The best puzzle games to play online for free
Puzzle games are the ones you can play anywhere: no sound needed, no fast reactions, and you can stop halfway through a level without losing anything.
This is the pick of the puzzle shelf, which is the biggest on the site. Nearly all of them work with a mouse or a finger alone.
10 games, picked from this site’s own catalogue. Every one was checked on a phone, a tablet and a computer, and each says below which it suits.
1. Draw the RailBall Physics
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Draw rails and pipes to guide the rolling ball to the goal. Use planks, springs, accelerators and bumpers to build your own physics track.
Controls: Drag props from the panel to place them on the scene Tap the start button to launch the ball Drag placed props to reposition Tap delete to…
2. Worm Path
Puzzle & Brain. Best on a computer: needs a keyboard.
Worm Path is a challenging logic puzzle game where you guide a clever worm through tricky mazes to reach the exit.
Controls: A S D W or Arrow buttons to play…
3. Animal Word Search Quest
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
A fun animal adventure filled with hidden words! Animal Word Search Quest is a colorful and relaxing word puzzle game where you search for hidden animal names.
Controls: Mouse to play…
4. ANT COLONY
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
ANT COLONY is a relaxing puzzle where a tiny ant crew hauls a pixel picture away, block by block.
Controls: Tap a box in the queue to send it to a free slot Ants will carry bricks of that colour into the hole If all slots fill up with no matching colour left the level ends Use the power-ups below when…
5. Astro Merge
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Merge falling planets, create combos, and build the biggest stack! The pressure keeps rising, so think fast and beat your high score.
Controls: Move your mouse or finger to aim Click or tap to drop a planet Merge matching planets to grow your stack and…
6. Badabump
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Hey there, help little dragon Badabump release as many fireballs as possible!
Controls: Mouse click or tap to play…
7. Big Smash
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Aim your tennis balls at a tower of cubes on the table and knock the whole lot down. Stone, wood, ice, jelly... every cube falls differently!
Controls: Computer - Click and hold to pull back the cannon aim by dragging and release to fire Phone or tablet - Tap and drag to pull back and aim then lift your finger…
8. Block Puzzle: Brain Blast
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Challenge your brain with Block Puzzle: Brain Blast, a simple and addictive puzzle game where every move matters!
Controls: Mouse click or tap to playMouse Touch Drag and place blocks on the board Left Mouse Button Select and move blocks Release Place the…
9. Block Sort: Colormania
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Block Sort: Colormania is a fun color sort block puzzle game! Stack, match and solve puzzles.
Controls: Use Mouse to drag blocks…
10. Blockibo: Color Blocks
Puzzle & Brain. Works on phone, tablet and computer.
Block Escape is a vibrant logic puzzle game where every move matters. Guide colorful blocks across a compact game board, navigate them toward their matching exits, and create a clear path…
Controls: Tap to drag Click to drag…
Tip. Stuck on a level? Look at it from the end instead of the start. Most puzzle levels are built backwards from the solution.