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Monument Valley 2 adds welcome new features like the ability to control a second character — the heroine Ro is joined by her child on this journey — while maintaining the minimalist look and immersive music that made the first game such a joy to play. Monument Valley 2.

A mobile remaster of the first in this series of puzzle solving classics, Layton: Curious Village in HD has you join the cerebral Professor Herschel Layton and his clever assistant Luke. You mission: unravel the many mysteries of the village of St Mystere in the quest for the Golden Apple. Curious Village features more than puzzles designed by Akira Tago, as well as numerous mini-games and collectables that you unlock by talking to side characters and poking around in the village.

This Android version includes new and remastered animation sequences and a mobile-friendly interface. Layton: Curious Village in HD. Equal parts slow mystery and clever puzzle game, The Room: Old Sins is heartily recommended for gamers in search of an excellent atmospheric treat. The Room: Old Sins. Fusing together elements of puzzle games like Threes and the classic Sokoban, Twinfold has you push blocks around the map, combining them together and then eating them to score points. That forces you to think three moves ahead to evade enemies and adapt your strategy on the fly to deal with shifting obstacles.

Sneak Ops is a handy-bite sized puzzle game that brings you a daily stealth challenge with a cartoon twist. You guide your secret agent through a map littered with trigger-happy guards, security cameras, and other electronic defenses, so you'll need to think fast on your feet if you want to sneak out of the enemy base, puzzling out the patrol pattern of each guard and hazard. Sneak Ops. Dissembler is a nifty little puzzle game that has you matching colors by swiping around tiles to match three or more tiles of the same colorto clean out the board.

What starts out as a simple exercise quickly ramps up in difficulty as the game adds more colors, intricate patterns, and other complications across more than different levels. Additional puzzle of the day and infinite modes are available for added replay value. Bridge Constructor Portal is an unexpected and excellent blend of a physics puzzler and portal platformer, challenging players to guide a vehicle through a madcap obstacle course of hazards using cobbled-together bridges and linked teleporters, all under the watchful eye of the malevolent AI GLaDOS.

Players will have to think out of the box to solve each of the 60 levels, using careful construction and the unexpected routes that the portals provide. Bridge Constructor Portal. You'll need to carefully plan ahead, manipulating the movements of guards and other threats by using noise and other distractions to find the golden path through each level.

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Along the way, you also get an interactive history of modern street art and graffiti through hidden photos and collectibles you discover in play. You build words from tiles on the map, freeing up space for your bears to grow in size and points. Unused letters become rocks, which keep your bears from growing and adding a turn pressure element.

Alphabear 2 mixes up the formula with more costumed bears to unlock, each with different effects and modifiers, as well as a story mode. Alphabear 2. It's not as trippy as the Monument Valley games, but Old Man's Journey operates on the same premise — help a character get from Point A to Point B by rearranging the landscape to help him on his way. More important than figuring out which mountains to drag in what order, though, is savoring the trip itself. Old Man's Journey features gorgeous hand-drawn animations that look like they should be hanging on the wall of a museum instead of appearing on your smartphone screen.

With no dialogue or interruptions, this is one puzzle game you can really get lost in, especially if you've got an Android device with a larger display. Old Man's Journey. As the name says, Bonza is a word puzzle. The game is about finding meaningful words around a particular topic.

In case you get bored with the existing collection, you can check out the Daily Puzzles from the Bonza team. Trainyard Express is one of the most addictive puzzle games for Android out there. As you go further, there are tougher levels and multiple trains. This game does not take up much space or eat a lot of RAM. Simple graphics do not make it any lesser, either. Another awesome puzzle game for Android, Mekorama is about helping a simple robot. You have to help it get through mysterious architectures.

In the higher levels, you will find complex shapes and more robots.

It can be quite addictive to finish the levels at times. The best part is that you can even design your own game level. This is one of the most user-friendly Sudoku games on Play Store. The interface is very simple and intuitive so that you can focus on the game. It works perfectly offline and you can choose the best difficulty level as well.

There are many other features, but what we love in Sudoku is the simplicity. Million Onion Hotel is a great Android puzzle game if you are a lover of Pixel art. In case you are wondering, it is an action puzzle game. You will have to do away with several characters to complete missions. And, the game offers a lot of story cards, hidden characters, and other gimmicks.

You have to unfold a specific shape until you reach the desired spot. There are no time limits or try limits. Outfolded is a unique puzzle game in that it offers smooth gaming experience. Interlocked is a wonderful 3D Puzzle game for Android.

It resembles the wooden block puzzles you have seen before, but everything is 3-Dimensional. The graphics are also great. Skillz goes beyond your normal definition of puzzle games. The games in this collection are not casual. They are made to induce some action in your brain. You have puzzles to show off your math skills, visual skills and of course the other reasoning parts.

If you think you should have some purpose for playing puzzle games, it is worth to check out Skillz. Threes is another awesome number-based puzzle game for Android.

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The basic rule is that you can create 3 only by combining 2 and 1. When you are out of moves, the game is over and you can see the scores. Threes is an addictive game and the background music is quite lovable. Faraway 3: Arctic Escape is another explorer-based puzzle game for Android. The graphics are kind of retro and I loved checking it out.

Of course, if you want to play this game, you have to keep up with the Faraway 3: Arctic Escape story. It may not be the best choice for casual, one-time gamers. Balance is one of my favorite Android puzzle games out there. This game deals with electricity and how you manage power grids to make them available. You have to take care of power plants, connections, and voltage so that a whole village is powered.

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The graphics are quite serene and awesome. Gorogoa is the best choice if you are into illustrated puzzles. It has a great narrative for representing the personal storytelling as well. You will love this title if you appreciate aesthetic art.