Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered
Released: Oct 7, 2015
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100 • 145 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.
The Secret World
Released: Jul 3, 2012
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The Secret World is a massively-multiplayer online world with a unique modern-day setting and unparalleled storytelling.
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.
Goodbye Deponia
Released: Oct 15, 2013
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: M
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.
Alice: Madness Returns
Released: Jun 14, 2011
Critic rating: 72.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Return to Wonderland and experience an all new nightmare as Alice fights to regain her sanity as she fights for the truth behind her past.
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.
LEGO DC Super-Villains
Released: Oct 16, 2018
Critic rating: 70.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Lego DC Super-Villains is a Lego-themed action-adventure platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales.
Spirit of the North
Released: Nov 13, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Spirit of the North is a single player, 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland.
Hexic HD
Released: Nov 16, 2005
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Hexic HD is the next puzzle hit from Alexey Pajitnov, the original creator of "Tetris." Rotate groups of three hexes to form clusters of like-colored tiles.
Dead Space 3
Released: Feb 5, 2013
Critic rating: 73.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dead Space 3 is a 2013 survival horror action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360.
A Good Snowman is Hard to Build
Released: Feb 25, 2015
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.
Trüberbrook
Released: Mar 12, 2019
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: T
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
Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe!
Stick it to the Man!
Released: Nov 19, 2013
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
On an ordinary day, hard hat tester; Ray has a bizarre accident and wakes up with a giant pink spaghetti arm sticking out of his brain, giving him extraordinary mind-reading powers.
Batman: Arkham VR
Released: Oct 13, 2016
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player
Your quest to clean up Gotham has only just begun – and now it’s even more terrifying than it’s ever been.
TimeShift
Released: Oct 30, 2007
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Master time to become the ultimate weapon!
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Released: Apr 30, 2026
Critic rating: 73.0 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
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