📖 Gaming term
Puzzle Game
A game that challenges the player to solve problems using logic, pattern recognition, or spatial reasoning.
What defines a puzzle game?
Puzzle games test mental skills rather than reflexes. Players solve increasingly difficult problems using logic, memory, word knowledge, or spatial reasoning. Progress comes from thinking, not twitch.
Sub-genres
- Match-3: swap tiles to align 3+ (Candy Crush, Bejeweled)
- Physics puzzles: use gravity and momentum (Angry Birds)
- Logic puzzles: Sudoku, nonograms, crosswords
- Spatial puzzles: jigsaw, block-stacking (Tetris)
- Word puzzles: anagrams, Wordle clones
Why they are addictive
Puzzle games hit the brain's reward cycle: a clear problem, visible progress, and a satisfying "aha" moment. They fit perfectly in short breaks and have proven cognitive benefits.
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