Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Lode Runner
Released: Oct 30, 1983
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Commodore VIC-20, Arcade, SG-1000, BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, PC-9800 Series, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, WonderSwan, Sharp X1, Windows Phone, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Apple II, FM-7, NEC PC-6000 Series, Amstrad CPC, MSX
Game modes: Single player
Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund.
Rusty Lake: Roots
Released: Oct 20, 2016
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100 • 89 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
James Vanderboom's life drastically changes when he plants a special seed in the garden of the house he has inherited.
The Gardens Between
Released: Sep 20, 2018
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Gardens Between is a surreal puzzle adventure through memory, moments and time that follows best friends, Arina and Frendt, as they fall into a mysterious world of beautiful garden islands.
Evil Genius
Released: Sep 28, 2004
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Evil Genius focuses on building an island lair and the management of minions that are employed by the Evil Genius, allowing the player to progress through the main storyline with achieving world domination as the end goal of the game.
Cronos: The New Dawn
Released: Sep 5, 2025
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Cronos: The New Dawn is a pulse-pounding, third-person survival horror game that throws you into the heart of a deadly struggle against overwhelming foes, all while uncovering the mysteries of a twisted time travel story.
Creature in the Well
Released: Sep 6, 2019
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Pinball, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Creature in the Well is a top-down, pinball-inspired hack and slash dungeon crawler.
Prey
Released: May 4, 2017
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032.
Hidden Folks
Released: Feb 15, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - End of Zoe
Released: Dec 12, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
End of Zoe is the epilogue chronicling the final events of Resident Evil 7.
Trover Saves the Universe
Released: May 31, 2019
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Wonderful.
Deliver Us the Moon
Released: Oct 10, 2019
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deliver Us the Moon is a sci-fi adventure game developed by KeokeN Interactive and released in 2019.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
Released: Jun 25, 2010
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: OnLive Game System, PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Experience the magic of Harry Potter's first 4 years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in an exciting new way.
Sable
Released: Sep 23, 2021
Critic rating: 82.7 / 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
Game modes: Single player
Sable is a coming-of-age tale of discovery through exploration across a strikingly rendered open world desert.
Battle City
Released: Sep 9, 1985
Critic rating: 78.1 / 100 • 102 votes
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X1, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, FM-7, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle City, also known as Tank 1990 or Tank in some pirate multicart releases, is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Released: Oct 22, 2012
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Released: May 28, 2009
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is a 2009 adventure video game developed and published by Capcom.
Arx Fatalis
Released: Jun 28, 2002
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
This critically acclaimed first-person RPG takes the player on an incredible adventure in the fantastic world of Arx.
Storyteller
Released: Mar 23, 2023
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
With Storyteller you are the one writing the stories!
The Forest
Released: Apr 30, 2018
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants.
LittleBigPlanet
Released: Nov 17, 2009
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
LittleBigPlanet is a 2009 puzzle platformer video game (with user-generated content) for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Cambridge Studio in conjunction with Media Molecule.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Released: Sep 9, 2015
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship.
Osmos
Released: Aug 18, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack.
Singularity
Released: Jun 25, 2010
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In this FPS, you travel across a remote island off the coast of Russia ripping through space and time, and are given your own Time Manipulation Device of which you use to vaporize enemies.
Killer Frequency
Released: Jun 1, 2023
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Released: Feb 22, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program.