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 2001

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Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga

February 21, 2001

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The return to Hong Kong in 2048 reveals the events leading up to Fear Effect and shows how the team of mercenaries Hana, Royce, Dick, and the mysterious Rain was...

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic

September 25, 2001

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Silent Hill 2 (2001) — mystical action-horror with puzzle elements and third-person view. James Sunderland comes to Silent Hill after receiving a letter from...

American McGee's Alice

Action, Shooter, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

October 6, 2000

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

American McGee's Alice is a third-person action game with shooter, horror, platformer and puzzle elements from the masters from the Rogue Entertainment studio. The...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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

June 1, 1999

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, which is a sequel to the game Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain. Events take place 1500...

Onimusha: Warlords

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

January 25, 2001

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Onimusha: Warlords is a third-person action-adventure game set in 16th century Japan. A mysterious creature kidnaps Princess Yuki, whom the young hero Samanosuke...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

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

February 3, 2000

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Resident Evil Code: Veronica is a dark action-horror game with a third-person view in the Resident Evil universe. The game will tell about the events taking place...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

September 22, 1999

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a continuation of the series of popular action-horror games with a third-person view. You will once again plunge into the chaos of the...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

May 18, 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is a third-person action game with horror and puzzle elements from the masters of the Crystal House studio. The main publisher...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 19, 2001

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams is an enhanced version of the game, first released on XBox and later ported back to PS2 and PC. Most of the gameplay consists of...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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

November 20, 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Bejeweled Deluxe

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle

March 1, 2001

Players: 8.2/10

Bejeweled Deluxe is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the studio PopCap Games, Inc.. The game is published by PopCap Games, Inc.. The game is...

Runaway: A Road Adventure

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

August 9, 2002

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Pontifex

Simulation, Puzzle

October 1, 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Pontifex is a simulator with a bit of a puzzle from the developers at Chronic Logic LLC. Bridge Builder 2 is an alternative name for...

Project Eden

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

October 8, 2001

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Project Eden is a first-person action game with shooter and puzzle elements from the studio Core Design Ltd.. The game is published by Eidos Interactive Ltd...

Tomb Raider 2

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 21, 1997

Players: 7/10

Barbie Explorer

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

2002

Players: 10/10

Barbie Explorer is a third-person action game with platforming and puzzle elements from the developers of the Runecraft, Ltd. studio. The game is published by...

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...

Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

October 19, 2001

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro — Shortly after the symbiote invasion, a series of robberies led by Electro take place in New York. While Spider-Man notices one...

Conker's Bad Fur Day

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

March 4, 2001

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Schizm: Mysterious Journey

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

June 15, 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Schizm: Mysterious Journey is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from developer Detalion. The game is published by Brightstar Entertainment Ltd. and...

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...

TechnoMage: Return of Eternity

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

November 24, 2000

Players: 10/10

TechnoMage: Return of Eternity is a third-person RPG with action, adventure, puzzle and fantasy elements from the masters at Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment...

Alchemy Deluxe

Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

August 29, 2001

Players: 10/10

Alchemy Deluxe is a top-down strategy game with puzzle elements from PopCap Games, Inc.. The game is published by PopCap Games...

Fatal Frame

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

December 13, 2001

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

Looney Tunes: Sheep Raider

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

March 1, 2001

Metacritic: 72/100

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!

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

April 21, 2001

Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite! is a top-down action game with a mixture of puzzle and anime/manga game from Pax Softnica. The game is published by Nintendo Co., Ltd.. For...

Necronomicon: The Dawning of Darkness

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

May 25, 2001

Players: 9.3/10

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...

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...

AmerZone: The Explorer's Legacy (1998)

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

June 15, 1998

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...

Sanity: Aiken's Artifact

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

September 26, 2000

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Sanity: Aiken's Artifact is a third-person action game with puzzle elements from developers from Monolith Productions, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Fox...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

September 25, 2000

Metacritic: 68/100

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary — After rescuing Mina, Jonathan Harker and his lover return to London with the mysterious Dragon Ring. As they begin to enjoy a...

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

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

October 1, 1999

Metacritic: 75/100

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine is an action-adventure game with a third-person view, based on the Indiana Jones films. The game will take you to 1947, at...

Myst 3: Exile

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

May 7, 2001

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

November 21, 2000

Metacritic: 60/100

Tweety and the Magic Gems

Strategy, Puzzle

July 10, 2001

Tweety and the Magic Gems is a strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters of the studio Kotobuki System Co., Ltd.. The game is published by Kotobuki System...

Seven Seas Deluxe

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based

October 16, 2001

Players: 10/10

Seven Seas Deluxe also known as Seven...

Let's Go Crazy with Lemmings

Strategy, In real time, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Collection, Puzzle, Sports game, Paintball

November 9, 2001

Let's Go Crazy with Lemmings is a third-person strategy game with a mixture of platformer, puzzle, sports game and paintball simulator. The game is published by...

Atomica Deluxe

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Turn-based

November 12, 2001

Players: 10/10

Atomica Deluxe is a third-person strategy game with a hint of puzzle from the masters at PopCap Games, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Astraware Limited...

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