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Sudoku and Number Puzzles

A properly built number puzzle never requires a guess — every digit is forced by something already on the grid, and finding what forces it is the whole game. Sudoku is the familiar one: nine boxes, nine rows, nine columns, no repeats. Kakuro replaces the boxes with sums, so arithmetic does the constraining. Nonograms turn numbers into a picture, where the deduction happens in overlaps at the ends of each line. If you find yourself guessing, there is almost always a cell somewhere else with only one legal answer.

  • 65 gamesthe full matching list
  • 2048 & Merge, Sudoku, 2048categories represented here
  • 2 developersno single studio dominates the list
  • 25% portraitbuilt for a phone held upright

How this list is built

Matched on sudoku, kakuro, nonogram, picross, killer sudoku, futoshiki, 2048 and general number or maths puzzle terms.

Technically: matched on title, tag, category and description terms including sudoku, kakuro, nonogram, picross, killer sudoku, number puzzle; with 3 exclusion terms removing near-miss titles. Nothing on this page is hand-placed — the order is driven by what players here actually open.

Most played in this list right now: 2048 Classic Puzzle - Challenge, Merge Royal, Merge Cubes, Mahjong 2048.

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Sudoku and Number Puzzles: common questions

Do I ever have to guess in sudoku?

Not in a well-formed puzzle, which has exactly one solution reachable by logic alone. If you feel stuck, the cell you need is usually elsewhere on the grid rather than the one you are staring at.

What is the single most useful technique?

Scanning for the last remaining spot: pick a digit, cross off every row, column and box that already holds it, and look for a box with one legal square left. That one habit solves most easy and medium grids without anything fancier.

Can I pencil in candidates?

Many of these support notes or pencil marks, though it depends on the individual game. Where notes exist they are worth using on hard grids, since holding six candidate sets in your head is where most mistakes come from.

Are these good for a short break?

Easy grids suit a few minutes. Hard sudoku and larger nonograms do not resume well mentally, so those are better when you have a longer stretch.

How many games are on this page?

This page currently matches 65 games in the GamPlayer catalog. The strongest categories in the list are 2048 & Merge (21), Sudoku (16), 2048 (14).

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