Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Released: Dec 1, 2016
Critic rating: 67.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS features all the same tools as the original Wii U version but does not support online sharing.
Song of the Deep
Released: Jul 12, 2016
Critic rating: 68.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
A metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father.
Puzzle Quest 2
Released: Jun 22, 2010
Critic rating: 80.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Puzzle Quest 2 is a video game developed by Infinite Interactive for the Nintendo DS, Xbox Live Arcade, iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7, and Microsoft Windows.
Dumb Ways to Die
Released: May 6, 2013
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
A microgame collection that was commissioned by Metro Trains Melbourne; the game was developed in order to promote safety around trains.
Leo's Fortune
Released: Apr 23, 2014
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Leo’s Fortune is an award-winning platform adventure game where you hunt down the cunning and mysterious thief that stole your gold.
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Released: Aug 18, 2020
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Raji: An Ancient Epic is an action-adventure game set in ancient India.
Omikron: The Nomad Soul
Released: Oct 31, 1999
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron.
The Adventure Pals
Released: Apr 3, 2018
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
An epic adventure fueled by imagination.
Crash Bash
Released: Nov 7, 2000
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100 • 189 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crash Bash is a party game in which four people can play several mini-games as characters from the Crash Bandicoot series.
Call of the Sea
Released: Dec 8, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
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
Call of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930's that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition.
Layers of Fear
Released: Jun 15, 2023
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Layers of Fear is a first-person psychedelic horror chronicle focused on tense exploration and immersive storytelling - a new game built upon the foundations of Layers of Fear, LOF: Inheritance, and Layers of Fear 2 with a surprising new story and gameplay direction All stories must come to an end, even twisted and eerie ones. The canvas. The stage. The novel. This narrative-focused psychological horror experience is ready for its final brushstrokes, its curtain call, its final chapter. Are you ready to return and face your fears one last time?
Dr. Mario
Released: Jul 27, 1990
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100 • 208 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Arcade, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
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LEGO The Incredibles
Released: Jun 15, 2018
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, 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 The Incredibles takes players on an adventure where they’ll control their favourite Incredibles characters and team up as a family to conquer crime and family life.
Lemmings
Released: Feb 14, 1991
Critic rating: 67.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD32, Commodore CDTV, Amiga
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Lemmings is a puzzle-platform game developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis in 1991.
Kirby's Avalanche
Released: Feb 1, 1995
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
King Dedede has challenged Kirby and other members of Dream Land to an Avalanche Competition in the Dream Fountain.
Happy Game
Released: Oct 28, 2021
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare.
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2
Released: Nov 14, 2017
Critic rating: 73.8 / 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 Marvel Super Heroes 2 is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales.
MediEvil
Released: Oct 25, 2019
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player
MediEvil is a modern reimagining of the 1998 action-adventure game MediEvil.
Scribblenauts
Released: Sep 15, 2009
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
What Will You Write?
Dysmantle
Released: Nov 16, 2021
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The open world action RPG where you can ruin everything.
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Released: Dec 20, 2013
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In its core Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a physics-based puzzle/platformer and set in a 2.5D environment with a free and cinematic camera.
Flight of the Amazon Queen
Released: Dec 31, 1995
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
Flight of the Amazon Queen follows a pilot for hire named Joe King who is hired to fly a famous actress to her next job, but ends up in a lightning storm and crashes deep in the Amazon Jungle.
My Memory of Us
Released: Oct 9, 2018
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sometimes it’s not about the history.
Pikuniku
Released: Jan 24, 2019
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pikuniku is a puzzle and adventure game set in a colorful world.
The Painscreek Killings
Released: Sep 27, 2017
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Painscreek Killings is a first-person, explorable mystery solving game set in a fictional town of United States in the 1990s.