Puzzle games
Short puzzles you can finish in a coffee break, on a computer or a phone. Most of these reward planning over speed.
Break time. Pick something short; a 5-minute countdown starts when the game opens.
2048Slide and merge tiles up to 2048.Puzzle · 2-5 min
2048 Cupcakes2048, but every tile is a cupcake.Puzzle · 2-5 min
ComputerBlock BlastFit the blocks, clear the lines.Puzzle · 2-5 min
Bubble ShooterAim, bank and pop matching bubbles.Puzzle · 2-5 min
Cat TrapBox the cat in before it escapes.Puzzle · 2-5 min
Cut The RopeCut ropes to feed candy to Om Nom.Puzzle · 2-5 min
Fruit MergeDrop fruit, merge pairs, aim for the melon.Puzzle · 2-5 min
Icy Purple HeadDrop the ice block at the right moment.Puzzle · 2-5 min Choosing a puzzle game
A good puzzle game gives you simple rules and then finds surprising depth in them. You should always feel that the answer is within reach, and the moment it clicks should feel earned rather than lucky. The best ones are easy to explain to a friend and hard to put down.
2048 is the classic number puzzle: slide every tile at once on a 4x4 grid, merge matching numbers and work towards the 2048 tile. 2048 Cupcakes swaps the numbers for cupcakes. Cat Trap is a logic puzzle on a hex grid where you fill one tile each turn while the cat steps toward the edge, and you have to box it in before it escapes. Fruit Merge has you drop fruit into a jar so that matching pieces merge into bigger ones, and Cut the Rope is a physics puzzle about slicing ropes at the right moment to feed candy to Om Nom.
Every puzzle on this page plays in short sessions and works on a phone, which makes it a good place to spend five minutes. 2048 and 2048 Cupcakes use the keyboard on a computer, while the rest, including Cat Trap, Fruit Merge and Block Blast, are played with the mouse or a tap.
- 2048: Slide and merge tiles towards 2048, a few minutes at a time.
- Cat Trap: Simple rules, one cat to corner, and a lot harder than it looks.
- Fruit Merge: A short mouse-controlled puzzle that plays well on a phone.