Puzzle 2021 for Nintendo Switch — top best games in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 72/100

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...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online, Open world, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 June 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

The Longing

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Arcade, Platformer, Point & Click, Walking Simulator, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Longing is an unusual game, the main feature of which lies in its length. The fact is that it will take 400 days to complete the game. Even if a player enters...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 September 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A black-and-white adventure about travel, memories, and seeing the world through a camera lens. Everything is built around observation and the moment—each frame...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021

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...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Twelve Minutes

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Point & Click, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 December 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Twelve Minutes is an interactive top-down thriller that follows the relationship of a married couple whose lives are dramatically changed by a police officer who...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action, Point & Click

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 14 April 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Adventure, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 December 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure puzzle game with RPG elements and a top-down view. The game is about a dog who wields a magic brush. You'll use the power...

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, In real time, Exploration, Crafting, Turn-based, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 December 2020

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy is a Japanese-style role-playing adventure viewed from the third person, which is a sequel to Atelier Ryza: Ever...

LEGO Builder's Journey

Arcade, Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 June 2021

Steam: 80/100

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...

Genesis Noir

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Genesis Noir is a third-person noir adventure where you have to save humanity from destruction. The event itself will tell the secrets of the universal Big Bang and...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Steam: 82/100

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...

Ayo the Clown

Role-playing game, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Action

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 July 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ayo the Clown is an adventure platformer with a variety of puzzles and role-playing elements. You have to help the cute clown Ayo in search of his missing dog Bo...

Beyond a Steel Sky

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Action, Puzzle, Point & Click, Cyberpunk

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 30 November 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Beyond a Steel Sky is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which is a continuation of the cult Beneath a Steel Sky. In the game...

Aspire: Ina's Tale

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 December 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This mystical adventure about self-discovery unfolds amid the fantastical landscapes of the Tower. The player guides Ina on her path to freedom, meets the Tower’s...

Weaving Tides

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 May 2021

Steam: 83/100

Weaving Tides is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to conquer the wonderful world of...

Hoa

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Rain on Your Parade

Action, Isometric, Comedy, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle, Stealth

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A fun arcade game with an isometric camera view. A mischievous cloud wants to ruin the lives of absolutely everyone on the planet. She travels the world inventing...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...

Thomas Was Alone

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 February 2021

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...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

Golf Club Wasteland

Adventure, Golf, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Golf Club Wasteland is an adventure platformer with futuristic puzzle elements. The rich fled to Mars, but ventured back to desolate Earth for a round of golf. Each...

Baldo: The Guardian Owls

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Role-playing game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 27 August 2021

Steam: 66/100

Baldo: The Guardian Owls is an action-adventure game with lots of puzzles for mobile platforms. You have to travel through the open world, fight enemies, including...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle, Survival horror, Exploration, Horror

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 31 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

Out of Line

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 18 August 2021

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Out of Line is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. An exciting journey awaits you, filled with mesmerizing puzzles and a vibrant...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 June 2021

Steam: 84/100

Beasts of Maravilla Island is a casual action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy genre. The protective magic of the island of Maravilla is...

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Side view, Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Detective, Comedy

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 April 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark is a point and click adventure puzzle game with a side view. Twin Lakes is a damn town. Damned enough to pay attention...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

Indie, Role-playing game, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a 2.5D adventure platformer with puzzles and RPG elements. The hero sets out to restore color to a monochrome world and...

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Action, Dungeons

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an adventure puzzle game with roguelike elements in the Shovel Knight series. The game features 10 characters, a story mode and...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 6 April 2021

Steam: 94/100

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...

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Horror, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 August 2021

Steam: 91/100

Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is an indie horror adventure in the style of a visual novel with fantasy elements. Building on the horrifying legacy of the Weeping...

Haven Park

Isometric, Puzzle, Adventure, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Tetris Effect

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 8 October 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 March 2021

Steam: 90/100

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Comics, Indie, Isometric, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 15 July 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective is an adventure arcade puzzle game with an isometric view in the comic book genre. A fun, exciting and beautiful game that...

Creepy Tale 2

Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Point & Click, Puzzle

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 7 October 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Creepy Tale 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a side view and horror elements. These are dark times. A mysterious evil is terrorizing the...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch