Puzzle 2021 — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Card game, Horror, Roguelike, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

October 19, 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Inscryption is a first-person card puzzle horror game from the creator of Pony Island. In the game, you will find yourself in the cabin of Leshy, from which you...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space

September 13, 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

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

November 16, 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

April 6, 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online

July 18, 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

April 13, 2012

Players: 7.1/10

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...

Superliminal

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Adventure

November 12, 2019

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

An adventure puzzle game based on optical illusions. The player solves various puzzles and interacts with objects using an ambiguous perspective. With its help, you...

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

October 8, 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince is a sequel to the popular side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. This time, three heroes will go in search of the...

In Sound Mind

Action, Shooter, Puzzle, First-person view, Horror

September 28, 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

In Sound Mind is a psychological horror game with a first-person view. You wake up in the corridors of a strange building, where the environment takes on a life of...

Tetris Effect

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Virtual Reality (VR)

November 9, 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Tetris Effect — a classic arcade puzzle game for PlayStation VR virtual reality devices from the creators of Rez. The game is dedicated to the "Tetris syndrome...

Surgeon Simulator 2

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Online

August 27, 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Surgeon Simulator 2 is a sequel to the trashy action simulator of a surgeon, which can now be played with four players in co-op. Compared to the original, the...

Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Remake

August 26, 2021

Players: 7.8/10

A remake of the iconic adventure quest Myst, released in 1993 and becoming one of the most influential games of its time. The story once again takes you to a...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

June 30, 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...

Neighbours Back From Hell

Logic, Puzzle, Side view, Action

October 8, 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Neighbors Back From Hell is a modern re-release of two parts of the How to Get Your Neighbor puzzle. The new product received updated graphics, doubled frame rate...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle

November 2, 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Unpacking is a meditative arcade puzzle game with an isometric camera view, where you can relive the familiar experience of taking items out of boxes and putting...

Vaporum: Lockdown

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Steampunk, Puzzle

September 15, 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Vaporum: Lockdown — a hardcore role-playing action game with a first-person view in a steampunk style, which is a prequel to the original game Vaporum. The events...

Haven Park

Isometric, Puzzle

August 5, 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

A bright game about a chick named Flint. He arranges his grandmother's park and helps visiting tourists. You will have to communicate a lot with various quirky...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

October 10, 2019

Players: 7.7/10

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...

100 Doors - Escape from Prison

Logic, Puzzle, Adventure, Hidden Objects, Casual game

September 6, 2021

Players: 7.2/10

100 Doors — Escape from Prison is an adventure point and click hidden object puzzle game. You will meet Beren, a young, curious journalist who finds herself...

Ever Forward

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

August 13, 2020

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ever Forward is an atmospheric adventure with exciting puzzles and a third-person view. The game takes place in a mysterious world, somewhere between reality and...

7 Billion Humans

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie

August 23, 2018

Players: 8.8/10

7 Billion Humans is the sequel to the fun indie puzzle game Human Resource Machine. This time you have to automate a swarm of employees so that they become part of...

Escape Simulator

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

October 19, 2021

Players: 10/10

Escape Simulator is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. Alone or together with a friend, you can go explore mysterious rooms in which many riddles...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle

August 27, 2021

Players: 8/10

Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...

Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor

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

October 26, 2021

Players: 8.8/10

The player is engaged in building various vehicles. The main characters are children who are opposed by a mysterious neighbor from Hello Neighbor. This time...

Call of the Sea

Adventure, Puzzle, First-person view

December 8, 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Call of the Sea is an atmospheric first-person adventure set in the Pacific Ocean in 1934, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Ira will tell the story of the...

Hoa

Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Indie, Side view

August 24, 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

March 28, 2020

Metacritic: 76/100

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view set in a fantasy world, created by the writer of Mirror's Edge (2008), Tomb Raider...

Paradise Lost

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Puzzle

March 24, 2021

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Paradise Lost is a first-person action-puzzle adventure that takes you to an alternate history where World War II did not end in 1945. After 20 years of military...

Thomas Was Alone

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

June 30, 2012

Players: 8.5/10

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...

MergeCrafter

Isometric, Puzzle, Point & Click

January 29, 2020

Players: 5.5/10

MergeCrafter is an isometric point and click puzzle game. A unique tycoon game where you can heal and merge in new lands. You must go into dungeons guarded by a...

Heavenly Bodies

Logic, Puzzle, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)

December 7, 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Heavenly Bodies is a co-op physics simulation game where astronauts solve various puzzles in zero gravity. Players will have to push, pull, and twist various...

I Am Dead

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle

October 8, 2020

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

I Am Dead is a heartwarming puzzle-adventure game about the afterlife from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot's Warehouse, in which a deceased museum director...

Recompile

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

August 19, 2021

Metacritic: 61/100

Recompile is a fast-paced third-person action platformer set in a sci-fi setting that takes you into a digital world filled with bosses, logical puzzles and...

LEGO Builder's Journey

Arcade, Puzzle, Isometric

December 19, 2019

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Builder's Journey is a lyrical puzzle game set in an amazing world. You will go on a journey with a father and his child, where they will have to assemble...

Operation: Tango

Adventure, Online, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Casual game

June 1, 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An espionage-themed action-adventure game in which two players undertake dangerous missions around the world. One player becomes an agent, and the second a hacker...

Karma - Incarnation 1

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

October 19, 2016

Players: 9.4/10

Karma — Incarnation 1 is a fun side-scrolling adventure. You have to get used to the role of a worm named Pip, who, according to the plan, was supposed to...

Time Loader

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Indie, Puzzle

November 3, 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Time Loader is the adventure of a little robot who goes back in time to change the tragic events that forever changed the fate of his creator. All your actions will...

Doors: Paradox

Puzzle, Fantasy

September 24, 2021

Players: 8.5/10

The player travels through various 3D dioramas and tries to uncover their secrets. The gamer is helped by a time traveler named Zula. There are 13 unique worlds to...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

Adventure, Action, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Puzzle

July 28, 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

Protocol

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR)

November 20, 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Protocol is an exciting adventure shooter with a first-person view and support for virtual reality devices. The main character goes to the Arctic Circle, where he...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2021