Free & Open Source Puzzle Games

559 free, open-source puzzle games — real clones and remakes you can download, inspect the source of, and modify. Not just free to play: the code itself is open.

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WWW

Clone of VVVVVV

WWW is a free HTML5 tribute to VVVVVV, recreating its no-jump gravity-flip platforming with original low-res pixel art.

Platforms:Web

Stars59

Updated3 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2014

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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wordle (Haskell)

Clone of Wordle

A Haskell terminal-UI Wordle clone adding infinite mode, custom word lengths, custom dictionaries, and result sharing.

Platforms:None

Stars59

Updated9 months ago

LicenseMIT

Release2022

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Wordlet

Clone of Wordle

Wordlet is a Rust command-line Wordle clone that can be replayed any time, with adjustable difficulty and theme.

Platforms:None

Stars56

Updated4 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2022

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Apple Flinger

Clone of Angry Birds

An open-source Android slingshot game on F-Droid, flinging apples to destroy an enemy base across 18 levels, solo or two-player.

Platforms:Android

Stars55

Updated24 days ago

Licensegpl-3.0

Release2017

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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The Sentinel on the BBC Micro

Clone of The Sentinel

A line-by-line disassembly of Geoff Crammond's 1986 game The Sentinel that rebuilds into the exact original binary.

Platforms:BBC Micro

Stars55

Updated23 days ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2025

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Fantasy

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play-2048

Clone of 2048

A terminal-based Rust implementation of 2048 with an optional AI that plays using the expectiminimax algorithm.

Platforms:None

Stars55

Updated3 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2019

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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shiromino

Clone of Tetris: The Grand Master

An open-source Tetris-like puzzle game that adds pentomino pieces alongside standard tetrominoes.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars52

Updated1 year ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2020

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Abstract

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RuZZT

Clone of ZZT

A faithful Rust reimplementation of the ZZT engine, verified against the original game using a disassembler.

Platforms:None

Stars50

Updated7 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2019

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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2048Haskell

Clone of 2048

2048Haskell is a terminal implementation of 2048 written in Haskell with Stack, including a bot option that can play automatically.

Platforms:None

Stars46

Updated8 years ago

LicenseBSD-3-Clause

Release2017

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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ebiten-mines

Clone of Minesweeper

ebiten-mines is a Minesweeper remake written in Go with the Ebiten v2 library, playable in the browser via WebAssembly.

Platforms:Web

Stars45

Updated2 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2021

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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DreamZZT

Clone of ZZT

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars44

Updated15 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2011

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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Lemmix

Clone of Lemmings

Lemmix is a near-exact Delphi Windows clone of DOS Lemmings that embeds six original games, plus replay and fan-made levels.

Platforms:Windows

Stars44

Updated5 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2020

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Reconstruction of Super ZZT

Clone of Super ZZT

A byte-accurate reverse-engineered reconstruction of Super ZZT 2.0's source code, released under the MIT license.

Platforms:DOS

Stars44

Updated1 year ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2020

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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FreedroidRPG

Clone of Paradroid

FreedroidRPG is an isometric 3D RPG set on future Earth, blending real-time action with dialogue-driven role-playing over 12 hours.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars43

Updated1 year ago

Licensebitstream-vera

Release2015

Genre: Shmup

Theme: Fantasy

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Wizznic!

Clone of Puzznic

A difficult brick-matching puzzle game with a built-in level editor, inspired by Taito's 1989 arcade game Puzznic.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars43

Updated5 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2011

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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FreedroidClassic

Clone of Paradroid

FreedroidClassic is a GPL-licensed remake of Paradroid, with some improvements and extensions, for Windows and Linux.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars42

Updated1 month ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2012

Genre: Shmup

Theme: Fantasy

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Block Attack - Rise of the Blocks

Clone of Tetris Attack

Block Attack - Rise of the Blocks is an actively developed, GPL-licensed C++17/SDL2 clone of Tetris Attack for Ubuntu LTS and Windows 10+.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars41

Updated12 days ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2015

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Abstract

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The Puzzle Pits

Clone of The Puzzle Pits

This is the original 1995 DOS source code for The Puzzle Pits, modernized to compile with a new compatibility layer.

Platforms:LinuxOSX

Stars41

Updated1 year ago

LicenseApache-2.0

Release2011

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Fantasy

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Blast Corps

Clone of Blast Corps

An ongoing full decompilation of Blast Corps (N64) covering four ROM releases, needing a legitimate ROM to extract assets.

Platforms:N64

Stars40

Updated4 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2021

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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Fyne Mines

Clone of Minesweeper

A Minesweeper implementation in Go using the Fyne GUI toolkit, buildable from source or via fyne-cross.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars40

Updated2 months ago

LicenseMIT

Release2024

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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wordl

Clone of Wordle

A terminal Wordle clone in Rust with web-like slow-reveal letter animations and keyboard hints.

Platforms:None

Stars40

Updated2 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2024

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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thiefcatcher

Clone of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1985)

An in-development C++23 remake of Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, using SDL2, SQLite, and TinyXML2.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars39

Updated2 months ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2014

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Robbo

Clone of Robbo

A browser-based JavaScript remake of the 1989 Atari 8-bit puzzle game Robbo.

Platforms:Web

Stars37

Updated6 months ago

LicenseMPL-2.0

Release2013

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Candy Crisis source port

Clone of Candy Crisis

An unofficial SDL2 source port of Candy Crisis for modern macOS, Linux and Windows, adding an optional widescreen mode.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars36

Updated1 year ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2023

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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yampa2048

Clone of 2048

A Haskell clone of 2048 built with the Yampa FRP library and Gloss rendering, adapted from existing implementations.

Platforms:None

Stars36

Updated11 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2015

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Minesweeper

Clone of Minesweeper

An unfinished Minesweeper game for iOS written in F#.

Platforms:iOS

Stars35

Updated12 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2014

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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rust-2048

Clone of 2048

A Rust implementation of 2048 with an SDL2 interface, built with Cargo; the author describes it as a work in progress.

Platforms:None

Stars35

Updated11 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2014

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Lix

Clone of Lemmings

This C++/Allegro 4 version of Lix, a Lemmings-inspired puzzle game with an editor and multiplayer, is discontinued for a full rewrite.

Platforms:WindowsLinux

Stars33

Updated9 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2011

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Privacy Friendly Minesweeper

Clone of Minesweeper

A privacy-focused Android Minesweeper with difficulty levels, save/resume, and no ads or tracking.

Platforms:Android

Stars33

Updated4 months ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2018

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Threes-C

Clone of Threes

A terminal-based C port of the puzzle game Threes!, playable via a simple make command.

Platforms:Linux

Stars33

Updated6 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2015

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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2048-elm

Clone of 2048

2048-elm is a browser-playable clone of 2048 rewritten in Elm using functional reactive programming, built as a learning exercise.

Platforms:Web

Stars32

Updated12 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2014

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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2050

Clone of 2048

2050 is an Android game loosely based on 2048, replacing its fixed numbered squares with free-moving, gravity-affected circles.

Platforms:Android

Stars32

Updated3 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2018

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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OceanPop

Clone of HuniePop

An ocean-themed match-3 game with regular, challenge and relaxed modes for PC, PSP, PS Vita and Wii.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxWii

Stars32

Updated24 days ago

LicenseMIT

Release2020

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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Open Rodent's Revenge

Clone of Rodent's Revenge

A C++ remake of Microsoft's Rodent's Revenge with a level editor and sprite modding; its last beta was released in 2010.

Platforms:Windows

Stars32

Updated5 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2017

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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The Castles of Dr. Creep

Clone of The Castles of Dr. Creep

An open-source reimplementation of Dr. Creep's C64 game, featuring thirteen timed castles and a built-in castle builder.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars32

Updated4 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2012

Genre: Arcade

Theme: —

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Einstein Puzzle

Clone of Sherlock

Einstein Puzzle is a free, cross-platform open-source remake of the DOS game Sherlock, opening a 6x6 grid of cards using logical hints.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars30

Updated5 years ago

LicenseGPL-2.0

Release2015

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Abstract

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Still Yet Another Sokoban

Clone of Sokoban

A cross-platform SDL clone of the classic Sokoban puzzle game, first released in 2002 with public-domain levels and ongoing updates.

Platforms:WindowsLinuxOSX

Stars30

Updated2 years ago

LicenseUnknown

Release2016

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: —

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zztgo

Clone of ZZT

A Go port of a reconstructed ZZT source code base, using a custom Pascal-to-Go converter and the tcell terminal library.

Platforms:None

Stars30

Updated6 years ago

LicenseMIT

Release2020

Genre: Action

Theme: —

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Cubosphere

Clone of Kula World

Cubosphere is a freeware game similar to Kula World, offering over 450 levels across 34 designs and a built-in level editor.

Platforms:Linux

Stars29

Updated6 years ago

LicenseGPL-3.0

Release2018

Genre: Platform

Theme: —

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