are already over 200 solvers so I guess my puzzle was pretty easy for most of you. My next puzzle will be a lot harder and multi-staged (I'm even considering including an "impossible" stage to it, that none of you will be able to solve :P).

Good luck everyone!! Break the groundhog's curse before it's too late!!

SOLUTION (sorry, I forgot to post this D:)

  1. Bastion
  2. Super Meat Boy
  3. Team Fortress 2, Garry's Mod
  4. Dungeon Defenders
  5. Cave Story+
  6. Assassin's Creed
  7. Half-Life
  8. Sequence
  9. Ys I, Ys II, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, Ys Origin
  10. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, Skyrim
  11. Devil May Cry 4
  12. King's Bounty: Armored Princess

Thank you for participating in my puzzle. More Maru-style puzzles will be coming in the future!! ^^

11 years ago*

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haven't solved the puzzle yet , but god damn you have some nice drawing skills...

11 years ago
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This is pretty awesome.. XD Missing 4, 8, 9 and 12.

11 years ago
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9,12 left, all the others on the first try except 11 forgot the last sign, rofl :D
really nice idea and great drawings :)

11 years ago
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only 9 left <.<

wow 9 was hard, doesn't resemble the character that good in my eyes, but its manageable with some sherlock skills :D

11 years ago
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Bump for solved! This was a lot of fun, Marumisu. You should make more puzzles like this, even if you're not using them to give away a game. :)

11 years ago
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Nah, I think it's a must to have a giveaway as a prize. I don't think people would be half as eager to solve these things if they didn't get any reward for it. And besides, it's the tradition of this site to have a game prize at the end of a puzzle. :3

11 years ago
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I understand! Of course I really like interesting puzzles, so a chance to win a game isn't always needed. Though it is nice. I won't lie about that. ;3

11 years ago
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That is awesome - very nicely done. I personally love 6 the most. Managed to get all but 8, 9, and 12 on first pass (and I recognize 9/12, just can't get the games)

11 years ago
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neko-pictures...

I am leaving this party :/

11 years ago
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Bump for solved. Again, fantastic artwork and a very enjoyable puzzle :D

11 years ago
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I'm stuck on 8 , any hints ?

11 years ago
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There will be more hints when I decide. Okay, I can throw you a bone here, just for you. ^^

Both of those games have that character in the picture which represents the game in Steam. You know, those rectangular pictures in Steam Store and both in your inventory and library. That should help your search a little.

11 years ago
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tnx so much for that hint for question 8 , without the hint i would have never gotten it right , question 12 I got on my own , right after I typed the last message so I edited it :)

11 years ago
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No problem, glad to hear my hint helped you. I tried to keep the hint a little vague on purpose. After all, the puzzle will be open for one more week so there's no need to make it too easy yet. °u°

11 years ago
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meh... I just went through the entire Steam catalog and didn't see that outfit on number 8 anywhere. Since I've apparently never played this game, I can only guess at the genre from the style of clothing. I assume that this is a well-known game?

11 years ago
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Zomg Kitti... Oh, yes. Those are hogs

11 years ago
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Amazing puzzle and drawings, really fun :D

11 years ago
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Bumping for solved and to express my love for your drawings <3~~

11 years ago
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plz gief hint for 8 :P

11 years ago
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This is absolutely adorable! Great work, that's some serious talent you've got, you should be proud of yourself. (And I'm close to solving it too :)

11 years ago
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I looooooove your art, sooooo adorable!!!

11 years ago
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and stuck at Q8 :(

11 years ago
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same.

11 years ago
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me too :P

11 years ago
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me 2 :P

11 years ago
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and me

11 years ago
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loooool nice drawings

11 years ago
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is Q6 working good ? the game is obvious (at least i think so) and it won't accept any of my anserws :/ is it name from steam store or some kind of other format ?

11 years ago
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Worked for me , leave out all punctuation.

11 years ago
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oh, the " ' " was the problem XD thx

11 years ago
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Try the name of the franchise, that should work. There are already multiple solvers, so it's possible. ;)

11 years ago
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Really digging the drawings, awesome job!

Just need Q8 now.

11 years ago
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Wow very nice , cant wait for more :D

11 years ago
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So cute! Now just to figure out 8 and 9...

11 years ago
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Great puzzle!!!! The drawings are great!!!

11 years ago
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Only q8 is left...

11 years ago
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nicely done, great art. 8 and 12 left for me =(

11 years ago
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Nice! You are a great artist

11 years ago
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Stuck on 8, 9, 11 and 12.

11 years ago
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still 5 to go :( really awesome puzzle though ^^

11 years ago
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Closed 11 years ago by Marumisu.