Puzzle Games
Puzzle games are one of the most realistic genres for a solo developer to finish, which makes this one of the richest genres on the site. Browse logic, physics, spatial, word and programming puzzles, from bite-size mobile games to long PC campaigns. Playtesters are valuable here because difficulty curves are hard to judge from the inside, so many creators keep an open pilot running.
Puzzle ideas worth building
Game Daily jigsaw puzzles cut from public-domain museum art A new browser jigsaw every day from open-access museum paintings, with the story of the artwork at the end. Game Daily geo-guessing game built on openly licensed street photos Guess where a street photo was taken from clues on the ground; five free rounds a day using open imagery. Game Nonograms that never need guessing, with hints that teach Picross puzzles generated to have one logical solution, with hints that explain the next deduction.