Puzzle 2011 — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Shadow of the Colossus - a game in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 17 February 2006

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

Shadow of the Colossus — action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You take on the role of a hero named Wander, who must go through...

Portal 2

Action, Online, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac, PC → 19 April 2011

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 95/100

The game takes place several years after Portal. The main character Chell wakes up after a long sleep to find that the Aperture Science complex is now in ruins...

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 22 March 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a stealth action game with a third-person view in a historical setting. The game takes place in Renaissance Italy. YOU play as a...

L.A. Noire

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC → 20 May 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

L.A. Noire is a third-person action-adventure game set in an open world. The game will take you to 1947, to the city of Los Angeles. The protagonist Cole Phelps...

Alice: Madness Returns

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 14 June 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Alice: Madness Returns is a continuation of the legendary third-person arcade platformer American McGee's Alice. Alice is a girl suffering from emotional trauma...

Limbo

Action, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PS Vita, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android, Nintendo Switch → 21 December 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

A dark adventure platformer built on the atmosphere of silence, loneliness, and constant danger. The story tells about a boy who sets out to find his missing...

Tomb Raider: Legend

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PlayStation 3, Nintendo DS → 11 April 2006

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Syberia

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PC, Windows Mobile, Xbox, iOS, Android, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 → 25 November 2008

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Syberia is a legendary adventure puzzle game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of Kate Walker, a lawyer from New York, who goes on a deal to sell...

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...

Herofy

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

Game released: PC → 28 June 2011

Herofy is a third-person strategy game with puzzle and fantasy elements from the masters at ApGames studio. The game is published by...

Uncharted: Golden Abyss

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

Game released: PS Vita → 22 February 2012

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Uncharted: Golden Abyss is an action-adventure game with a third-person view that will tell the backstory of the entire series about Nathan Drake. You have to...

Trine 2

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

Game released: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Mac, PC, PlayStation 4 → 21 December 2011

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Trine 2 — is a 2D platformer in which the player controls three playable characters (the thief Zoe, the wizard Amadeus and the knight Pontius), solving...

The Tiny Bang Story

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: iOS, PC, Mac, Android, Windows Phone, Linux, Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

The game takes place in a funny universe where you need to piece together a planet destroyed by a meteorite. The game uses point-and-click mechanics in the best...

Catherine

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC → 17 February 2011

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Catherine is an adventure arcade puzzle game with visual novel elements. The game will tell the story of computer scientist Vincent, who is experiencing the peak of...

Machinarium

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

Game released: Android, iPad, Linux, Mac, PC, PS Vita, iPhone, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, iOS, Xbox One → 10 May 2012

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Machinarium is an amazing quest about the robot Josef, who seeks to return his beloved. The game has mesmerizing hand-drawn graphics and truly mind-bending puzzles...

Tomb Raider: Anniversary

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox 360, Wii, Mac, PlayStation 3 → 1 June 2006

Players: 7.7/10

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is an anniversary edition of the adventure saga about the legendary tomb raider Lara Croft. The game is based on the very first part of the...

Gardenscapes

Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: iPad, Mac, PC, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One → 11 January 2012

Players: 6.7/10

Gardenscapes is a fun, top-down adventure with puzzle elements. You have to combine identical objects into one row while traveling through the garden. After each...

Angry Birds

Tactics, Logic, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Mac, PlayStation 3, PSP, iOS, Android, PC, Nvidia Shield → 5 November 2011

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Angry Birds is a tactical puzzle game with a side view. In this game you have to take revenge on the greedy pigs who stole the eggs. You will be able to use the...

Doodle Farm

Puzzle, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux → 16 November 2018

A vibrant game from the Doodle series, set on a farm. The gameplay remains familiar: combine different elements and creatures in the right order to create something...

Psychonauts

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

Game released: Linux, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 → 12 June 2012

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Psychonauts is an action-adventure platformer with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The plot follows a young special agent named Raz, who learns to use his...

To the Moon

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 6 July 2012

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An indie adventure game created using the RPG Maker engine. The game tells the story of two young doctors, Eva and Neil, who give people another chance to live...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 16 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Bridge Constructor is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. Using the proposed materials, you have to build the strongest bridge that can withstand various types of...

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

Arcade, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Mac, PC, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PSP → 19 August 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game is an arcade action adventure game with a third-person view in the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. You will go on...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: iOS, Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 16 December 2010

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is Sissel, the spirit of a deceased man, capable of inhabiting objects and controlling them. The goal of the game is to find out the cause of the...

LittleBigPlanet 2

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

Game released: PlayStation 3 → 21 January 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 91/100

LittleBigPlanet 2 — as in the previous version of the game, players will be able to dress up their hero, change his appearance (for example, glue his nose...

Darksiders

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

Game released: PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360 → 8 January 2010

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Darksiders is a third-person action game with some platforming and puzzle elements from the developers at Vigil Games. The game is published by THQ Inc. and THQ...

Discovery! Seek & Find Adventure

Action, Strategy, Puzzle

Game released: Mac, PC → 9 February 2011

Discovery! Seek & Find Adventure is an action game with strategy and puzzle elements from the studio MumboJumbo, LLC. The game's primary publisher is...

Luxor 2

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad, iPhone, J2ME, Mac, PC, Xbox 360 → 30 June 2011

Players: 6.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Luxor 2 is a top-down arcade game with a dash of action and puzzle from MumboJumbo, LLC. The game's primary publisher is MumboJumbo, LLC. Luxor 2 HD is an...

Gemini Rue

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

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 30 August 2011

Players: 10/10

Peggle

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: Android, BlackBerry, BREW, iPad, iPhone, iPod Classic, J2ME, Mac, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox 360, Zeebo, PSP → июнь 2010

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Peggle is a fun side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. You have to shoot a limited number of balls at the walls and at the same time you need to hit the multi-colored...

God of War: Ghost of Sparta

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adult game

Game released: PlayStation 3, PSP → 6 October 2011

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

God of War: Ghost of Sparta is a bloody adventure of Kratos with a third-person view in the God of War series. The game takes place between God of War (2005) and...

1001 Spikes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: Xbox 360, Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PC, Xbox One, PS Vita, PlayStation 4 → 18 January 2011

Metacritic: 78/100

1001 Spikes is an arcade game with action, platformer and puzzle elements from developers from the studios 8bits fanatics, Nicalis and Inc.. The game is published...

Braid

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

Game released: PC, PlayStation 3, Mac, Xbox 360 → 15 February 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Worms Reloaded: Forts Pack

Strategy, DLC, Third-person view, Puzzle, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 30 June 2011

Players: 10/10

Worms Reloaded: Forts Pack is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements from the masters at Team17 Software Limited. The main publisher of the game is...

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler

Arcade, Action, Puzzle

Game released: PC, Mac, iOS → 2 March 2012

Players: 5/10

Containment: The Zombie Puzzler is an arcade game with action and puzzle elements from developers from the Bootsnake Games studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Isometric, Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Nintendo 3DS → 13 December 2011

Metacritic: 53/100

Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights is a third-person role-playing game with strategy, adventure, puzzle and fantasy elements from the masters at Winky Soft...