Cortex / Kings

In development · iPhone & iPad

Kings

A moment to think.
The pleasure of getting better.

Place crowns, rule out possibilities, and find the logic that connects them. Kings is a puzzle hobby you can grow into, at your own pace.

See the game
Kings Classic: a colourful board with placed crowns and crosses.

Simple rules.
Good deductions.

One crown in every row, column and coloured region. Crowns cannot touch, even diagonally. Each move is a chance to see something you missed before.

01 / Take your time

Classic boards

Settle into a full board, from Easy to Expert. Mark crosses with a slide, then place a crown when you have found its home.

Kings Classic: a colourful board with placed crowns and crosses.

02 / One idea at a time

Short tactical puzzles

Work on one idea at a time. Follow your journey and revisit techniques as your understanding grows.

The Kings Puzzle journey with completed problems and the next step.

Understand your next move.

A Tactical Hint shows where to look, explains the deduction, then lets you make the move yourself. Your first complete lesson is free.

Go further with Premium.

Optional weekly Premium adds unlimited tactical hints and new puzzles, full-board continuation after a problem, and Expert difficulty once earned.

Kings is being prepared for the App Store. The game interface is currently in English. Progress stays on your device.