Best Puzzle Games

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Released: Jul 17, 2017

Critic rating: 68.3 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game.

The Escapists 2

Released: Aug 22, 2017

Critic rating: 75.4 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

The Escapists 2 is the forthcoming sequel to the sandbox prison-escape game which will include, in a first for the series, drop in/drop out play for up to four players in both local and online play.

The Looker

Released: Jun 17, 2022

Critic rating: 71.7 / 100 • 45 votes

Genres: Puzzle, Indie

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Single player

You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

Bad Piggies

Released: Sep 27, 2012

Critic rating: 75.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle

Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac

Game modes: Single player, Battle Royale

Bad Piggies is a puzzle video game and a spin-off to Angry Birds.

Obduction

Released: Aug 24, 2016

Critic rating: 67.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One

Game modes: Single player

From Cyan, the indie studio that brought you Myst and Riven comes a whole new adventure that will become your world.

Event[0]

Released: Sep 14, 2016

Critic rating: 75.1 / 100

Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Game modes: Single player

"Event[0] is a game about building a personal relationship with a machine.

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven

Released: Jan 30, 2025

Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 21 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Brace yourself for the darkest chapter yet in the epic Poppy Playtime saga.

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse

Released: Dec 4, 2013

Critic rating: 70.7 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is a classical point & click adventure.

Badland

Released: Apr 4, 2013

Critic rating: 70.0 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade

Platforms: BlackBerry OS, Windows Phone, Android, iOS

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Badland is an award-winning atmospheric side-scrolling action-adventure game that takes platforming to the next level with innovative use of physics in level design.

Hexcells Plus

Released: Dec 9, 2013

Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 30 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Game modes: Single player

Hexcells Plus is a standalone expansion to Hexcells that contains 36 new and more challenging puzzles.

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Released: Apr 17, 2006

Critic rating: 62.0 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360

Game modes: Single player

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey, winner of multiple E3 awards as the best game in its genre, is the continuation of a saga that began in the award-winning The Longest Journey, considered to be one of the finest adventure games ever made.

LEGO The Hobbit

Released: Apr 8, 2014

Critic rating: 72.4 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

Reclaim the Lost Kingdom brick by brick!

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride

Released: Nov 23, 1994

Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 22 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS

Game modes: Single player

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride is an adventure game in the King's Quest series.

Silence

Released: Nov 15, 2016

Critic rating: 75.3 / 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

Silence also known as Silence: The Whispered World 2 is a sequel to The Whispered World, a popular adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment.

The Little Acre

Released: Dec 13, 2016

Critic rating: 72.9 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

The Little Acre follows the story of Aidan and his daughter, Lily, set in 1950's Ireland.

Tricky Towers

Released: Aug 2, 2016

Critic rating: 67.6 / 100

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Tricky Towers is a multiplayer physics-based tower building game.

Strange Brigade

Released: Aug 27, 2018

Critic rating: 72.9 / 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

There are remote corners of the British Empire where the supernatural lurks and the shadows linger, where few dare go and fewer return.

The Tiny Bang Story

Released: Apr 22, 2011

Critic rating: 70.0 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor!

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Released: Jun 27, 2016

Critic rating: 75.9 / 100

Rating: E10+

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure

Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen

LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens takes players deeper into the new film than any other game with all of the heroic characters from the movie, including Rey, Finn, Poe Dameron, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and BB-8, as well as Kylo Ren, General Hux and Captain Phasma, while also exploring iconic Star Wars locales, such as Jakku and Starkiller Base.

10 Second Ninja X

Released: Jul 19, 2016

Critic rating: 77.3 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Fighting, Platform, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less.

Yoshi's Cookie

Released: Nov 21, 1992

Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 28 votes

Rating: E

Genres: Puzzle

Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System

Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Yoshi's Cookie is a puzzle game similar to Tetris, in which the player is given a playing field populated with cookies of five various types arranged in a rectangular grid.

The Thing

Released: Aug 20, 2002

Critic rating: 68.5 / 100

Rating: M

Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2

Game modes: Single player

While investigating the enigmatic deaths of American scientists in the Antarctic, a military rescue team encounters a strange shape-shifting alien life-form that assumes the appearance of the people it kills.

Whispering Willows

Released: May 17, 2014

Critic rating: 68.7 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie

Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Game modes: Single player

Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion.

Cryostasis

Released: Feb 27, 2009

Critic rating: 65.0 / 100

Rating: T

Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Single player

Year 1968.

Sherlock Holmes: The Silver Earring

Released: Aug 27, 2004

Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 31 votes

Rating: T

Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure

Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows)

Game modes: Single player

The party Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend, Dr.