The Sigil Engine

The Sigil Engine is a logic puzzle game about arranging spells on a scroll and watching them unfold. Rather than steering your shikigami directly, you plan a sequence of actions to reach a lantern, gather mana, break obstacles or cleanse the ground at the right moment. Visual tiles represent actions, conditions and loops, and no programming experience is needed.

Five garden chapters

The game has 60 puzzles across five distinct garden settings. You learn movement, gathering, Blast, conditions, loops and Purify, then tackle puzzles involving ice, portals, stones, and red and blue phases that open sun and moon seals. Each setting calls for different ways of thinking about movement, distance, action order and available space.

Refine your spells

A misplaced action can send your shikigami into a wall. You can review the steps and rewrite the scroll; any successful solution lets you move on, while using fewer lines and less energy earns a better rating. Layered hints are available at your own pace and do not affect your rating.

Garden Watch

Garden Watch has you gather, grow and cleanse in a garden that changes as you act. You spend limited mana on energy or new spells, and every ten actions upkeep is paid and the garden changes while your spell keeps running. Forecasts give you time to plan for incoming obstacles and optional, fleeting opportunities.

You choose a growth bonus every five rounds. Complete 15 rounds to finish your watch, or continue in endless mode.

Scrolls and scenery

Purple-and-gold scrolls, warm lanterns and distinct chapter scenery accompany each experiment.