puzzlerzone12 puzzles like Nikoli
Ranked by how close they actually are — same mechanic, same shape, similar length. Where they differ, the difference comes from measurements rather than the games’ own descriptions.
Looking for the original? Nikoli is a 30 min logic grid puzzle.
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Sudoku.com
Classic nine-by-nine sudoku with four difficulty levels and an unlimited supply of boards.
vs Nikoli: Carries more ads
Logic grid30 min✓ 4/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 2
Web Sudoku
Billions of generated sudoku puzzles, unchanged since the early web and still going.
vs Nikoli: Carries more ads
Logic grid30 min✓ 4/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 3
SudokuWiki Solver
A sudoku board that will also explain every solving technique it uses.
vs Nikoli: Carries more ads
Logic grid30 min✓ 4/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 4
Puzzle Sudoku
Generated sudoku in a range of sizes, with no account and no clutter.
vs Nikoli: Carries more ads
Logic grid30 min✓ 4/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 5
3Doku
3D Sudoku on a cube using the numbers 1 to 16.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 6
BrainBashers Daily 30 Seconds
Try to solve the arithmetic questions in 30 seconds, but it is okay if you go over.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 7
Buzzled
Color each hex cell black or yellow to satisfy the target sums along the edges.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min · Carries more ads
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 8
Calcle
Guess the numbers in the equation in 5 attempts or less.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 9
Cancelwise
Cancel numbers such that the remaining tiles add up to the target numbers.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 10
Clues By Sam
Use the clues to figure out which characters are innocent and which are criminals.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 11
Cracked Sudoku
Fill the cells with numbers 1-9 without repeating numbers in a dark-outlined group or along a colored run line.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 12 Aug 2026 - 12
LA Times Sudoku
Daily sudoku puzzles across 5 difficulties from the Los Angeles Times.
vs Nikoli: daily rather than daily · Shorter — about 5 min · Carries more ads
Logic grid5 min✓ 3/5 measured · 14 Aug 2026
How this list is ordered
Not by popularity, and not by anyone paying — nothing on this site can be bought. Each candidate scores on four things: whether it uses the same mechanic, whether it has the same shape (daily, endless, campaign), how close its length is, and whether it costs the same. Entries we have already measured rank above ones still queued, because a recommendation you can check beats one you cannot.
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