Emoji Sort Master — Play Free Online

Emoji Sort Master is a puzzle game built around sorting, listed on the Puzzle & Brain shelf and published through Poki. The idea is easy to take in: a board of emoji is out of order, and your job is to get them into the right groups. There is no twitchy timing here, so it suits the quiet minutes between other games.

If you came to Doodle Jump for the endless upward climb, this is a deliberate change of gear. Doodle Jump asks for constant left-and-right reflexes. A sorting puzzle asks you to stop, look at the whole board and plan a few moves ahead, which makes it a good palate cleanser after a failed jump run.

It loads straight in the page and runs in the browser, with nothing to install and no account to create.

How to play

The game lists these controls: the arrow keys or WASD to move, the mouse to aim and select, and tap and swipe on a phone or tablet. In practice, a mouse click or a finger tap is the quickest way to pick something and place it, and the keyboard keys are there as an alternative.

A round follows the usual sorting-puzzle rhythm: look over the board, work out which emoji belong together, then pick and place them until everything is in order. Start each board by scanning it before you touch anything.

Tips

• Spend the first few seconds reading the whole board. Most sorting puzzles reward a plan more than fast hands.
• Work on the groups that are closest to finished first, because completing them frees up space and options.
• Be careful with moves you cannot easily take back. If a move boxes you in, rethink it before committing.
• On a phone, take your time with taps so you do not select the wrong emoji. The mouse is more precise on a laptop.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

For a puzzle in a different style, try Fireboy and Watergirl, which is a puzzle-platformer where two characters have to cooperate to reach the exit. Bloons Tower Defense 2 is a thinking game too, but it is about planning where to place defences rather than sorting. Helix Jump is the better pick when you want something quick and reflex-based, where you guide a ball down a tower.

Emoji Sort Master is best for short, calm sessions, on a keyboard or a touchscreen, when you would like to relax rather than race.