I played Josh Wardle's new Parseword online game for a week. Will it take the world by storm like his previous hit, Wordle?

Where did Wordle come from? Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to ...

If Blue Prince taught us anything last year, it's that some of the best games you've never played might be sweet, illustrative-style puzzlers from indie developers. If you've played Blue Prince and ...

Per the description for the new “Candy Crush” game, “Each day, ‘Candy Crush Crushable’ reveals a new level that challenges players to solve a candified puzzle. Players start with a tray of candies and ...

The Best PS5 Word Puzzle Games are Word Quest, Wheel of Words: Crossword, and Guess the Word (PS5). The titles provide mental stimulation while supporting relaxed and focused play on a console ...

For prizewinning puzzle creators, the devilish ideas are in the details. By Siobhan Roberts Friction is a force that opposes the motion of one object relative to another — and it’s always an important ...

Before Spelling Bee, before Wordle and before Connections, there was the crossword. Who invented the first published crossword, and what was it? On Dec. 21, 1913, the New York World, a prominent New ...

As Liv and Daniel prepare to host their first joint family Christmas, long-ignored cracks in their relationship lead to an all-out breakup right before the holiday. But their parents are already ...

Strange Jigsaws presents as a series of puzzle rooms with overlapping elements you need to untangle as you make your way through its ever-expanding “world” of jigsaws. The game opens with a ...

How to solve today's Wordle. Wordle, Wordle, Wordle. That one may smile and be a Wordle! Out, damned Wordle, out I say! A pox on both your Wordles! I wonder, verily, would the Bard have played word ...

Puzzle games have changed a lot since The Witness hit in 2016, which showed us new ways of interpreting game environments and connecting the dots. And even in 2025 we had the likes of Blue Prince ...