Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Audiosurf
Released: Feb 15, 2008
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Audiosurf is a puzzle/rhythm hybrid game created by Invisible Handlebar, a personal company created by Dylan Fitterer.
Rare Replay
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Simulator, Sport, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rare Replay is a 2015 compilation of 30 video games previously developed by Rare and its predecessor, Ultimate Play the Game, in their 30-year combined history.
Unpacking
Released: Nov 2, 2021
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Sarah Rettig's rating: 7.9
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home.
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Released: Jan 22, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Take control of an interactive mystery novel and discover the secrets of Hotel Dusk.
Dropsy
Released: Sep 10, 2015
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and kindness.
SuperHot VR
Released: Dec 6, 2016
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
SuperHot VR is a title reimagined and redesigned from the ground up for Oculus Rift and Touch hand tracking controllers.
Escape from Monkey Island
Released: Nov 1, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
This is the fourth chapter of the Monkey Island series.
To the Moon
Released: Nov 1, 2011
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
Released: Aug 20, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
It's Time to Duel!
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Released: Jul 15, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Relive the swashbuckling humorous misadventures of the wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood!
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Released: Aug 7, 2013
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers.
Papers, Please
Released: Aug 8, 2013
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.
What the Golf?
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, visionOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The golf game for people who hate golf.
Little Nightmares II
Released: Feb 10, 2021
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Nightmares II is a puzzle-platformer and survival horror game in which players control Mono, a young boy navigating a nightmarish world warped by the transmission of a distant Signal Tower.
Besiege
Released: Feb 18, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing mechanical machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles.
Digimon Story: Time Stranger
Released: Oct 3, 2025
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The latest in the Digimon Story series is finally here!
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered
Released: Dec 2, 2009
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror - Remastered is a remastered edition of the original game.
A Space for the Unbound
Released: Jan 19, 2023
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A coming-of-age adventure where you follow two high school sweethearts on a journey of self-discovery at the end of their high school years while facing the end of the world.
Lara Croft Go
Released: Aug 27, 2015
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Lara Croft GO expands the turn-based puzzle gameplay and takes you on an adventure set in a long-forgotten world.
Picross 3D
Released: Mar 3, 2009
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Picross 3D is the sequel to the popular Picross DS puzzle game.
Soma
Released: Sep 21, 2015
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Released: Nov 1, 1998
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Abe’s peaceful retirement was shattered when visited by a vision from the Three Weirdos.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Released: Apr 17, 2014
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Defend the innocent and save the day!
Portal: Revolution
Released: Jan 6, 2024
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 45 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Portal: Revolution is a fan-made mod for Portal 2, which plays before the events of Portal 2 in the dead and decaying Aperture facility.
Neighbours back From Hell
Released: Oct 8, 2020
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
There goes the neighborhood!