Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection Alternatives

Games similar to Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection include Word Slicer, which is free. Other options are travle, Gurgle, GuessThe.Game and Lexica. Word Games like Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for the web, Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
Alternatives
Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. GridJoy icon
     Like

    GridJoy is a wordless number-puzzle app: 18 types — Sudoku, Kakuro, Killer Sudoku, Futoshiki, Skyscraper, number mazes and more — in one calm, premium app with a ghost companion. 100% free, no ads, no account, works offline.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    Good alternative?
     
  2. Rebusly icon
     Like

    Encodes a phrase from the day's news as a visual puzzle, then opens onto four curated articles on the story from outlets across the political spectrum.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  3. Warble icon
     Like

    Figure out the word before your guesses run out!.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flatpak
    • elementary OS
    Good alternative?
     
  4. Shared boards include mini crosswords, word guessing and search, grouping, number puzzles, sudoku and solitaire. New puzzles arrive at midnight Pacific; all past boards are free without a login, while optional accounts provide streaks, leaderboards and friend groups.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  5. Eightile icon
     1 like

    Eightile is a daily word game where you unscramble progressively longer words. Find the eight letter word in time to win! It's free to play and available in English, French, and Spanish.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  6. Brush up your brain with this simple and addictive game and improve your English vocabulary. It's never been so easy to learn a new language. Crossword puzzle free is a fun educational game for the entire family.

    34 Crossword Puzzle Free alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    Good alternative?
     
  7. A new murder mystery every day. Read the clues, eliminate suspects, and deduce the killer using pure logic -- no guessing. Difficulty rises Monday to Saturday. Sunday conspiracy puzzles link the week.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    Good alternative?
     
  8. Threadle icon
     Like

    Threadle is a word puzzle with no spare squares: every letter on the board belongs to some word, and every word winds through the grid like a snake. Find where each one starts and ends, and trace it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Good alternative?
     
  9. Aworded icon
     Like

    Aworded is an addictive word game. Challenge your friends and enjoy yourself by making words!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Crossword solver with over 350,000 clues from major publications like NYT, LA Times, WSJ. Features pattern matching, daily answer pages for word games, and operates in your browser for immediate results and privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Good alternative?
     
  11. Heardle icon
     Like

    Each daily Heardle features a clip from a popular song. Guess in as few tries as possible, and be sure to come back every day for a new song.

    35 Heardle alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Spotify
    Good alternative?
     
You are at page 5 of Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection alternatives