Best Puzzle Games
1,157 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
Released: Sep 13, 2016
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The much-awaited sequel to Pac-Man Championship Edition!
Where's My Water? 2
Released: Sep 12, 2013
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Android, iOS
Get ready to join Swampy, Allie, and Cranky on their NEXT exciting adventure!
Corpse Party
Released: Aug 12, 2010
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: iOS, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school.
Legend of Grimrock
Released: Apr 11, 2012
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
What is Legend of Grimrock?
Wario Land 4
Released: Aug 21, 2001
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Wario's back for more...and more...and MORE!
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Released: Apr 24, 2013
Critic rating: 86.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (or simply Monaco') is a video game made by indie developers at Pocketwatch Games.
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Released: Aug 25, 2021
Critic rating: 77.4 / 100 • 53 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A narrative-driven puzzle game about collecting, fixing and painting.
Samorost 3
Released: Mar 14, 2016
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula.
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Released: Feb 28, 2013
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Journey across the globe aboard the airship Bostonius while solving mind-bending brainteasers themed to their environments.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Released: Jul 22, 2014
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a faithful remake of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee where the pre-rendered sceneries are recreated in real-time 3D without changing the original gameplay.
SteamWorld Dig
Released: Aug 7, 2013
Critic rating: 81.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SteamWorld Dig is 2D a platform game that revolves around mining for resources and ores.
Florence
Released: Feb 13, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Florence is an interactive storybook from the award-winning lead designer of Monument Valley about the heart-racing highs and heartbreaking lows of a young woman's very first love.
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Released: Mar 16, 2007
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Experience a puzzle game like nothing you have played before.
The Lion King
Released: Nov 4, 1994
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Linux, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
The Lion King brings to life the majesty and mystery of Africa through the tale of Simba, a lion cub faced with the challenging transition to maturity.
Wilmot's Warehouse
Released: Aug 28, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wilmot's Warehouse is a puzzle game about keeping a warehouse running in tip-top shape.
Syberia II
Released: Mar 30, 2004
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100 • 206 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Mobile, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
An unlikely pair, young Kate Walker and old, eccentric Hans Voralberg now set off on a journey together: in search of the last of the fabled Syberian mammoths at the heart of a long and forgotten universe.
Inmost
Released: Oct 11, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Inmost is an atmospheric, story-driven puzzle platformer, following three playable characters within one dark, interconnecting story.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
Released: Sep 29, 2014
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Crimes & Punishments lets you become the greatest detective of all time, Sherlock Holmes!
Resonance
Released: Jun 19, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Resonance is a joint effort between Wadjet Eye and xii games.
Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider
Released: Sep 14, 2001
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Stealth, humour and tactical skills - the scene is set for the ultimate showdown between Sam Sheep-dog and a greedy wolf whose only thought is where his next meal is coming from.
The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales
Released: Jun 22, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Bookwalker is a narrative adventure where you play as Etienne Quist, a writer-turned-thief with the ability to dive into books.
Where's My Water?
Released: Sep 22, 2011
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Where's My Water?
Rain
Released: Oct 1, 2013
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
rain is the enchanting tale of a boy who chases after a girl with an invisible silhouette.
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Released: Nov 16, 2005
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Investigate crime scenes, collect evidence, and bring to light the murderers terrorizing the city as Detective Ethan Thomas.
LEGO Harry Potter Collection
Released: Oct 21, 2016
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The LEGO Harry Potter Collection brings LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 and LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 to the PlayStation4 computer entertainment system for the first time with both top-selling videogames remastered on one disc.