Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Thank Goodness You're Here!
Released: Aug 1, 2024
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Thank Goodness You're Here!
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 • 223 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.
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Released: Aug 22, 2017
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 4
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy is a single-player action-adventure game played from a third-person perspective, and a standalone expansion in the Uncharted series.
Chicken Police
Released: Nov 5, 2020
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chicken Police is an "Animal Noir Adventure Game", set in the fictional world of the Wilderness, featuring a gripping, dark story, mature themes and a unique sense of humor.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Released: Sep 26, 2024
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, and with a certain swordsman among those missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom.
The Curse of Monkey Island
Released: Oct 31, 1997
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100 • 326 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.
Portal Stories: Mel
Released: Jul 25, 2015
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100 • 62 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Portal Stories: Mel is a community made, free modification for Portal 2 based in the Portal universe.
The Last Express
Released: Mar 30, 1997
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
A point-and-click adventure game that takes place on a European train shortly before the outbreak of World War I.
Omno
Released: Jul 28, 2021
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders.
Velocity 2X
Released: Sep 2, 2014
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
This critically acclaimed sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot 'em-up gameplay!
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Released: Dec 26, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Skies of Arcadia Legends is an enhanced GameCube port of Skies of Arcadia.
MDK2
Released: Mar 29, 2000
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Kurt Hectic in his snazzy suit with ribbon chute is back to save the universe.
Beautiful Katamari
Released: Oct 16, 2007
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Experience the new high-definition, next generation sights and sounds of Beautiful Katamari as the Prince takes on a new high-rolling adventure, with his famous cousins in tow, to save the Katamari universe once again after the King of All Cosmos has a very un-royal and unfortunate accident.
Half-Life
Released: Nov 19, 1998
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows.
Resident Evil
Released: Mar 22, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player
Resident Evil is the 2002 remake of the original 1996 video game of the same name featuring various improvements and gameplay overhaul.
Psychonauts
Released: Apr 19, 2005
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Psychonauts is a platform-adventure game developed by Double Fine Productions and released in 2005.
Mini Motorways
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city.
The Swapper
Released: May 30, 2013
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Swapper is a short puzzle platformer where you must complete every puzzle and collect 124 orbs, in groups of 3 and 9 later on, to complete the game.
Roll Away
Released: Jul 10, 1998
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Roll Away is a 3D platform puzzle video game which places the player in control of a Kula beachball.
Deltarune
Released: Jun 4, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 91 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dive into the parallel story to UNDERTALE!
Yoku's Island Express
Released: May 29, 2018
Critic rating: 84.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Pinball, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Yoku’s Island Express is an open world/metroidvania-style pinball adventure, Seamlessly blending platform navigation with pinball mechanics across a large open world.
Tetris
Released: Jun 14, 1989
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 141 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Game Boy
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tetris is a puzzle video game for the Game Boy released in 1989.
Tetris Attack
Released: Aug 1, 1996
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
A puzzle game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy.