Brain For Monster Truck — Play Free Online

Brain For Monster Truck mixes a puzzle game with a vehicle theme. The "brain" in the title points to thinking your way through a level rather than racing a clock, and the monster truck is what the level is built around. It is a good pick when you want something calmer than the jumpers and runners that fill most of this catalogue.

Sessions suit short breaks. You look at a scene, work out what is in the way, try a solution, and either move on or retry with a better idea. There is no account to create and nothing to install, because the game runs in the browser.

If you came to Doodle Jump for quick, repeatable attempts, the pull here is similar. A failed try costs you seconds, so experimenting is cheap, and the satisfaction comes from finding the answer rather than from reflexes.

How to play

The page lists arrow keys or WASD for movement and the mouse for aiming and selecting. On a phone or tablet you tap and swipe instead. For a puzzle title, expect the mouse or touch to do most of the work: click or tap the things you can interact with, and use the keys where a level asks you to move something.

Each level is a small problem with a goal, so start by finding that goal. Then check what is in the way. Test an idea and watch what happens before you change anything. If a level has several moving parts, change one thing per attempt so you can tell which change mattered.

Tips

• Spend a few seconds looking before you click. Most wasted attempts come from acting on the first idea.
• When an attempt fails, work out why it failed before restarting. The failure usually shows you which part of the scene to change.
• If you are stuck, take a short break and come back. Puzzle answers often look obvious on the second look.
• On a touch screen, tap precisely and keep your finger clear of the area you are watching.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Fireboy and Watergirl is the closest relative in this catalogue, since it is also about solving each level's layout, though it is built around two characters and platforming. Bloons Tower Defense 2 asks for planning too, but as a strategy game with waves. Bouncy Basketball is a good contrast if you want something quicker and more reflex-based.

It suits anyone who likes short, low-pressure puzzles, on a keyboard and mouse or on a phone.