BlockZen · A puzzle game series

Games designed to disappear your time.

One mechanic. Perfect execution. Impossible to stop. Minimalist puzzles built to hook you on a single, deep idea.

BlockPlace is out now on iOS — BlockSlide is coming soon.

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Two games. One obsession each.

Every BlockZen game is built around a single mechanic taken to its limit. Pick the one that matches your mood.

BlockPlace

Zen block puzzle
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Place pieces on a 9×9 grid. Fill rows, columns, and 3×3 boxes to clear them. No timer, no pressure — just one more block.

  • Row, column & 3×3 box clears
  • Live combo multiplier & block streaks
  • Time Rush, Obstacle & Sprint modes
Download on iOSFree · iOS

BlockSlide

slide · solve · clear
Coming soon
Level 5 · Master Mill0 / par 7

Slide each colored block toward its matching gate to clear the board. Solve every level under par for three stars.

  • Color-matched edge gates
  • Handcrafted levels with par & stars
  • Locks, obstacles & hammer power-ups

Why we're building a series, not one game.

We're not chasing trends or layering flashy features. Each release is a clean, complete take on a single mechanic.

Depth

Each game explores one mechanic fully. Master one, then try another.

Choice

Different moods, different games. Think ahead with BlockPlace, untangle gates with BlockSlide.

Continuity

Same aesthetic, same values, totally different play. A world that grows one idea at a time.

A solo developer's desk with a laptop showing a code editor and AI chat, beside a phone running a block puzzle game
The honest indie story

Made by a solo builder and Claude.

Real code. Real design. Real addiction.

Will Bickel built BlockPlace and BlockSlide with Claude, streaming the whole thing. Watch how human creativity plus AI makes games people actually want to play.

Watch the build videos

Simple to learn. Impossible to master.

Three moves is all it takes to understand. A lifetime to perfect.

  1. 01

    Place

    Drag a block onto the grid. No timer counts down — take all the time you need.

  2. 02

    Rotate & clear

    Spin pieces to fit. Fill a full row, column, or 3×3 box and it clears with a satisfying pop.

  3. 03

    Build combos

    Clear on back-to-back placements to stack your combo multiplier and send your score soaring.

Coming in the BlockZen series.

New mechanics. Same quality. Same addiction. Get an email the moment each one drops.

Released

BlockPlace

The placement game. Out now on iOS.

Coming soon

BlockSlide

The slide puzzle. Match each block to its gate.

Teased

BlockMerge

A new mechanic in the lab. No date yet.

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