The Best Puzzle Games for PC Windows

Update : Vessel added at rank #8.
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ANIMAL WELL (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 PC Windows j

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

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  • platform
  • puzzle
  • metroidvania
  • exploration
  • mystery
  • pixel
  • atmospheric
  • no-combat
  • discovery
  • nonlinear

2

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 j Playstation 4 PC Windows

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

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  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • mystery
  • non-linear
  • maze
  • horror
  • narrative

3

The Talos Principle: Reawakened (2025)

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Playstation 5 Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X

Step back into a world of thought-provoking puzzles, philosophical intrigue, and breathtaking visuals with The Talos Principle: Reawakened - a first-person puzzle masterpiece for both new players and long-time fans alike.

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  • puzzle
  • philosophical
  • lore
  • first-person
  • thought-provoking
  • post-apocalyptic
  • atmospheric
  • dystopian
  • investigation
  • foliage
  • robots
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • logic
  • fps

4

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon (2021)

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Mac OS Android IOS iPhone Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

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.


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

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

5

Candy Crush Soda Saga (2024)

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IOS iPhone Android Windows Phone / Windows 10 Mobile PC Windows

Get ready for a Sodalicious update. Explore the world of Soda in our fizzy new episodes. Play stickylicious NEW LEVELS. Meet our sweet new characters.


  • puzzle
  • card
  • turn-based
  • strategy
  • diplomacy
  • rpg
  • grand-strategy
  • japanese
  • wargame
  • challenging
  • match-three
  • cooperative
  • immersive
  • 4x

6

The Talos Principle 2 (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox One Android Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Dive into The Talos Principle 2, a mind-bending puzzle adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world. You'll unravel the secrets of a mysterious megastructure, engage with sentient robots, and shape the story with your choices. With stunning visuals, a captivating narrative, and challenging puzzles, it's an odyssey that will leave you questioning your existence.


What we like:
  • Immersive and thought-provoking narrative
  • Challenging and creative puzzles
  • Stunning visuals and captivating soundtrack
  • Freedom to explore and interact with the environment
  • Multiple story endings based on your choices
What could be improved:
  • Puzzles not as challenging as in the first game
  • Dialogue sequences can distract from gameplay
  • High graphic requirements may limit some players

  • puzzle
  • robots
  • thought-provoking
  • narrative
  • first-person

7

The Plucky Squire (2024)

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Nintendo Switch j PC Windows Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.


  • puzzle
  • platform
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • boxing
  • action-adventure
  • rhythm
  • zelda
  • villain
  • narration
  • combat
  • 2d
  • battle
  • friends-storybook
  • action-adventure-solving

8

Vessel (2025)

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Linux Mac OS PC Windows Playstation 3 Xbox 360

A fast-paced 1v1 sci-fi brawler where pilots clash in fully customizable mechs. Shred armor, adapt your tactics, and outfight your opponent in visceral, high-stakes combat.


  • puzzle
  • physics
  • steampunk
  • platform

9

World of Goo 2 (2024)

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Android Linux Mac OS PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 j

Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.


  • physics
  • puzzle
  • building
  • goo
  • freeform
  • cute

10

Botany Manor (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Playstation 5 j Playstation 4

Welcome to Botany Manor, a stately home in 19th century England. You play as inhabitant Arabella Greene, a retired botanist. Explore your house and gardens, filled with research, to figure out the ideal habitat of forgotten flora. Grow each plant to discover the mysterious qualities they hold…


  • puzzle
  • exploration
  • walking-simulator
  • relaxing
  • first-person
  • historical
  • stylized
  • linear
  • nature
  • colourful

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