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Puzzle Game Ideas

A small board and one rule that gets deeper every level. Here are 10 puzzle game ideas you can build today, each ready to play in a few minutes.

Penguin Slide

Slide ice blocks to guide lost penguins home across a frozen lake.

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Desert Pipes

Turn pipes to bring water to a desert garden before it dries out.

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Haunted Rooms

Move the rooms of a haunted house around so the ghost finds the way out.

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Laser Mirrors

Turn mirrors to bounce a laser into every crystal on the board.

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Parking Jam

Slide cars out of a packed parking lot, one move at a time.

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Word Garden

Plant letters in a grid. Every word you spell grows into a flower.

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Tilt Maze

Tilt the whole level to roll a marble to the exit.

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Train Lines

Lay track so every train reaches its own station without a crash.

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Color Flood

Flood the board from one corner, one color at a time, in as few moves as you can.

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Tiny Kitchen

Push pots and pans onto the right spots in a small, crowded kitchen.

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What makes a good puzzle game

Three things to keep in mind, whichever idea you pick.

One rule, many boards

A simple rule that surprises you on level 20 beats ten rules on level 1.

Undo is free

Let players try things. The fun is in figuring it out, not in starting over.

Hand-made first

Make ten great levels by hand, then ask for more like them.

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Questions, answered

Yes. They're free to use in any engine, for fun or to sell. You don't need to credit us.

Yes. Press Build this on any idea and sign up free. Pixelfork designs the puzzle game, writes the code, makes the art and tests it, and you play it a few minutes later.

The first playable version takes a few minutes. Then you grow it by chatting: new levels, enemies, sounds or a whole new twist.

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