Ordinary Puzzles
A minimalistic puzzle game inspired by Picross and Sudoku.
Ordinary Puzzles launched on April 3, 2021 with 69 votes, #803 of 3,754 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.
What it does
Ordinary Puzzles is a web, iOS, and Android mobile puzzle game inspired by Picross and Sudoku. Each puzzle has a single solution and can be solved through logical deduction alone: no trial and error needed. Ordinary Puzzles is free and open-source.
Ordinary Puzzles: a free and open-source minimalistic puzzle game
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