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Editors' Review · December 1, 2025

Classic sudoku made lightweight and accessible

Simple Sudoku by Angus Johnson delivers a straightforward puzzle experience designed for players who prefer minimal setup and resource-friendly software. The program emphasizes accessibility and a no-frills interface, allowing users to focus entirely on solving puzzles. With a compact installation footprint and fast startup, Simple Sudoku supports various display resolutions and input options, providing a reliable, consistent Sudoku experience without unnecessary complexity, making it ideal for casual players or those with older devices.

Simple Sudoku provides multiple difficulty levels, from easy to extreme, catering to both casual players and experienced solvers. The app includes random puzzle generation with guaranteed unique solutions, as well as solving tools such as candidate tracking, hints, filters, and undo/redo functionality. Users can save and load progress, print or export puzzles, and adjust basic display settings. These features help Simple Sudoku remain practical, flexible, and approachable for users seeking a reliable single-player Sudoku experience.

Core features and puzzle functionality

Performance and accessibility

Simple Sudoku is lightweight, requiring minimal hardware resources and running smoothly on most devices. Its interface is clean and intuitive, designed for focused puzzle-solving without distractions. While the default interface is in English, the program supports multiple language translations, enhancing accessibility for a global audience. The app is single-player only and does not include ads or in-app purchases, ensuring that Simple Sudoku delivers a distraction-free, focused puzzle experience.

Final thoughts

Overall, Simple Sudoku offers a dependable, straightforward Sudoku experience optimized for efficiency and ease of use. Its strengths include multiple difficulty levels, a lightweight design, and robust puzzle-solving tools. Although development ceased in 2007, Simple Sudoku continues to provide reliable single-player gameplay without unnecessary features or complexity. For users seeking a classic Sudoku interface that runs smoothly on any device, Simple Sudoku remains a practical and enduring choice.

  • Pros

    • Lightweight and low-resource-friendly
    • Multiple difficulty levels and random puzzle generation
    • Robust solving tools including hints, candidate tracking, and undo/redo
    • Save, load, print, and export functionality
  • Cons

    • No multiplayer or online features
    • Last official update in 2007
    • Limited visual customization beyond basic display settings
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Technical

Title
Simple Sudoku 4.2n for Windows
Requirements
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 98 SE
  • Windows ME
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2000
Language
English
Available languages
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • German
  • Greek
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Swedish
  • Turkish
  • Chinese
License
Free
Latest update
Author
Angusj
SHA-1
db045737547fb334762a72db7d1affeb9e172405
Filename
sudoku_setup_42_n.exe

Program available in other languages



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