Bus out - Bus Away traffic jam

Bus Out - Bus Away Traffic Jam is an unblock puzzle game set on crowded streets. Each level fills a road with buses, cars, vans and trucks locked together in a jam, and your job is to move them out in an order that works. Some vehicles are free to go right away, while others are boxed in until you clear the way. A round is a short puzzle of spotting the right first moves and then untangling the rest. The difficulty comes from how the vehicles block one another, so a single wrong move can turn a clear road back into gridlock.

As a browser game it is easy to start and easy to put down. Levels are short, the rules are simple, and there is no time pressure described, so you can think at your own pace. The portrait layout makes it especially good on a phone, though it also works on a desktop. Layouts inspired by cities around the world give the levels variety, and you can compete with friends to see who clears the tougher jams faster. If you get stuck, stepping back and looking at the whole road again is usually enough to spot the move you missed.

This game suits people who like calm logic puzzles and the small satisfaction of a jam coming undone. It is a good fit for fans of parking puzzles, sliding block puzzles and sorting games. It is gentle enough for casual players and younger players, while the later levels reward some real planning. Each solved level is a small, tidy win, which makes it a good game for short waits and commutes. Later layouts ask for more planning, which keeps it interesting.

via Playgama