Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Released: Mar 25, 1993
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
You'll take on the role of John T.
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!
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Released: Jan 19, 2006
Critic rating: 58.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence is an enhanced version of the original Resident Evil for the Nintendo DS.
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 • 31 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.
Candy Crush Saga
Released: Apr 12, 2012
Critic rating: 57.8 / 100 • 81 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Candy Crush Saga is a free-to-play match-three puzzle video game released by King as a variation of their browser game Candy Crush.
Resident Evil Survivor
Released: Jan 27, 2000
Critic rating: 57.7 / 100 • 74 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil Survivor is the first Resident Evil title to be rendered in real time as opposed to making use of pre-rendered backdrops.
Contrast
Released: Nov 15, 2013
Critic rating: 56.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Contrast is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye.
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
Released: Jun 20, 1985
Critic rating: 57.3 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne is an adventure game in the King's Quest series.
Still Life 2
Released: Apr 3, 2009
Critic rating: 57.0 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Who is hiding behind Mr.
Mario Party: Island Tour
Released: Nov 21, 2013
Critic rating: 55.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Mario Party: Island Tour lets you take the fun on the road with your Nintendo 3DS system!