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Puzzle games

Logic, word, board, and arcade puzzle games and solving challenges.

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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

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Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]↗ gameshelf.jmac.org · HN · 99 comments · 377 points · Sep 21, 2026

Show HN: Zanagrams↗ zanagrams.com · HN · 107 comments · 400 points · Jun 28, 2026

Firewood Splitting Simulator↗ screen.toys · HN · 292 comments · 992 points · Jun 10, 2026

The 29th International Obfuscated C Code Contest (IOCCC) 2025 Winners↗ ioccc.org · HN · 99 comments · 430 points · Jun 07, 2026

Claude Code's new hidden feature: Swarms↗ twitter.com · HN · 335 comments · 521 points · Jan 24, 2026

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Advent of Code 2025↗ adventofcode.com · HN · 397 comments · 1243 points · Nov 30, 2025

Thank HN: The puzzle game I posted here 6 weeks ago got licensed by The Atlantic↗ theatlantic.com · HN · 169 comments · 981 points · Apr 08, 2025

Show HN: I built a word game. My mom thinks it's great. What do you think?↗ whatsit.today · HN · 248 comments · 513 points · Apr 05, 2025

Jane Street's Figgie card game↗ figgie.com · HN · 117 comments · 476 points · Feb 15, 2025

Show HN: Tetris in a PDF↗ th0mas.nl · HN · 223 comments · 1289 points · Jan 09, 2025

20241,033 stories

Advent of Code 2024↗ adventofcode.com · HN · 554 comments · 1388 points · Dec 01, 2024

Crokinole↗ pudding.cool · HN · 166 comments · 621 points · Oct 17, 2024

Show HN: I made a puzzle game that gently introduces my favorite math mysteries↗ rahulilango.com · HN · 172 comments · 1054 points · Jun 20, 2024

Game of Life, simulating itself, infinitely zoomable↗ oimo.io · HN · 243 comments · 1515 points · Mar 23, 2024

After 34 years, someone beat Tetris [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 183 comments · 686 points · Jan 02, 2024

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Hexcodle↗ hexcodle.com · HN · 59 comments · 226 points · Dec 28, 2023

Formally modeled Dreidel for no good reason↗ buttondown.email · HN · 70 comments · 243 points · Dec 28, 2023

Show HN: Talk Paper Scissors↗ talkpaperscissors.com · HN · 31 comments · 102 points · Dec 23, 2023

From Nand to Tetris (2017)↗ nand2tetris.org · HN · 174 comments · 667 points · Dec 22, 2023

Maze Generator↗ mazegenerator.net · HN · 51 comments · 174 points · Dec 22, 2023

20221,037 stories

Show HN: I made a pretty relaxing puzzle game↗ rotaboxes.com · HN · 163 comments · 606 points · Nov 23, 2022

Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle↗ dogbunnypuzzle.com · HN · 465 comments · 1859 points · Sep 18, 2022

Knots 3D – Learn how to tie over 150 useful knots↗ knots3d.com · HN · 134 comments · 592 points · May 27, 2022

Show HN: A game that tests how well you know your local area↗ backofyourhand.com · HN · 257 comments · 654 points · Mar 19, 2022

Show HN: Looptap – A minimal game to waste your time↗ looptap.vasanthv.com · HN · 170 comments · 1241 points · Jan 13, 2022

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Solving NP-hard puzzles with the oldest trick in the book↗ davidkoloski.me · HN · 56 comments · 463 points · Oct 12, 2021

Hatetris – Tetris which always gives you the worst piece↗ qntm.org · HN · 245 comments · 674 points · May 06, 2021

The solution of the Zodiac killer’s 340-character cipher↗ blog.wolfram.com · HN · 164 comments · 686 points · Mar 24, 2021

The Kilobyte’s Gambit↗ vole.wtf · HN · 147 comments · 518 points · Mar 07, 2021

That XOR Trick (2020)↗ florian.github.io · HN · 231 comments · 428 points · Jan 18, 2021

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Advent of Code 2020↗ adventofcode.com · HN · 83 comments · 306 points · Nov 29, 2020

Snake in a QR Code↗ itsmattkc.com · HN · 82 comments · 318 points · Sep 04, 2020

Simplifying Board Games↗ jefftk.com · HN · 155 comments · 298 points · May 31, 2020

The Miracle Sudoku [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 143 comments · 596 points · May 18, 2020

2020 Leap Day Bugs↗ codeofmatt.com · HN · 146 comments · 312 points · Feb 29, 2020

02 / CATCH UP

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Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]↗ gameshelf.jmac.org · HN · 99 comments · 377 points · Sep 21, 2026

Solitaire Alone Together↗ solitairealonetogether.com · HN · 33 comments · 162 points · Sep 21, 2026

Reversing Factorio's RNG↗ gegell.github.io · HN · 48 comments · 256 points · Sep 12, 2026

Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 66 comments · 69 points · Sep 24, 2026

Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game↗ trail.franzai.com · HN · 9 comments · 31 points · Sep 27, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

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Grim Fandango Puzzle Document (1996) [pdf]↗ gameshelf.jmac.org · HN · 99 comments · 377 points · Sep 21, 2026

Reversing Factorio's RNG↗ gegell.github.io · HN · 48 comments · 256 points · Sep 12, 2026

Solitaire Alone Together↗ solitairealonetogether.com · HN · 33 comments · 162 points · Sep 21, 2026

New type of dice guarantees no tie when deciding who goes first↗ cbc.ca · HN · 110 comments · 130 points · Sep 02, 2026

Show HN: Jigsaw Haiku↗ jigsawhaiku.com · HN · 34 comments · 118 points · Sep 04, 2026

Six-year-old breaks women's world Rubik's Cube record [video]↗ youtube.com · HN · 66 comments · 69 points · Sep 24, 2026

Playing whack-a-mole is losing↗ dadrian.io · HN · 24 comments · 64 points · Sep 09, 2026

Show HN: Corporate Mind Games – logic puzzles with a sarcastic corporate theme↗ corporatemindgames.com · HN · 15 comments · 50 points · Aug 31, 2026

There are only twelve 4x4 sudokus (and a cool trick for finding minimal subsets)↗ baldino.dev · HN · 16 comments · 44 points · Sep 14, 2026

Show HN: Trail – new kind of logic game↗ trail.franzai.com · HN · 9 comments · 31 points · Sep 27, 2026

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