12 Best Games Like LinkedIn Queens to Play in 2026
Updated June 2026
If the daily Queens puzzle on LinkedIn has become part of your morning routine, you've probably hit the same wall everyone does: there's only one puzzle a day. The good news is that "place pieces under simple constraints" is a whole genre, and there are dozens of excellent logic puzzles that scratch the same itch — many of them unlimited and free. Here are twelve of the best.
1. CrownGrid (unlimited Queens-style)
If your only complaint about Queens is the one-per-day limit, CrownGrid is the most direct fix. Same core mechanic — place one crown in every region, row and column with no two touching — but unlimited, with no login and a daily challenge plus streaks. Difficulty scales from 6×6 to 8×8.
2. SunMoon / Tango
LinkedIn's Tango swaps placement for balance: fill a grid with two symbols so that no three of a kind line up and every row and column is evenly split, guided by "=" (same) and "✕" (different) clues. Our take, SunMoon, plays it with ☀️ suns and 🌙 moons — unlimited and free.
3. Star Battle
The closest cousin to Queens. Place a fixed number of stars (usually two) in every row, column and region, with no two stars adjacent. The two-star variant adds a layer of deduction that Queens fans tend to love.
4. Sudoku
The grandparent of the genre. One to nine, once per row, column and box. Endlessly available, infinitely scalable in difficulty, and the benchmark every other logic puzzle is measured against.
5. Zip
Another LinkedIn favorite: connect numbered dots in order with a single continuous line that fills the whole grid. It's a path-finding puzzle rather than a placement one, which makes it a refreshing change of pace.
6. Nonogram (Picross)
Numeric clues along each row and column tell you how to fill the grid — and a hidden picture emerges as you solve. Equal parts logic puzzle and pixel art.
7. Kakuro
A crossword built from sums: fill runs of cells with digits that add up to the clue, never repeating a digit within a run. Great for people who like Sudoku but want a little arithmetic.
8. Slitherlink
Draw a single closed loop so each numbered clue is touched by exactly that many loop edges. Deceptively deep and very satisfying once it clicks.
9. Wordle
Not a grid-logic puzzle, but the game that revived the daily-puzzle habit for millions. Guess a five-letter word in six tries using color feedback. If you want more than one a day, plenty of "unlimited" clones exist.
10. NYT Connections
Sort sixteen words into four hidden groups. The overlap between categories makes it trickier than it looks, and it's arguably the most-talked-about daily puzzle right now.
11. Nerdle
Wordle with math: guess a hidden equation like 48-36=12, with tiles telling you
which digits and symbols are right, misplaced or absent. Perfect for the numerically inclined.
12. Binairo
The pure form of the Tango idea: a binary grid with the no-three-in-a-row and balance rules, minus the equality clues. If you enjoy SunMoon, larger Binairo boards are the next step up.
The bottom line
All of these games share the same DNA as Queens: simple rules, pure deduction, no luck. If you want to play right now without waiting for tomorrow's puzzle, start with our unlimited CrownGrid and SunMoon — free, no login, new boards on demand.