# Puzzle games for kids?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [April 29, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464 "2016-04-29T23:02:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464/1 "2016-04-29T23:02:30Z")

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I’m looking for current computer games for kids that are based on solving puzzles or problems. Things like “The Castle of Dr. Brain” or “The Incredible Machine.”

Any recommendations?

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**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464/2 "2016-05-02T17:09:30Z")

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I loved T.I.M. Was that back in the '90s?

Isaac Newton’s Gravity is similar. It’s on iPhone and iPad. Or are you only looking for PC games?

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-games-for-kids/753464/3 "2016-05-02T17:24:04Z")

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For the iPad, Monument Valley is incredible: my daughter has been playing it since she was about five, and adores it. It’s great for adults as well.