Best Puzzle Games
1,136 Puzzle games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Figment
Released: Sep 22, 2017
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A musical action-adventure set in the recesses of the human mind...
The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
Released: Oct 13, 2023
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100 • 39 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Released: Dec 7, 2009
Critic rating: 91.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Wii U, Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is the second Zelda game for the Nintendo DS.
Linelight
Released: Jan 30, 2017
Critic rating: 90.4 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.
Pony Island
Released: Jan 4, 2016
Critic rating: 92.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise.
Resident Evil
Released: Nov 27, 2014
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hailed by many as a masterpiece, this remake of the first entry in the long-running Resident Evil series is now playable in HD.
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Released: Nov 1, 1993
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a graphic adventure video game released by LucasArts during the company's adventure games era.
Supraland: Six Inches Under
Released: Jan 14, 2022
Critic rating: 83.7 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Supraland Six Inches Under has exploration, puzzles, and combat!
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - The Champions' Ballad
Released: Dec 7, 2017
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
DLC Pack 2 cannot be purchased outside of the expansion pass.
Viewfinder
Released: Jul 18, 2023
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Viewfinder is a puzzle game where you can reshape the world around you by taking photos with an instant camera.
The Incredible Machine
Released: Dec 31, 1992
Critic rating: 83.6 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle
Platforms: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS
Game modes: Single player
The Incredible Machine is a puzzle game.
Bejeweled
Released: May 30, 2001
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Arcade
Platforms: Windows Mobile, Palm OS, BlackBerry OS, Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Bejeweled is a tile-matching puzzle video game by PopCap Games, first developed for browsers in 2001.
Owlboy
Released: Nov 1, 2016
Critic rating: 88.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Owlboy is a platform/action-adventure video game created by Norwegian developer D-Pad Studio.
Thirty Flights of Loving
Released: Aug 20, 2012
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story.
The Last Campfire
Released: Aug 4, 2020
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.
Observer: System Redux
Released: Nov 10, 2020
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The year is 2084.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Released: Sep 8, 2010
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games.
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Released: Oct 31, 1997
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100 • 90 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: Windows Mobile, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player
Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1997.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - Aiko’s Choice
Released: Dec 6, 2021
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Aiko's Choice is a brand-new standalone addon to the beloved stealth tactics game Shadow Tactics.
Unavowed
Released: Aug 8, 2018
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A demon possessed you one year ago.
Shadow of the Colossus
Released: Jan 12, 2012
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100 • 54 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player
In a desolate land where beasts as big as mountains roam free, a lone hero and his horse must ride into the unknown on a quest for ancient power.
Tetris 99
Released: Feb 13, 2019
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Battle Royale
A blockbuster battle royale!