Ben Brady · New Zealand

I build small puzzle games on the side.

I'm a Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, working on Azure Kubernetes Service. In my spare time I make daily puzzle games about words, Wikipedia, flight routes, and wildlife.

Games

6 projects

Redactle

Wikipedia-based redacted puzzle game

Guess words to unveil a redacted Wikipedia article. Daily puzzles, multiplayer, device sync, smart word matching, and Redactle Unlimited for endless play.

word
daily
wikipedia

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Sleuth the Truth

A wiki detective deduction puzzle

Ask yes/no questions to deduce the hidden Wikipedia article from a grid of suspects, in as few moves as possible. AI-generated boards, daily puzzles, multiplayer.

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ai
wikipedia

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Jet Arcs

Guess the secret flight route

A daily geography puzzle. Guess the origin and destination of a hidden flight; warm/cool clues and a 3D globe help you narrow it down. Practice mode and a Flat Earth mode too.

geography
daily
3d

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Wild Guessr

Guess where wildlife photos were taken

Daily and practice geography puzzles using CC-licensed iNaturalist photos. Includes Birble (birds-only) and real-time multiplayer.

geography
nature
multiplayer

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Lextangle

Daily word-connection grid puzzle

Arrange words in a grid so that connected words share a hidden relationship. Daily and practice modes included.

word
daily

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Lextension

Chain and Fib word puzzles, daily

A sister puzzle to Lextangle. Play the Daily Chain, Daily Fib, or random practice rounds. Extend words one link at a time.

word
daily

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About

I'm a software engineer based in New Zealand. My day job is on the Azure Kubernetes Service team at Microsoft. After hours I build daily puzzle games, usually about words, geography, or Wikipedia.

Want to get in touch? Reach me via LinkedIn.

Enjoying the games? You can buy me a coffee on Ko-fi ☕. It helps me keep building them.