[Download]Best Android, iPhone and iPad apps of 2012: best puzzle games

2012 was a great year for apps. Apple’s App Store accumulated more than 775,000 apps and Android’s Google Play was on par with similar numbers, but in that deep forest of applications, it’s sometimes hard to find your way.

That’s why we are hand-picking the best software of the year, the best games and the best apps. After bringing you the best Android and iOS platformer games, we continue with the bread and butter of mobile games - puzzle games!

We’ve pledged to only pick games that match a high quality standard, and in most genres there is only a few of them. Not in puzzles. Android and iOS are the puzzle heaven, there really are a lot extremely well-made games.

From puzzlers with fun cartoony graphics to artsy puzzle games, from easy to tough ones, we have only selected cream of the crop games that have withstood the test of time so you can confidently download them and expect quality gameplay. Check them all out below.

1. Pudding Monsters - Android, iOS



”From the makers of Cut the Rope, Pudding Monsters is a deliciously addicting puzzle adventure with wacky characters and innovative stick-'em-together game-play.

The Pudding Monsters are on a mission to save their friends from the cold-hearted fridge owner! Growing into an ULTIMATE MEGA MONSTER sounds like the most reliable plan.”

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2. Contre Jour - Android, iOS



”Blurring the lines between games and interactive art, Contre Jour welcomes you to a hauntingly beautiful world shaped by the interplay of light and darkness.

Use your finger to morph the landscape, propelling the mysterious creature Petit to safety. Pull, swipe, and tap gadgets such as tendrils, air geysers, and pulleys to complete clever puzzles.”

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3. Freeze! - Android, iOS



”Locked in a cramped cell on a planet far, far away, our hero could give in to despair and abandon himself to his fate. But with your help he can overcome gravity, turn worlds, and even – escape!

Solving the rotating, physics-based puzzles is easy; just use your finger to continuously turn the cell in both directions around our hero. Of course you also have to make clever use of the Freeze! button, which can overcome gravity...”

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4. Pixel Twist - Android, iOS



”Pixel Twist is the special Android version of the unique flash based pixel rotating puzzle game, "Coign of Vantage" by indie developer bobblebrook.

Pixel Twist is a unique little "zen exercise" (kotaku), in which you rotate a cloud of pixels until they line up and form the required image, almost like magic.”

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5. Hairy Tales - iOS - $1.99



”Combining tile-dragging mechanics with fast furious action, Hairy Tales is a puzzle action game about the zany adventures of a group of not too bright folk spirits, as you help them puzzle out evil conundrums in their mission to save their tile-based world from sickening corruption.”

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6. Rope Rescue - Android, iOS



”Rescue caged birds in this award-winning puzzle game! Drag a length of rope through a series of gears, and then finally attach it to the cage to release your friends. Pesky enemies, fire, and other rope-wrecking obstacles threaten feathered freedom. Collect butterflies on the way for special bonuses, and try use as little rope as possible for maximum points.”

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7. Spirits - Android, iOS



”Autumn is coming. Leaves fall, and spirits rise from the fallen leaves to begin their journey home. You must guide them, without direct control, by changing how the wind blows or by rebuilding the ground. Each spirit can be sacrificed to perform one of four actions - build a bridge of leaves, create a blowing cloud, dig tunnels, or block wind currents in an area.”

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8. Micro Miners - iOS



”Microminers is an arcade-puzzler which revolves around the control of a vast horde of tiny miners. The screen is constantly scrolling downward, and it’s your job to collect all the available deposits of gold, silver, and coal that you see. Any missed resource represents a strike, and the level is considered failed if you miss three chances to collect. Further adding to the chaos is the fact that any miner left behind is lost indefinitely to the black nothingness beyond the screen.”

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9. This Could Hurt - Android, iOS



”Put your life on the line in this beautifully designed puzzle compendium of potential pain; dodging intricately insane booby traps, navigating dangerous heights, and testing your timing to terminal intensities.”

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10. Amazing Alex - Android, iOS



”AN AMAZING NEW PHYSICS PUZZLE GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF ANGRY BIRDS!
Meet Amazing Alex! This whiz kid has a boundless imagination and a houseful of fun toys that can turn anything into an adventure!”

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