Best Puzzle Games
1,154 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Saw
Released: Oct 6, 2009
Critic rating: 40.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The story centers on Detective David Tapp who awakens in a decrepit, abandoned asylum.
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
Released: Oct 31, 1999
Critic rating: 40.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
At the very heart of Septerra lies the Core, a huge Biocomputer.
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
Released: Oct 30, 1995
Critic rating: 37.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
While you were battling the evil forces of D'Sparil, the other Serpent Riders were busy sowing the seeds of destruction in other dimensions.
Syberia 3
Released: Apr 20, 2017
Critic rating: 44.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Syberia 3 takes you inside an enchanting, mysterious universe full of life for you to explore in 3D.
Toby: The Secret Mine
Released: Oct 20, 2015
Critic rating: 59.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
Castlevania
Released: Jan 26, 1999
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo 64
Game modes: Single player
Take control of Reinhardt Schneider, a whip-toting Vampire Killer who has waited his whole life to meet his destiny, or Carrie Fernandez, a young girl with a strong magical presence who is mysteriously drawn to Dracula's evil Castlevania.
Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded
Released: Jun 27, 2013
Critic rating: 48.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded is an enhanced remake of Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1991), which is in turn a remake of Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) inspired by Softporn Adventure (1981).
City Connection
Released: Jul 1, 1985
Critic rating: 49.0 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, ZX Spectrum, MSX
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
City Connection is a 1-2 player comedic racing adventure platform game in which you control a car that can never be stopped.
Tengami
Released: Oct 27, 2014
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U
Game modes: Single player
In Tengami you explore a beautifully crafted pop-up book world, with an art style inspired by traditional Japanese arts and crafts.
Deadfall Adventures
Released: Nov 15, 2013
Critic rating: 54.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games.
Daikatana
Released: May 23, 2000
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Daikatana is a first-person shooter action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm.
Lucius
Released: Oct 26, 2012
Critic rating: 45.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 18
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
“Here is wisdom.
Vane
Released: Jan 15, 2019
Critic rating: 48.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Vane is an atmospheric adventure about unraveling the secrets of an unknown land, finding your place in it, and pulling at the threads of the world to make a change.
Alone in the Dark
Released: Jun 20, 2008
Critic rating: 45.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Alone in the Dark is a reboot of the original game and the fifth installment of the series.
Dracula: Resurrection
Released: Jun 7, 2000
Critic rating: 51.1 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Dracula: Resurrection is a point-and-click adventure game set in Transylvania after the events of Bram Stoker’s *Dracula*.
Mario Party 6
Released: Nov 18, 2004
Critic rating: 40.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Mario Party 6 offers a new batch of games that require both your fingers and your voice.
Mario Party 7
Released: Jul 11, 2005
Critic rating: 30.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
You can play more than 80 new minigames in the most recent Mario-themed party game, Mario Party 7.
Pokémon Channel
Released: Jul 18, 2003
Critic rating: 50.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Pokémon Channel is a 2003 video game in the Pokémon series for the GameCube, developed by Ambrella and published by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.
D
Released: Apr 1, 1995
Critic rating: 68.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
The first entry in the D series and one of the first games the company released, it dealt with taboo content such as violence and cannibalism, featured 3D CGI full-motion video, and used a first-person perspective.
Yoshi
Released: Dec 14, 1991
Critic rating: 47.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Yoshi is a puzzle game featuring the titular character.
Daylight
Released: Apr 29, 2014
Critic rating: 49.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital.
Prison Break: The Conspiracy
Released: Mar 26, 2010
Critic rating: 31.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Prison Break: The Conspiracy follows Company agent Tom Paxton, who infiltrates Fox River prison to monitor Michael Scofield's rescue attempt of his wrongly convicted brother Lincoln Burrows.
Linger In Shadows
Released: Oct 9, 2008
Critic rating: 40.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Linger in Shadows is not a game, but rather an experiment into the realm of interactive digital art.
Hello Neighbor
Released: Dec 8, 2017
Critic rating: 36.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy neighbor's house to figure out what horrible secrets he's hiding in his basement.
DreadOut
Released: May 15, 2014
Critic rating: 40.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
When twilight fades.