You can also find games using the 'Free Brain Games' drop-down menu at the top of this page, or the Free Online Brain Games box in the right column. For instructions on how to run the games, please see the How to Open the Games page. To keep your brain sharp, play a variety of games. Don't only play your favorites every time.

Castle of Dr. Brain is the first in a two-part series of educational puzzle-games from Sierra. This brain-blasting game is set, how surprisingly, in Dr. Brain's castle, where you will have to beat Dr. Brain's traps and puzzles in order to fulfill the assignment you were given.Castle of Dr.

Brain is, without a doubt, one of the most interesting, entertaining and original games I have ever played. The goal of the game is to escape from Dr.

Brain's castle. To do this, you have to accomplish a series of tasks: You start off with some simple memory and math problems, but as you go on, you will encounter truly mind-breaking puzzles that will challenge you to your limits. The tasks are so varied and original that you will have the urge to solve each just to see what the next one will ask of you. There are plenty of them, and you will probably be sorry that there aren't more once you reach the end. I recommend this game to both kids and adults, as many united brains will be required to successfully complete it. I don't even have to think about the mark that this game deserves. It's a clean 5, but I wish I could give it a 6!Part of the Sierra Discovery SeriesThis is one of kind puzzle game.

Once you enter into dr. Brain's castle after the first puzzle. Many will follow. Walk through his Castle and try to solve the strange and mostly logic mathpuzzles.The world of edutainment saw another addition to the stable in the early nineties when Sierra Online introduced the world of Dr. There were several titles in the series, all of which featured educational puzzles for children to try to solve, improving their logics and overall deduction skills. The direct sequel, which is another puzzle game, is the Island of Dr.

Brain.The user plays an individual who is looking to become the assistant of the mad scientist, Dr. After looking in the classified ads, of all things, the user finds the job offering and decides to apply. Brain has set up a series of puzzles as a test to determine who would be the best candidate for the job. There are many mazes and a memory puzzle that comes into play before the user even enters the castle.The puzzles cover a multitude of subjects, but logic and mathematical skills are the two that will be most well used. There is a cryptogram, requiring word and logical skills. The player has to assemble a surreal, virtual jigsaw puzzle.

There is one level that deals entirely with astronomy and the layout of the stars. Some of the completed puzzles will magically morph into the next room that the user will have to navigate.The game is entirely mouse driven, featuring point and click game play.

The cursor changes from the standard pointer to a hand that will interact with items around the environment. It will also change into the stereotypical big eyeball that will give information about whatever it passes over.

Now and again there will be a small clue hidden in the textual information about a thing that the eyeball passes over that will help the user to continue quickly if he picks up on it. Often times, the cursor will lead to jokes and jibes if the user tries to glean information from what basically constitutes 'non-playing objects' or things that have nothing to do with any of the puzzles. The game basically pokes fun at the user for trying to make something out of nothing.In summary, the Castle of Dr. Brain is a good educational game that will challenge users on several levels, besides mathematics and logic (although those are the two mainstays). It also features a musical score filled with classical music by Bach. The reward for completing the game, aside from getting the job applied for, is meeting the people who helped to create the game.

While the ending may be somewhat anti-climactic, the journey to the end is great fun and well-worth the download.

You can also find games using the 'Free Brain Games' drop-down menu at the top of this page, or the Free Online Brain Games box in the right column.For instructions on how to run the games, please see the page.To keep your brain sharp, play a variety of games. Don't only play your favorites every time.Instead, try other categories from time to time.

For example, if you always play, switch to or occasionally.It is by playing a range of free brain games that your brain can become more well-rounded and proficient at a variety of tasks.The games on this site require Javascript. To play these games, you must first in your browser. After doing so, refresh the page. If you like the free brain games on this site, you might want to bookmark this page.

This page makes a convenient starting off point when you're ready to begin playing. Brain Skills and How to Train ThemHere are a few of the brain games with the brain skills they train shown underneath:(math ability)(memory)(verbal fluency)(spatial skills)As I explain on my page, different brain games strengthen different mental attributes.

In other words, it is a bad idea to limit yourself to playing the same types of games all the time.For instance, I've known folks who love working the in the newspaper. My grandfather was that way, and he was very good at solving them.However, crossword puzzles mostly train verbal memory, along with logical reasoning to a degree. But when you practice with crossword puzzles, there is little or no transfer to general intelligence, long-term memory, or to other brain skills.Thus, you should spread your time amongst various brain games. If you worked a crossword puzzle yesterday, try to solve a math puzzle today. If you played today, try the concentration game tomorrow. There is, however, one very notable exception. That is the game.

Recent concluded that dual n-back training does transfer to working memory and IQ. Yes, that's right: dual n-back strengthens working memory, and this in turn leads to higher scores on intelligence tests.You can probably tell that dual n-back is my favorite free brain game. In fact, if you only had time to play a single game on this site each day, dual n-back is the game that would give you the biggest bang for your buck in terms of mental development.Unfortunately, the dual n-back game as utilized in research studies (which the free dual n-back on this site matches) is boring. Playing it kind of gives me a headache, to be honest. I guess because my neurons are being pushed to their limit!supplies a more entertaining version of dual n-back they call Memory Match, which is dual 2-back. They've even got a harder version, Memory Match Overload which is dual 3-back.

Their newer Memory Lane game is also a dual n-back game.I play Lumosity's dual n-back occasionally, but as I've surpassed dual 3-back I usually just buckle down and play the original version here on my site. (Lately I've averaged 3.5 on dual n-back, which is between 3-back and 4-back. Sometimes I hit dual 5-back during a dual n-back session, which is intense.)Regardless, the benefits of a higher IQ and stronger working memory are too tempting and valuable to ignore.

Playing dual n-back is well worth 20 minutes of my time each day.