Puzzle 2012 for iPad — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Gardenscapes - a game in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: iPad → 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...

Azkend 2: The World Beneath

Strategy, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: iPad → 14 March 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...

Bejeweled 3

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

Game released: iPad → 17 May 2012

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This match-three puzzle game centers on making combinations of gems across eight modes. In Classic, new gems fall into place after matches, allowing further...

Nihilumbra

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

Game released: iPad → 27 June 2012

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Nihilumbra is a platform puzzle game developed by BeautiFun Games that will take you into a world of unusual adventures and abstract inclination. You will play as a...

Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning aren't so Frightening

Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: iPad → 5 April 2012

Steam: 98/100

This puzzle adventure follows Sam, the world’s youngest superhero, as he travels to a weather factory in the sky to overcome his fear of thunderstorms. He...

Beat Sneak Bandit

Arcade, Stealth, Platformer, Music game, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: iPad → 16 February 2012

Metacritic: 92/100

A rhythm-based stealth platformer built around puzzles that repeat in a level’s loop. Doors open and close, security lights switch on and off, and guards follow...

Zuma's Revenge

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: iPad → 8 March 2012

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

This overhead puzzle-action game sends a fearless frog to an island ruled by evil spirits and tiki bosses. To stop the advancing stream of balls, the hero fires...

Sam & Max Episode 201: Ice Station Santa

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: iPad → 26 January 2012

Metacritic: 82/100

This puzzle-adventure episode sends Sam & Max to the North Pole to confront Santa Claus, an ancient being of myth. Attacking Christmas presents and gunfire amid...

Spring Bonus

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

Game released: iPad → 27 March 2012

Steam: 87/100

This casual match-3 puzzle takes place in the spring countryside, where the Easter Bunny and animal friends set out to light a magic rainbow by melting away...

PuppetShow: Souls of the Innocent

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: iPad → 22 August 2012

Steam: 87/100

This adventure and hidden-object puzzle follows the mysterious illness of a young girl who has been asleep for more than two days, leaving local doctors unable to...

Dracula: The Last Sanctuary

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

Game released: iPad → 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...

Beyond Atlantis 2

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

Game released: iPad → 4 January 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 40/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This first-person adventure with puzzles follows Ten, a descendant of Seth, the hero of the first Atlantis. Ten carries the powers of light and must face his mortal...

Zombro

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 23 April 2012

Zombro is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the developers from the Sarbakan, Inc. studio. The game is published by Making...

Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"

Arcade, Adventure, Educational game (Education), Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: iPad → 4 May 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 96/100

This children’s point-and-click adventure follows the secret agent SPY Fox as he searches for Mr. Udderly, rescues the cows, and tries to stop William the Kid from...

Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 11 June 2012

Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from developers from the Virtual Playground studio. The game is published...

Mysteryville 2

Action, Strategy, First-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game, Adventure, Hidden Objects

Game released: iPad → 8 March 2012

Mysteryville 2 is a first-person action game with a dash of strategy and puzzles from the developers at NevoSoft studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Island: Castaway

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 15 March 2012

Players: 8.8/10

Island: Castaway - After being shipwrecked, your main goal is to survive, although getting off the island would be great too. But first, you have to rise up and...

Real MYST

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

Game released: iPad → 14 June 2012

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person puzzle adventure takes place on the mysterious island of Myst, where the player investigates the surroundings and seeks to uncover an old...

Kitten Sanctuary

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 27 March 2012

Kitten Sanctuary is a third-person strategy game with a mix of business simulator and puzzle game from the developers at PiEyeGames. The main publisher of the game...

Sam & Max Episode 205: What's New, Beelzebub?

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: iPad → 19 April 2012

Metacritic: 85/100

This adventure episode follows Sam and Max as they face Satan in a corporate version of Hell. On Judgment Day, they must bargain with him for Bosco’s soul, while...

Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull

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

Game released: iPad → 6 June 2012

Steam: 85/100

This hidden-object adventure follows the Lawson family after their move to a mansion in Louisiana. When Marcus mysteriously disappears, his wife, Sara, tries to...

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat (Collector's Edition)

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 12 April 2012

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat (Collector's Edition) is a first-person adventure with a touch of horror and puzzles from the studio ERS G- Studio. The...

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 16 May 2012

Dark Tales: Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from ERS G-Studio. The game is published by Big Fish Games...

Magic Encyclopedia: First Story

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

Game released: iPad → 1 July 2012

Magic Encyclopedia: First Story is a first-person adventure with puzzle and fantasy elements from V-Games. The game is published by Alawar Entertainment, Inc...

Magician's Handbook: Cursed Valley

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

Game released: iPad → 5 January 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Magician's Handbook: Cursed Valley is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle and fantasy from the developers at BC Soft Games. The game is published by BC...

Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe

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

Game released: iPad → 2 March 2012

Simon the Sorcerer 2: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe is a third-person adventure with puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Adventuresoft Ltd...

CreaVures

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

Game released: iPad → 4 April 2012

Steam: 79/100

CreaVures is a third-person action game with a mixture of platforming and puzzles from the studio Muse Games Corp.. The game is published by Muse Games Corp.. In...

Sam & Max Episode 204: Chariots of the Dogs

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: iPad → 12 April 2012

Metacritic: 85/100

This third-person adventure puzzle follows the investigation into the disappearance of Bosco, proprietor of Bosco’s Inconvenience and an extremely paranoid master...

Puppy Sanctuary

Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 13 August 2012

Puppy Sanctuary is a third-person strategy game with a mix of business simulator and puzzle game from PiEyeGames. The game is published by...

Strange Cases: The Lighthouse Mystery

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 15 August 2012

Players: 10/10

Strange Cases: The Lighthouse Mystery is a first-person adventure with a hint of puzzle from Sulus Ltd.. The game's primary publisher is Big Fish Games, Inc...

Head Over Heels (1989)

Action, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 11 May 2012

Steam: 100/100

Head Over Heels (1989) is an action game with an isometric view with a hint of puzzle from the developers from the studio Ocean Software Ltd.. The game is published...

James Noir's Hollywood Crimes

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 20 June 2012

Metacritic: 60/100

An adventure puzzle game set in an interactive 3D world, where the player takes the role of the protagonist and solves riddles and brain teasers. James Noir's...

7 Wonders 2

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

Game released: iPad → 18 April 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

This match-3 puzzle game centers on the construction of historical wonders in distant lands. Players match tiles to move the required pieces down the board and...

Cave Quest

Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: iPad → 16 May 2012

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Cave Quest is a first-person strategy game with adventure and puzzle elements from the masters at MD Studio. The game is published by Big Fish Games...

Vampireville

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 26 January 2012

Vampireville is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from the masters at NevoSoft. The game is published by NevoSoft. In some circles, Vampireville is also...

Jewel Twist

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: iPad → 27 January 2012

Jewel Twist is a strategy game with puzzle and sandbox elements from the masters at Kristanix Studios ANS. The game is published by Kristanix Studios...

Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of the Baskervilles (Collector's Edition)

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

Game released: iPad → 9 February 2012

Steam: 89/100

This adventure game combines puzzles and hidden-object searches in a story about Sherlock Holmes investigating a legend on a fog-shrouded moor in 19th-century...

Sam & Max Episode 202: Moai Better Blues

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: iPad → 15 February 2012

Metacritic: 80/100

This adventure puzzle sends Sam and Max to the tropics, where a surprise trip turns into a work assignment: the pair must stop a massive volcano from erupting. To...

Azada: Ancient Magic

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: iPad → 17 May 2012

Steam: 95/100

Azada: Ancient Magic is a first-person adventure with horror, puzzle and fantasy elements from the developers of Big Fish Games, Inc. The main publisher of the game...

Island: The Lost Medallion

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: iPad → 29 May 2012

Island: The Lost Medallion is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from developers Specialbit. The game is published by...

Puzzle

Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2012 for iPad (Game released)