Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Faeria
Released: Mar 8, 2017
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Faeria is a digital collectible card and turn-based strategy game that takes place on a dynamic playing board set in a fantasy universe.
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
Released: Mar 21, 2016
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Originally released by LucasArts in 1993 as a sequel to Ron Gilbert’s ground breaking Maniac Mansion, Day of the Tentacle is a mind-bending, time travel, cartoon puzzle adventure game in which three unlikely friends work together to prevent an evil mutated purple tentacle from taking over the world!
Simon the Sorcerer
Released: Jan 2, 1993
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 57 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Simon the Sorcerer is an adventure game that was released by Adventure Soft on 2 January 1993 for Amiga and DOS formats.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Released: Oct 31, 1995
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 80 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, DOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a point-and-click adventure game based upon Harlan Ellison's short story of the same title.
Baba Is You
Released: Mar 13, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play.
Gorogoa
Released: Dec 13, 2017
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gorogoa is a beautiful hand-drawn story suspended inside a completely unique puzzle.
Bomberman II
Released: Jun 28, 1991
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Bomberman II follows the popular Famicom/NES game Bomberman, incorporating a number of new features to the series.
The Witch's House
Released: Oct 3, 2012
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Witch's House falls within the tradition of Japanese horror RPGs with heavy emphasis on puzzle-solving and jump scares.
HuniePop
Released: Jan 19, 2015
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
HuniePop is a 2015 adult dating sim/match-3 puzzle game published and developed by HuniePot.
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening
Released: Oct 2, 1998
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Join Pajama Sam, the world's youngest superhero as he journeys to World Wide Weather, the storm-stirring factory in the sky!
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Released: Aug 16, 1999
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 180 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
A third-person action-adventure game set after the events of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (1996).
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
Released: Oct 11, 2016
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick!
SuperHot: Mind Control Delete
Released: Jul 16, 2020
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The third game in the SuperHot franchise - Mind Control Delete gives you more insight into the world of SuperHot, more story, more signature gameplay.
Tomb Raider II
Released: Nov 21, 1997
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 327 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider II is the second game of the Tomb Raider games series.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 82.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided directly follows the aftermath of the Aug Incident, a day when mechanically augmented citizens all over the world were stripped of control over their minds and bodies, resulting in the deaths of millions of innocents.
Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon
Released: Dec 31, 1992
Critic rating: 80.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Atari ST/STE, iOS, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
The second in the series of adventure-puzzle games.
Gods
Released: Mar 1, 1991
Critic rating: 80.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, BlackBerry OS, PC-8800 Series, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar
Game modes: Single player
Who would have thought that a man would be so foolish or so daring as to accept a challenge set down by the Gods?
Far: Changing Tides
Released: Mar 1, 2022
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Far: Changing Tides is an atmospheric vehicle adventure driven by an emotional story.
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Released: Jun 28, 2016
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Zero Time Dilemma is the third and final entry in the Zero Escape series.
Myst: Masterpiece Edition
Released: Aug 24, 1999
Critic rating: 80.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Myst: Masterpiece Edition is a remastered version of 1993's Myst.
Botanicula
Released: Apr 19, 2012
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Humor-filled indie adventure game created by the makers of Machinarium.
Disney's Goof Troop
Released: Jul 11, 1993
Critic rating: 80.1 / 100 • 72 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Goofy and his son Max were enjoying a peaceful day of fishing, when Keelhaul Pete absconds with Pete and PJ.
Freedom Planet
Released: Jul 21, 2014
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.
Mad Father
Released: Dec 10, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mad Father is a horror-puzzle game that follows the experiences of a young German girl by the name of Aya Drevis.
Snake II
Released: Sep 1, 2000
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player
Snake II was Included on Nokia monochrome phones.