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Sudoku variants: killer, jigsaw, thermo
Killer, jigsaw, X, thermo, arrow and the rest — Sudoku with an extra rule on top.
When to open this page
Come here after plain Sudoku feels automatic. An extra rule (cages, odd regions, a thermometer) changes the path; it is not just a harder classic. Watching CTC take a grid apart teaches more than generating a hundred blanks.
A sensible order
Killer and X sit closest to the classic board. Jigsaw, arrow and thermo next. Stacked-rule monsters can wait. The Chinese variant boards update often; solutions usually drop into f-puzzles or SudokuPad.
Tools live elsewhere
To build or share a grid, use f-puzzles and SudokuPad on the solver page. This list is for sites you can play on.
Order
Daily fresh grids and rules written in plain language sit first. Generator dumps without a rule page sit later.
Related guides
Sudoku variants
10The Sudoku channel most people know. Simon and Mark take a variant apart on camera, most days.
Open → Killer Sudoku OnlineFreeKiller only. New grids by the day and the week, and they get meaner as they go.
Open → Daily Killer SudokuFreeOne new Killer a day, plus a few extras. Nothing to pay.
Open → DjapeFreemiumDjape's been at this a long time: Killer, jigsaw, Kakuro, and a few hybrids.
Open → Puzzle MadnessFreeA wide tray of types, three skill bands, Killer and thermo included.
Open → Grid PuzzleFreeA Chinese-friendly editor for stacked-rule Sudoku, plus Shakashaka and Tilepaint.
Open → Variant SudokuFreeA newer Chinese variant board, updated most days. Solutions drop into the players people already use.
Open → Puzzle Killer SudokuFreemiumPuzzle Team Killer Sudoku: cage sums on top of classic Sudoku rules.
Open → Puzzle Jigsaw SudokuFreemiumPuzzle Team Jigsaw Sudoku: irregular regions instead of 3×3 boxes.
Open → Futoshiki.orgFreeFutoshiki online: a Latin square with greater/less signs. Short rules.
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- Last updated 2026-09-22
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