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electronic puzzle game, electronic game genre, typically involving the use of logic, pattern recognition, or deduction.

Most popular puzzle games were made for personal computers, though some of them have been adapted for play on portable gaming systems and mobile telephones. Important games in this genre include Sokoban (1982), Tetris (1985), Windows Minesweeper (1990), and Lumines (2004).

Puzzles are frequently included in other electronic game genres, such as electronic adventure games, electronic platform games, and electronic role playing games (RPGs). For example, Brøderbund Software’s Myst (1993), originally released for Apple Inc.’s Mac OS, is an adventure game in which the plot is driven forward as the player gathers clues to solve a series of puzzles. Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet (2008), released for Sony Corporation’s PlayStation 3, is a platform game that features puzzle levels created by other players.

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