Best Puzzle Games
1,157 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Catherine Classic
Released: Jan 10, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
An enhanced version of the original 2011 game.
Syberia
Released: Aug 9, 2002
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Bubble Bobble
Released: Jun 16, 1986
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In the game, each player controls one of the two Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob.
Shadows of the Damned
Released: Jun 21, 2011
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
From the creative genius of Suda 51 (No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil) comes an all-new psychologically twisted vision of hell unlike anything seen before.
Little Nightmares
Released: Apr 28, 2017
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platform horror adventure game developed by Tarsier Studios and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.
A Normal Lost Phone
Released: Jan 26, 2017
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the intimacy of an unknown person whose phone was found by the player.
Silent Hill: Townfall
Released: Sep 24, 2026
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Silent Hill: Townfall is a full-length, self-contained psychological horror set against the cold, isolated backdrop of Scotland, 1996.
Gobliiins
Released: Dec 31, 1991
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Gobliiins is an adventure game where the player controls a team of three goblins: Oups, Ignatius and Asgard (Hooter, Dwayne, and BoBo in the US release) to find four magic components.
Planescape: Torment
Released: Dec 12, 1999
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
A CRPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons setting of Planescape in which The Nameless One, an immortal amnesiac, sets off on a quest across the infinite Planes and gathers a party of conflicted companions to find out who he is and reclaim his mortality.
The Operator
Released: Jul 22, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As an Operator, you will assist FDI's field agents by analyzing evidence on your computer and making deductions.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team
Released: Jul 12, 2013
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Mario and Luigi embark on the adventure of their dreams in a hilarious action RPG that combines the resort world of Pi’illo Island with the wild landscapes of Luigi’s imagination, where anything can happen.
The Lost Vikings 2
Released: Feb 27, 1997
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Will the Vikings find their way home across time and space?
Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+
Released: Sep 24, 2013
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The sequel to the original PAC-MAN and award-winning power pellet chomping game, PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX returns with even more content!
Resident Evil: Director's Cut
Released: Sep 25, 1997
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil: Director's Cut is an arranged version of the original game produced to compensate for the highly publicized delay of the sequel Resident Evil 2.
Circle of Blood
Released: Oct 14, 1996
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective.
Iron Lung
Released: Mar 10, 2022
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Trials HD
Released: Aug 12, 2009
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Sport
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Trials HD is a full-featured, physics-based motorcycle racing game with more than 50 tracks in two unique game modes.
Homesick
Released: May 8, 2015
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Homesick is an adventurous first person 3D puzzle game developed by indie game company Lucky Pause.
Puzzle Agent 2
Released: Jun 30, 2011
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet.
Infinifactory
Released: Jun 30, 2015
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer.
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut
Released: Mar 19, 2009
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars – The Director's Cut is an enhanced remake and director's cut of the classic 1996 point-and-click adventure game Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Released: Mar 21, 1995
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100 • 75 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Kirby returns and has joined forces with new friends in this thrilling sequel!
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Released: Mar 24, 2005
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Your DS stylus has been infused with the power to paint!
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
Released: Aug 31, 2023
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy will take Amadeus the Wizard, Zoya the Thief, and Pontius the Knight on their most action-packed journey yet!
Angry Birds Space
Released: Mar 22, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Play over 300 interstellar levels across 10 planets!