Following up our previous coverage and ahead of October’s Steam Next Fest, Belgian solodev Sam Agten (SixtyFour) has released the demo for upcoming number puzzle game Stip on Steam.

This game and its mechanics are is deceptively simple. Players are given a list of clear and vague constraints they must decipher in order to determine which numbers go in a series of dots:

Stip’s number puzzles are laid out in maze-like rooms that hide secrets of their own. Players will use items and environmental clues to peel away layers and find even more secrets, off-kilter puzzles, and even hidden puzzle rules that can grant an edge in further exploration.

There’s a wrinkle, however. As time goes on, things start to fall apart:

Puzzles will start to misbehave. Stip will entice you, flatter you, and shower you with random facts about numbers, if only to keep your eyes facing forward. Look at the puzzles, please, and ignore the fraying edges.

That’s not all. Other key features include:

• Number Puzzle Goodness: Do you want to sit down and play some relaxing number puzzles? Stip can be that game for you. Find comfort in some quick deductions and dopamine-inducing special effects.
• An Intricate Puzzle Box: Stip’s puzzles are laid out in rooms that have their own puzzles. Use items, manipulate the environment, and look for hidden clues to find more secrets hidden within.
• Rule Discovery: Players will need to think laterally by deducing constraints, finding hidden puzzle rules that give them an edge, and pulling on threads that the game wants to keep from them.
• The puzzles are evil: Stip is a virus, a parasite that craves your attention. It’ll offer you new mechanics to keep you engaged, make numbers go up, and offer you motivational confetti to keep you from looking too closely and push you to keep solving puzzles.
• Transmedia Clues: Keep your eyes on social media, trailers, real-life events, store pages and even the press releases, as they may contain hidden codes to unlock more secrets!

Discover the solutions to puzzles and the unraveling world around you in Stip today on Steam and watch the trailer below.