Scribblenauts Unlimited Type It, Summon It, Solve It

The whole game runs on one idea: write a word, and it exists. Need to get a cat out of a tree? Summon a ladder, a helicopter, or a second, hungrier cat. The fun is that there is no single right answer, so half the game is typing ridiculous things just to see whether the game lets them exist. It usually does.

Then the adjectives come in, and everything multiplies. Make a dog flying, a rock hungry, a car giant. Objects interact in ways nobody planned, plans fall apart, and the wrong answer is often the funniest part of the level. It is a puzzle game that rewards messing about more than thinking hard, and that is exactly the point.

Maxwell's twin sister Lily is slowly turning to stone, and the only cure is collecting starites, little stars that appear when you help someone. So Maxwell travels a wide-open world of 50 levels, each one a new place full of people who need something odd: an object, a rescue, a very specific favor.

Every level is a playground rather than a test. There is no timer and no real punishment, so you can wander, experiment and take the silly route at your own pace. A hint system and a magic backpack that stores everything you have ever summoned keep things moving when a puzzle stumps you. The story itself is thin, a backdrop for the exploring, but the world is cheerful, hand-drawn and easy to linger in.