Games
Puzzles that don't fight for your attention
No countdown timers. No "one more life in 3 hours." No pop-ups begging for a review. Pick one up for two minutes or two hours — your call.
All 7 apps in this category
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Arrows
A logic puzzle with a beat, and a calm Zen mode.
A minimalist logic puzzle with a beat — tap arrows on the beat to clear the grid and earn ArrowCoins, or unwind in a calm offline Zen mode. 600 hand-tuned levels, a daily puzzle, one-time purchases, no subscriptions.
- Works offline
- Shows ads
- No account
- Free
- One-time unlock
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Blockmatic
Drag blocks, clear rows, chase your best score.
A free, offline block puzzle — drag blocks onto the grid, blast full rows and columns, and chase your best score. No timers. Light ads, and a one-time unlock that removes them.
- Works offline
- Shows ads
- No account
- Free
- One-time unlock
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Connect Dots
Link every pair of dots without crossing a line.
A cozy connect-the-dots flow puzzle — link each colour's pair of dots with a non-crossing path until the whole board is filled. 500 levels, a Daily Challenge with streaks, and an endless Zen mode. Plays offline; a one-time purchase removes the ads.
- Works offline
- Shows ads
- No account
- Free
- One-time unlock
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Ludo Online
Ludo against friends, the AI, or the person next to you.
The classic Ludo dice board game — quick matches online with friends, a calm round against the AI, or pass-and-play offline. No sign-in.
- Mostly offline
- Optional ads
- No account
- Free
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Midnight Mahjong
Moonlit tiles, no timer, every deal solvable.
A calm mahjong solitaire for the end of the day — no forced timers, no lives to run out, just moonlit tiles and a board to clear at your own pace. Every deal is solvable. Offline; a one-time unlock removes the ads for good.
- Works offline
- Shows ads
- No account
- Free
- One-time unlock
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Minesweeper
The original, with a leaderboard and no cooldown timer.
Classic Minesweeper for iOS and Android — three difficulties, a per-difficulty top-5 leaderboard, fully offline. Tap to reveal, long-press to flag. Free, with nothing to buy.
- Works offline
- Shows ads
- No account
- Free
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Words Attraction
Four word games. Three refresh daily, one never ends.
Four calm word games in one app — Daily Word, Hive, and Chain Letters refresh every morning, plus Seek, an endless offline word search. No sign-in, no forced streaks; optional one-time unlocks, no subscription.
- Mostly offline
- Optional ads
- No account
- Free
- One-time unlock
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Games
What a puzzle game subscription actually costs you
A $4.99 monthly puzzle game is $180 over three years. Here is the arithmetic, the three ways games charge, and how to work out which one you are in.
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Games
Are mahjong solitaire boards always solvable?
Most mahjong deals are shuffled at random, and a real share of those cannot be won at all. Here is how a board is made solvable, and how to tell.
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Games
Block puzzle strategy: keep the board open
Most block puzzle guides list tips. There is really only one idea — always leave room for the worst piece you could be dealt. Here is how to apply it.
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