We all know LinkedIn as a professional space where people come together to share their opinions and ideas and foster networking. Despite this, it is a popular platform for young people and is largely used by journalists. Back in 2024, LinkedIn tried to reduce the stress among young people applying for jobs by adding games to it. And these LinkedIn games are fun indeed. Let’s delve into the journey of what you can expect from the games and how to access them.
What are LinkedIn Games?
There are multiple games that you can easily access, starting from Queens, Pinpoin,t to Crossclimb- brain teaser games on logic patterns, word association, and trivia. The LinkedIn games enable the users to play every game once a time in a day. They can decide who can see whether they played and access a university leaderboard. Users can play on mobile as well as desktop. Joining a LinkedIn Group for each game is now easy with these additions. You can also send, post or share your game score to your friends and followers on the platform.
Furthermore, Queens and Crossclimb provide the option to keep time of your play. There are several ways to play the LinkedIn games, including Games Hub. Recently, LinkedIn has added Mini Sudoku, Zip, and Tango to the lineup.
Top Games on LinkedIn
Pinpoint
Pinpoint is a word-association game where you can guess the similar category relating to the set of words. You get five hints, but the catch is to reveal as less as possible.
Crossclimb
Crossclimb is a trivia game where every word on a ladder varies by a single letter from the last. You have to arrange the words correctly to unfold the hints for the top and bottom words and solve them as quickly as possible.
Queens
Queens is a logic game where you have to fill the grid so that there is a single Queen per row, column, and colored segment.
Tango
It is a logic game where you have to fill a grid so that each row and column has an equal number of two different emojis.
Zip
Zip is also a logic game where you create a way through the grid, connecting numbers one by one and filling every cell.
Mini Sudoku
This is a bite-sized number puzzle created by the developers of Sudoku. You have to fill the grid so that every row, column, and colored segment contains every number only once.
What to Expect?
You will be amazed to find that although the LinkedIn games seem extracted directly from the pages of the New York Times, they are not copied. Queens is a type of Minesweeper meets Sudoku where you use deduction to put a chess queen in rows, columns, and colored regions. Pinpoint seems like a less satisfying version of the Times’ Connections, where you guess the different word cues related to the particular category. Tango is a game where you have to fill a grid with either suns or moons. Whereas, Crossclib is more like a crossword puzzle, where you have to guess the answer by changing a letter in each word.
The LinkedIn games like Crossclimb and Pinpoint lack the quality of hints that were given by Time’s games. Since there is only one clue at a time in Pinpoint, it makes it challenging to do the guesswork. Crossclimb is something interesting, which blends answering hints with some great wordplay. Queens initially would not feel good, but once you get the game, you will not be able to get over it. Tango can satisfy your logic puzzle interests while being a great option to kickstart your morning. Though it is not necessary to share the game scores on the LinkedIn profile or develop a streak of puzzles. You can simply play the puzzles and games repeatedly.
Today, every other platform on the internet is competing to get a piece of Time’s games. It is really great to see these semi-knockoffs, more like alternatives.
LinkedIn games feel like they can grab the same attention as Times’ games. They are great for short brain warmups and then get back to the work.
How to Find the LinkedIn Games?
You can find and play LinkedIn games using any of the following methods:
- Browse the Games hub
- Search for LinkedIn games in the search bar
- Check the My Network Page
- Go to the Today’s Game Section under LinkedIn News on the homepage of the desktop
- Visit the homepage of the LinkedIn mobile app to access the games section
- Get notifications when there is a new game added to the lineup
How to Access LinkedIn Games on Desktop?
To access games on a desktop, you should go to the My Network page:
- Click on My Network button at the top of the LinkedIn homepage
- Under Stay in touch section, tap on the game you wish to play
- You can also visit LinkedIn News on the right side of the LinkedIn homepage and click on the game you want to play under Today’s Games.
How to Access LinkedIn Games on a Mobile Device?
- To access LinkedIn games from the My Network page on mobile, you should:
- Click on My Network button in the navigation bar
- Scroll down to find Stay in touch with daily games
- Under that, click on the game you wish to play
You can also play LinkedIn games without even having a LinkedIn account. Go to the Games Hub or go to the game page directly to get started.
Limitations of Playing LinkedIn Games in Guest Mode
Though you can play LinkedIn games even in guest mode, you must consider these limitations:
- The game score is kept for 30 minutes prior to the deletion
- Your gaming activity will not be stored
- You cannot maintain a daily play track
- You cannot set up notifications to receive notifications for new games
- You cannot access the leaderboards or check connections who also played the games
- Although you can just copy and share the score, you cannot share it directly on LinkedIn.
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