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Fun online games to exercise your brain

by Jade Rhode
Fun online games to exercise your brain.
Image: Pexels / Andrea Piacquadio

Fun online games are a great way to exercise your brain while keeping things entertaining and interactive. They can challenge your thinking, improve your focus, and provide an enjoyable way to stay mentally engaged.

Also see: Surprising benefits of kids playing video games

Below are interesting online games to play, as listed by the health and wellness publication Verywell Mind.

Lumosity

Lumosity is one of the most established brain-training and mental fitness platforms. It offers a mix of games designed to challenge memory, attention, and problem-solving skills.

Free users can play three games per day, while subscriptions unlock additional games and features. Reported benefits include improved attention and motor skills from regular short sessions.

Wordle

Wordle is a popular web-based word puzzle from The New York Times that became a global sensation. Players guess a five-letter word in six attempts in a simple, quick daily challenge. The game encourages logic, vocabulary, and pattern recognition.

Happy Neuron

Happy Neuron provides structured brain training based on cognitive science. It focuses on memory, attention, language, executive function, and visual/spatial skills. It also has personalised training and progress tracking with a subscription-based service, with a free trial option.

Also see: 3 Easy Games You Can Play While On Holiday

Briangle

This game is a large online collection of puzzles and brain teasers with over 15 000 puzzles and games. It includes optical illusions, trivia, codes, and cyphers, including free use with a community of puzzle enthusiasts. Users can also create and share their own puzzles.

Elevate

Elevate focuses on practical cognitive skills through short, educational-style games and covers reading, writing, speaking, and mathematics. With customisable training based on your goals, it measures your improvement with progress tracking.

Queendom

Lastly, Queendom offers a wide range of brain tools and personality-based challenges, including logic, verbal, spatial, and math puzzles. The game, which features quizzes, aptitude tests, and personality assessments, offers a free account for users to save results. However, some detailed reports require payment.

Also see: Simple board games to keep your child entertained

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