About Puzzle Temple
Puzzle Temple is a small collection of puzzle games that run in your browser, on a computer, a tablet or a phone. There is nothing to download, and you do not need an account to play any of them.
The games
- Sudoku: the classic 9 by 9 puzzle in five levels from Easy to Extreme, with notes, hints and undo.
- Climb Sudoku: an endless tower of small Sudoku boxes with a countdown, where your height is your score.
- Online jigsaw puzzles: build a jigsaw alone or live with friends in a shared room, from about 24 to about 1,800 pieces.
If you are new to any of them, the guides explain the rules, the techniques and the controls.
Who makes it
Puzzle Temple is made and run by Vanja Radulovic in Serbia. It is an independent project, and the games, the puzzle generators and the site itself are written for it. You can reach the person behind it at contact@puzzletemple.com, or through the contact form.
How the puzzles are made
- Every Sudoku is generated on the spot. Digits are taken away one at a time, and after each removal the puzzle is checked to make sure only one solution is left, so you never need to guess. The harder levels are also rated by solving the puzzle the way a person would, so Expert and Extreme ask for more than just fewer clues.
- Every box that Climb Sudoku shows you can be solved by logic.
- Jigsaw rooms are saved on the server as pieces are placed, and every player in a room sees the same board live. The pictures come from collections, with the photographer and licence shown in the room where they are known, or from a photo you upload yourself. An uploaded photo is used only for your room and is deleted together with it.
Accounts and your data
An account is optional. A free account with a verified email puts your best times and heights on the leaderboards and keeps your finished jigsaws in a gallery. Visits to the site are counted without cookies. The privacy policy says exactly what is kept and for how long, and the terms cover how the site may be used.
Feedback and reports
Found a bug, have an idea, or want a picture taken down? Write to contact@puzzletemple.com. Photos uploaded to a room can also be reported from inside that room.