About PuzzleBeast

What goes into designing a great puzzle that is challenging and fun to solve? Most puzzle designers will tell you that it takes a combination of logic, intuition, and trial and error to create a good puzzle. But can a computer program create good puzzles? Check out the puzzles below and see what you think. (More information on PuzzleBeast puzzles.)

Shameless Plugs

New! In an effort to move PuzzleBeast boldly into the Late 20th Century some of our puzzles are now available in Glorious JavaScript! (If you couldn't get the old Java puzzles to work in your browser, give the JavaScript versions a try.)

Puzzles from the Bestiary

Slanty Sliding Block Icon Slanty Sliding Block Puzzles
Irritating Sliding Block Icon A Dozen Irritating Sliding Block Puzzles — JavaScript
Monk Maze Icon Meandering Monk Maze
Rolling Block Maze Icon Rolling Block Puzzles
Christmas Tree Maze Icon The Christmas Tree Maze
Sliding Block Puzzles Icon Sliding Block Puzzles and Solutions — JavaScript
Fried Okra Icon The Fried Okra Perplexity
Bulbous Blob Icon The Bulbous Blob Puzzle
Packing Crate Maze Icon The Kung Fu Packing Crate Maze — JavaScript
Dry Cleaner Maze Icon Dry Cleaner Puzzles and More Dry Cleaner Puzzles
Dry Cleaner 2 Icon Dry Cleaner II: The Dungeon of Stubborn Stains
Conslide Puzzles Icon Oskar van Deventer's ConSlide Puzzles