Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
Released: May 10, 1984
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 37 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the King's Quest series.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Released: Apr 6, 2021
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Oddworld: Soulstorm is a modern re-imagining of the 1998 title Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus.
Super Bomberman
Released: Apr 28, 1993
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Legacy Mobile Device, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Super Bomberman is the first video game in the Bomberman series to appear on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Released: Nov 16, 2001
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the first Harry Potter video game for the PlayStation, and one of several different games based on the book and movie.
Hard Reset
Released: Sep 13, 2011
Critic rating: 69.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
In the only remaining human city of Bezoar, Major Fletcher, an Army Combat Veteran and soldier of the CLN, is dragged into a conflict between two of mankind's greatest enemies.
Deepest Sword
Released: Apr 26, 2021
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Venture deep into the Cavern of Longing.
Refunct
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.
Marble Madness
Released: Dec 15, 1984
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100 • 73 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, FM Towns
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Marble Madness is an isometric platform game in which the player manipulates an onscreen marble from a third-person perspective.
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Released: Feb 28, 2018
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
Lumo
Released: May 23, 2016
Critic rating: 77.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Witness the rebirth of a genre in Lumo – a classic isometric adventure with a modern twist for gamers young and old alike!
Half-Life: Decay
Released: Nov 14, 2001
Critic rating: 68.4 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Co-operative, Split screen
Half-Life: Decay is an expansion pack for Valve Software's science fiction, first-person shooter video game Half-Life.
Back to the Future: The Game
Released: Dec 22, 2010
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Back to the Future: The Game is one of Telltale Games' popular episodic games.
Old Man's Journey
Released: May 16, 2017
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 97 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, reconciliation, and hope.
Sonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
Released: Nov 23, 1993
Critic rating: 68.3 / 100 • 77 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Pinball
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dr.
Frogger
Released: Sep 30, 1997
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A remake and reimagining of Frogger.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - Banned Footage Vol. 2
Released: Feb 14, 2017
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
In this DLC, this newly unearthed footage exposes further secrets from the dark past of the Baker family: - Gamble with your life in "21" There's something wrong with the Bakers' son Lucas. He likes to play games with his captives, and his newest playmate is you. You'd better be lucky at cards, because each time you lose, you'll be giving up something a lot more valuable than money… - Tragedy befalls an innocent family in "Daughters" Gain new insight into the people the Bakers used to be. This banned footage reveals the tragedy that led to the events in RE7's main story. - Extra game mode: "Jack's 55th Birthday" Check out the lighter side of Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. In this extra game mode, jolly ol' Jack has a hankering for some grub on this special day, his 55th birthday! Search the house, fight off enemies, and find enough food to fill Jack's belly and make this the best birthday ever!
Transference
Released: Sep 18, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Transference is a psychological thriller.
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse
Released: Apr 21, 2020
Critic rating: 68.2 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States.
The Jackbox Party Pack
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 73.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The team behind "You Don't Know Jack" presents five guffaw-inducing party games in one pack!
Phasmophobia
Released: Sep 18, 2020
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100 • 241 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Phasmophobia is a cooperative horror investigation game played from a first-person perspective, supporting one to four players.
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Released: Oct 10, 2000
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Spyro: Year of the Dragon is the third installment in the Spyro series and the last Spyro game Insomniac developed.
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Released: Oct 7, 2010
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded is a remake of Kingdom Hearts Coded that was released for Mobile, only in Japan.
Tharsis
Released: Jan 11, 2016
Critic rating: 63.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game.
There Is No Game
Released: Jun 26, 2015
Critic rating: 67.9 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle
Platforms: Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
There Is No Game is a short puzzle game.
Penumbra: Requiem
Released: Aug 27, 2008
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague.