Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Donkey Kong
Released: Jun 14, 1994
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player
Donkey Kong is a Game Boy game which starts out with the premise of being a straight remake of the original Donkey Kong arcade game.
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Released: Jan 28, 2014
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is a re-release of Tomb Raider, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square-Enix for the Playstation 4 and the Xbox One.
SteamWorld Dig 2
Released: Sep 21, 2017
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SteamWorld Dig 2 takes you on a platform mining adventure forged in Metroidvania flames.
Braid
Released: Aug 6, 2008
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways.
Divinity: Original Sin
Released: Jun 30, 2014
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure!
Grim Fandango
Released: Oct 28, 1998
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100 • 390 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A neo-noir adventure to the Land of the Dead.
Legend of Grimrock 2
Released: Oct 15, 2014
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Legend of Grimrock 2 is a dungeon crawling role playing game with a modern execution but an oldschool heart.
Mario's Super Picross
Released: Sep 14, 1995
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player
Mario's Super Picross is the first sequel to the Game Boy game, Mario's Picross, and can be played on the Super Famicom.
Pushmo
Released: Oct 5, 2011
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Game modes: Single player
A kindly old inventor created a park and filled it with incredible puzzle-like climbing toys called Pushmo.
Strange Horticulture
Released: Jan 21, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store.
Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe
Released: Jan 1, 1995
Critic rating: 85.7 / 100 • 31 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Game modes: Single player
The Evil wizard Sordid is brought back to life when a magic-book of his is set ablaze and thrown into the middle of a chalkboard pentagram by the father of Runt, a young boy wanting to become a mighty sorcerer.
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Released: Oct 23, 2018
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Thronebreaker is a single player role-playing game set in the world of The Witcher that combines narrative-driven exploration with unique puzzles and card battle mechanics.
N++
Released: Jul 28, 2015
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
N++ is a fast-paced, action-packed platformer set in the distant future.
Trine Enchanted Edition
Released: Jul 24, 2014
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Trine Enchanted Edition is a fantasy action platformer with a fairytale-like atmosphere, following the journey of three heroes – a Wizard, a Knight and a Thief – in a quest to save the kingdom from evil.
Norco
Released: Mar 24, 2022
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Norco is a Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Louisiana.
In Sound Mind
Released: Sep 28, 2021
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music.
Gunpoint
Released: Jun 3, 2013
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people.
Animal Well
Released: May 9, 2024
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
What lurks beneath the surface of this deceptively minimalistic adventure?
What Remains of Edith Finch
Released: Apr 24, 2017
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State.
The Witness
Released: Jan 26, 2016
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Witness is a single-player game in an open world with dozens of locations to explore and over 500 puzzles.
Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck's Revenge
Released: Jun 26, 2010
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Wannabe pirate Guybrush Threepwood, and the now zombie pirate LeChuck, return in what has long been considered one of the greatest LucasArts adventure games of all time.
Myst III: Exile
Released: May 7, 2001
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100 • 68 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
MYST III: EXILE introduces a new villain Saavedro, who seeks revenge when he finds out his homeland was destroyed by Atrus' sons.
Full Throttle
Released: May 19, 1995
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Full Throttle is a computer adventure game developed and published by LucasArts.
The Talos Principle: Road to Gehenna
Released: Jul 23, 2015
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
This substantial expansion consists of four episodes that take experienced players through some of the most advanced and challenging puzzles yet.
The Walking Dead
Released: Apr 24, 2012
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Walking Dead: Season One (also known as The Walking Dead: The Game) is an episodic interactive drama graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games.