Thinky Dailies
One handcrafted logic puzzle a day, each with its own small rule set and a story around it.
Every day: One handcrafted logic puzzle a day, often a new twist on a known puzzle type with its own rules, the same for every player and tied to a chapter of an ongoing story. New puzzle: Once a day.
Thinky Dailies is a free daily puzzle from Thinky Games. Each day brings a new handcrafted grid puzzle with clear rules and optional hints, and the days link up into an illustrated story. There are no ads, and an account is optional.
About Thinky Dailies
Thinky Dailies is a daily puzzle series run by Thinky Games, the community and database site for puzzle video games. Every day there is one new handcrafted logic puzzle, explained with short illustrated rules, and each puzzle is a small chapter in a story about a group of round, one-eyed creatures.
The project is led by Luis 'Ludipe' Diaz Peralta with Joseph Mansfield as technical lead, and the puzzles come from a team of setters that includes Martin Ender, Serkan Yurekli, David Staffell, JinHoo Ahn, Murat Can Tonta and Prasanna Seshadri. The series started in September 2025.
A day's puzzle starts with its rules, for example a Snake puzzle where you shade a path between two endpoints that must match row and column counts, sometimes with an added twist such as walls. If you get stuck you can reveal hints one at a time, each nudging you toward the next deduction rather than giving away the answer. Missed days can be caught up later from a calendar of past puzzles.
What sets it apart is the variety: puzzle types and rule tweaks change from day to day, so you are learning something new rather than repeating the same grid. It is free with no ads, and a free account only serves to keep progress across devices. It suits sudoku and nonogram fans who want something fresh, and players of puzzle games who like discovering rules.
How to play Thinky Dailies
- Open today's puzzle and read its rules and the small example pictures.
- Work out the first certain cells from the clues and mark them on the grid.
- Keep deducing from what you have placed until the grid is complete.
- Reveal a hint if you are stuck; each hint gives only the next step.
- Read the day's story panel, then catch up on any days you missed.
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Tips
- Read the twist for the day carefully: the same puzzle type can have different rules from one day to the next.
- Start from the largest or most constrained clues, which usually leave the fewest options.
- Use the hints one at a time; often the first one is enough to get moving again.
Questions
Is Thinky Dailies free?
Yes. There are no ads or hidden costs; a free account is optional and only saves progress across browsers and devices.
Is it the same puzzle for everyone?
Yes. Each day has one handcrafted puzzle that every player gets.
What if I cannot solve it?
Each puzzle has step-by-step hints, and there is a Discord community that helps.
Can I play days I missed?
Yes, past puzzles are listed by date so you can catch up.
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