Gridlock (2026)

It's simple, but really rather fun - and it's free, so why not? Props for realistic achievements.

Gridlock is a free to play strategy game built around planning your moves carefully and trying to control the board. The basic idea is easy to understand, but the game gets more challenging as you have to think ahead and avoid putting yourself into a bad position. The main strength of Gridlock is the strategy. You cannot always just make the move that looks best straight away. You have to think about what could happen next and plan several moves ahead. The simple rules make it easy to start playing. You can understand the basics quickly, but getting good at the game takes more practice because you start noticing better ways to position yourself. The game also works well for short sessions. You can play a quick game, think about where you went wrong and then immediately try again with a different strategy. The presentation is simple and keeps the focus on the board. There is not much unnecessary stuff getting in the way, which works well for a strategy game like this. The biggest problem is that it can become repetitive. Once you understand the main strategy, there may not be enough variety to keep every game feeling different. It also depends heavily on whether you enjoy this…

decent ai slop time waster, for the price of free i can't complain

i cant stop playing. idk if thats good or bad.

Wordle + Tetris... I've been having a lot of fun with it personally.