Puzzle games

A puzzle should state the problem

The best puzzle pages make the basic objective clear before launch. Players should know whether they are matching items, moving cars, solving a route, escaping a room, or managing limited space.

This section currently includes 227 catalog entries, so the category page is meant to help with comparison as much as discovery.

Difficulty is not one thing

Some puzzles are calm and methodical; others use timers or limited moves. That difference matters more than the label, which is why controls, descriptions, and related games are part of the page rather than hidden away.

Useful category bridges

Puzzle connects to Board, Merge, Strategy, Racing, and Adventure. A parking puzzle may fit Racing, a route puzzle may fit Adventure, and an optimization puzzle may fit Strategy.