Puzzle games focus on logical and conceptual challenges. While many action games and adventure games include puzzle elements in level design, a true puzzle game focuses on puzzle solving as its primary gameplay activity.
Puzzle games can include:
Matching objects based on categories (e.g. patterns, colors, shapes, symbols, etc.)
Visualizing and manipulating objects in space and time
Memorizing complex patterns
Tackling increasing complexities of puzzles that build upon previous puzzles
Solving puzzles under a time constraint or limited-life constraint.
Applying previous-known knowledge about the world
Thinking outside of the bo
