CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

After selling his hit puzzle game Wordle to The New York Times in 2022 for an undisclosed price somewhere in the “low seven figures,” Josh Wardle is finally back with a new game. But while Wordle ...

Wordle's creator returns with a new trickier word game.

NYT Games says more than 11bn puzzles were solved on its platform in 2025. Crossplay is a turn-based word game where players build words on a shared board to score points. Matches are decided once all ...

If you wished Blue Prince (a Polygon favorite) was less challenging and more cozy, then Epic's latest free game might be for you. You can snag Botany Manor for free from the Epic Game Store for a ...

A practical guide for expanding your circle, with advice from sociable people. By Laura Regensdorf Laura Regensdorf lives in Brooklyn with her hound mix, Pina, who has turned out to be a great ...

Per the description for the new “Candy Crush” game, “Each day, ‘Candy Crush Crushable’ reveals a new level that challenges players to solve a candified puzzle. Players start with a tray of candies and ...

The Best PS5 Word Puzzle Games are Word Quest, Wheel of Words: Crossword, and Guess the Word (PS5). The titles provide mental stimulation while supporting relaxed and focused play on a console ...

For subscribers to The New York Times who are as interested in solving Wordle or filling in the crossword puzzle as in reading the latest political or business news, Wednesday is a big day. The Times’ ...

The game will be familiar to Scrabble or Words with Friends players, but the Times is adding a few twists of its own. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor In a significant launch, The New York Times is ...

There’s nothing wrong with flexing the Old Grey Matter now and then, right? That’s why we play puzzle games. The satisfaction of overcoming a brain-aching riddle or the sense of gratification that ...