RetroWorldPuzzle · 40 games
Free puzzle games for your browser
Sliding tiles, falling blocks, sudoku, minesweeping, pipe-turning, picture clues, tile matching and dot linking — thinking games that load instantly and work just as well on a phone as on a desktop.
40 games · free · nothing to install · no account
Girder DropStack the falling blocks. Clear lines. Don't hit the top.
Double UpSlide, merge, double. Reach 2048.
Mine SweepClear the field. Don't step on a mine.
Match PairsTwenty cards, ten pairs. Remember where they were.
Prism PopSwap, match three, chain cascades. Sixty seconds.
Lights OffEvery press flips five lights. Turn them all off.
Color FloodFlood the board in one colour before the moves run out.
Pattern EchoWatch the pattern. Repeat it. It grows every round.
SudokuA fresh puzzle every time, always one solution.
Word RescueGuess the word letter by letter before the balloon deflates.
Neon SlideSlide the numbers back into order before the clock runs out.
Element FusionWater plus water makes an ocean. Keep fusing, keep the clock alive.
Bubble PopFire colours into the raft. Three touching and they burst.
Crate PushPush every crate onto a marker. You can push, never pull.
Pipe FlowTurn the pipes and get the water to the drain before it spills.
Picture LogicUse the number clues to fill the grid and reveal a hidden picture.
Tile PairsMatch free tiles in pairs until the whole stack is gone.
Dot LinkLink each pair of dots. No crossing, and every square must fill.
Block FitPlace three pieces, clear full lines, never run out of room.
Word HuntFind the hidden words in a themed letter grid before the clock runs out.
Merge DropDrop sweets into the jar. Two alike touch and grow into something bigger.
Colour SortPour the glassware until every tube holds one colour.
Park OutShuffle the cars until the orange one can drive out.
Word LockSix tries to work out the hidden five-letter word.
Window GardenGrow six pots on a sunny windowsill.
Cross SumsFill each run so it adds up to its clue.
BridgesJoin every island with exactly its number of bridges.
Word LadderChange one letter at a time to turn one word into another.
Binary GridOrange and teal, half and half, never three alike.
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Code BreakerFour hidden colours, ten tries, and a clue after every one.
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Nine SpokesNine letters on a wheel: make words with the centre, and find the one that uses all nine.
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Fence LoopDraw one closed loop so every number counts its sides.
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Cage SumsEvery digit once a row, and every cage makes its target.
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Sea ShadeEvery number is an island. Shade the sea around them.
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Inequality GridEvery digit once in each line, and every sign pointing at the smaller one.
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AllotmentsMark out the field into plots: one number each, and the number is the area.
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Word FrameA crossword with no clues: fit every word into the grid.
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Star PlotsOne star in every row, column and plot, and no two ever touch.
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Peg SolitaireJump peg over peg until one is left in the ringed hole.
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TangramSeven pieces, one ink shape, no gaps.
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What's in the puzzle shelf
These are the games for a quiet ten minutes: no timer pressure unless the game says so, no levels to unlock, no ads between rounds. Several of them have a difficulty that climbs as you solve, so they stay interesting well past the first sitting.
Start with Girder Drop, Double Up, Mine Sweep, Match Pairs, Prism Pop, Lights Off.
Do I need to download or install anything?
No. Every game on RetroWorld is drawn and sounded in code inside the page, so opening the game page is the whole install. There is no plugin, no app store, and nothing to update. If you like, add RetroWorld to your home screen: it opens like an app, and games you have already played keep working without a connection.
Do these work on a phone?
Yes. Every game has touch controls — a swipe, a tap, a drag or an on-screen pad, whichever suits it — and the screen fills the phone when you press Play. Games that need a wide view rotate; the rest stay upright.
Do I need an account, and are my scores saved?
There is no account and no sign-up. Your best score for each game is stored by your own browser on your own device, which also means it stays behind if you switch phone or clear your browser data.
Are these copies of games I already know?
No. Every game here was written for RetroWorld with its own name, its own art and its own synthesised sound. Some share a genre with games you have played — that is the point of a genre — but none of them use anyone else's characters, sprites, music or branding.
Also on RetroWorld
Maths SprintSixty seconds of sums. Keep the streak and each answer is worth more.
Dune DashRace a little rover across the desert from afternoon into night.
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Claw CabinetThree free plays a day. An honest claw, and thirty-six figures to collect.
Capital QuestTwelve questions on the capitals. Get seven and the next round is yours.