Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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 released by the company, it dealt with taboo content such as violence and cannibalism, featured 3D CGI full-motion video and 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.
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Released: Mar 7, 2019
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
You and your friend find yourselves trapped in two magical clockworlds where you have to solve puzzles to escape.
Bad Rats
Released: Jul 20, 2009
Critic rating: 31.6 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Bad Rats is a physics puzzle game where rats finally get their bloody revenge on their new prisoners: The cats.
Alone in the Dark 2
Released: Dec 31, 1993
Critic rating: 31.3 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, FM Towns, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Alone in the Dark 2 is the second instalment in the series and a direct sequel to Alone in the Dark.
Infernal
Released: Feb 23, 2007
Critic rating: 0.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Every thousand years a very rare planetary alignment makes Earth invisible to the Boss of the Bosses.