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Puzzle Games

Play free puzzle games in your browser, from sorting colours and matching objects to merging pieces and painting numbered pictures. Choose a game below to open its player, controls and original NubiGames guide. Our device details distinguish tested desktop play from touch support that still needs checking.

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Choose a puzzle by the kind of move you enjoy

For a clear sorting rule, try Ball Sort Puzzle or Nuts Puzzle: Sort By Color. Both ask you to separate colours while using limited empty spaces. The nut puzzle lets exposed matching nuts travel together, so one legal move can rearrange more than a single piece.

If you prefer organising familiar objects, Good Sort Master: Triple Match uses drag-and-drop moves between shelf compartments. Three identical items placed together disappear. Planning where to move a temporary obstruction matters as much as spotting the next trio.

Pictures, tiles and changing perspectives

Diamond Painting by Number is a gentler choice: select a numbered colour and drag over matching cells to reveal a picture. Mahjong Classic instead asks you to find legal tile pairs on a layered board, with assistance tools explained in its guide.

For a spatial challenge, the Stack Rush guide lets you rotate the platform beneath falling blocks. It demands attention to different sides of the stack rather than the colour-sorting rule of a tube or bolt puzzle.

Check the controls before starting

These games do not all use the same input. Some accept two clicks, others require a held mouse drag, and Stack Rush has tested arrow-key controls. Open each guide’s Controls section before playing. The language of the NubiGames guide does not necessarily change the language inside the game, and mobile compatibility is stated individually rather than assumed for the whole collection.

Game guides

Controls, mechanics and tips based on our tests. These guides do not include an embedded game.