Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Hiveswap: Act 1
Released: Sep 14, 2017
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hiveswap is a hand-drawn tribute to '90s point-and-click adventure games.
Guild Wars: Nightfall
Released: Oct 26, 2006
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
In Guild Wars Nightfall, the third campaign in the award-winning Guild Wars universe, you will never face danger alone.
Myst IV: Revelation
Released: Sep 30, 2004
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Myst IV: Revelation is the fourth installment in the Myst computer game series, developed and published by Ubisoft.
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Released: Dec 1, 2009
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Scattered across five different regions, five special heroes must travel their own dangerous paths to grow in strength, unravel a demonic plot & ultimately save the world from chaos.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Released: Apr 5, 2022
Critic rating: 82.2 / 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, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a third-person action-adventure with an open world hub.
The Plucky Squire
Released: Sep 17, 2024
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.
Frozen Synapse
Released: May 26, 2011
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Frozen Synapse is a thrilling PC, Mac, Linux and tablet (iOS/Android) strategy game.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Released: Apr 11, 2023
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Experience a nerve-racking Lovecraftian adventure, rebuilt from the ground up with modern graphics and gameplay.
Gris
Released: Dec 13, 2018
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gris is a 2D platformer developed by Nomada Studio and published by Devolver Digital.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice
Released: Jun 9, 2016
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Ace Attorney 6 continues the investigation and courtroom of its predecessors, in which players take the role of the defense attorneys; Phoenix Wright, Apollo Justice, and Athena Cykes, and try to defend their clients.
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Released: Sep 30, 1992
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow is an adventure game set in the fictional Land of the Green Isles.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Released: Aug 6, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"There is no game: Wrong dimension" is a Point&Click comedy adventure (and Point&Click only!) that will take you on a journey you never asked to go on, through silly and unexpected video game universes.
Indika
Released: May 2, 2024
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia of the late XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality.
PixelJunk Shooter
Released: Dec 10, 2009
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
In PixelJunk Shooter, you must pilot your spacecraft through a range of cavernous environments in a bid to save the scientists trapped underground.
Tales of Graces f
Released: Dec 2, 2010
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
In this newest title, the feelings such as "preserving one's faith", "saving their precious ones" and the destiny of raising the storm between three countries which form the setting, are portrayed.
Life Is Strange
Released: Jan 29, 2015
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Life Is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
Released: Feb 18, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Every world needs its heroes.
Grim Fandango Remastered
Released: Jan 26, 2015
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Something's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker.
Catherine: Full Body
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Catherine: Full Body is an enhanced remaster of the adult-oriented puzzle-platformer Catherine.
Rock n' Roll Racing
Released: Jun 4, 1993
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Racing, Sport
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The game pits four racers against each other, with up to two of them being player-controlled and the rest being AI opponents.
Shatter
Released: Jul 23, 2009
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.
Rogue Legacy
Released: Jun 27, 2013
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold!
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Released: Sep 14, 2017
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider is a stand-alone expansion pack and a sequel to Dishonored 2.
Trine 2
Released: Dec 7, 2011
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Three Heroes survive in countless dangers in a fairy-tale world, with physics-based jigsaw puzzles, beautiful scenery, and cooperative online mode.
Echochrome
Released: Mar 19, 2008
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Echochrome is a puzzle game created by Sony's Japan Studio and Game Yarouze.