Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Lumino City
Released: Dec 2, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Sequel to the award-winning game Lume, Lumino City begins where that game left off.
American McGee's Alice
Released: Dec 6, 2000
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100 • 161 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Shortly after her second adventure, Through the Looking-Glass, Alice's house is burnt down by an accidental fire, killing her family and leaving her as the only survivor.
Epistory: Typing Chronicles
Released: Mar 30, 2016
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Epistory is an atmospheric adventure typing game that tells the story of a writer lacking inspiration who asks her muse to help write her latest book.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: Baba Yaga - The Temple of the Witch
Released: Jan 26, 2016
Critic rating: 77.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Lara Croft enters the Wicked Vale and comes face-to-face with Baba Yaga, a supernatural entity described in Slavic folklore.
Terra Nil
Released: Mar 28, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Terra Nil is an intricate environmental strategy game about transforming a barren wasteland into a thriving, balanced ecosystem.
Bejeweled 3
Released: Dec 7, 2010
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game.
Discworld
Released: Mar 17, 1995
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Sega CD
Game modes: Single player
Discworld is a game released for PC (subsequently Mac, and Playstation) by Teeny Weeny / Perfect 10 studios in 1995.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Released: Aug 18, 2010
Critic rating: 78.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 3, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is a platform action video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and iOS as part of the Tomb Raider series through digital distribution.
Runaway: A Road Adventure
Released: Jul 6, 2001
Critic rating: 76.6 / 100 • 64 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Runaway: A Road Adventure is a point and click adventure game developed by Péndulo Studios, S.L.
Concrete Genie
Released: Sep 26, 2019
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR
Game modes: Single player
Concrete Genie is a game about Ash, a young boy who is bullied but discovers a magical paint that might save his home town.
Beyond Oasis
Released: Dec 1, 1994
Critic rating: 76.6 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Prince Ali has excavated a gold armlet which belonged to a powerful sorcerer.
Audiosurf 2
Released: May 26, 2015
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 40 votes
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
By blending gameplay with music visualization, Audiosurf puts you inside your music in a way nothing else can.
Samorost 1
Released: May 20, 2021
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Explore the beginnings of the Samorost series in the space gnome’s original bite-sized adventure, formerly released in 2003.
Electronic Super Joy
Released: Aug 23, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music.
Mario's Picross
Released: Mar 14, 1995
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game for the Game Boy and the first game in the Nintendo-published Picross series.
Prey
Released: Jul 11, 2006
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Legacy Mobile Device
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Prey tells the story of Tommy, a Cherokee garage mechanic stuck on a reservation going nowhere.
Tangle Tower
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles.
Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle
Released: Jan 19, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"From the makers of Slayaway Camp—the award-winning “Bloodiest Puzzle Game Ever”—comes an even more frightening puzzler starring one of horror’s most iconic killers.
Deponia
Released: Aug 7, 2012
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deponia is a fast-paced comedy of errors and one of the most unusual love stories in gaming history.
Lumines Remastered
Released: Jun 26, 2018
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Lumines Remastered brings minimalism to the puzzle genre where the fusion of light and sound sets the stage for a two-color falling block experience playable on-the-go on Nintendo Switch or at home in 4K on PC and consoles.
Far: Lone Sails
Released: May 17, 2018
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Far: Lone Sails is a vehicle adventure game.
Rabbids Go Home
Released: Nov 1, 2009
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player
A comedy adventure.
The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav
Released: Jun 22, 2012
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
With a history of more than 25 years, The Dark Eye is one of Europe's best-known role-playing brands.
Beneath a Steel Sky
Released: Mar 1, 1994
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100 • 108 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Amiga CD32, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Beneath a Steel Sky is a cyberpunk, point and click, adventure game.
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes
Released: Sep 25, 2012
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Testament of Sherlock Holmes immerses you in 1898 London as you conduct an incredible investigation.