Best Puzzle Games
1,157 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Do Not Feed the Monkeys
Released: Oct 23, 2018
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Do Not Feed the Monkeys is a digital voyeur simulator: a narrative-driven game where you invade the privacy of dozens of strangers and witness their most intimate moments, while you struggle to keep up to date with paying the rent and putting some food on the table.
We Were Here Together
Released: Oct 10, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again.
Siren: Blood Curse
Released: Jul 13, 2008
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
A TV crew from America arrive to research and film an exposé on the urban myth of Hanuda, the Vanished Village, where human sacrifices are said to have taken place.
Forager
Released: Apr 18, 2019
Critic rating: 70.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Forager is the popular crafting, exploration and base building game that can best be defined as “the idle game that you want to actively keep playing”.
Hexcells
Released: Sep 12, 2013
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game in the vein of minesweeper.
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.
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
Released: Dec 8, 2014
Critic rating: 75.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the second game in a spin-off from the main Tomb Raider series.
7 Billion Humans
Released: Aug 23, 2018
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Automate swarms of office workers to solve puzzles inside your very own parallel computer made of people.
Little Nightmares III
Released: Oct 10, 2025
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Embark on a new adventure in the unique world of Little Nightmares.
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Released: Nov 13, 2012
Critic rating: 72.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
Venture into a wide-open world where the most powerful tool is your imagination.
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Released: Apr 23, 1985
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, TRS-80 Color Computer, DOS, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
Woldwide crime wave!
Quantum Conundrum
Released: Jun 21, 2012
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
In Quantum Conundrum, players take on the role of a young kid dropped off on his uncle's doorstep for the weekend; his uncle just so happens to be the brilliant, eccentric inventor, Professor Fitz Quadwrangle.
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.
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 • 27 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 • 193 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.
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?
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.
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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