Brain-teasers that reward thinking ahead, from Sudoku and Minesweeper to sorting and merging games.
Puzzle games ask you to think. There is no time pressure in most of them, and the satisfaction comes from the moment a messy situation suddenly makes sense. They range from classic grids such as Sudoku and Nonogram to sorting games, tile merging games and physics puzzles.
The best puzzle games share two qualities. First, they teach you a small set of rules quickly. Second, they hide a surprising amount of depth behind those rules. A Sudoku grid has nine numbers and one rule, but the techniques for solving the hardest puzzles fill books. A tile-merging game has four swipe directions, yet the difference between a casual player and a careful one is large.
Our puzzle library includes daily puzzles that change every day and are the same for every player in the world, which makes them a good habit to build. Many puzzle games also include undo and hint features, so you can experiment without fear and learn by trying.
A step-by-step Sudoku guide covering scanning, naked and hidden singles, pairs and the first advanced patterns, with a routine you can practise.
StrategyThe corner strategy, why you should avoid certain moves, how to merge in chains and how to recover from a crowded board in 2048-style games.
StrategyHow to read Minesweeper numbers, the patterns that reveal mines, and how to choose the best guess when logic runs out.