Puzzle Games

What makes a good puzzle game

A good puzzle shows you the whole problem and lets you work out the answer yourself. The games here start with a level you can solve in seconds, then add one new idea at a time: a second color in the tubes, a board with more pieces, a road that fills up if you send cars out in the wrong order. Many have a restart button, so testing a different plan costs little.

Kinds of puzzles you'll find here

Sorting puzzles ask you to group things by color or kind: marbles in tubes, liquid in bottles, groceries on shelves. Traffic puzzles are about order, choosing which bus or car moves first so the line keeps moving. Number puzzles merge equal tiles or make sums of ten. Matching puzzles have you pair or link identical symbols. A few stand on their own, like jigsaw pieces sorted into frames or yarn fired at a fabric board.

Puzzle Games to start with

• Hex Drift: Tap hexagon stacks off the board, but only when their path is clear.
• Tiny Checkmates: Bite-sized chess puzzles: find the checkmate on a small, uncluttered board.
• Garden Pour: Pour colored liquid between bottles until each one holds a single color.
• Number Bloom: Merge equal number blocks to reach the level's target.

Puzzle Games FAQ