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Games like Shanghai

1986

A classic mahjong solitaire game where you clear matching free tiles from a stacked layout. A calm, accessible brain teaser that rewards a win with a small dragon animation.

Puzzles and brain teasers
Cosy, great for unwinding

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In short: Games like Shanghai

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Shanghai special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

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Best match

Wordle

99 %Match

2021PC, Steam Deck verified80 % positive

A minimalist word-guessing game where you have six tries to find a hidden five-letter word using color-coded clues. The short daily puzzle is easy to pick up and fun to compare with friends.

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Microsoft Mahjong

Calm and deliberate

A classic mahjong solitaire game where you clear the board by matching pairs of tiles. Calm, easy to pick up and ideal for short breaks, with selectable tile sets and backgrounds.

Bejeweled

Gameplay comes before story

The classic match-3 puzzler: swap neighboring gems to line up three or more of a kind and trigger chain reactions. Easy to learn, relaxing and highly addictive.

Hexcells Infinite

Calm and deliberate

A minimalist, calm logic puzzle on hex grids where you uncover cells purely through deduction. With 36 handcrafted puzzles plus a random generator, it offers nearly endless puzzling.

Picross S2

Calm and deliberate

Classic nonogram puzzles where you use number clues to fill in grids and reveal pixel pictures. A calm, meditative pick with plenty of puzzles that gradually grow more demanding.

Hexic HD

Gameplay comes before story

A relaxing puzzle game from the creator of Tetris: you rotate groups of three hexes to form same-colored clusters and rack up points. Bombs add gentle pressure without breaking the calm, flowing gameplay.

Bookworm

Bright, upbeat tone

A relaxed word puzzle where you chain adjacent letter tiles into the longest words you can, grab gem tiles for bonus points, and keep fire from burning down the library.

Lexica

Calm and deliberate

A word puzzle that blends Sudoku-style logic with Scrabble vocabulary: you slide letters into place to form words. Multiple difficulty levels and time-based improvement make it a relaxed brain teaser.

Hexologic

Calm and deliberate

A calm logic puzzle played on hexagonal grids, reminiscent of Sudoku. Over 40 levels test your deductive reasoning without any time pressure.

Purble Place

Gameplay comes before story

A colorful kids' minigame collection bundled with Windows Vista and 7: bake matching cakes, deduce a character's face through logic, and match pairs. Gentle, low-stress brain teasers with an easy learning curve.

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