Puzzle Cottage

Puzzle Cottage is a collection of 16 daily logic puzzles set in a hand-drawn cottage. Each morning brings a new board for every puzzle, and every board has a solution reachable by reasoning alone. You can also play six games across the table with someone else on the same computer, or against a computer opponent.

Daily puzzles

The 16 puzzles each have their own rules:

• Weave: untangle a lattice until every strand sits in place.
• Forage: fill a grid so every row and column balances, with no three matching pieces in a row.
• Garlands: pull strings until none cross.
• Chime: balance hanging beams so every arm rings true.
• Streams: branch water from one source until it reaches every tile.
• Picross: use the clues to paint a hidden picture.
• Bramble: draw an unbroken trail through every tile, past the brambles and through the numbers in order.
• Bloom: open flowers until the whole garden is in bloom.
• Nectar: pour between jars until each contains a single colour.
• Vines: connect every pair of buds without crossing the vines.
• Verse: trace hidden words through a web of letters.
• Starlight: place one star in every row, column and region, with no two stars touching.
• Carom: slide and chain balls to pocket them all.
• Quilt: divide the grid into rectangular patches.
• Wheel: find words hidden in a ring of letters.
• Checkmate: solve a position from a real game by finding mate in one, two or three.

Every daily board has exactly one solution that can be reached by deduction alone. Optional hints explain the reasoning behind a move. Verse and Wheel are exceptions: because they use English words, they test what you know rather than what you can deduce. Their clues use English words and definitions, making them suitable for players learning English.

Games on the porch

The porch has six games for two to four people to play across a table. Take turns on one computer or play against a computer opponent. Each player has a name and piece, and the current player is shown beneath the lantern. Every game has a gentle difficulty that a child can beat and a sharper one that offers more challenge. Boards are fully open, most games let you choose their size, and a head start can help balance a game for a younger player.

• Chalk: make three in a row, including on a nine-board version.
• Acorns: drop acorns down a rack and line up four.
• Fences: close a square to claim it and take another turn. Supports two to four players.
• Pebbles: trap a line of the other colour to turn over every pebble in it.
• Warren: race a rabbit across a garden or grow a hedge to send the other rabbit the long way round. Supports two to four players.
• Buttons: play Turkish draughts, stepping forward, jumping to capture and crowning buttons into brooches.

Play one game or a first-to-three match, keep a running head-to-head record, and resume matches where you left off. The game records how long each match took, who played and who won. Steam Remote Play Together lets a friend take the other seat remotely without needing a second copy. Porch games do not affect your daily streak.

The beach and Skyline

Below the cottage, a beach leads to a pier with a crane. Skyline is a score game where you drop each piece squarely onto the building below, accounting for wind and lean. Complete buildings lot by lot, from crates to houses and lighthouses. Finished buildings join a harbour town on its own islet; each run is saved as a city you can rebuild and share as a postcard. Scores unlock things along the beach, including a sandcastle, lighthouse, ferry and fireworks. Score games do not affect your daily streak.

A growing cottage

The cottage changes over time: light shifts from dawn to dusk, weather passes and seasons turn. Friendly animals wander the lawn, where you can pet and feed them. The cottage also fills with comforts earned through play.

Daily play and options

Puzzle Cottage has three difficulty levels, streaks and stats, a calendar for replaying any past day, and Steam leaderboards for each puzzle and difficulty. Its hand-tuned generators and curated puzzle pools provide years of fresh daily boards. There are no time limits, ads or energy meters, and daily puzzles can be played offline. Accessibility options include a colour-safe palette, reduced motion and larger text, and the game supports controllers.