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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: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

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

November 21, 1998

Players: 8.7/10

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...

AmerZone: The Explorer's Legacy (1998)

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

June 15, 1998

Steam: 80/100

This first-person adventure puzzle follows a young reporter who visits elderly explorer Alexandre Valembois and learns about his expedition to the mysterious region...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bust-A-Move

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

January 13, 1995

Bust-A-Move is a third-person arcade game with a mixture of strategy, puzzle and anime or manga games from developers from the Taito Corporation studio. 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...

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...

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...

Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game

1999

Players: 10/10

Steam: 64/100

Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard — action game with a third person view. Events take place during the invasion of Hammerfell, the homeland of the game's...

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...

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...

Moving Puzzle: Cats

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

ноябрь 1998

Moving Puzzle: Cats is a strategy game with elements of an educational game and puzzle from the studios Haemimont Games AD, Learning Technologies Interactive and...

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 (1996)

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 13, 1996

Clock Tower (1996) — horror adventure with a third-person view and puzzle elements. The player character has three power levels. The strength level is...

Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX

Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Legend of Zelda

December 12, 1998

Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX is a third-person action game with puzzle elements from Nintendo EAD. The game is published by Nintendo of America Inc.. Legend...

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...

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino

Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle

January 8, 1998

No One Can Stop Mr. Domino is a third-person action game with a mixture of strategy and puzzles from the masters of the Artdink Corporation studio. The game is...

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...

Rage of Mages

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

April 10, 1998

Rage of Mages is a third-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, strategy, puzzle and fantasy from the developers of Nival Entertainment. The main...

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...

MediEvil

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

October 1, 1998

Players: 9.8/10

MediEvil is a third-person action game with a mixture of horror, puzzle and fantasy games from developers from SCE Studio Cambridge. The game is published by Sony...

Hexcite: The Shapes of Victory

Strategy, Puzzle

October 21, 1998

Hexcite: The Shapes of Victory is a strategy game with puzzle elements from the developers of Gu, Inc.. The game is published by NEC Interchannel, Ltd.. Hexcite...

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...

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...

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...

Disney's Hades Challenge

Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Isometric, Puzzle

February 12, 1998

Players: 5.5/10

Disney's Hades Challenge is a first-person strategy game with a dash of adventure and puzzle from the developers at Disney Interactive, Inc.. The game is published...

Mission: Impossible (1998)

Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle

August 14, 1998

Metacritic: 61/100

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...

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...

Roll Away

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

July 10, 1998

Roll Away is a third-person action game with strategy, platformer and puzzle elements from Game Design Sweden AB. The game's main publisher is Sony Computer...

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...

Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning aren't so Frightening

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click

October 2, 1998

Steam: 98/100

Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning aren't so Frightening is a third-person adventure with educational game and puzzle elements from the developers of Humongous...

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

November 5, 1998

Mystic Towers

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Puzzle, Adventure

July 15, 1994

Steam: 75/100

An isometric adventure combining action and puzzles follows Baron Baldric, who is charged with keeping the peace across the land. When dark forces overrun the...

Devil Dice

Strategy, Isometric, Puzzle

June 18, 1998

Steam: 89/100

Devil Dice is an isometric strategy game with a puzzle twist from Shift Studios. The game is published by Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated. Xi is an...

Dr. Brain Thinking Games: Puzzle Madness

Strategy, Educational game (Education), Puzzle

октябрь 1998

Dr. Brain Thinking Games: Puzzle Madness is a strategy game with a mixture of educational game and puzzle from the developers of Knowledge Adventure, Inc.. The game...

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