Best Puzzle Games
1,157 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alone in the Dark
Released: Mar 20, 2024
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Alone in the Dark weaves a chilling tapestry of psychological horror and Southern Gothic charm, reimagining the iconic game that set the benchmark for the genre.
Layers of Fear
Released: Feb 15, 2016
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Layers of Fear is a psychedelic horror that will keep you on-edge for the reminder of the game.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
Released: Oct 7, 2015
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100 • 146 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
Jump into the perilous journey that kick-started the legendary escapades of Nathan Drake.
The Turing Test
Released: Aug 30, 2016
Critic rating: 76.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Turing Test is a first person puzzler that explores the phenomena of consciousness and challenges the meaning of human intuition.
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.
Goodbye Deponia
Released: Oct 15, 2013
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
More chaos, more destruction, more Rufus.
Yo-kai Watch
Released: Jul 11, 2013
Critic rating: 73.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yo-kai Watch centers on a boy who gets a special watch that lets him befriend and help mischievous Yo-kai and later summon them to fight other Yo-kai.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
Released: May 10, 2011
Critic rating: 70.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an action adventure game that brings the Pirates of the Caribbean world and all its colorful characters to life in LEGO Brick form.
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge
Released: Nov 14, 1987
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into space, He's Back!
The Mummy: Demastered
Released: Oct 24, 2017
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"A powerful ancient evil has arisen, and the war to save humanity has begun!
flOw
Released: Apr 14, 2006
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
flOw is a game about piloting an aquatic organism through a surreal biosphere where players consume other organisms, evolve, and dive into the abyss.
Creaks
Released: Jul 10, 2020
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room.
Whispers of a Machine
Released: Apr 17, 2019
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.
Super Meat Boy Forever
Released: Dec 23, 2020
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Meat Boy and Bandage Girl have grown as a couple since 2010.