Rated Sudoku
Release date: Oct 2, 2025
Developers: Sand Games
Publishers: Sand Games
Genres: Casual, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Stats, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese

While most Sudoku games are just collections of puzzles, this game provides tools to help you improve your Sudoku skills as efficiently as possible. Note: It is NOT recommended to play this game on Steam Deck. Note: This game supports ONLY standard 9x9 Sudoku rules. No variants (e.g., Killer Sudoku) are included. Play - Efficient Input System Tired of slow manual input of candidates and making mistakes? Our unique cell+skill input system revolutionizes the way you play Sudoku. Simply spot a pattern like an X-Wing, select a relevant cell, click the 'Fish' skill, and watch the eliminations happen automatically. No more manual candidate management or fear of errors—the game handles the work, letting you focus on the fun of solving. If the skill doesn't apply to the cell, nothing will happen, ensuring a completely error-free experience. Key features: Select a cell and use a 'skill' for efficient, error-free input Smart hint system when you're stuck Full Undo/Redo functionality Excellent keyboard support Analyze - Study Puzzles The Analyze feature searches the Sudoku grid to find all possible techniques that can be applied, along with text explaining the elimination logic. It's great if you want to learn how to solve a specific puzzle, or study specific techniques. Sudoku Editor - Create Your Own Puzzles Found a great puzzle you want to play? Want to design unique puzzles to challenge your friends? Sudoku Editor lets you create puzzles freely. Of course, if you prefer not to build them yourself, the generator creates fresh, high-quality puzzles on demand, from easy to expert. You can even choose symmetry patterns to create visually elegant and challenging puzzles. Campaign - Learn the Basics New to Sudoku? Our beginner campaign teaches you the fundamentals with clear explanations, diagrams, and targeted practice puzzles covering essential techniques. Master Techniques with Partial Puzzles Want to master a specific technique like Hidden Triple? Our partial puzzles in Custom Game let you practice just that. You will be presented with a puzzle advanced to the exact point where you only need to find the pattern and do the eliminations. It's the most efficient way to practice specific techniques. Sudoku Paint - Create Sudoku Images Create and share beautiful visual diagrams of your solving strategies. Use tools to highlight cells and candidates, draw chains, add text, and export your creations. Supported Techniques The game's play and analysis support a wide range of techniques, including: Naked Sets (Naked Singles, Pairs, Triples, etc.) Hidden Sets (Hidden Singles, Pairs, Triples, etc.) Fish Patterns (Pointing, Claiming, X-Wing, Swordfish, Jellyfish, Finned Fish, Mutant Fish etc.) XYZ-Wing Family (XY-Wing, XYZ-Wing, WXYZ-Wing etc.) Unique Rectangles (Types 1-4, Type 6, Hidden Unique Rectangles) BUG Patterns (Bivalue Universal Grave - Types 1-4) AIC Chains (Alternate Inference Chains, including X-Chains, XY-Chains, Remote Pairs, Turbot Fish etc.) ALS Chains (Almost Locked Set Chains and Loops, also known as ALS-XZ, ALS-XY-Wing etc.) ALS Blossom (Almost Locked Set Blossom patterns, also known as Death Blossom) Sue de Coq