Games Game Genres Puzzle

Puzzle

A genre of games that is based on classic tabletop logic games, puzzles, etc. To complete levels, players are required to "flex their brains." Additionally, speed, accuracy, and good reaction are often needed. Such games include both classic puzzles and more complex projects in terms of gameplay (mind-breaker games).

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 1997

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Resident Evil (1996)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 22, 1996

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Resident Evil (1996) — action-horror with a third-person view and puzzle elements. July 24, 1998. Monstrous murders began to occur in the vicinity of Raccoon...

Tomb Raider (1996)

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 14, 1996

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Super Mario 64

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mario Game

June 23, 1996

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 90/100

Super Mario 64 — One day, Princess Peach called Mario to her castle with an offer to eat the cake she baked and drink tea. Mario arrives at the castle and...

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail!

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adult game

December 5, 1996

Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! is a continuation of the exciting "point and click" adventure series about the forty-year-old balding womanizer Larry Laffer. The...

Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes!

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

September 24, 1997

Players: 8/10

Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes! is a third-person action-adventure game with puzzle and fantasy elements from Perfect Entertainment, Ltd.. The game's primary...

Zork: Grand Inquisitor

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

September 12, 2003

Zork: Grand Inquisitor is a first-person adventure with puzzle and fantasy elements from developers at Activision. The game is published by Activision. Zork: Der...

Curse of Monkey Island

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 1, 1997

Curse of Monkey Island is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC. The game is published by LucasArts Entertainment...

Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle

November 30, 1996

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

September 18, 1997

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. Chosen by the fickle finger of fate, Master First Class was catapulted into a...

Tomb Raider 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 21, 1997

Players: 7/10

Beyond Time

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

ноябрь 1997

Players: 8.9/10

Beyond Time is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from Jones and Jones Multimedia. The game is published by DreamCatcher Interactive Inc.. Beyond Time...

Shipwreckers!

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sports game

October 28, 1997

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Shipwreckers! is a third-person action game with elements of strategy, puzzle and sports game from the developers from the studio Psygnosis Limited. The game is...

Kirby's Star Stacker

Strategy, Puzzle

January 25, 1997

Kirby's Star Stacker is a strategy game with puzzle elements from developers from the studio HAL Laboratory, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Nintendo Co...

Ark of Time

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

February 28, 1997

Ark of Time is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from Trecision S.p.A.. The game is published by International Computer Entertainment Ltd.. The game is...

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

October 29, 1997

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a continuation of the cult adventure series Myst. The events of the game take place in the world of Riven, to which the Wanderer went...

D.A.: Pursuit of Justice - The Gatsby Diamond Jewelry Theft

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

апрель 1997

D.A.: Pursuit of Justice — The Gatsby Diamond Jewelry Theft is a first-person simulation with a dash of adventure and puzzle from Legacy Software. The main...

11th Hour

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

November 30, 1995

Players: 9.7/10

Pilotwings 64

Simulation, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Helicopters, Puzzle, Sports game

June 23, 1996

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Pilotwings 64 is a first-person simulator with elements of action, shooter, strategy, flight simulator, helicopter simulator, puzzle and sports game from developers...

Norse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings

Action, Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

April 18, 1997

Clock Tower (1995)

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 14, 1995

Players: 7.4/10

Clock Tower (1995) is a point and click adventure game with 3D graphics. The player can use a PlayStation controller or mouse to move the cursor around the screen...

Pastel Muse

Action, Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

August 21, 1997

Pastel Muse is an action game with elements of strategy, puzzle and game in the anime or manga genre from developers from the Soft Office studio. The main publisher...

Puzzle Arena Toshinden

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

June 20, 1997

Puzzle Arena Toshinden is a strategy game with puzzle elements, an anime/manga game and a fantasy game from TAKARA Co., Ltd.. The game is published by TAKARA Co...

Pandemonium 2

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 23, 1997

Pandemonium 2 is a third-person action game with puzzle elements from the developers of Crystal Dynamics, Inc. studios. and Toys for Bob. The game is published by...

Teaching Tiles

Educational game (Education), Puzzle

January 17, 1997

Teaching Tiles is an educational game with a hint of puzzle. There has been no announcement of Teaching Tiles for PC...

Alundra

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure

April 11, 1997

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle

December 15, 1995

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure is an isometric action game with a dash of adventure and puzzle from Adeline Software International. The game is published by...

City of Lost Children

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cyberpunk

November 17, 1997

City of Lost Children is a third-person adventure with puzzle elements from the developers of Psygnosis Limited. The game is published by Psygnosis Limited. In some...

Last Express

Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle

January 26, 2011

Last Express is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from the developers of Smoking Car Productions, Inc.. The game's primary publisher is Brøderbund...

Sokoban Basic

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sandbox

August 7, 1997

Sokoban Basic is a top-down strategy with a mixture of puzzle and sandbox from developers from Outback Pty. Ltd. and Thinking Rabbit. The game is published by...

D.A.: Pursuit of Justice

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Collection, Puzzle

September 15, 1997

D.A.: Pursuit of Justice is a first-person simulator with a dash of adventure and puzzle from the masters at Legacy Software. The main publisher of the game is...

Chasm: The Rift

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Sandbox

September 30, 1997

Players: 5.5/10

Chasm: The Rift is an old-school first-person shooter set in a dark fantasy and science fiction setting. In the game you will take on the role of a nameless marine...

Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

September 30, 1997

Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from developers Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Cryo Interactive...

Enemy Zero

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

December 13, 1996

Enemy Zero — aboard the biological research space station AKI, Laura Lewis is in deep cryogenic sleep. The air in the chamber dissipates when the ship's...

Prisoner of Ice

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 23, 1997

Prisoner of Ice is a third-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from developers from the studio Infogrames Europe SA. The game is published by...

Rama

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

January 8, 1997

Rama is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters at Dynamix, Inc.. The game is published by Sierra On-Line, Inc.. In some circles, Rama is...

Blast Corps

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Puzzle

February 28, 1997

Metacritic: 90/100

AMBER: Journeys Beyond

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

апрель 1997

AMBER: Journeys Beyond is a first-person adventure with a dash of horror and puzzle from developers Hue Forest Entertainment LLC. The main publisher of the game is...

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 17, 1993

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is a third-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the developers of Sierra On-Line, Inc.. The game is published...

Tetris Plus

Action, Strategy, In real time, Puzzle

August 30, 1996

Tetris Plus is an action game with strategy and puzzle elements from the masters from the Natsume Co., Ltd. studio. The game is published by Jaleco Ltd.. Perhaps...

New Beetle Tracks and Gaps

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

September 24, 1997

New Beetle Tracks and Gaps is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers at BBDO Interactive GmbH. The main publisher of the game is...

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