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Linked

React NativeNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind
Screenshot of Linked showing the game being played, with the words "deaf," "fiend," "diodes," and the fourth word not fully typed

Linked is a word puzzle game where you link five words by their first and last letters. It can be played either on the website or the Android app. The game was released in June 2024, with the website built in Next.js and the app in React Native.

Building the app was the first time I used React Native. I tried to make a unique puzzle that felt like it could be included with the other New York Times word games. Before Linked's release, I changed the game's core mechanics many times to make sure it was generally easy to understand, fun, original, and balanced.