About brain games
Brain games are short puzzles built around one skill: remembering a sequence, spotting a pattern, doing a quick sum or answering a question against the clock. A few minutes a day is the point; they are designed to be picked up between other things.
Memory games get easier if you say the items to yourself as they appear and group long sequences into threes. In logic puzzles, start with the move that is forced and let the rest follow.
Our picks
- Card Sort Solitaire: Card Sort Solitaire is a relaxing card game with a twist: instead of suits and numbers, the cards show words and pictures that belong to categories.
- Mahjong Lines: Mahjong Lines is a mahjong connect puzzle.
- Flag Memory Match: Flag Memory Match is a card-matching memory game with flags from 98 countries.
- Memory Cards: Memory Cards is a sequence memory game.
- Math Fight Club: Math Fight Club turns arithmetic into a boxing match.
Questions
What are the best free brain games?
Our picks right now: Card Sort Solitaire, Mahjong Lines, Flag Memory Match, Memory Cards, Math Fight Club. Each has a full review with tips on its page.
Are these brain games free to play?
Yes. All 1,227 games here are free to play in your browser, with no download and no account.
Do brain games work on my phone?
Most do. Open a game and press Play; turn your phone sideways for games that play in landscape.