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Games like LinkedIn Queens

If the daily Queens puzzle on LinkedIn is your favourite minute of the day, you've probably hit the same wall everyone does: there's only one a day. Here are the best alternatives that scratch the exact same itch — starting with the one that's basically Queens on hard mode.

Try the #1 alternative free Queens vs Star Battle

Actually, the best alternative to one Queens a day is more Queens: we publish three original Queens puzzles daily — easy, medium, and hard, free in your browser. Play today's Queens puzzles →
Or dig through the Queens archive — every past puzzle, still playable →

1. Star Battle — the natural next step

Queens asks for one piece per row, column, and coloured region with nothing touching. Star Battle (a.k.a. Two Not Touch) uses the identical no-touching rule but asks for two stars in each row, column, and region. That one change doubles the interaction between constraints, so the same instinct you built on Queens pays off on a much richer board. It's the closest thing to "more Queens" that exists — and there's a fresh set every day. See the full Queens vs Star Battle comparison, or just jump into an easy puzzle and ramp up to hard and expert.

Other logic puzzles worth a look

  • Sudoku — the classic. Number placement instead of spatial deduction, but the same "narrow it down logically" feeling. See how it stacks up in Star Battle vs Sudoku.
  • Nonograms (Picross) — fill cells from numeric clues to reveal a picture. More counting, a satisfying visual payoff. Compared head to head in Star Battle vs Nonogram.
  • Slitherlink & Suguru — single-solution grid logic with a different flavour, good once you want variety.
  • Slidesmith (daily sliding puzzle) — our own game: slide tiles to build five small patterns on one board, scored like golf against a par. Less deduction, more planning ahead, three new runs a day.

The logic puzzles here reward the same core skill Queens teaches: prove where a piece can't go until the answer is forced. If you only try one, make it Star Battle — read how to play first if it's new to you, then graduate to the strategy guide when you're ready for the deep end.

If you can solve Queens, you can solve this

Star Battle is free, unlimited, and waiting — and if it's more Queens you want, we publish three fresh Queens puzzles every day.

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Alternatives to Queens FAQ

What games are like LinkedIn Queens?

The closest is Star Battle (also called Two Not Touch) — it uses the same "no two pieces touch" rule but asks for two stars per row, column, and region instead of one queen, so it's a deeper challenge. Other logic puzzles in the same family include Sudoku, Nonograms, and Slitherlink.

What should I play after I finish Queens each day?

Queens is once a day, but Star Battle gives you four new puzzles a day across four difficulty levels, plus every past board. If you want more of the same satisfying deduction, it's the natural next step — start easy and work up.

Is there a harder version of Queens?

Yes — Star Battle is essentially Queens turned up. Two stars per line and region instead of one queen creates far more constraint overlap, which makes each deduction richer and the puzzles harder.

Can I play past LinkedIn Queens puzzles?

No — LinkedIn retires each day's puzzle at midnight Pacific, and once it expires it is no longer playable. There is no official archive. If you want yesterday's board, or one from last month, our Queens archive keeps every puzzle we have published at a permanent address, free and with no account needed.

Where is the Queens archive?

LinkedIn does not publish one. We do: every Queens puzzle we have released stays playable in our archive, alongside three fresh boards a day, so finishing today's puzzle is never the end of it.

Are these alternatives free?

Star Battle at TryHard Puzzles is completely free — no app and no account needed to play, with a new set of puzzles every day plus a full archive.

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