Brain Training Games

Put your thinking skills to the test in this playlist full of mental exercises. Strategically build the largest city you can in City Blocks, get through 200 mazes in the game Maze, or corral all of the sheep to safety in Sheepdom. 
 

4 Pictures 1 Word

4 Pictures 1 Word

Can you guess the word?
What do these four pictures have in common? Analyze the photos to guess the word that links them together! If you need help, you can always use a hint.
Sheepdom

Sheepdom

Hurry back to the barn!
The sheep are on the loose! Herd them back to the barn before they walk off the path. Can you get them all back safely?
Fill Multicolor

Fill Multicolor

This grid needs a splash of color!
This grid needs a splash of color! Stretch the line through every circle to brighten up the board. Don't let different colored paths collide!
Puzzlink

Puzzlink

Let's link these cubes!
Link the cubes up by color and make them whole! They can only move so far because of the rope in between... Try to link them in as few moves as possible.
Mimic

Mimic

Be one with the animals!
Shapeshift into the forest animals to grab the gold! Mimic their movements and traverse the environment to claim your precious treasure.
Catch the Treasure

Catch the Treasure

Don't let it hit the ground!
Countless gems and jewels are within reach! Can you get the bowl to the ground without spilling any of the precious treasure?
Scribble

Scribble

Draw the ball to the goal!
Draw a path to roll the ball into the basket! Beware the destructive red balls and strange obstacles that may block your shot.
Tower of Colors

Tower of Colors

Grab your launcher and wreak delightful havoc!
In this beautiful island getaway, what's better than knocking down a stack of colorful blocks? Use orbs, asteroids, and lasers to wreak delightful havoc!
Pile Shapes

Pile Shapes

Build the tower, piece by piece!
To build a tower you must start with a single brick! Grab your blocks and stack them up. Can you find the perfect place for every piece?
Unblock It

Unblock It

Push the blocks out of the way!
These pesky wooden blocks are in your way! Slide the blocks up, down, and around the maze to free the colorful block in as few moves as possible.
Pipe Master

Pipe Master

Arrange the pipes and get the water flowing!
How did these pipes get disconnected? Don't call that world-famous plumber, you can handle the job!
1 Square

1 Square

Knock every square down to zero!
It's your job to jump on all the numbered squares! Knock them down to zero before the rain swallows you up.
Icy Purple Head 3

Icy Purple Head 3

He's back and ready to slide!
Icy Purple Head is back in an all new slip and sliding adventure! Cling to walls, slide on ice and get packed for delivery.
City Blocks

City Blocks

Merge buildings to grow your city!
Build your city and watch it grow! Merge buildings to make the biggest city possible. How many buildings can you fit on your land?
Maze Challenge

Maze Challenge

Every maze is a mystery!
How many mazes can you solve? Test yourself on an infinite number of randomly generated levels. You'll never know what'll come next!
Batteries Inside

Batteries Inside

Let there be light!
Who turned off the lights? Grab the wires and restore power to the bulbs. Make sure you have just enough voltage to turn them all on.
Constellation

Constellation

Let the stars shine!
The stars are growing dim... Help brighten them up! Trace the lines of the constellation to see which stars are connected and make them all glow.
Lost In The Maze

Lost In The Maze

Only the most daring adventurers can explore the maze!
Only the most daring adventurers can explore the maze! Walk every inch of the maze to reveal it, but don't run into any enemies.
Plactions

Plactions

Make every action count!
Your actions are limited! Jump, dash and flip your way to the exit. Make every move count to get there before you run out of actions.
Kitsu

Kitsu

Blend into your surroundings to clear the path!
Blend into your surroundings to collect the hearts! You're a clever fox who can disintegrate obstacles with the power of matching.
Puzlogic Slide

Puzlogic Slide

Slide and shuffle to balance the grid!
Slide and shuffle your way to a balanced grid. Don't let the same number show up twice in a row or column! Can you turn all the red dots white?
Word Race

Word Race

Compete against your friends in the word search arena!
Compete against your friends in the word search arena! Find words in all directions in this multiplayer word search.
Brainy Warrior

Brainy Warrior

Defend the islands!
These angry monsters have taken over the island! Defeat them all and don't fall into the water. Can you protect all the islands?
Dark Light Swap

Dark Light Swap

Combine the powers of dark and light to reach the portal!
Combine the powers of dark and light to reach the portal. Push walls out of your way, and build a whole new path!
Long Way

Long Way

No more gray, only colors today!
Turn this bland, gray screen into something bright and fun! Stretch the diamonds to drag out as much color as you can.
Mosaic

Mosaic

Put the colors together!
These colorful tiles need to be arranged! Make sure the ends of each tile are the same color when put together for great organization.
Tethrees

Tethrees

It's Tetris meets Match 3!
Drop the Tetris-style blocks to match 3 of the same color. Try to score as much as you can before they reach the top!
Death by Spell Check

Death by Spell Check

Spell the words correctly before time runs out!
With all these letters, find each word as if your life depended on it! Make sure you're quick, you don't have much time.
Unstack Balls

Unstack Balls

Spread them all out!
Slide and unstack the balls so there's only one ball per hole! Can you plan your moves and unstack them all in 60 levels?
Full Stacks

Full Stacks

Stack them up!
Stack the rings on all the pegs! When a peg turns green, that means it's fully stacked. Can you pile all the rings in perfect order?
Bounce

Bounce

Bounce to the goal!
Make your own path and bounce to the goal! Avoid the walls around you as you hop along the platforms. Can you beat all 12 levels?
Number Drop

Number Drop

2048 meets Tetris!
Can you reach 2048 by stacking the numbers like Tetris blocks? Double the numbers and increase your score to get some coins!
Icy North

Icy North

Hop across every icy square!
Hop across the icy squares. If you get stuck on the edge, take a dip and swim to the other side! Can you get through these frozen puzzles?
Color Hoops

Color Hoops

Sort all the colors!
These hoops are out of order, it's time to sort them out! Organize the hoops by color. Can you finish all sixty levels?
Robo-Go

Robo-Go

This robot is always on the go!
This robot is always on the go... There is no way to turn it off! Use your jumps at the right time to reach the exit.
Love

Love

Love is everywhere!
In this game, love can be found anywhere and everywhere. Solve all the tricky puzzles to find as much love as you possibly can!
Maze

Maze

So many mazes, so little time!
Can you find your way out of over 200 mazes? Play through three different modes to beat the clock and escape as fast as you can!
Tiny Heist

Tiny Heist

Use your stealthy skills to sneak into the tower.
Use your stealthy skills to break into the tower and capture the loot! How far can you make it before you get caught?
Tweak Shot

Tweak Shot

Set your bounces and hit the target!
Hop and drop your way to the goal! Arrange your trampolines to form the perfect route and knock your ball into the target.
Roll & Merge 3D

Roll & Merge 3D

What shape will you end up with?
Roll up all the blocks into your very own unique shape! But be careful of tight spaces, or else you could get stuck.
2048

2048

Add like numbers to win this one. Can you make 2048?
2+2=4... 4+4=8... 8+8=16... 16+16=32... How long will it take to get up to 2048? Can you add like numbers to win this one?
Sudoku

Sudoku

Fill in the spaces with the right numbers.
The highly addicting number puzzle. Three difficulty levels to choose from, unlimited boards to solve!
Incremental Memory

Incremental Memory

Put your memory skills to the test!
Put your memory skills to the test! Level up your stats between rounds to set a new high score.
Memorize Fast

Memorize Fast

The fastest memory game ever!
Put your memory to the test! Study the symbols before they turn over. How high can you score before the clock runs out?
Chess

Chess

Play Chess against the computer or your friends!
Checkmate! Play the classic game of strategy. You can challenge the computer, a friend, or join a match against another online player.
Checkers

Checkers

Challenge the computer or try online matchmaking!
Play vs. the computer or join a match against another online player!
Word Search

Word Search

Choose your category and find the hidden words!
Choose your category and find the hidden words. Think you're a super word sleuth? Try the ultra-hard maniac mode!
10x10

10x10

Fill the grid, but don't get stuck!
Master the art of shape-fitting! Use your blocks to get a high score without running out of space.
Dominoes

Dominoes

Be the first to play all your tiles!
Play your tiles before you get blocked by the bots. Play classic dominoes or show off your arithmetic skills with All-Fives!
Minesweeper

Minesweeper

Use the clues to find the mines.
The classic mine-finding game. Search tiles to uncover clues and figure out where all the mines are. Sweep the entire area and flag all of the mines to win!
Backgammon

Backgammon

Get all your pieces off the board.
Race to get all your pieces off the board in this classic game.
Color Memory

Color Memory

Simon says... test your memory!
Simon says: Blue, Green, Red! Test your memory and repeat the pattern. How many can you get before you get stumped?
31

31

Swap cards and make the high hand!
Swap cards to get the high hand! Can you knock out your opponents and win the game?
Hangman

Hangman

Play the classic game with your friends!
Hang on to your balloons! Guess the letters to solve the word puzzle and stay alive. Join a quick game to play online, or set up a private game to play with your friends.
Peg Solitaire

Peg Solitaire

Make the right jumps to get down to one.
This puzzle game dates back to the 17th century. Can you find the right moves to get down to one?
Calculate This!

Calculate This!

Crunch numbers to collect coins.
Here's a number... how quickly can you get to it? Write the equation using fewer numbers for a bigger coin reward.
Hearts

Hearts

The classic card game is here!
The classic card game is here! Take the fewest points and win the game. Watch out for the Queen of Spades!
Dots and Boxes

Dots and Boxes

The digital version of the pencil-and-paper classic.
Add some color to the pencil-and-paper classic! Can you outsmart the computer and fill the board with your boxes?
Daily Crossword

Daily Crossword

Solve a new hand-crafted puzzle every day.
Put down the newspaper and solve a new hand-crafted crossword every day. Find words down and across in this classic word-guessing game.
Word Detector

Word Detector

Unscramble the letters to find hidden words!
R-T-A: Can you make four words using these letters? Tons more puzzles inside!
Block the Pig

Block the Pig

The Pig is on the loose! Can you catch him?
The pig is on the loose! Help prevent him from escaping by placing stone walls to block his path.
Tube Master

Tube Master

Connect pipes of the same color.
Connect all pipes of the same color. The pipes can't cross, and you have to fill all of the space with pipes!
Daily Jumble

Daily Jumble

Unscramble the words to solve the riddle!
First unscramble the words, then solve the riddle. How quickly can you do it?
Get 10

Get 10

As easy as 1, 2, 3... 10!
If you can get to 2048, getting to 10 should be no problem, right? Match tiles to count up to 10.
Bloxorz

Bloxorz

Flip the block over and over to get it in the hole.
Flip the block over this way and over that way to get it to fall in the hole. You'll be flipping blocks in your sleep!
Illiteracy

Illiteracy

Are you "literate" enough to find all 6 solutions?
Each symbol has a secret meaning. Are you "literate" enough to uncover all 6 solutions?
Pirates Match 3

Pirates Match 3

A gem-blastin' adventure on the high seas!
Adventure awaits on the high seas! Set sail and start matching to earn treasure and defeat the monsters of the ocean.
Connect the Dots

Connect the Dots

Make a color chain to score big!
Scan the field to find the longest color chains. Surround a color to create powerups and score even more points!
Apple Worm

Apple Worm

Eat the apples and reach the portal.
You're a very hungry worm. Eat the apple, and reach the portal. Sounds easy? You'll fail most of these puzzles the first time you try them!
Layer Maze

Layer Maze

Escape the 3D maze.
Can you escape from the maze? You'll need to think in 3D to get through all the layers.
Color Filler

Color Filler

Every block has a perfect hole.
Every block has a perfect hole. Push them all to their destination, then find the perfect hole for yourself.
Classic Mahjongg

Classic Mahjongg

Enjoy the beautiful calligraphy in this classic game.
Enjoy beautiful calligraphy and peaceful music in this original version of the classic tile matching game.
Parking Panic

Parking Panic

Move the other cars to escape the parking lot.
It's rush hour and you're stuck in the parking lot. Move the other cars out of the way so you can reach the exit.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Brain Games

Get ready for some seriously fun, seriously helpful brain games in our Brain Training Playlist! In this playlist, we have all kinds of different games, from puzzles to board games to mazes.

What exactly is a brain game?

Great question! A brain game is any game that is meant to challenge you mentally. While we try and make all of our games at Coolmath educational to some degree, brain games are more focused on challenging you with games that make you use your mind specifically. Your reactions and timing won’t matter so much in these, it is more about your strategy and critical thinking skills. A lot of the games on the Brain Training Playlist will be puzzle-based, such as Sudoku, Daily Crossword, and Unolingo. 

This is not to say that all of these games are traditional brain games. For example, Parking Panic is a pretty chaotic game where you will have to escape the parking lot by moving other cars. While it is still focused on critical thinking skills and memory, there is no shortage of thrills when it comes to playing this.

What are some of the most popular brain games?

Some of the most popular games on our Brain Training Playlist are 2048, Sudoku, and Chess. We have written blogs about all 3 of them, and you should go and check them out to learn more about the rules and strategies for these games on our Coolmath Games blog. We especially recommend reading our Chess blog due to chess being pretty complicated to learn and understand. 

Will these games actually help train my brain?

Video games have been proven to have benefits when played in moderation, especially those that involve using your creative and critical thinking skills. According to Dr. Peter Gray, video games can produce positive cognitive, motivational, and emotional benefits. To read more about the science behind video games, we have a blog written about it here. 

So go and get your brain churning with our Brain Training Playlist! Explore around, your brain will thank you for it.