4Stack #37 โ€” answers & breakdown

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

This day was an encore โ€” a rerun of puzzle #5, first played on July 18, 2026. The full write-up lives on that puzzle's page.

The sixteen cards in this puzzle were: FromSoftware, Capcom, Square Enix, Atlus, Team Cherry, ConcernedApe, Toby Fox, Supergiant Games, Bethesda, Mojang, Obsidian, id Software, Telltale, THQ, Lionhead, Visceral.

The four stacks

Japanese studios

FromSoftware, Capcom, Square Enix, Atlus

Indie darling devs

Team Cherry, ConcernedApe, Toby Fox, Supergiant Games

Owned by Microsoft

Bethesda, Mojang, Obsidian, id Software

Studios that shut down

Telltale, THQ, Lionhead, Visceral

Want to try it yourself? Play puzzle #37 โ€” archive plays don't affect your streak. Or jump into today's puzzle.