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Puzzle games

September 2024

  • Graham Rawle collages for obit

    Graham Rawle obituary

    Author, artist and designer who created the collage series Lost Consonants for the Guardian in 1990

August 2024

  • Elisabeth Ribbans

    Open door
    A problem for our readers when the puzzles page presents a conundrum and the crosswords get crossed

    Elisabeth Ribbans
    While some readers found humour in last weekend’s mix-up on the puzzles page, we understand the genuine disappointment many of you felt, says Elisabeth Ribbans, the Guardian and Observer’s global readers’ editor
  • Michael Curl portrait

    Orlando (Michael Curl) obituary

    Guardian crossword compiler for 45 years who helped take the medium on to the internet
  • Matchy matchy … a Candy Crush screenshot.

    Crushing it: why millions of people still can’t stop playing Candy Crush

    Launched in 2012, the tile-matching puzzler quickly became ubiquitous on phones. More than 10 years later, 200 million people are still playing. Why?

July 2024

  • Thank Goodness You're Here

    Thank Goodness You’re Here! review – sheer vivacity and dark charm

  • Block party … Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure.

    Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure review – shifting expectations

June 2024

  • Phoenix Springs

    14 unusual video games to discover in 2024

    We pick through the best of the summer showcases to find interesting games to look out for in the near future

April 2024

  • Screenshots of the Guardian's Feast app

    Brief letters
    Feast app brings joy after my bike accident

  • Man reading a newspaper

    Seriously, where are all the nine-letter words beginning with S?

  • Monument Valley 2.

    High scores
    ‘I was trying to create the sound of a really warm hug’: the poignant story behind Monument Valley 2’s music

  • Man doing a crossword

    Swan greet (anag, 5,4) re the new Quick Cryptic

  • A skate through cyberspace: on the edge with the Now Play This festival of experimental video games

  • Square dancing: why do we still love the Rubik’s Cube?

March 2024

  • Katamari Damacy,1

    Pushing Buttons newsletter
    The surreal, colourful Katamari Damacy is 20 – and still the weirdest game I have ever loved

    This wacky Japanese game leaves a lifelong impression on everyone who plays it, if only because they can’t get its theme music out of their head

February 2024

  • Swedish royal guards on parade

    Brief letters
    A bit of a bashing for Swedish neutrality

    Brief letters: Scary Swedes | Sunak the gambler | Swear words | Puzzle enigma

January 2024

  • Experts suspect crosswords might help brain function because they require complex thinking.

    Not black and white: are crossword puzzles really good for your brain?

    A study indicated that crossword fans had better cognitive function in old age, but experts say it’s still a cryptic question

December 2023

  • From left … Tekken 8 and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’s Cloud Strife.

    2024 culture preview
    The best games to look forward to in 2024

    A first open-world Star Wars saga, something lurks beneath a North Sea oil rig and Tekken 8 continues to blend stylish and ridiculous – the hotly anticipated games of the year to come
  • NO APOSTROPHE COVER a 2023 december 23rd RGB

    2023 Christmas puzzles special
    Can you spot the 24 things that were a thing in 2023 in this Stephen Collins Christmas cartoon?

    Ready, get set, start looking. Answers below (no cheating now!)
  • Privileged to play … Clockwise from top left: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Thirsty Suitors, Dave the Diver

    2023 in Culture
    The 20 best video games of 2023

    From skateboard romances and a horror fishing simulator to the return of beloved classics and the ever-enduring appeal of Zelda, 2023 was a bumper year for gaming. Our critics pick their favourites

October 2023

  • Detail from the puzzle game Finity.

    Finity review – inventive tile puzzle leaves precious room for manoeuvre

    A tile-moving game with a twist, Finity only allows so many moves before it hits gridlock, demanding chess-like foresight
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