Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Guardian Tales
Released: Feb 25, 2020
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Guardian Tales A Link to Classic Adventure!
SuperHot
Released: Feb 25, 2016
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves.
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow
Released: Mar 4, 2015
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.
Lode Runner
Released: Jul 31, 1984
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This updated take on the original Lode Runner is essentially an entirely new game, but it keeps the core of Douglas Smith's original ideas intact.
Islanders
Released: Apr 4, 2019
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Islanders is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands.
Humanity
Released: May 15, 2023
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), Meta Quest 3, PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming.
Clive Barker's Undying
Released: Feb 21, 2001
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100 • 83 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The masterful author who brought you the Hellraiser films and countless successful horror novels tries his hand at video games with this creepy, haunting saga.
Reanimal
Released: Feb 13, 2026
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The creators of Little Nightmares I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before.
Year Walk
Released: Feb 21, 2013
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
In the old days man tried to catch a glimpse of the future in the strangest of ways.
Quern: Undying Thoughts
Released: Nov 28, 2016
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Quern is a first person puzzle adventure with captivating story and beautiful graphics.
Super Scribblenauts
Released: Oct 12, 2010
Critic rating: 85.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
In this new game created and developed by 5TH Cell, players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and redesigned levels.
The House of Da Vinci
Released: Jun 22, 2017
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, 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
Enter The House of Da Vinci, a new must-try 3D puzzle adventure game.
SSX
Released: Oct 26, 2000
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Racing, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
SSX is the first in a series of snowboarding video games which specializes in extreme sports titles with an unrealistic or arcade feel, including exaggerated jumps, highly decorated mountain runs and improbable trick.
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
Released: Jul 16, 2021
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD is a remaster of the 2011 game Skyward Sword that features enhanced graphics and frame rate.
Sound Shapes
Released: Aug 7, 2012
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Play, Compose and Share in a unique take on the classic side-scrolling platformer where your actions make the music.
Batman
Released: Dec 31, 1989
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
The movie of the decade is now the game of the year!
The Walking Dead: Season Two
Released: Dec 17, 2013
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Similar to the previous season, The Walking Dead: Season Two is a point-and-click adventure game.
Iconoclasts
Released: Jan 23, 2018
Critic rating: 85.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet.
Unravel
Released: Feb 9, 2016
Critic rating: 81.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Unravel is a game about Yarny, a tiny character born from a single thread.
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.
Peggle
Released: Feb 27, 2007
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Mobile, BlackBerry OS, Zeebo, PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun!
Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Released: Nov 29, 2012
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Join forces with expert investigator Professor Layton and ace attorney Phoenix Wright in this unbelievable crossover adventure!
A Little to the Left
Released: Nov 8, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Little To The Left is a cozy puzzle game that has you sort, stack, and organize household items into pleasing arrangements while you keep an eye out for a mischievous cat with an inclination for chaos.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Released: Aug 29, 2017
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
This is the story of an unexpected encounter between Mario and the irreverent Rabbids.
Klonoa
Released: Dec 4, 2008
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
Help Klonoa save Phantomile, a land formed by the dreams of its inhabitants, and recently besieged by an unknown evil.