Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ghost of a Tale
Released: Mar 13, 2018
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure.
Fran Bow
Released: Aug 27, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Released: Sep 25, 2006
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
It seems folks love those Mini Mario toys.
Helltaker
Released: May 11, 2020
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 181 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Released: Jul 19, 2001
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
A colorful and fun puzzle game with inventive level design, filled with great ideas that bring joy and delight to any gamer that enjoys a challenge.
Hue
Released: Aug 30, 2016
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hue is a stark puzzle platformer where you shift the hue of the world, creating rifts when colours collide.
Gone Home
Released: Aug 15, 2013
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A first-person exploratory game taking place in 1995 in which Katie, a university student back from Europe, arrives at her family's newly inherited mansion only to find nobody there, with a note from her younger sister Sam suggesting that she's left home.
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Released: Jun 27, 2024
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A remaster of the 3DS game for Nintendo Switch.
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Released: Mar 26, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Please, Don’t Touch Anything is a cryptic, brain-racking button-pushing simulation.
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Released: Oct 4, 2004
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Mortal Kombat: Deception is the sixth installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise.
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Released: Nov 10, 2012
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
A sticky situation has never been so fun!
Thomas Was Alone
Released: Jul 24, 2012
Critic rating: 76.4 / 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
Thomas Was Alone is an indie minimalist 2D platformer about friendship and jumping and floating and anti-gravity.
Type: Rider
Released: Oct 10, 2013
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level.
Kirby's Dream Course
Released: Sep 21, 1994
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Sport
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Kirby's Dream Course is a 1994 miniature golf video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).
Anachronox
Released: Jun 27, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to Anachronox, an abandoned alien artificial planet at the centre of the universe, now home to lowlifes, thieves, and scoundrels.
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Released: May 8, 2014
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (developed under the working title Project Fedora) is the upcoming sixth game in the Tex Murphy series of detective adventure games, developed by Big Finish Games and published by Atlus.
Zuma's Revenge!
Released: Sep 15, 2009
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Zeebo, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Conquer over 60 levels by staying sharp and avoiding hidden traps.
Immortals Fenyx Rising
Released: Dec 2, 2020
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the creators of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey comes a storybook adventure about a forgotten hero on a quest to save the Greek gods.
Q.U.B.E. 2
Released: Mar 13, 2018
Critic rating: 72.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Q.U.B.E.
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Released: Nov 11, 2014
Critic rating: 75.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is an action-adventure game developed by TT Games and released in 2014.
Adr1ft
Released: Mar 28, 2016
Critic rating: 68.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Adr1ft is an immersive First Person Experience (FPX) that tells the story of an astronaut in peril.
McPixel
Released: Jul 9, 2012
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
McPixel is a save-the-day guy that you guide through 100 short challenges in an old-school point'n'click fashion.
Shadow Warrior
Released: Sep 26, 2013
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the 3D Realms' cult classic shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
Madison
Released: Jul 8, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Madison is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience.
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
Released: Nov 9, 1990
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder is an adventure game in the long-running King's Quest series.