Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Released: Oct 23, 2007
Critic rating: 91.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (known as Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction in most PAL countries) is a 2007 platformer video game developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3.
BioShock: The Collection
Released: Sep 13, 2016
Critic rating: 84.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
BioShock: The Collection is a game bundle consisting of remastered 1080p editions of BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite along with their accompanying downloadable content.
Lost in Play
Released: Aug 10, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Go on a feel-good adventure with a brother and sister as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures.
Shadow Complex
Released: Aug 19, 2009
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Shadow Complex is a side-scrolling action-adventure game presented in a 2.5D style, where the world is rendered in three dimensions but movement stays on a two-dimensional plane.
AI: The Somnium Files
Released: Sep 17, 2019
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Released: Apr 18, 2016
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
"A simple 3d puzzle game."
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
Released: Mar 4, 2016
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is a Wii U enhanced remaster of the original game.
True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 1
Released: Oct 19, 2016
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
True Fear: Forsaken Souls takes the best of the psychological thriller, blending in fun and intuitive gameplay mechanics.
Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
Released: Nov 30, 1996
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS
Game modes: Single player
Curtis Craig is a quiet young man.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe.
Dishonored
Released: Oct 9, 2012
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
Released: May 22, 2026
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Rise as the Dark Knight and experience the essential Batman story in a bold, action-packed adventure with hard-hitting combat, an open-world Gotham City, and the signature LEGO charm that fans know and love.
Operation: Tango
Released: Jun 1, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
It takes two to save the world in this Asymmetrical Spy Thriller.
The Incredible Machine 2
Released: Dec 31, 1994
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
This game involves puzzle solving, while creating wacky machines.
The Curse of Monkey Island
Released: Oct 31, 1997
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100 • 329 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Curse of Monkey Island is the third installment in the Monkey Island adventure game series.
Peggle Nights
Released: Sep 3, 2008
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The sun has set at the Peggle Institute, but the bouncy delight has just begun!
Machinarium
Released: Oct 16, 2009
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula.
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Released: Feb 15, 2007
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, iOS, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
In the curious village of St.
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Released: Jan 24, 2017
Critic rating: 85.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game of the Resident Evil series to switch from 3rd-person to fully 1st-person perspective.
Radiant Historia
Released: Nov 3, 2010
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
In the midst of an unending war for dominance between two super-powers, Special Intelligence Agent Stocke is assigned to a routine escort mission that goes horribly awry.
Planet of Lana
Released: May 23, 2023
Critic rating: 93.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Released: Sep 20, 2019
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As Link, you awaken in a strange land away from Hyrule, where animals talk and monsters roam.
The Neverhood
Released: Oct 31, 1996
Critic rating: 84.6 / 100 • 123 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
The game follows the adventure of a claymation character named Klaymen as he discovers his origins and his purpose in a world made entirely out of clay.
Impossible Mission
Released: Dec 31, 1984
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 7800, PC-8800 Series, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sharp X1, Wii, Acorn Electron, Apple II, PlayStation Portable, Amstrad CPC, Sega Master System/Mark III
Game modes: Single player
The situation: for three days have the strategic central computers of the great powers acted up.
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
Released: Jul 31, 1998
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100 • 224 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Tactical
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Engage in the ultimate battle of wits and wills with the most ruthless military force in history.