Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Released: Aug 3, 2011
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet!
Death and Taxes
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 2D, narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper...
Framed
Released: Nov 13, 2014
Critic rating: 75.9 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Framed is a puzzle game by Loveshack Entertainment.
Heaven's Vault
Released: Apr 16, 2019
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore the lost ruins of the Nebula, read ancient inscriptions, and uncover a forgotten past in this narrative archaeological science-fiction adventure game from the creators of 80 Days.
King's Quest
Released: Jul 28, 2015
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past.
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.
Boulder Dash
Released: Feb 1, 1984
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Atari 8-bit
Game modes: Single player
Boulder Dash was originally released in 1984 for Atari 8-bit computers.
Detention
Released: Jan 12, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Detention is a atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law.
Bust-A-Move
Released: Jun 30, 1994
Critic rating: 75.8 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo MVS, PlayStation 4, WonderSwan, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Neo Geo CD, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards.
Aperture Desk Job
Released: Mar 1, 2022
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 89 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Aperture Desk Job reimagines the been-there-done-that genre of walking simulators and puts them in the lightning-spanked, endorphin-gorged world of sitting still behind things.
Donut County
Released: Aug 28, 2018
Critic rating: 80.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground.
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter
Released: Oct 1, 1986
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
He's out to clean up the universe...
Cozy Grove
Released: Mar 19, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Cozy Grove, a life-sim game camping on a haunted, ever-changing island.
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!
Toki Tori
Released: May 20, 2008
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Toki Tori, the player controls a little yellow chicken determined to save all the lost eggs.
Bramble: The Mountain King
Released: Apr 27, 2023
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables.
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Released: Nov 24, 1999
Critic rating: 75.6 / 100 • 148 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation is the fourth game of the Tomb Raider games series, it plays very similar to the previous games in the series but some new things have been added to the game.
Sky: Children of the Light
Released: Jul 11, 2019
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
"Embark on an unforgettable social adventure and an ever-expanding world.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Released: Feb 16, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A remake of the first game in the Mario vs.
Broken Age
Released: Jan 28, 2014
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure telling the stories of a young boy and girl leading parallel lives.
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Released: Nov 11, 2011
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
The game will whisk you away to familiar locations from books 5-7 Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows, including Grimmauld Place, the Ministry of Magic and Godric's Hollow.
Teslagrad
Released: Dec 13, 2013
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E
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
Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Rain Games.
Fear Effect
Released: Feb 24, 2000
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Fear Effect is an action adventure waiting to unfold!
Rain on Your Parade
Released: Apr 15, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade!
Cut the Rope
Released: Oct 1, 2010
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100 • 93 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player
Cut the Rope is a series of physics-based puzzle video games developed by ZeptoLab for several platforms and devices.