Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
And Yet It Moves
Released: Apr 2, 2009
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
And Yet It Moves is a puzzle-platformer, set in a unique world, made of ripped paper.
Stacking
Released: Feb 8, 2011
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.
Plants vs. Zombies
Released: May 5, 2009
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Plants vs.
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 63.3 / 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
In Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, players return to the world of adventure game hit Edna & Harvey: The Breakout.
Ibb & Obb
Released: Aug 6, 2013
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The green creature, ibb, and the pink creature, obb, travel through a world divided by a thin horizon line; on either side of the barrier, everything is inverted and gravity works in opposite directions.
Kamiko
Released: Apr 13, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
KAMIKO is a game styled around Japanese Shinto beliefs.
The Pedestrian
Released: Jan 29, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes "puzzle platforming" literally.
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2
Released: Aug 4, 2000
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K.
Primordia
Released: Dec 5, 2012
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Life has ceased.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Released: May 23, 2024
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Solving crime is no walk in the pond.
Escape the Backrooms
Released: Oct 23, 2025
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore.
Gods Will Be Watching
Released: Apr 30, 2013
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face narrative puzzles and moral dilemmas that will affect both the lives of your team and the people you’re are sworn to protect.
Industria
Released: Sep 30, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Industria is a first-person shooter that takes you from East Berlin into a parallel reality, shortly before the end of the Cold War.
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Released: Oct 11, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Why did Emily go missing?
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Released: Nov 10, 1999
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Opposing Force returns to the same setting as Half-Life, but instead portrays the events from the perspective of a U.S.
Hidden Through Time
Released: Mar 12, 2020
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a colourful hand drawn journey of discovery through the ages!
Mirror's Edge
Released: Nov 11, 2008
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Mirror's Edge is a first-person action-adventure game focused on parkour and free-running.
Escape Academy
Released: Jul 13, 2022
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Welcome to the Escape Academy.
Black & White
Released: Mar 25, 2001
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 142 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Play the role of a deity in a land where the surroundings are yours to shape and its people are yours to lord over.
Orcs Must Die! 3
Released: Jul 14, 2020
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Orc Must Die!
Neighbours back From Hell
Released: Oct 8, 2020
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
There goes the neighborhood!
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Released: Oct 6, 2009
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands, a conflict that is in danger of erupting onto a global scale.
Ico
Released: Jan 12, 2012
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100 • 44 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Experience the wonder and magic of one of the most beloved video games of all time, now available with full HD graphics, 7.1 surround sound, and stereoscopic 3D support.
Angry Birds
Released: Dec 11, 2009
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Angry Birds is a 2009 physics-based casual puzzle video game developed by Finnish video game developer Rovio Entertainment.
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Released: Apr 19, 2013
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a darkly humorous over-the-top operation sim game where players become Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon taking life into his own shaky hands (one keyboard button for each finger), performing life-saving surgical maneuvers on a passive patient.