Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Mischief Makers
Released: Jun 27, 1997
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
Mischief Makers is a Single-Player Video Game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in the United States on October 1st, 1997.
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
Released: Feb 3, 2000
Critic rating: 69.7 / 100 • 77 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Resident Evil Code: Veronica is the fourth video game in Capcom's Resident Evil survival horror series.
The Bridge
Released: Feb 22, 2013
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A black-and-white puzzle game inspired by the art of M.
Cube Escape: The Lake
Released: Apr 29, 2015
Critic rating: 69.6 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cube Escape: The Lake is the second episode of the Cube Escape series and part of the Rusty Lake story.
Cold Fear
Released: Mar 15, 2005
Critic rating: 67.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Tom Hansen is just another guy in the U.S.
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia
Released: Jan 1, 1990
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia is a 1989 video game developed by Imagineering for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Little Nightmares: The Hideaway
Released: Nov 9, 2017
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Hideaway is the second area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw.
What Never Was
Released: Jan 10, 2019
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems.
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human
Released: Oct 1, 1986
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100 • 28 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, TRS-80
Game modes: Single player
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human is an adventure game in the King's Quest series.
Microsoft Minesweeper
Released: Oct 8, 1990
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100 • 102 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Microsoft Minesweeper (formerly just Minesweeper, and also known as Flower Field) is a minesweeper-type video game created by Curt Johnson, originally for IBM's OS/2, that was ported to Microsoft Windows by Robert Donner, both Microsoft employees at the time.
Papetura
Released: May 7, 2021
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Papetura is an atmospheric point & click, adventure game, handcrafted entirely out of paper.
Resident Evil 2
Released: Jan 21, 1998
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title.
Dino Crisis
Released: Jul 1, 1999
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player
Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999.
Little Inferno
Released: Nov 18, 2012
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Congratulations on your new Little Inferno Entertainment Fireplace!
State of Mind
Released: Aug 15, 2018
Critic rating: 69.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism.
Angry Birds Star Wars
Released: Nov 8, 2012
Critic rating: 63.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars universe, re-mastered for gaming systems!
Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
Released: Sep 29, 2011
Critic rating: 69.2 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: BlackBerry OS, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Imagine waking up after a powerful storm as the sun goes down.
Back to Bed
Released: Aug 6, 2014
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Back to Bed is an artistic 3D puzzle game with a surreal twist.
Ever Oasis
Released: Jun 13, 2017
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
"From the team behind The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D comes a daring new adventure that expands on everything RPG fans love about the genre.
Subsurface Circular
Released: Aug 17, 2017
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
When the truth is buried, go underground.
Never Alone: Foxtales
Released: Jul 28, 2015
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Spring has come to the Arctic and Nuna and Fox return in Never Alone: Foxtales -- the first expansion to 2014’s award-winning indie hit Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna).
Somerville
Released: Nov 15, 2022
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Somerville is a science fiction adventure game that follows a family separated in the aftermath of a large-scale catastrophe involving extraterrestrial forces.
Reus
Released: May 16, 2013
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will.
Valley
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore the vast and beautiful world of Valley using the power of the L.E.A.F.
Rochard
Released: Sep 27, 2011
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Rochard is a game where manipulating gravity and using the G-Lifter (a gravity device used to easily move weighty objects around) are crucial elements for success.