Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest — Complete Walkthrough and Tips

What Is Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest?

Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest is a free-to-play mobile puzzle game available on both iOS and Android. It's been downloaded over 5 million times, which puts it in the same tier as games like Brain Out and Brain Test in terms of reach. The concept is straightforward: each level presents a question or task, and your job is to figure out the actual answer. Which is rarely the obvious one.

The game mixes logic puzzles, physics-based interactions, wordplay riddles, and pattern recognition challenges across its 150+ levels. What makes it distinct from competitors is the way it layers these types together as you progress. Early levels might test one skill at a time, but by the midpoint you'll encounter stages where you need to think about word meaning and physics simultaneously.

Each level also has a hint system tied to watching ads or spending in-game currency. The hints range from genuinely helpful to frustratingly vague, roughly a 60/40 split in my experience.

The Four Puzzle Types You'll Face

Understanding the puzzle categories early saves a lot of frustration. Almost every level in Tricky Quest falls into one of four buckets:

1. Logic Puzzles

These are the bread-and-butter stages. You're given a scenario that seems to have an obvious answer, but the real solution requires lateral thinking. Example: "Which is the largest?" might show three animals, but the answer is the word "largest" itself. You tap the text, not the image. About 40% of levels use this format. The trick is to read the question twice and consider whether the answer might be self-referential or literal.

2. Physics Puzzles

These require you to drag, shake, tilt, or physically manipulate elements on screen. You might need to move one object behind another, rotate your phone, or use two fingers to resize something. Around 25% of levels fall here. The physics engine is forgiving but imprecise. Objects sometimes don't register drags on the first attempt, so patience matters more than precision.

3. Wordplay Puzzles

The question text itself contains the clue. A level asking "How many letters in the alphabet?" doesn't want 26. It wants 11, because there are 11 letters in "the alphabet." These make up about 20% of levels and they're the most divisive. You either get the trick instantly or spend five minutes feeling silly. Read every word in the question as a potential answer element.

4. Pattern Puzzles

Number sequences, shape progressions, or spot-the-difference challenges. These are the most traditional puzzle types and account for around 15% of levels. They tend to cluster in the mid-range difficulty (levels 40-80) before giving way to hybrid puzzles. The sequences usually follow simple arithmetic rules, add, multiply, or alternate between two patterns.

Easy Tier: Levels 1–50

The first 50 levels serve as a tutorial for the game's thinking style. Each level tests one puzzle type at a time, and the tricks are relatively transparent once you've seen a few.

What to expect: Simple logic reversals ("find the biggest" means find the smallest), basic drag-and-drop mechanics, and counting puzzles that hide an extra object somewhere off-screen or behind the UI.

Common traps in this tier:

• Objects hidden behind the question text or the level number
• Tapping the question rather than the answer options
• Counting items that blend into the background
• Simple math questions where the visual arrangement suggests a wrong answer

Most players clear levels 1-50 within a single sitting. If you're stuck, the hint on these early levels is almost always sufficient. The real value of this tier is learning the recurring tricks. Once you've seen the "tap the text" trick three times, you'll start checking for it automatically.

Medium Tier: Levels 51–100

This is where Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest starts earning its name. The game begins combining puzzle types, a wordplay question might require a physics-based answer, or a logic puzzle might hide the solution in a pattern.

Key shifts from the easy tier:

• Multi-step solutions become standard. A single tap won't cut it anymore. You'll need to move object A, then interact with object B in a specific order
• Red herrings increase. Levels start including extra objects and fake answer options designed to waste your hints
• Time-pressure stages appear. A handful of levels add a timer, which creates genuine panic when you don't immediately see the trick
• Device interactions get more creative. Shaking your phone, covering the camera, adjusting volume, the game starts using your hardware

Strategy for the mid-tier: Before tapping anything, spend 5-10 seconds examining every element on screen. Including the UI itself. Check if buttons, text, or decorative elements are actually interactive. Around a dozen levels in this range hide the answer in something you'd normally assume is just part of the interface.

Hard Tier: Levels 101–150+

Levels 101 and beyond are where most players start hitting walkthroughs, and honestly, that's by design. The puzzle logic at this stage frequently crosses the line from "clever" into "how was I supposed to know that?"

What changes in the hard tier:

• Solutions become multi-layered. You might need to solve a mini-puzzle to reveal the actual puzzle, then solve that
• Cultural or language-specific wordplay appears. Some puns only make sense in certain dialects or if you're familiar with specific idioms
• Physics puzzles get finicky. The exact speed, angle, or starting position of a drag matters more than in earlier levels
• The game references its own earlier levels. A few stages assume you remember the trick from level 23 and invert it

Survival tips for 101+: Keep a mental catalog of every trick the game has used before. The hard tier recycles about 30% of its mechanics from earlier levels but applies them in unexpected contexts. If you're completely stuck, try every gesture you know. Double-tap, long press, swipe in all four directions, shake, and tilt. The answer to roughly one in eight hard-tier levels involves a gesture you haven't used since the easy tier.

Some players report that levels beyond 120 are updated periodically, with the developers swapping in new puzzles or tweaking existing solutions. If a walkthrough solution for a specific numbered level doesn't match what you're seeing, this is probably why.

General Strategies That Work Everywhere

After clearing all 150+ levels, these are the strategies that proved most reliable across every tier:

Read the question as literally as possible. Tricky Quest loves exploiting the gap between what you think a question asks and what it actually says. "Put the elephant in the fridge" means you drag the word "elephant". Not the image.

Interact with everything. Tap the level number, the hint icon, the background, the borders. Roughly 8-12% of levels hide the answer in a UI element you'd normally ignore.

Use hints strategically. The first hint on most levels is nearly useless (it just restates the question differently). The second hint usually points you toward the right mechanic. Save your currency for levels where you've already tried every gesture.

Turn off your phone's auto-rotate. Several physics levels require tilting, and auto-rotate can interfere. Lock your orientation to portrait and only unlock it when a level specifically needs world mode.

Take breaks. This sounds generic but it's genuinely useful. Tricky Quest's puzzle logic creates mental ruts, you start assuming every level uses the same trick as the last three. Stepping away for 10 minutes resets your expectations and makes solutions feel obvious in hindsight.

What the Game Gets Wrong

Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest is a solid puzzle game, but it's not without problems worth mentioning.

Ads are intrusive. The free version shows a video ad after nearly every level. Between levels 30 and 80, where you're likely clearing stages quickly, this means watching more ads than playing actual puzzles during some stretches. There's no way to reduce frequency without paying.

Some puzzles feel unfair. Around 10-15 levels (mostly in the 101-150 range) rely on "trick" logic so obscure that guessing the intended answer feels random rather than clever. When a puzzle's solution depends on a pun that only works in a specific language or a mechanic the game has never introduced, that's a design failure, not a challenge. These levels are the primary reason walkthrough searches spike.

Hint quality is inconsistent. Some hints practically hand you the answer while others say something like "Think differently!" which is functionally useless when you've already been thinking differently for five minutes.

The difficulty curve has flat spots. Levels 35-45 feel repetitive, and there's another plateau around 85-95 where the game recycles mechanics before ramping up again. These stretches aren't difficult enough to be engaging but aren't easy enough to breeze through.

A Note on Privacy and Free Games

Free puzzle games like Tricky Quest monetize through ads, and those ad networks collect data. Device identifiers, location, browsing patterns, and sometimes more. This is standard for the category, but it's worth being aware of, especially if younger players are using your device.

If data collection by free games concerns you, a VPN can limit what ad networks associate with your real IP address. NordVPN is one option that works on both iOS and Android and doesn't noticeably slow down gameplay. It won't stop all tracking (apps have other fingerprinting methods), but it adds a layer between your network identity and the ad ecosystem.

Similar Games Worth Playing

If you've finished Tricky Quest or want something to play alongside it, these games scratch the same itch:

• Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles — The closest competitor, with over 300 levels and a similar lateral-thinking format. The hints are better and the ads are slightly less aggressive.
• Brain Test 2: Tricky Stories. Adds character-driven storylines to the puzzle format. Harder than the original Brain Test but more varied in its puzzle types.
• Brain Test 3: Tricky Quests, The newest entry in the Brain Test series with crafting and exploration mechanics layered on top of the puzzles.
• Brain Out. The game that arguably started the modern trick-puzzle genre. 200+ levels with a focus on phone interaction and physical gestures.

FAQ

How many levels does Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest have?

The game currently has over 150 levels, with the developers adding new stages through updates every few weeks. The exact count depends on your app version. Older installs may show fewer levels until updated. Most players report between 150 and 170 levels as of early 2026.

Is Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest free to play?

Yes, the base game is free. Revenue comes from video ads between levels and an optional ad-removal purchase. The ad-removal cost varies by region but typically runs between $3 and $5. All puzzle content is accessible without paying. The paid option only removes interruptions.

Can I play Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest offline?

Partially. The puzzles themselves work offline, but the hint system requires a connection (hints are delivered via reward ads). If you're playing on a plane or in an area without service, you'll have access to all levels but no hints. Some players prefer this as it forces genuine problem-solving.

Why does my answer not register even though it seems correct?

Two likely causes. First, gesture-based levels require specific input, a drag needs to start and end in precise positions, or a tap needs to hit the exact object rather than the background behind it. Try zooming your finger placement. Second, some levels have multiple valid-looking answers but only accept one. The game doesn't always communicate which interpretation it wants, which is a known frustration among players.

Are Brain Puzzle: Tricky Quest answers the same for everyone?

The level solutions are consistent across devices, but the level order can vary between iOS and Android versions, and sometimes between app updates. If you're following a walkthrough and the level numbers don't match, look for the puzzle description rather than the number. A "find the cat" puzzle is the same puzzle regardless of whether it's labeled Level 47 or Level 52 on your device.