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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2012

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Walking Dead: Season 1
Walking Dead: Season 1
Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Zombies, Point & Click
April 24, 2012
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Walking Dead: Season 1 is an episodic third-person interactive adventure based on Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead comics. The main character is a black guy named...
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Survival horror, Adventure
September 22, 1999
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...
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure
November 18, 2008
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 74/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Tomb Raider: Underworld is a third-person adventure action game in which Lara Croft explores ancient and uncharted locations concealing mysteries of the underworld...
Machinarium
Machinarium
Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click, Combat robots
October 16, 2009
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 94/100
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...
Deponia
Deponia
Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Comedy
June 29, 2012
Players: 9/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Deponia is a fun point and click adventure with lots of puzzles. The game will allow you to plunge into a fantastic comedy adventure revolving around the incredible...
Silent Hill: Downpour
Silent Hill: Downpour
Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Logic, Survival
March 13, 2012
Players: 6.4/10
Metacritic: 66/100
Silent Hill: Downpour — mystical third-person horror game with puzzle and action elements. You play as Murphy Pendleton, an escaped criminal. While Murphy...
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
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...
Аллоды: Охота за Сокровищами
Аллоды: Охота за Сокровищами
Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval
December 6, 2012
Allods: Treasure Hunt is an isometric adventure with puzzle and fantasy game elements from developers from Mail.Ru studio. The main publisher of the game is...
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective
June 24, 2010
Players: 10/10
Steam: 97/100
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...
Resident Evil: Revelations
Resident Evil: Revelations
Action, Horror, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Zombies
January 26, 2012
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 77/100
Metacritic: 77/100
Resident Evil: Revelations is an action-horror adventure game with a third-person view set in the Resident Evil universe. The game takes place between the events of...
Sandbox
Sandbox
Arcade, God Simulator, Puzzle, Logic, Sandbox, Simulation, Indie
May 15, 2012
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Sandbox is an arcade god simulator with puzzle elements. Imagine creating your own 8-bit pixel world, playing with humans, ninjas, robots or zombies, composing your...
To the Moon
To the Moon
Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie
November 1, 2011
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 95/100
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...
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Open world, Adventure
November 16, 2010
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 86/100
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...
The Room
The Room
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Point & Click
September 19, 2012
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 82/100
The Room is an indie puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a...
Fez
Fez
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie
April 13, 2012
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...
Darksiders
Darksiders
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Slasher
January 5, 2010
Players: 8.4/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 83/100
Set in a demon-ravaged post-apocalyptic world, this third-person action game follows War, the first Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is accused of bringing about the...
Catherine
Catherine
Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Visual novel
February 17, 2011
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 89/100
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...
Dear Esther
Dear Esther
Adventure, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Exploration, Puzzle
April 26, 2012
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 75/100
Metacritic: 68/100
Dear Esther is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view. The main character is a man staying on an island in the Hebrides archipelago. The island is...
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
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...
Psychonauts
Psychonauts
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Comedy, Adventure
April 19, 2005
Players: 9.6/10
Steam: 95/100
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...
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Adventure, Arcade, Side view, Casual game
November 13, 2012
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Scribblenauts Unlimited — side-scrolling arcade adventure puzzle game. Welcome to an adventure in a vast world where your most powerful tool is your...
Gardenscapes
Gardenscapes
Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row)
October 1, 2009
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...
Bad Piggies
Bad Piggies
Arcade, Puzzle, Side view
September 27, 2012
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Bad Piggies is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle game. The bad pigs are hunting for eggs again — but, as usual, nothing goes according to plan. You have to...
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Detective
July 26, 2012
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 81/100
This detective visual novel follows a school trip to the abandoned Jabberwock Island, where Monokuma restarts a deadly game. Students from Hope’s Peak Academy must...
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut
Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Point & Click
March 19, 2009
Players: 6/10
Steam: 100/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut - One of the all-time classic adventures, the multiple BAFTA nominated Broken Sword: Director's Cut takes...
The Tiny Bang Story
The Tiny Bang Story
Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click
April 22, 2011
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 86/100
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...
Legend of Grimrock
Legend of Grimrock
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Puzzle, Dungeons
April 11, 2012
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 92/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)
November 11, 2011
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 73/100
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 is an adventure arcade action platformer with a third-person view in the Harry Potter universe. The game is based on the last three...
Little King's Story
Little King's Story
Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Role-playing game, Simulation
April 24, 2009
Steam: 62/100
Metacritic: 75/100
This real-time fantasy strategy game follows a timid boy who finds a magical crown and becomes ruler of the kingdom of Alpoko. With Liam, Verde, and Howser the Bull...
Botanicula
Botanicula
Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Arcade, Casual game, Point & Click, Exploration
April 19, 2012
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Botanicula is an adventure arcade puzzle game with a third-person view. In this game you will find a relaxing atmosphere, a huge number of detailed locations that...
7th Guest
7th Guest
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click
December 15, 2010
Players: 8/10
Steam: 77/100
7th Guest is a classic "point and click" adventure with horror elements and a first-person view. Henry Stauffe, a rich man with a sinister past, invited six guests...
The Unfinished Swan
The Unfinished Swan
Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration
October 23, 2012
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 83/100
Metacritic: 79/100
The Unfinished Swan is an interactive adventure with a first-person view. In the game you control a boy who chased a swan and ended up in a strange invisible world...
Thomas Was Alone
Thomas Was Alone
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction
June 30, 2012
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Thomas Was Alone is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements. In this game, you have to guide a group of rectangles through a series of...
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
Action, Shooter, Fighting, Third-person view, Puzzle
December 17, 2011
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...
Myst (1993)
Myst (1993)
Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click
September 24, 1993
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 43/100
Myst (1993) — point and click adventure puzzle game. You are about to travel to an island world shrouded in mysteries, where every stone, every piece of...
Deadlight
Deadlight
Action, Horror, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Zombies
August 1, 2012
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 69/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Deadlight is a hardcore side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The main character, Randal Wayne, is a former park security guard who finds...
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart
Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game
April 19, 2012
Steam: 91/100
This hidden-object adventure puzzle follows a museum owner who sets out after an undead pirate has kidnapped her daughter. The pirate plans to resurrect his beloved...
Azkend 2: The World Beneath
Azkend 2: The World Beneath
Strategy, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Match-3 (Three in a row)
March 14, 2012
Players: 5.5/10
Steam: 71/100
Metacritic: 68/100
This match-three adventure puzzle takes place in an underground world, where the protagonist makes a journey back towards civilization. Inspired by the works of...
Girls Like Robots
Girls Like Robots
Puzzle, Casual game, Logic
October 11, 2012
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Girls Like Robots is a puzzle game about arranging characters so that each one sits next to their friends, though not everyone can be pleased at once. Their...
Cave Story
Cave Story
Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Metroidvania
January 4, 2005
Players: 10/10
Metacritic: 89/100
This futuristic action-platformer combines shooting and puzzles with the story of an amnesiac boy who wakes in a dark cave. As he explores the world, he discovers a...
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