Best Puzzle Games
1,157 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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 • 23 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!
Mr. Shifty
Released: Apr 13, 2017
Critic rating: 63.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Quit creeping through shadows, stop surveilling security patterns, and ditch the fancy toys.
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.
Ricochet
Released: Nov 1, 2000
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 34 votes
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.
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), iOS, 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.
Serial Cleaner
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Serial Cleaner is a story-driven, fast-paced stealth/action game, characterized by a 1970s theme and aesthetics.
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 • 32 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.
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Released: May 19, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Brain Age keeps the brain active through a series of mathematical questions, Stroop tests and Sudoku.
Moons of Madness
Released: Mar 21, 2020
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Moons of Madness throws the player into a unique, first person, psychological horror game, combining Lovecraft influence with hard sci-fi.
Cube Escape: The Mill
Released: Sep 1, 2015
Critic rating: 71.2 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cube Escape: The Mill is the sixth episode of the Cube Escape series and part of the Rusty Lake story.
Burly Men at Sea
Released: Sep 29, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Burly Men at Sea is a folktale about a trio of large, bearded fishermen who step away from the ordinary to seek adventure.
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure
Released: Sep 24, 2013
Critic rating: 73.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure is a puzzle video game developed by 5th Cell and published by Warner Bros.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Released: Apr 23, 2024
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a 2.5D metroidvania developed by Surgent Studios and published under the EA Originals label.
Evan's Remains
Released: Jun 11, 2020
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements.