Puzzle 2001 — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Silent Hill 2 (2001)

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 2 December 2002

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...

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

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

Game released: Dreamcast, GameCube, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2000

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Resident Evil Code: Veronica

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

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 26 May 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...

Tomb Raider 2

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

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 1998

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...

Tomb Raider: Chronicles

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

Game released: Dreamcast, Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 28 November 2000

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 60/100

An action-adventure with platforming and puzzle elements follows four previously untold adventures of Lara Croft in search of ancient artifacts. The settings...

Onimusha: Warlords

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 7 June 2002

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 25 January 2000

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...

ICO

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 → 16 February 2006

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 90/100

This action-adventure game with platforming and puzzle elements follows Ico, a boy born with horns who is taken to a mysterious castle to be sacrificed in the...

Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 28 February 2003

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...

Conker's Bad Fur Day

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

Game released: Nintendo 64 → 4 March 2001

Players: 4.5/10

Metacritic: 92/100

This third-person action-platformer follows Conker, a squirrel trying to find his way home after a party for his 21st birthday. His journey leads through bawdy...

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

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

Game released: PlayStation, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 November 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

American McGee's Alice

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

Game released: Mac, PC → 21 August 2001

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

This action platformer blends shooter and horror elements as Alice returns to Wonderland, a place she can barely recognize. The Mushroom Forest is afflicted by...

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 30 December 2001

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This gothic fantasy action-adventure with puzzle elements continues the story of Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver. Raziel pursues Kain through different eras of...

Bust-A-Move

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

Game released: 3DO, DOS, Game Gear, iPhone, J2ME, N-Gage, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Color, PSP, SNES, PC, WonderSwan → 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...

Blair Witch Experience (Special Limited Edition Collector's Set)

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

Game released: PC → 13 March 2001

Blair Witch Experience (Special Limited Edition Collector's Set) is a third-person action game with a touch of horror and puzzle from Human Head Studios, Inc...

AmerZone: The Explorer's Legacy (1998)

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

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PC → 12 October 2011

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...

Project Eden

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PC → 2 November 2001

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

This futuristic action shooter with puzzle elements follows an investigation into an equipment malfunction at the Real Meat factory. The player controls a...

Bejeweled Deluxe

Strategy, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Browser, J2ME, Mac, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 2000

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 87/100

This casual match-three puzzle is built around matching gems. The player swaps adjacent gems to form horizontal or vertical lines of three or more of the same type...

Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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

Game released: Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → 24 September 2001

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person survival horror adventure follows supernatural detective Edward Carnby as he investigates a murder on Shadow Island. After his friend Charles...

Pong: The Next Level

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Arkanoid

Game released: Game Boy Color, Mac, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PSP, PC → декабрь 1999

Pong: The Next Level is an arcade game with action, puzzle and arkanoid elements from the developers of Supersonic Software Ltd.. The game is published by Hasbro...

Pikmin

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

Game released: GameCube, Wii → 14 June 2002

Metacritic: 83/100

This real-time strategy game follows a spaceman who crash-lands on a strange planet inhabited by Pikmin, plant-like creatures that obey his orders. The player...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation, PC → 14 February 2012

Steam: 96/100

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...

Outcast (1999)

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

Game released: PC → 20 April 2010

Outcast (1999) is a first-person action game with shooter and puzzle elements from developers from the Appeal S.A. studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Fatal Frame

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, Xbox → 9 October 2003

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...

Sonic Advance

Action, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Android, Game Boy Advance, N-Gage → 25 November 2011

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Sonic Advance is a side-scrolling action platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have four playable characters to choose from: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles...

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition

First-person view, Puzzle, Educational game (Education)

Game released: Mac, PlayStation, PC → 2001

Players: 10/10

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition is a first-person puzzle game with educational game elements from the masters at Jellyvision studio. The game is...

Pac-Man Collection

Arcade, Action, Isometric, Top-down view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 1 March 2002

Metacritic: 79/100

This arcade collection featuring Pac-Man includes the original Pac-Man, Pac-Attack, Pac-Mania, and a special Pac-Man Arrangement mode. The mode adds power-ups and...

Mr. Driller

Arcade, Simulation, Strategy, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Puzzle, Action

Game released: Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, PlayStation, PC, WonderSwan Color, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 29 June 2000

Mr. Driller is an arcade puzzle game in which Susumu Hori drills through blocks to make his way underground. Players dig downward, dodge falling blocks, and aim to...

Schizm: Mysterious Journey

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

Game released: PC → 17 October 2001

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 100/100

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...

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle

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

Game released: GameCube → 17 May 2002

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 80/100

Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is a third-person action game with a mixture of shooter, platformer and puzzle from the developers of SEGA Studios USA. The game is...

Bomberman Tournament

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 24 August 2001

Metacritic: 88/100

This top-down action game with puzzle elements begins with a distress signal from the planet Phantarion. Players blast their way through interactive battlefields...

Atomica Deluxe

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

Game released: Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 12 November 2001

Players: 10/10

Steam: 25/100

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...

Banjo-Tooie

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo 64, Xbox 360 → 2002

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person platformer blends action and puzzle elements in the bear and bird’s second adventure. Banjo-Tooie also brings back the Stop 'N' Swop...

Martian Gothic: Unification

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

Game released: PlayStation, PC → 4 November 2001

Players: 7.4/10

Martian Gothic: Unification is a third-person action game with shooter, horror and puzzle elements from developers from the Creative Reality studio. The main...

Mystery of Time and Space

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Browser → ноябрь 2001

Mystery of Time and Space is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from the developers at Logan Interactive. The main publisher of the game is Logan...

Secrets of Alamût

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

Game released: Mac, PC → 20 March 2001

Secrets of Alamût is a first-person adventure with fighting, puzzle and fantasy elements from Arxel Tribe. The game is published by Arxel Tribe and Wanadoo...

Next Tetris: On-Line Edition

Action, Strategy, In real time, Puzzle

Game released: Dreamcast → май 2001

Next Tetris: On-Line Edition is an action game with strategy and puzzle elements from Blue Planet Software, Inc.. The main publisher of the game is Crave...

Tweety and the Magic Gems

Strategy, Puzzle

Game released: Game Boy Advance → 22 August 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

Game released: Browser, Mac, Palm OS, PC, Windows Mobile → 2001

Players: 10/10

Seven Seas Deluxe also known as Seven...

Super Bust-A-Move

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

Game released: GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, PC → 3 December 2002

Metacritic: 76/100

An arcade puzzle game about matching and popping bubbles. Players tackle challenges involving conveyor belts, unlock secret characters, and rescue captives. The...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2001 (Game released)