Sudoku Alternatives

Sudoku is described as 'logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle game. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9' and is a Puzzle Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Sudoku for a variety of platforms, including Android, Windows, Android Tablet, iPhone and iPad. The best alternative is nsudoku, which is both free and Open Source. Other Sudoku like games are Simple Sudoku, Yasminoku, Open Sudoku and HoDoKu.

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Sudoku

Free • Proprietary
Puzzle Game
Android

Sudoku is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle game. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits...

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nsudoku
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Free • Open Source
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30 alternatives to nsudoku
A Sudoku game made with ncurses.
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1. Command line interfacensudoku either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Simple Sudoku
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Windows
32 alternatives to Simple Sudoku
Simple Sudoku makes high quality puzzles that are symmetrical, have a single solution, and do not require trial & error to solve. The user can also choose between five levels of complexity - from Easy to Extreme.

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Yasminoku
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36 alternatives to Yasminoku
Yasminoku is a sudoku game, generator and solver created by Joan Alba Maldonado on 25th of July 2006 which has been now improved.
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1. PortableYasminoku can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Opera extension
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Multiple languages
Open Sudoku
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Free • Open Source
Android
Android Tablet
32 alternatives to Open Sudoku
Open Sudoku is a simple open source sudoku game. it's the successor of the discontinued OpenSudoku

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HoDoKu
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Free • Open Source
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27 alternatives to HoDoKu
HoDoKu is a sudoku helper written in Java and available in English and German. Generate sudokus in five different and fully configurable difficulty levels. Solve them yourself (with help from HoDoKu's hint system) or let HoDoKu do it for you.

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Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer updated, but last version, 2.2.0, released in July 2012, it's fully working and can be still downloaded from the official website.
Sudoku Portable
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Free • Open Source
Windows
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Sudoku Portable is the entertaining and addictive Sudoku puzzle game packaged as a portable app, so you can play on the go.
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Sudoku Portable Features
1. PortableSudoku Portable can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Sudoku Addicted 2
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Paid • Proprietary
iPhone
iPad
5 alternatives to Sudoku Addicted 2
Play a Sudoku wherever you are and enjoy the multiple features! This is not another Sudoku, this is the best Sudoku game in the App Store. The game focuses solely on the Sudoku. There are no exciting graphics or effects, only endless possibilities with an unlimited number of...

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OpenSudoku
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Free • Open Source
Android
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The developer marked this project as "no longer being actively maintained" on 2016-04-06, so you should rather use it's succesor Open Sudoku.

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Discontinued
The developer marked this project as "no longer being actively maintained" on 2016-04-06. See https://github.com/romario333/opensudoku
Sudoku Solver & Generator
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Free • Proprietary
Android
13 alternatives to Sudoku Solver & Generator
Sudoku Solver & Sudoku Generator is a 2 in 1 application, designed for phones and tablets, allowing you to:

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USB Sudoku
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Free • Open Source
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Windows
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28 alternatives to USB Sudoku
A very small program for playing the original game of Sudoku. Created specifically for use from a USB stick drive. Completely portable. Completely green.
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1. PortableUSB Sudoku can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.

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