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Growth · November 1, 2024

Block Sort, a mobile/PWA puzzle game without ads

I like small puzzle games to play on my mobile, (because you can put them away easily as well). But I got really annoyed that a lot of them force feed you advertisements. To counter this I made my own puzzle game, as a progressive web app. This means you can install it on your mobile or desktop as an application, and play offline. After the game is offline ready, no requests should be outgoing except checking for updates of the game. So there is no tracking/reporting going on. This also means I rely on old fashion email to get feedback! The game is build in React + Typescript + Vite,…

Block Sort, a mobile/PWA puzzle game without ads launched on November 1, 2024 with 20 votes, #767 of 4,990 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

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In plain words

Block Sort is a mobile and desktop puzzle game built as a progressive web app that works offline without advertisements or tracking. Players install it like a native application and can play puzzle challenges anytime, anywhere. The game is designed with open web standards and features animations and graphics created entirely in CSS, with the entire codebase open-source for transparency and community contribution.

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From the sources

A block sorting puzzle game, without ads or tracking. Becomes very challenging, with different level types and seasonal themes. Offline playable.

In the maker’s words, at launch

I like small puzzle games to play on my mobile, (because you can put them away easily as well). But I got really annoyed that a lot of them force feed you advertisements. To counter this I made my own puzzle game, as a progressive web app. This means you can install it on your mobile or desktop as an application, and…

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