Puzzle

Verdicts at a glance

• Candy Crush Jelly Saga A very well liked puzzle game on the numbers: 4.6 stars from 1,795,035 ratings and 100 million+ installs.
• Royal Match 7.6/10 A well-polished and genuinely fun match-3 game that's better designed than most of its peers, though it still leans on the genre's familiar monetization walls.
• Fishdom A very well liked puzzle game on the numbers: 4.6 stars from 6,723,188 ratings and 100 million+ installs.
• Brain Out®: Can you pass it? 5.8/10 A fun novelty for an afternoon that runs dry fast, because the subversion loop is its only real mechanic.
• Block Blast! 7.3/10 A genuinely friction-free puzzle game that succeeds precisely because it asks nothing from you, though it offers little reason to return once you've plateaued.
• Toon Blast A highly rated, well-established puzzle game that fits short sessions; the lack of specifics in the listing means you should check purchase terms before you commit.
• Sudoku - Classic Sudoku Puzzle Top-rated and free, with a clear no-ads, offline pitch, though the unusual spread of 1-star ratings is worth a thought.
• Royal Kingdom A highly rated, newer match 3 title with a builder layer; the listing leaves costs and content size unstated.
• Cut the Rope 7.5/10 One of the most carefully designed casual puzzlers on mobile, still worth playing, even if the ad-supported model undercuts the zen atmosphere it built its reputation on.
• Sudoku.com - Sudoku Puzzle 2,527,441 ratings put Sudoku.com - Sudoku Puzzle at 4.7, which reads as very well liked for a puzzle game.
• Jigsaw Puzzles - Puzzle Games A very well liked puzzle game on the numbers: 4.8 stars from 2,400,641 ratings and 100 million+ installs.
• Tile Explorer - Triple Match The ratings say very well liked: 4.9 out of 5, with 100 million+ installs behind the listing.