Mindless running, jumping and gunning games are dime a dozen not only on the mobile platform but on the home console as well. But the games that really keep some of us hooked to our smartphone screens are the ones that challenge our intellect, make us scratch our heads and scream, “that’s what I should have done” in a public place.
There are a plethora of puzzle games available on the Google Play store and the Apple App Store. We listed five games of those games here; games that really grabbed our attention, and made us scratch our heads.
1. Amazing Alex
From the creators of Angry Birds comes another brain racking puzzle game – Amazing Alex. The game drops you in a series of physics-based puzzles which involves you maneuvering everyday objects such as wooden planks, pipes, scissors and more to navigate objects from one point of the screen to the next.
The best part of the game is that there is no defined objective. At one point you are dropping books and at the next you are dropping tennis balls in a basket. The game is very intuitive and some of the puzzles apart from being challenging, are addictive and fun as well.
Android users can download the game for free from the Google Play store.
iOS users can download the game for $0.99 for the iPhone here and $2.99 for the iPad here.
2. Cut the Rope
If joining planks and pipes isn’t your thing then maybe you’d like to cut ropes. Literally! The objective of the game is simple: Cut the Rope, catch a star, and feed Om Nom (yes, that’s the name of the cute and cuddly creature) candy.
The game places a variety of tools at your disposal such as suction cups, bubbles, rockets, projectile rope-darts, robotic hands and more to act as obstacles and to help you get candy to the creature.
This is one of the most addictive games we have played and we have never seen cuter expressions from a creature who is eagerly awaiting candy.
Android users can download Cut the Rope for Rs. 54 here.
Android users can download Cut the Rope: Experiments for Rs 54 here.
Android users can download Cut the Rope HD for Rs. 108 here.
Android users can download Cut the Rope: Experiments HD for Rs. 108 here.
iOS users can download Cut the Rope for $0.99 here.
iOS users can download Cut the Rope: Experiments for $0.99 here.
iOS users can download Cut the Rope HD for $1.99 here.
iOS users can download Cut the Rope: Experiments HD for $1.99 here.
3. Angry Birds
No puzzle games list can be complete without the Angry Birds Series. There is no particular version of the game we recommend for you here. We say, give them all a try. The franchise has quite a few iteration, namely Angry Birds, Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Space and Angry Birds Rio. The objective of the games is simple. Fling the birds at the sheltered pigs to take them out. Each of the birds has their own unique and special skills from dropping eggs, to exploding to freezing birds.
Angry Birds Space takes the level design to a whole new level by introducing gravity elements to the gameplay.
If you want to have sleepless nights and rack your brain on achieving a high score, then Angry Birds is the game for you.
Android users can download Angry Birds for free here.
Android users can download Angry Birds Seasons for free here.
Android users can download Angry Birds Rio for free here.
Android users can download Angry Birds Space for free here.
Android users can download Angry Birds Space HD for Rs.166 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds for $0.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds HD for $2.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds Seasons for $0.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds Seasons HD for $2.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds Rio for $0.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds Rio for $2.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds Space for $0.99 here.
iOS users can download Angry Birds Space HD for $2.99 here.
4. Where’s My Water
With more than 200 levels, ‘Where’s My Water?’ is a challenging physics-based puzzler game where to be successful, players need to be clever and keep an eye out foralgae, toxic ooze, triggers, and traps. The game is divided into stories.
SWAMPY’S STORY: Swampy the Alligator lives in the sewers under the city. He is a little different from the other alligators — he’s curious, friendly, and loves taking a nice long shower after a hard day at work. The other alligators have damaged his plumbing and disrupted the water flow. Help Swampy by guiding water to his shower! In Swampy’s Story, play 10 themed chapters over 200 levels. Collect Swampy’s ducks and shower items to unlock new puzzles and bonus levels. “
CRANKY’S STORY Cranky is the toughest alligator around and he has worked up an appetite from sabotaging Swampy’s water supply. He eats anything, especially all the rotting and disgusting junk found in the dumps and sewers. Cranky will not eat vegetables however, and now his food is covered with vegetable-like algae. Use the dirty purple water to clean off Cranky’s plate so he can eat! Cranky is tough and so are his puzzles! Try five levels for free and test your skills with more than 80 levels for an additional in-app purchase.
Android users can download the game for Rs. 55 here.
iOS users can download the game for $0.99 here.
5. World of Goo
The objective of the game is to create large structures using balls of goo. The main objective of the game is to get a requisite number of goo balls to a pipe at the end of the level. Player can use the goo balls to create structures such as bridges, towers, and more to overcome gravity and hazards such as chasms, hills, spikes and windmills. A challenging aspect of the game is that players must exploit combinations of a variety of goo balls in order to complete each level.
Android users can download World of Goo for Rs. 277 here.
iOS users can download World of Goo for $2.99 here.
iOS users can download World of Goo HD for $4.99 here.