Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Silver Case
Released: Oct 7, 2016
Critic rating: 67.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This is the first time "The Silver Case" has been fully localized to English.
Ghost Master
Released: May 23, 2003
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Ghost Master is a strategy game with a difference.
Half-Life: Blue Shift
Released: Jun 12, 2001
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Half-Life: Blue Shift is an expansion pack for Valve Software's science fiction first-person shooter video game Half-Life.
Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Don't Dry
Released: Nov 7, 2018
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hey ladies, I’m back in business!
Alone in the Dark
Released: Sep 1, 1992
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Acorn Archimedes, PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, FM Towns
Game modes: Single player
Alone in the Dark is one of the first survival horror games and the first to utilize 3D models superimposed on pre-rendered backgrounds, which would become a key inspiration for upcoming horror games at the time, like the Resident Evil franchise.
Mario Party DS
Released: Nov 8, 2007
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
He's captured Mario and his friends in his pursuit of a crystal that the group collected when it fell from the sky, and he doesn't hesitate to shrink them to miniature size to get rid of them and get his hands on the other four crystals.
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2
Released: Sep 9, 2004
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 is a survival-horror game released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 and a sequel to Resident Evil Outbreak, which was originally envisioned as a much larger game before being cut into multiple releases.
Scanner Sombre
Released: Apr 26, 2017
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience.
Cloudberry Kingdom
Released: Jul 30, 2013
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Cloudberry Kingdom is a platform game created by Pwnee Studios.
Poppy Playtime
Released: Oct 12, 2021
Critic rating: 65.6 / 100 • 86 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure.
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon
Released: Nov 14, 2003
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon moves away from the 2D point-and-click concept from the earlier games and features a full 3D world, with a camera that does not rotate, but uses fixed cinematic perspectives, combined with full 5.1 sound.
MediEvil: Resurrection
Released: Sep 1, 2005
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
MediEvil: Resurrection is a 2005 action-adventure game for the PlayStation Portable and is the third installment in the MediEvil video-game series.
AER: Memories of Old
Released: Oct 25, 2017
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky.
LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Released: Jan 26, 2016
Critic rating: 67.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, 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
Lego Marvel's Avengers is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros.
Pneuma: Breath of Life
Released: Feb 1, 2015
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Pneuma: Breath of Life is an enthralling first person puzzler putting gamers' minds to the test in a visually stunning world using Unreal Engine 4 and Physically Based Rendering.
Myst
Released: Sep 24, 1993
Critic rating: 54.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Mobile, Atari 2600, Philips CD-i, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, LaserActive, Amiga, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player
Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1993.
Star Fox Adventures
Released: Sep 22, 2002
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Star Fox Adventures takes place in a vast 3-D world full of strange scenery, brain-teasing puzzles and intense action.
Trespasser
Released: Oct 28, 1998
Critic rating: 65.2 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Trespasser is a PC game released in 1998.
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles
Released: Sep 18, 2005
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Naruto: Uzumaki Chronicles introduces a lush, 3D world that will test the players' Ninjutsu skills as Naruto, the feisty orphan who wants to become the most respected and admired ninja of all time.
Necropolis
Released: Jul 12, 2016
Critic rating: 60.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Necropolis is a third-person action roguelike, set in a living dungeon that changes every time you play, filled with monsters, myth and magic, and lorded over by the mad mystical intellect known only as the Brazen Head.
Primal
Released: Mar 25, 2003
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Primal tells the story of Jennifer Tate, a 21-year-old woman searching for her boyfriend through a series of demonic realms.
The Journey Down: Chapter One
Released: May 18, 2012
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In a shady corner of Kingsport Bay at the outskirts of St Armando, Bwana and his trusted sidekick Kito struggle to make ends meet at their run-down gas station.
Mario Party 8
Released: May 29, 2007
Critic rating: 57.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Wii
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Mario Party 8 is the eighth installment of the Mario Party series on a home console and the first Mario Party game for the Wii.
Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game
Released: Sep 15, 2006
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Secrets of the Ark: A Broken Sword Game returns to its roots by reintroducing point-and-click-based mouse control next to keyboard control, although still relying on a full 3D engine with fixed camera perspectives.
The Darkside Detective
Released: Jul 27, 2017
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Join The Darkside Detective, Francis McQueen, as he investigates the bizarre, the supernatural and those missing cat cases that keep getting dropped on his desk.