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24 alternatives to Bulbs and Wires

Brain challenging puzzle game for true erudits

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bulbs and Wires launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    Lights▲66

    An addicting puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

  2. 2

    An elegant puzzle game set in a universe of lines

    2017 · its alternatives →

  3. 3

    Play interactive games with your Philips Hue lights

    2020 · its alternatives →

  4. 4

    Complete Circuit & Light The Lamps – Android Brain Game

    2018 · its alternatives →

  5. 5

    Tough puzzles, riddles and trivia for your brain

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Simple yet fun puzzle game!

    2016 · its alternatives →

  7. 7

    Deceptively challenging puzzles for your brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

  8. 8HA

    This is a game I wrote over the last month and a bit. The effort allocation was pretty different from what I've done in the past. The game design snapped together very quickly: I had the initial idea, played a couple of games on a spreadsheet to get a feel for the idea, and made one change based on those plays. After that everything felt just right through multiple rounds of playtesting. Likewise the puzzle generation is nowhere near as elaborate as in my previous game, fairly simple methods worked well and provided good variety. Instead I ended up spending silly amounts of time on curating…

    2024 · huewords.snellman.net · its alternatives →

  9. 9

    A simple and addictive brain puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

  10. 10

    The brain-boosting puzzle game.

    2018 · its alternatives →

  11. 11

    A puzzle game that will truly drive you INSANE!

    2016 · its alternatives →

  12. 12
    TwoDots▲194

    A beautiful new puzzle game for iOS from the makers of Dots

    2014 · its alternatives →

  13. 13

    A classic lights out puzzle game

    2017 · its alternatives →

  14. 14

    A modern puzzle game with a retro design

    2020 · its alternatives →

  15. 15

    Amazing brain and knowledge trivia

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    An atmospheric point-and-click horror game

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Twist▲134

    An LED light bulb that plays music w/ AirPlay built in

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Niaki▲69

    A New Kind of Puzzle made by a bioinformatician

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    A stretchy new puzzle game!

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Brain games on your iPhone

    2014 · its alternatives →

  21. 21

    A mind-bending puzzle game

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    2048 for the number 11

    2015 · its alternatives →

  23. 23

    Analogue game for digital minds

    2017 · its alternatives →

  24. 24

    Stunning 3D brain-teasing puzzles

    2016 · its alternatives →

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