Cocoon is the debut game from a studio called Geometric Interactive. Prior to pursuing Cocoon, Carlsen cut his teeth as a gameplay designer at Playdead for games like Limbo and Inside.

Cocoon has more pleasurable moments of discovery, with its roots in raw logic. “It’s not born from a specific mood or wanting to tell a specific story,” said Carlsen, who founded Geometric ...

Cocoon is a game where everything makes sense, but you can’t explain why. I'm sure, as in other puzzle adventures, I'll get stumped in some places, but exploring this world felt completely natural.