An isometric puzzle adventure by Sony, with solid riddles and engaging mood. A lovely gem for puzzle lovers.
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Puzzle1 player7+
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Isometric puzzle game featuring a knight manipulating cubes to advance through levels. Published by Sony Imagesoft, released in North America in 1993. Isometric rotation of the environment, 3D block-moving puzzles, clever solutions required and progressive levels. SNES port of Software Creations' Solstice isometric puzzle game.
An NTSC port of the isometric puzzler Solstice, this American Equinox is a brain-teaser gem from Sony Imagesoft, whose difficulty and atmosphere built a small reputation as a title worth rediscovering. Loose carts trade at contained prices, but a complete copy in its US cardboard box with manual draws fans of 16-bit puzzle-adventures. The value concentrates on a clean, complete example rather than the bare cartridge.
An underrated gem
Beneath its guise of an isometric adventure game hides a formidable puzzler, elevated by a Tim Follin soundtrack that pushes the sound chip to its limits. Its demanding nature and at times awkward camera may have put some off. For fans of patient puzzling and a bewitching mood, it's a little-known adventure well worth the detour.
Is Equinox still worth playing in 2026?
A sequel to the isometric puzzler Solstice, Equinox has a young knight solve block-pushing puzzles in three-dimensional dungeons you can rotate. Published by Sony Imagesoft, it blends demanding logic, a light adventure layer and a gripping soundtrack by Tim Follin. The puzzles stay solid and the difficulty well measured, making it a lovely gem to rediscover today for fans of thoughtful puzzling, away from the system's better-known releases.
