Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Little Nightmares: The Depths
Released: Jul 6, 2017
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Depths is the first area the Runaway Kid passes through in Little Nightmares's DLC, Secrets of the Maw.
Angry Birds Rio
Released: Mar 21, 2011
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Angry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile.
Ultima IX: Ascension
Released: Nov 24, 1999
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Prepare to embark on an adventure beyond imagination with the return of the best selling role-playing series of all time.
Doodle God
Released: Jun 23, 2010
Critic rating: 56.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Doodle God is a puzzle video game initially released for the iPhone/iPod Touch and subsequently released as a flash browser game, an Android game and a Windows Phone app.
Beyond Eyes
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 55.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Beyond Eyes is an adventure game that follows a 10 year old blind girl named Rae.
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Released: Sep 22, 2016
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Bejeweled 2
Released: Nov 16, 2004
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Get set to play the world's #1 puzzle game, now for the Wii!
Rusty Lake Hotel
Released: Dec 14, 2015
Critic rating: 61.5 / 100 • 108 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Welcome our guests to the Rusty Lake Hotel and make sure they will have a pleasant stay.
A Boy and His Blob
Released: Oct 13, 2009
Critic rating: 53.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
When Blobolonia is threatened by an evil Emperor, the blob comes to Earth looking for help.
Pid
Released: Oct 31, 2012
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pid was developed by Might and Delight for PC, Mac, X-Box, and PlayStation and released in 2012.
Boneworks
Released: Dec 10, 2019
Critic rating: 61.2 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Oculus VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player
Boneworks is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure.
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Released: Feb 21, 2001
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Set in a crazed, alternate future of Hong Kong, Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is the prequel to the survival-horror hit Fear Effect.
Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition
Released: May 13, 2015
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town.
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Released: Nov 15, 2001
Critic rating: 55.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is set in the fictional Oddworld universe and take place after those of Abe's Exoddus.
Lifeless Planet
Released: Jun 6, 2014
Critic rating: 61.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Lifeless Planet was inspired by Cold War era science fiction stories, posing questions about humankind's desire for space travel.
Alleyway
Released: Apr 21, 1989
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Interstellar ping-pong with a deadly energy ball!
Lyne
Released: Jan 1, 2014
Critic rating: 59.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deceptively simple.
Tron: Evolution
Released: Nov 26, 2010
Critic rating: 59.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tron: Evolution is an immersive 3rd person action-adventure game that pulls the player into the unique digital world of Tron.
Lust for Darkness
Released: Jun 12, 2018
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: AO
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds.
NaissanceE
Released: Feb 13, 2014
Critic rating: 59.5 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
NaissanceE is a first person exploration PC game developed on UDK by Limasse Five with the participation of Pauline Oliveros, Patricia Dallio and Thierry Zaboitzeff.
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis
Released: Oct 25, 2007
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Sherlock Holmes: Nemesis sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
Lost: Via Domus
Released: Feb 26, 2008
Critic rating: 52.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
In Via Domus, players control Elliott Maslow, another survivor of the Oceanic flight 815 plane crash.
Mario Party: Star Rush
Released: Oct 7, 2016
Critic rating: 66.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mario Party: Star Rush is a party game for the Nintendo 3DS and the fourth handheld entry in the Mario Party series.
Submerged
Released: Aug 3, 2015
Critic rating: 57.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments.
Wrecking Crew
Released: May 26, 1985
Critic rating: 58.2 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wrecking Crew is a platform action game for one or two players.