Voxel Atelier

The pitch

Discover hidden objects inside mysterious voxel blocks! Use numerical clues, rotate each 3D puzzle, remove unnecessary cubes and reveal charming miniature creations. Solve hundreds of relaxing logic puzzles, unlock new collections and build your own gallery of voxel art.

Controls & how it runs

Use the numbers on the faces of the block to determine how many voxels should remain in each row. Remove all unnecessary voxels to reveal the hidden object. Desktop: drag the mouse to rotate the puzzle. Use the on-screen buttons or 1 to mark a voxel, 2 to remove it and 3 to clear a mark. Q/E change the visible layer, Z/X undo and redo, C uses a hint, and Space shows the full block again. Mobile: drag with one finger to rotate, tap voxels to interact, pinch with two fingers to zoom, and use the on-screen controls for tools, layers, hints and undo/redo. Complete the puzzle by removing every unnecessary voxel without removing the cubes that belong to the hidden object.

Getting a run going takes exactly one press: Press start, up top, and the game boots inside this page — nothing downloads in the background and no form wants your details before the first jump. The cabinet is drawn for a flexible screen and listens to mouse, keyboard or touch, whichever the game prefers. It reshapes itself for tall and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all get the full picture. Given a fullscreen button, use it — scores look better at full size, that's just science.

Pro tips for puzzle cabinets

• Count what's missing, not what's there. In matching and logic boards the empty spaces and absent pieces usually draw the shape of the solution for you.
• Solve the corner first. Constrained edges and locked pieces have the fewest options, which makes them the honest starting point of almost every board here.
• If you're stuck, change the order, not the plan. Many boards on this row are the same moves played in a different sequence — the lock was the order all along.

Voxel Atelier — quick-fire questions

Does Voxel Atelier cost anything to play?

Not a token. The cabinet is free from the first run to the five-hundredth — no wallet, no sign-up, no toll booth hiding three levels in. The adverts around the page are what keep the floor's lights on.

What sort of game is Voxel Atelier?

It stands on our Puzzle row — that's the family it plays most like. The pitch above is the publisher's own rundown of what it throws at you and what it hands back.

Can I play Voxel Atelier on my phone?

Happily, yes. It runs inside the browser on phones and tablets the same way it does on a computer. It reshapes itself for tall and wide screens alike, so phone, tablet and desktop all get the full picture.

Do I need to install anything first?

Nothing whatsoever. Voxel Atelier is an HTML5 game: hit the start button and it boots on this page, and shutting the tab sweeps the cabinet clean behind you.

Before you wander off

Personal best banked, or still chasing it? Either way the full Puzzle row is powered on and waiting — Boards, bubbles and blocked exits: 139 puzzle cabinets for players who like their pressure quiet and their solutions sudden. Think first, tap second, gloat third.