About AppVerse Games
AppVerse Games is an independent studio in South Africa that makes puzzle and board games. Most are free to play in your browser, with no sign-up and nothing to install. Android and Windows versions are coming to Google Play and the Microsoft Store. We attempt to develop for as many platforms as possible, depending on time and funding.
Our games
Puzzles
- Sudoku: the classic 9×9 number puzzle. Fill every row, column and box with the digits 1 to 9.
- Mathdoku: a grid puzzle that adds arithmetic. No digit repeats in a row or column, and each outlined cage must reach its target number.
- Kakuro: a crossword made of sums.
- Futoshiki: a number grid with greater-than and less-than clues.
- 2048: slide and merge matching tiles.
- Mahjong Solitaire: match pairs of free tiles to clear the board.
Board games
- Morabaraba: the Southern African strategy classic. Line up your cows in mills and shoot your opponent’s cows.
- Tsoro: a quick three-in-a-row game from Zimbabwe.
- Oware: the West African mancala game of sowing and capturing seeds.
- Fanorona: the capture game from Madagascar.
- Surakarta: an Indonesian game where pieces capture by racing round corner loops.
- Checkers: the classic jump-and-capture board game.
- Tic Tac Toe: noughts and crosses against the computer or a friend.
More games are on the way. See the full list on our Games page.
What we believe in
- Free where we can. Most of our games are free to play. Some games and extras are paid or offered by subscription.
- No account needed. Open a game and play. Your progress is saved on your own device, and the games never ask for personal information.
- Family-friendly. Our site is for a general audience and our games are suitable for all ages. We filter ads so they suit a family audience.
- Play anywhere. The same game runs in your browser now, and on Android and Windows when those versions launch.
- Home-grown. We are proud to bring African games such as Morabaraba, Tsoro, Oware and Fanorona to players everywhere.
How we build our games
We build every game with Flutter, Google’s toolkit for making one app that runs on many devices. That is how a puzzle you start in your browser will look and play the same on a phone or a Windows PC.
How we are funded
Advertising, paid games and subscriptions, and voluntary support on Ko-fi pay for hosting and development. We keep ads apart from the game controls and never ask you to click them. Read more on How AppVerse Games Is Funded.
Learn to play better
Our Guides and Strategies section explains the rules of our games and shares tips for beginners and regular players.
Get in touch
Found a bug or have an idea for a game? We would like to hear from you. Visit our Contact page.