Games in all forms and of all types can be extremely fun and some very rewarding. Perhaps none feel more rewarding than puzzle games, which task you with solving brain-teasing, mind-bending enigmas that every so often prove to be a little more challenging than you thought they would. If puzzle games are your forte, here’s a list of the top 10 puzzle games for Android (in no particular order) so you can fill up your library of titles.
Strata
Strata feels like one of those puzzle games that deserves a little more attention than it gets. More than just being visually beautiful, it blends in elements of audio sensory magnificence that makes it feel more immersive. This is one puzzle game likely best played while wearing a pair of headphones or earbuds. The goal with Strata is to match the colored ribbons to the pattern of colors on the board, but it will be more challenging than it sounds and each puzzle gets increasingly difficult. Test your knowledge with this one.
The Room Two
The Room Two will hardly need an introduction for some, but for those who have never been able to experience the fan favorite, The Room Two is a mystery-based puzzle title with more than just stunning visuals. This is another game best played with headphones to immerse yourself with the audio as it plays a big role in the game. Following cryptic letters you find as you immediately start the game, you’ll explore a series of locations while trying to solve the mystery in the letter left for you to find.
Two Dots
Two Dots is unique and yet it’s still has a familiar play style to it. It’s all about matching up dots of the same color either in lines or squares, similar to the way you would play a match-3 puzzler, but there will extra objective here that you’ll need to consider, like making sure to connect the right dots so you can sink the anchor dots on board, or crack the ice cubes to put out the fires. Each puzzle board will also have its own unique environment in the background, like a snow covered forest or lively jungle.
Spirits
Spirits is all about helping to guide the spirits home after the change fo the season to Autumn. Spirits will spawn from the falling leaves of trees and it will be your job to make sure that they get to where they need to be. There will be a number of obstacles in your way and you’ll have to be cunning enough to find a path around them to get to your destination. You can use the spirits to help you by sacrificing them to create bridges, wind and other things, but you only have a certain amount of spirits at your disposal to help with the ultimate goal.
Puzzles And Dragons
Puzzles and Dragons is a true match-3 puzzler, but it also has elements of an RPG fused into it. The goal is to match up colored orbs to defeat your foes, and each time you defeat a monster you can collect it to add to your library of monsters.
Alphabear
This is a word puzzle game, and the task is to solve for word using the letters on the board. Finding multiple words makes bears appear which you can make grow as well as collect and add them to your growing set of various bear types. Earning the bears for your collection though can only be achieved by getting a high enough score, which requires you to find more words.
The Path To Luma
In The Path To Luma, your job is to save abandoned planets for the Chroma Civilization by using clean energy. There will be a number of different puzzles to solve as you explore a collection of 20 different vibrant planets each with their own unique look and attributes.
You Must Build A Boat
Travel the land in search of help to aid you in your quests and assist you build up your boat into a much nicer version. During your travels you’ll find monsters to fight, and battles will play out like match-3 puzzles where you’ll have to match up the similar tiles to cast certain attacks and spells.
Monument Valley
Monument Valley is all about helping to get the silent princess home, but to do so you’ll need to navigate through various different sets of architecture to advance to the next world.
Lara Croft GO
In Lara Croft GO you’ll need to help Lara explore the ancient ruins while avoiding traps, fending off enemies and discovering relics and other artifacts along the way which help you unlock new outfits for Lara. As you continue the exploration, you’ll uncover the myth behind the Queen of Venom. Each level is artfully crafted to provide an excellent visual experience alongside the music and the brain-teasing puzzles.