# 45x45 Connections Puzzle

8 Hacker News commenters recommended 45x45 Connections Puzzle and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free online Connections-style puzzle that people find fun and well made. Critics say difficulty is uneven, with some connections too easy and others too hard.

## Why people recommend it

- Enjoyable and addictive to play (3 comments): "This is delightful. Having a lot of fun and I'm addicted." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455355)) "Nice afternoon of puzzling, thanks for sharing it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46439134)) "Really, really well made, lots of fun." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46434530))

## What people warn about

- Difficulty swings from too easy to too hard (2 comments): "The connections are too easy to the point where the main challenge" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46431350)) "The connections are too hard." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46449831))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Outer Wilds](https://hackerapproved.com/p/outer-wilds.md): 65 recommend
- [enclose.horse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enclose-horse.md): 64 recommend
- [The Witness](https://hackerapproved.com/p/witness.md): 60 recommend
- [Braid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/braid.md): 36 recommend
- [Blue Prince](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blue-prince.md): 30 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "45x45 Connections Puzzle", https://hackerapproved.com/p/45x45-connections-puzzle/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).