Puzzle Games

Why Play Puzzle Games? 

There are many reasons people play video games: to get a break from their daily routine, to kill some time, and, of course, to have fun. But only one casual genre does it all while also giving your brain a proper workout: puzzle games. Spending just a few minutes in this type of game is as effective as solving a crossword puzzle or sudoku; it boosts your memory, jump-starts your synapses, and lets you concentrate more easily.

Another reason to take a closer look at G5's free puzzle games is that we've got a subgenre to fit every taste! Word search, hidden object, match-3, solitaire, and mahjong are just to name a few.

In short, good puzzle games make you smart, while the best ones from G5 offer a ton of fun and exciting gameplay experiences on top of that.

Casual 3D puzzles

It's common for people to imagine boxes full of jigsaw pieces whenever they hear the word "puzzle". However, picture assembly is by no means the only mechanic used in modern puzzle games for PC or mobile devices. Most games today offer beautiful 3D graphics and a variety of fun and engaging free puzzle game mechanics like swapping tiles to make combinations, finding objects in highly detailed pictures, building words out of scattered letters, matching identical icons, and so on.

So, if your only experience with puzzle games is limited to picture assembly, we highly recommend checking out at least some of the free titles on this page! You'll be amazed at how good and engaging puzzle games for computers can be! 

Word games

One of the oldest types of puzzle games and brainteasers is word games. Our title in this category is Wordplay. The rules are super simple: use the provided letters to make as many words as you can. Much like the classic crossword puzzle, this game does wonders for honing your spelling skills and enriching your vocabulary.

Card games

Another classic category is card games, namely solitaire. Solitaire is a single-player card game where a player's objective is to discard the cards on the table following specific rules. G5's Solitaire Tour is a great example of a card puzzle game you can get for free. It offers eye-candy graphics, a cute mascot, and gameplay that will take your combinatorial skills to the next level.

All puzzle games

Apart from word-making and card-moving, our online roster of puzzle games offers a ton of engaging mechanics: spot hidden objects, match tiles mahjong style, combine gems and jewels in rows of 3 and more, and experience the joy of gameplay variety!

What are the best puzzle games?

If you like the history of Rome and exciting storylines full of court intrigue and mythical background, check out the adventures in Jewels of Rome. If Rome isn't your cup of tea, dive deeper into history and face the epic magical narrative in Jewels of Egypt, a puzzle game set next to the majestic pyramids and the enigmatic sphynx. Want to feel like a cowboy in the prairies from the classic Western movies? Then, play Sheriff of Mahjong and make the frontier settlement called Colinstown safer by fending off bandits and helping the local folk get a foothold in the Wild West.

If that doesn't impress you, dive into the world of fantasy books and help the world's most famous London detective solve crimes and more in a free game aptly titled Sherlock.