The Best Puzzle Games

Update, : Planet of Lana added at rank #11.
1

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Mac OS

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a unique roguelike dungeon crawler / puzzle game hybrid. Players take control of Shovel Knight in a mysterious pocket dungeon and must traverse a series of enemy-filled levels, using simple controls to form chains of enemies and clear the level.


Pros:
  • 3 game modes
  • Adventure mode with an exciting story
  • Daily Run mode updates every 24 hours
  • Survival Mode
  • Easy to learn/hard to master
Cons:
  • Few overpowered relics that can make the game too easy

  • puzzle
  • rogue-like
  • dungeon-crawler
  • grid
  • boss
  • tile-matching
  • boss-fight
  • competitive
  • adventure

2

Baba Is You (2019)

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PC Windows Linux Mac OS Android IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!


  • puzzle
  • programming

3

Tetris Effect: Connected (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One ps1 vr2

Tetris Effect Connected is an unforgettable gaming experience with mesmerizing graphics, engaging electronic music, and addicting gameplay. Whether you play solo or with friends, you'll find endless hours of entertainment in this game.


Pros:
  • Unique and stunning visuals
  • Engaging multiplayer modes
  • Challenging but satisfying gameplay
  • New features that add accessibility and appreciation for combos
  • And immersive electronic soundtrack
Cons:
  • Extreme skill gap in competitive modes
  • Short campaign mode

  • puzzle
  • cooperative
  • multiplayer
  • competitive
  • boss
  • classic
  • online
  • rhythm
  • platform
  • local
  • single-player
  • trance
  • battle
  • grid
  • head-to-head

4

Humanity (2023)

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PC Windows ps1 vr ps1 vr2 Playstation 4 Playstation 5 psvr Android

A unique blend of puzzle-solving and action-platforming. Play a lone Shiba Inu charged with commanding massive, marching crowds to the goal in Story Mode, or browse a wide array of user-made levels crafted via the in-game Stage Creator!


  • puzzle
  • lemmings
  • minimalist
  • platform
  • story
  • dog
  • 3d
  • shooter
  • first-person
  • action
  • endless

5

Superliminal (2019)

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Nintendo Switch Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Xbox One Mac OS PC Windows Linux Playstation 4

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.


  • puzzle
  • first-person
  • mind-bending
  • chess
  • narrative
  • surreal
  • perspective
  • narration

6

Bugsnax (2020)

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Playstation 5 (IOS iPhone) Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

Catch mysterious living snacks and feed them to your friends in this unusual island adventure!

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  • puzzle
  • narrative
  • horror
  • adventure
  • mystery
  • inventive
  • discovery
  • cute
  • muppet
  • comedy
  • story
  • colourful
  • psychological
  • first-person
  • collector

7

The Wild at Heart (2021)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Mac OS

The Wild at Heart is a beautiful and joyous tale of discovery, full of quirky characters, exploration and puzzles. You play as Wake, a young scallywag searching for excitement who stumbles upon an adventure to save the world and reunite the Greenshields. With its hand-drawn art style, mysterious creatures and day-night cycle adding tension to the gameplay, you'll be sure to have some exciting escapades!


Pros:
  • Quirky characters with unique traits
  • Beautiful artstyle
  • Light combat & puzzles that increase in difficulty
  • Day-night cycle adding tension to the gameplay
Cons:
  • The standard loop:go here - do that
  • Parts of the narrative are well-honed

  • puzzle
  • hand-drawn
  • crafting
  • story
  • action-adventure
  • fantasy
  • emotional
  • time-management
  • 2d
  • atmospheric
  • colourful
  • resource-management
  • survival
  • exploration
  • adventure

8

The Entropy Centre (2022)

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Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.


  • puzzle
  • first-person
  • manipulation
  • time
  • futuristic
  • sci-fi
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • platform
  • story
  • funny
  • post-apocalyptic
  • space

9

Timelie (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Timelie is a stealth puzzle game in which you play as a little girl and her cat, who must find their way out of an abstract world through a tiled layout. You can control and manipulate time, fast-forwarding and rewinding the world around you at will. You also have the ability to fix bridges, floors and areas that previously broke with special shards. It promotes a single-player cooperative experience, where you control both the young girl and her cat to complete tasks. The visuals are reminiscent of Monument Valley while the soundtrack is vibey.


Pros:
  • Unique single-player cooperative experience
  • Time control mechanic
  • Easy to pick up and learn
  • Stylish visuals
  • Vibey soundtrack
  • Non linear stages
  • Varied difficulty levels
Cons:
  • Must be precise when selecting tiles for actions

  • stealth
  • puzzle
  • time
  • cats
  • manipulation
  • time-manipulation
  • strategy
  • surreal
  • adventure
  • robots
  • discovery
  • isometric
  • trial-and-error
  • anime-looking
  • stealth-puzzle

10

The Talos Principle 2 (2019)

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Android Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.


  • puzzle
  • first-person
  • robots

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