Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 - Fly in a Web
Released: May 5, 2022
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Three times the size of Chapter 1, you must descend deeper into the toy factory.
The Entropy Centre
Released: Nov 3, 2022
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Think in reverse.
Antichamber
Released: Jan 31, 2013
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game.
Beyond Good & Evil HD
Released: Mar 2, 2011
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
For centuries, the planet Hillys has been locked in conflict with a race of relentless alien invaders.
Portal Reloaded
Released: Apr 19, 2021
Critic rating: 81.7 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Portal Reloaded is a free, community made modification for Portal 2.
Guacamelee!
Released: Apr 9, 2013
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
"Guacamelee!
Carto
Released: Oct 27, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Carto is a tile placement adventure game where you explore the lands you placed and discover the secrets while exploring.
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Released: Mar 5, 2001
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 151 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Humorous action-platformer that does away with the tedious item collection found in most games in the genre.
Prince of Persia
Released: Sep 1, 1990
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100 • 32 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: DOS
Game modes: Single player
The DOS port of Prince of Persia.
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
Released: Feb 10, 2009
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The compilation features 48 Sega games (49 counting two versions of Altered Beast) which were previously released for the Mega Drive/Genesis (including most of the Sonic the Hedgehog titles released for the system), arcade and Sega Master System.
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Released: Feb 6, 2014
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
"Two puzzle game juggernauts collide as Tetris, one of the largest-selling and recognized brands in gaming history, and Puyo Puyo from SEGA have combined to create a fun-to-play, fast-paced, competitive party game like no other!
Teardown
Released: Apr 21, 2022
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Prepare the perfect heist in this simulated and fully destructible voxel world.
Blast Corps
Released: Mar 21, 1997
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Tactical
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
Blast Corps is a 1997 video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo.
Chaos on Deponia
Released: Nov 6, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
With this long-expected sequel to the critically highly acclaimed and lavishly praised Deponia, the player enters round two.
Prince of Persia
Released: Oct 3, 1989
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100 • 268 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple II
Game modes: Single player
The game is set in ancient Persia.
Natural Selection 2
Released: Oct 30, 2012
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
Natural Selection 2 is an immersive, multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Released: Nov 13, 2014
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player
The intrepid Captain Toad sets off on his own adventure for the very first time through a wide variety of tricky, enemy-infested, maze-like stages to find hidden gems and nab elusive gold stars.
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Released: Dec 2, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Wario and his pals learn fun, wacky moves after discovering a strange book and a mystical device called the Form Baton.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Released: Sep 15, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Meet Phoenix Wright, the rookie defense lawyer new to the scene with the wildest cross-examination skills in town!
The Last Guardian
Released: Dec 6, 2016
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
In a strange and mystical land, a young boy discovers a mysterious creature with which he forms a deep, unbreakable bond.
Moss
Released: Feb 27, 2018
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
In Moss, players can reach out, touch, and interact with the environment while guiding Quill through her journey.
Thimbleweed Park
Released: Mar 30, 2017
Critic rating: 82.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Thimbleweed Park is the curious story of two washed up detectives investigating a dead body found in the river just outside of town.
The Exit 8
Released: Nov 29, 2023
Critic rating: 92.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
Released: Sep 30, 2013
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lego Marvel Super Heroes is a 2013 Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros.
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Released: Oct 5, 2010
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America.