Best Puzzle Games
1,156 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Released: Jul 16, 2015
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation 4, Linux, Gear VR, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift, Daydream, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse.
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.
Keeper
Released: Oct 17, 2025
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
From Lee Petty and Double Fine Productions, Keeper is an atmospheric puzzle adventure in which a long-forgotten lighthouse is awakened and, joined by a spirited seabird, it embarks upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship, and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding.
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.
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 • 93 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!
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Released: Oct 13, 2023
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
In The Coffin of Andy and Leyley, you follow the story of Andrew and Ashley, siblings who have been quarantined in their house for months and are slowly starving to death.
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.
Pajama Sam In: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Released: Oct 4, 1996
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure
Platforms: Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
There's no reason to be afraid of the dark.
BioShock 2
Released: Feb 9, 2010
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock.
Inscryption
Released: Oct 19, 2021
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie.
The Roottrees Are Dead
Released: Jan 15, 2025
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998.