Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Pipes: Zen Garden
Connecting the pipes and cultivating relaxation.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pipes: Zen Garden launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
- 1PP
Hello, HN - I wanted to share this puzzle game I made during my vacation. I'm rather fond of the pipes puzzle where your goal is to restore a scrambled network of connections by rotating tiles. It's usually played on a grid of squares and this all started when I decided to make a programmatic solver for that kind of puzzle. Then I realized that with some minor changes the solver could generate new puzzle instances. I thought about what kind of puzzle to make and someone suggested a hexagonal grid. Adapting the generator wasn't too hard but then I had to create a way to play this variant. So…
2022 · hexapipes.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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- 4TL
I’ve been building a few small games to help kids (and curious adults) build reasoning and logic skills. Think Word Ladder, Prime Hunter, Math Maze ,all in the browser, no installs. Would love feedback or suggestions for new types of puzzles
2025 · quizmathgenius.com · its alternatives →
- 5PP
I’ve been a big fan of Hexapipes since it came out last year. I also wanted to learn about Penrose tiling. So I implemented a Penrose grid for Hexapipes! My intention is to contribute the code back to Hexapipes. Earlier this year I contributed the Cube grid as a practice run. It is a joy working with the brilliant @gereleth. It will take some work to raise the code to the Hexapipes standard. But the game is ready to play, so I thought I’d release it at its own domain. It is based on a new JS library for generating a random area of Penrose tiles, implementing algorithms by Simon Tatham. Demo…
2023 · penrosepipes.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Pips Game--Free domino logic puzzle inspired by pips nyt
Oct 2025 · pipsgames.online · its alternatives →
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- 10IM
2024 · vidzert.com · its alternatives →
- 11AW
Hi everyone, I’m an indie developer learning Next.js and a big fan of the NYT game Pips. Inspired by it, I built https://pipsgamer.com — a responsive web version of Pips with smooth gameplay on both desktop and mobile. What makes this project different from NYT’s version is that you can play it infinitely under three difficulty levels: Easy / Medium / Hard. This is the first time I’ve built a game. Along the way I ran into many difficulties: implementing the game logic, configuring the UI, matching layouts for small and large screens, etc. I spent many lonely nights and…
Sep 2025 · pipsgamer.com · its alternatives →
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Memory, Logic and Skill games on the go!
Jan 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
- 14MB
Built and open-sourced in the era before AI. I’m sure you know where to find the code.
Apr 2026 · mehuleo.github.io · its alternatives →
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Play Pips Game online: a daily domino-style logic puzzle.
Oct 2025 · pipsgamefree.online · its alternatives →
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Boost your brainpower by memorising flags, emojis & more
2024 · its alternatives →
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SkillSpark▲13Sharpen your mind in 60 seconds. Play, grow, earn badges.
2025 · app--skill-spark-321fe479.base44.app · its alternatives →
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Cultivate your personal creative ecosystem
2023 · its alternatives →
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MindFlow▲2It's a very nice game 🎯 for kids
Jul 2026 · round6hel106-droid.github.io · its alternatives →
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Harmony: a logic-based puzzle game.
Jul 2026 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
- 23QA
Hey HN, Today I'm launching Quorbo (www.quorbo.com): a simple letter-revealing game (think Wheel of Fortune with some twists) where you get 6 turns to guess the day's quote! It's my first post-parenthood side project and first web game. Being a working dad has caused me (for the first time, believe it or not) to focus on simplicity. Up until about a year ago, endless free time secretly plagued me... because I love _building_, and more free time meant: more room to add complexity. Not anymore! Quorbo is the first of my initial batch of three simple word games, and I can't wait to make more.…
2023 · quorbo.com · its alternatives →
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A mindful garden with an AI Buddha you can chat with
Nov 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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