This puzzle game’s simple premise hides surprising depth ^26.5%

The Verge - By Jay Peters - 6/27/2026, 12:00 PM

Biased Writer Voice 53.6% - Anecdotal 23.8% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.1%

What’s the Password? has a simple concept: To solve each of the game’s more than 100 puzzles, you have to type in the right four-digit password on a number pad. That might sound like a limited constraint. But the simplicity gives solo developer Dan DiIorio, better known as TrampolineTales, lots of room to play with clever ideas. Over the... more