Best Puzzle Games
1,157 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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 • 33 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, 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.
Snipperclips: Cut It Out, Together!
Released: Mar 3, 2017
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Cut paper characters into new shapes to solve dynamic puzzles and play activities in a wonderfully creative and imaginative world!
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.
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 • 40 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.
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.
I Expect You to Die
Released: Nov 30, 2016
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
I Expect You To Die is a virtual reality puzzle game that places you in the well-polished shoes of an elite secret agent.
BurgerTime
Released: Aug 25, 1982
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: ColecoVision, Arcade, PC-8800 Series, Sharp X1, Intellivision, DOS, Apple II, Sharp MZ-2200, Texas Instruments TI-99, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
BurgerTime is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East for its DECO Cassette System.
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.
Agent A: A Puzzle In Disguise
Released: Oct 28, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A suave secret agent adventure game.
That Dragon, Cancer
Released: Jan 11, 2016
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
Bulb Boy
Released: Oct 29, 2015
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse.
Samorost 2
Released: Dec 8, 2005
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100 • 96 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Samorost2, the sequel to free browser based game Samorost1 is a short point-and-click adventure in which you must help out a little space gnome as he searches for his dog, which has been taken away by aliens.
Coromon
Released: Dec 21, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Coromon is a modern monster taming game with retro pixelart.
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Released: Mar 21, 2001
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The story begins when Kururin’s brothers and sisters go missing, and it is up to him to find them.
Shadow Warrior 2
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter following the further misadventures of former corporate shogun Lo Wang.
Myst
Released: Dec 10, 2020
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
A reimaged version developed by Cyan, this version builds the original from the ground up to enable play in VR and flatscreen PC, with new art, sound, interactions, and optional puzzle randomisation.
Hob
Released: Sep 26, 2017
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Hob is set on a beautiful and dangerous unknown world, with buzzing life above and the whirrs of mysterious machinery below.
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
Released: Sep 28, 2022
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure.
Star Trek: Elite Force II
Released: Jun 20, 2003
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
In this sequel to the first person action game, you resume the role of Alexander Munro, chief of the Hazard Team, Starfleet's elite security unit.
Last Day of June
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience.
Gish
Released: May 10, 2004
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Gish isn't your average hero.