I made TikTok for puzzles

Just about everything has a feed nowadays. Passive consumption has never been worse, and we should all be concerned. If not for our declining attention span and critical thinking abilities, then just for the free time we used to have that is now spent scrolling for no gain. Do you remember the last reel you watched?

I present to you the escape from all this: Puzzle Express. After one year of development, I finally achieved my vision for it.

Open it and be greeted by puzzle games in a familiar, short-form interface. Swipe through them like a feed, except instead of watching, you’re playing something.

You might ask: if your goal is to help people rebuild their attention spans, why make puzzles shorter?

Good question. I’m not really making puzzles shorter — I’m just (re)introducing them.

If you’ve never experienced the joy of puzzles before, please go and try a few. I’m only borrowing the shape of short-form media because it is familiar. TikTok succeeded because it’s frictionless gratification; you open the app and you’re immediately engaged. The previous version of Puzzle Express gave you the convenience of 13 puzzles, but people found two taps to still be two too many. The new Express mode takes the formula that made TikTok successful and uses it to bring nourishment instead. Play right on the spot — no need to think of what to try and at what difficulty.

For the returning puzzle aficionados, welcome back! Challenge yourself by getting the highest streak possible or dive straight into Daily and Arcade modes. We have properly rated Sudoku puzzles, hard mode Wordle, infinite derivatives of LinkedIn Games, and a few originals.

Express exists solely to make the first step to playing or returning easy — condense games into a very palatable format without removing their essence, and:

• you get hooked to the feed, which is still a positive worst-case
• you commit to dailies
• you discover something you like and advance to its higher difficulties
• you share it with friends, which repeats this cycle

I built this site as an escape from the modern world: a calm and safe space that respects you and lets you exercise your mind. I hope you try it and enjoy, and return to a more mindful way to spend your time.

Oh, and have I mentioned yet that everything is free, unlimited, has no distractions, and respects your privacy? You really have no excuse not to visit…