The puzzle genre continues to surprise us with something new, and recently, the hype surrounding 2048 games and Sudoku games has been remarkable. However, the focus here is whether these games are more challenging than the rest of the puzzle games. People have loved these games' competitiveness level and incomparable replay value. Without further delay, we will discuss the factors and aspects that make these games a bit more complex than other puzzle games while still engaging and fun to play.

One thing about these games is that they start pretty straightforward. Basically, the first few puzzles in these types of games are always easy to clear. This is mainly done to ensure that people get the hang of the game and understand the mechanics at the start. However, if we talk about the difficulty level, it certainly increases after a specific time in both Sudoku and 2048 games. We will discuss in detail why that's the case, but both games require a higher skill level once you're past the initial phase.

1. What makes these games difficult?

2. Competitive variants of these games