In this section, you will learn the rules of each puzzle type found in The Witness, where to find the tutorial area for each type, and where each type shows up on the island in general. To avoid heavy ...

I love binge-watching shows, playing video games and taking naps as much as the next person, but nothing beats unwinding with a jigsaw puzzle. They also happen to be good for you: studies show that ...

Puzzle games can contain a variety of brainteasers, from classic head-scratchers to frustration-fueled problems. Whether you're looking for clever dialogue, moving narratives from rich stories, or a ...

WordPlay is just like Wordle—six guesses for a five-letter word—but you can play as many times as you want. Dordle is also similar to Wordle, but you get seven tries to guess two five-letter words.

As parents, we try. We worry. We wonder if we’re doing enough. Are they learning what they should? Are they falling behind? Getting bored? And maybe most of all: are they actually enjoying any of it?

For some of us, the mere idea of a jigsaw puzzle is enough to induce a panic attack, but for those who love them—and there are legions of those who do—it is a contemplative, welcome escape. Jigsaw ...

Puzzle games. They’ve been around since the beginning, appealing to those who want a challenge in their games beyond “shooting everything in sight” or “figuring out your RPG team lineup.” What ones ...

‘Flat pack’ usually conjures images of soulless shelving units, not objects of luxury. But, in 2015, one unassuming but impeccably designed bag changed that. We’re talking about the Loewe Puzzle, a ...

Anthony is a writer who's worked in the games industry for four years. He's a competitive gamer with a soft spot for retro titles. Anthony enjoys speedrunning a few titles, but Simpson's Hit & Run is ...

Mini Motorways and its predecessor Mini Metro are the kinds of games that can be simultaneously chill and extremely stressful. The chill comes from developer Dinosaur Polo Club’s simple animations, ...

It's hard to believe that it was only in late 2021 that Wordle blew up. The social aspect of sharing results and stickiness of the one-round-per-day format proved to be a winning formula. So it's ...

Some of the most satisfying number puzzles require little mathematical know-how. In fact, cracking the one below calls for thinking that is quite nonmathematical. I don’t know where or when I first ...