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ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids.
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Learning ratings
Best: Really engaging, excellent learning approach.
Very Good: Engaging, very good learning approach.
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Game reviews for puzzle, editors' picks, thinking & reasoning

11 results

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  • Review
    Thomas Was Alone

    With minimal physical character detail, this game is able to weave a deep and meaningful tale about friendship.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, PlayStation 3, Windows, PlayStation Vita
    (Game, 2013)
  • Review
    Crashmo

    For the 3DS, a nifty set of puzzles plus a puzzle-creation area.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask

    A fantastic mystery mixed with more than 100 brainteasers makes for an armchair sleuth's dream.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Wreckateer

    In this Angry Birds-type game, kids move their bodies to direct projectiles to hit goblin-infested castles.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Quantum Conundrum

    Inventive puzzles about changing physics provide delightful brainteasers.
    AGE
    9
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360
    (Game, 2012)
  • Review
    Pushmo

    This collection of 3-D puzzles is surprisingly entertaining as well as intellectually challenging.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Professor Layton and the Last Specter

    Brilliant puzzle enmeshed in a compelling story makes this thinking game a winner.
    AGE
    12
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo DS
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Drawn: Trail of Shadows

    Beautiful storybook adventure game incorporates puzzles and brainteasers.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2011)
  • Review
    Super Scribblenauts

    Players find solutions to various puzzling scenarios by adding objects, animals, or people into the scenes.
    AGE
    10
     
    Learning
    5
    Platforms: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi
    (Game, 2010)
  • Review
    Auditorium: The Online Experience

    The combination of striking visuals and swelling music creates a magical puzzle environment that encourages trial and error.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    3
    Platforms: Mac, Windows
    (Game, 2009)
  • Review
    World of Goo

    A thoroughly brain-bending game that's captivating for all ages, with absolutely no guns or gore.
    AGE
    8
     
    Learning
    4
    Platforms: Mac, Nintendo Wii, Windows
    (Game, 2008)