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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 1998

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Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror

January 21, 1998

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This third-person survival horror game is set in Raccoon City during an outbreak of the T-virus, a mutagenic toxin developed for biological weapons. The player...

Banjo-Kazooie

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

May 31, 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This platformer follows Banjo, a bear, and his red-crested bird companion as they set out to rescue Banjo’s sister from the evil witch Gruntilda. The duo must work...

Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

November 21, 1998

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 99/100

A fantasy adventure about young Link, who sets out to restore Hyrule after Ganondorf turns the land into a wasteland. To undo the consequences of his actions, Link...

Sanitarium

Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Point & Click

April 30, 1998

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Sanitarium is a graphic quest with an isometric camera view and horror elements. The main character gets into a car accident and loses his memory. In a vain attempt...

Tomb Raider 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

November 21, 1997

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 85/100

This third-person action platformer follows Lara Croft on a journey around the world to find the Dagger of Xian, an artefact said to grant its possessor the power...

Neverhood

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

October 31, 1996

Players: 9.2/10

Neverhood is a classic plasticine quest with a side view and a lot of puzzles. The main character of the game is Clayman. The essence of the game is to find twenty...

Legend of Zelda

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Legend of Zelda

February 21, 1986

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An adventure game set in a fantasy world, where Link sets out to find the Triforce, defeat Ganon, and save Princess Zelda. He explores Hyrule, delves into dungeons...

Bust-A-Move

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

January 13, 1995

An arcade puzzle game and a spin-off of Bubble Bobble, Bust-A-Move challenges players to clear a field of colored bubbles. Each round begins with bubbles arranged...

Alien Earth

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Strategy

July 21, 1998

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

This science-fiction action adventure with puzzles is set on a future Earth occupied by the alien Raksha. The protagonist is released into the jungle as prey in a...

MediEvil

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

October 1, 1998

Players: 9.8/10

This third-person fantasy action game combines horror elements and puzzles. Sir Daniel Fortesque, a long-dead knight, is accidentally resurrected by his greatest...

Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure

Role-playing game, Adventure, In real time, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

January 22, 1998

Nemesis: The Wizardry Adventure is a first-person role-playing game with adventure, puzzle and fantasy elements from Sir-tech Software, Inc.. The game is published...

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Puzzle, Historical, Stealth, Tactics

July 31, 1998

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A real-time tactical strategy game about a small squad of elite soldiers operating during World War II. The commandos undertake dangerous missions behind enemy...

Riven: The Sequel to Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click

October 29, 1997

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Grim Fandango

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 1, 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 94/100

Grim Fandango — the action takes place in the afterlife, where the dead complete their journey, arriving in the 9th world. When a person dies, he is taken in...

Tomb Raider 3: Adventures of Lara Croft

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

November 21, 1998

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows Lara Croft’s search for an ancient meteorite rumored to have life-giving powers. The journey spans...

Dr. Mario

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Mario Game

July 27, 1990

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 66/100

A puzzle game in which Mario clears viruses from a bottle by arranging falling multicolored capsules. The player moves and rotates the capsules to form a row of at...

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...

Quest for Camelot

Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

December 16, 1998

Quest for Camelot is a top-down action game with a mixture of puzzle and fantasy game from developers from Titus France SA. The game is published by Nintendo of...

Prisoner of Ice

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

December 23, 1997

Steam: 73/100

This puzzle adventure horror game follows an American Office of Naval Intelligence agent investigating a Nazi plot during World War II. Aboard the Royal Navy...

Brain Drain

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle

March 1998

Brain Drain is a strategy game with puzzle elements from the Visual Impact studio. The main publisher of the game is Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.. But Brain Drain...

Bubblet

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Action, Horror, First-person view

August 1, 1998

Steam: 71/100

Bubblet is a top-down strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the developers at oopdreams software, inc.. The game is published by oopdreams software, inc.. In...

Bishi Bashi Special (1998)

Arcade, Action, In real time, Music game, Collection, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Board / Group Game

September 17, 1998

Bishi Bashi Special (1998) is an arcade game mixed with action, music, puzzle and anime/manga from the developers of Konami Computer Entertainment Sapporo Co., Ltd...

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...

Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time

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

January 31, 1998

Players: 10/10

Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from developers Presto Studios, Inc.. The game's primary publisher is Red Orb...

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...

Curse of Monkey Island

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

November 1, 1997

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

This third entry in the Monkey Island series is a third-person adventure about pirate Guybrush Threepwood, who faces the demon pirate LeChuck and tries to save...

Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

March 12, 1998

Players: 10/10

Clock Tower 2: The Struggle Within is a third-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the developers of Human Entertainment, Inc.. The game's primary...

Money Puzzle Exchanger

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

August 29, 1997

Money Puzzle Exchanger is a top-down action game with a mixture of strategy, puzzle and anime/manga game from the FACE studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Dark Side of the Moon

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

November 30, 1998

Dark Side of the Moon is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from developers SouthPeak Interactive, LLC. The game's primary publisher is SouthPeak...

Kurushi Final: Mental Blocks

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

December 23, 1998

A puzzle game that tests the player's intelligence across nine stages of challenges. Alongside the main mode, it features a two-player survival mode, 100 additional...

Goemon's Great Adventure

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

December 23, 1998

Goemon's Great Adventure is a third-person action game with platformer, puzzle and anime/manga elements from the developers of Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka...

Circle of Blood

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

January 31, 1998

Circle of Blood is a third-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers of Revolution Software Ltd.. The main publisher of the game is Virgin...

Rage of Mages

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

April 10, 1998

This fantasy role-playing game with real-time strategy elements follows an agent of the Kania Empire sent to the mysterious allod of Uimoir. The player chooses one...

Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Puzzle

March 29, 1996

Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition is a top-down arcade game with a mix of strategy and puzzles from the masters at Taito Corporation. The main publisher of the game is...

Bust-A-Move 4

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

August 6, 1998

Players: 3/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Echo Night

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

August 13, 1998

Players: 10/10

Echo Night is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from the studio FromSoftware, Inc.. The game is published by FromSoftware, Inc.. But Echo...

Dōkoku Soshite...

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga

February 26, 1998

Dōkoku Soshite... is a first-person adventure with a touch of horror, puzzle and anime/manga game from Data East Corporation. The game is published by Data...

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

October 31, 1998

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

This adventure platformer with puzzle elements follows the Mudokon Abe after he learns that the Magog Cartel is mining Necrum, a sacred city of the dead, for bones...

Petka and Vasily Ivanovich save the galaxy

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

November 1998

Players: 8.5/10

Alundra

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

April 11, 1997

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

This fantasy adventure with Japanese role-playing elements follows Alundra, summoned to a troubled village by strange visions. A great evil lurks there, and the...

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