Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Released: Oct 22, 2015
Critic rating: 71.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is the direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds.
Among the Sleep
Released: May 29, 2014
Critic rating: 66.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child.
When the Past Was Around
Released: Sep 22, 2020
Critic rating: 67.6 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
When the Past was Around is an adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
Angry Birds 2
Released: Jul 30, 2015
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Angry Birds are back in the sequel to the biggest mobile game of all time!
MouseCraft
Released: Jul 8, 2014
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ever wondered what a cross between Tetris and Lemmings would look like?
Beat Cop
Released: Mar 30, 2017
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by 80’s cop shows.
Resident Evil Outbreak
Released: Dec 11, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Resident Evil Outbreak is a survival-horror game released exclusively for the PlayStation 2.
Half-Life: Source
Released: Jun 1, 2004
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100 • 106 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Half-Life: Source is a port of Valve's original acclaimed game Half-Life to their new Source engine used for Half-Life 2.
Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise
Released: Mar 1, 1985
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Arcade, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
DIG DUG has decided to chill out from the pressures of the real world by taking a long overdue vacation on a beautiful Caribbean island.
The Longing
Released: Mar 5, 2020
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In utter loneliness, miles below the surface, it is your task to...
Trace Memory
Released: Feb 24, 2005
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
The events of the game take place on the fictional Blood Edward Island.
Anna's Quest
Released: Jul 2, 2015
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dragons, witches, trolls...
Stasis
Released: Aug 31, 2015
Critic rating: 66.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Stasis is a point-and-click, sci-fi, horror adventure game played from a unique isometric perspective.
Little Misfortune
Released: Sep 18, 2019
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Misfortune is an interactive story, focused on exploration and characters, both sweet and dark, where your choices have consequences.
Hey! Pikmin
Released: Jul 13, 2017
Critic rating: 66.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
Captain Olimar has crashed on an unknown planet inhabited by Pikmin and his first 2D platformer will give you a new perspective on his adorably fierce partners.
We Were Here
Released: Feb 3, 2017
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100 • 152 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lost and separated in an abandoned castle set in a frozen wasteland.
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The ABC Murders is an adventure and investigation game adapted from the classic Agatha Christie novel.
Columns
Released: Mar 1, 1990
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, Mac, FM Towns, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia.
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
Released: Apr 20, 2017
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player
Rick and Morty have teleported into your living room for a cutting-edge VR adventure from Adult Swim Games and Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator).
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Released: Sep 30, 2008
Critic rating: 66.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Silent Hill: Homecoming is the sixth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series.
Armikrog
Released: Sep 30, 2015
Critic rating: 57.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Armikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood.
Q*bert
Released: Oct 18, 1982
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Q*bert was a popular arcade game that was released on a large number of consoles in the early 1980s.
Rise & Shine
Released: Jan 13, 2017
Critic rating: 60.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The game mixes pure shooting arcade with the use of different bullets to solve all the situations Rise will find on his path.
Infra
Released: Jan 15, 2016
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Infra is an atmospheric and completely non-violent first-person puzzle/adventure that deals with the issues of deteriorating infrastructure.
Capsized
Released: Apr 29, 2011
Critic rating: 63.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration.