Sven's SudokuPad

Sven's SudokuPad

Released Nov 2021

Play your own sudokus in Cracking the Cryptic's beloved puzzle app.

67% positive · 120 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

Sven's SudokuPad launched on November 25, 2021 as a straightforward utility app for playing Sudoku puzzles, particularly those shared by the Cracking the Cryptic channel. The store description presents it as a complete product — a companion app for loading custom puzzles and playing a small set of exclusive classics created by Simon and Mark. The only post-launch developer communication was a bug-fix hotfix on November 27, 2021, just two days after launch, to resolve a link-opening issue. There have been no announcements of planned DLC, expansions, roadmaps, or additional content of any kind. Given the nature of the app (a puzzle viewer/player rather than a content-driven game), it appears to have launched as a finished product, with the sole post-launch activity being routine bug fixing immediately after release.
Evidence
Store description presents the app as a complete utility for playing custom Sudoku puzzles, bundled with a small set of exclusive classics. No mention of upcoming content or future updates.
description · Nov 25, 2021 source content shipped
high
A hotfix was released two days after launch to fix a bug preventing puzzle links from opening. This is the only developer communication on record.
news post · Nov 27, 2021 source content shipped
low

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Sven Neumann
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Sven's SudokuPad finally lets you play your own Sudoku puzzles in the same app as used by Cracking the Cryptic in their videos. Created by Sven, the same developer who has created and improved the Cracking The Cryptic Sudoku webapp over the past year.

It also includes a few brand new classic Sudokus created by Simon and Mark exclusively for Sven's SudokuPad.
Last evaluated Jun 22, 2026
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