Puzzle 2011 for PC — top best games in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: PC → 18 April 2011

VGTimes: 9.4/10

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

L.A. Noire

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

Game released: PC → 8 November 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 83/100

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, Horror, Slasher, Gothic

Game released: PC → 14 June 2011

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 88/100

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, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 August 2011

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 69/100

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...

Trine 2

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

Game released: PC → 7 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...

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Action, Stealth, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Open world, Adventure

Game released: PC → 22 March 2011

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...

To the Moon

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2012

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...

Syberia

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

Game released: PC → 2 August 2011

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

Gardenscapes

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

Game released: PC → 15 May 2011

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...

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...

Angry Birds

Tactics, Logic, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 July 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...

Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars - The Director's Cut

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Historical, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 25 February 2011

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

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 22 April 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...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 18 November 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...

Braid

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

Game released: PC → 15 February 2011

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Braid is a 2D puzzle-platformer with painterly visuals. Setting out from a house in the city, the protagonist travels through a series of worlds to rescue an...

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Logic, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 22 September 2011

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based strategy and puzzle elements set in the Might & Magic fantasy universe. The game's...

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4

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

Game released: PC → 15 June 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This LEGO-style adventure platformer follows the first four Harry Potter stories, from Privet Drive to the Triwizard Tournament. Players can take control of Harry...

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

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

Game released: PC → 10 May 2011

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour

Strategy, In real time, Puzzle, Casual game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC → 19 October 2011

Steam: 98/100

This match-three puzzle game centers on building legendary wonders in fantastical locations. In 7 Wonders: Magical Mystery Tour, players match colorful runes to...

Gray Matter

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 February 2011

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This gothic mystery adventure follows neurobiologist David Styles, who has become a recluse at Dread Hill House after a tragic accident. Street magician Samantha...

Return to Zork

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

Game released: PC → 1 February 2011

Steam: 88/100

This first-person adventure unfolds in the underground empire of Zork, believed to have been destroyed, and combines exploration with puzzles. The IT&L...

Fortix 2

Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 6 May 2011

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This fantasy game follows the crusader Fortix as he sets out to save the rest of the continent from an evil curse. His sister Floriana aids him on his journeys. The...

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse

Adventure, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Comics, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: PC → 16 September 2011

Steam: 98/100

This comedy adventure with puzzles follows Sam & Max as their investigation begins after Max finds a mysterious toy that lets him glimpse the future. Soon...

Drawn: The Painted Tower

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

Game released: PC → 19 January 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

This first-person fantasy adventure follows an attempt to save Iris by exploring the Painted Tower. A curse has locked each floor, and the protagonist must solve...

SpaceChem

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Logic

Game released: PC → 2 March 2011

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

SpaceChem is an unusual puzzle game with strategy elements and a top-down view. In the game you will try on the role of a SpaceChem reactor compartment engineer...

Haunted

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 19 August 2011

Steam: 69/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzle elements follows Mary as she searches for the truth about her younger sister Emily, who disappeared in a train crash...

Bridge Constructor

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Simulation, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 October 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

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...

Nelson Tethers: Puzzle Agent

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 27 January 2011

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 68/100

This puzzle adventure follows Nelson Tethers, an agent with the U.S. Department of Puzzle Research, as he investigates the town of Scoggins. After the Scoggins...

Litil Divil

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Old school

Game released: PC → 21 June 2011

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

This arcade platformer with puzzle elements follows Mutt, an unlucky little devil who ventures into the Underworld to retrieve the Mystical Pizza of Plenty. The...

Elementary My Dear Majesty!

Logic, Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Adventure

Game released: PC → 24 November 2011

Steam: 76/100

Elementary My Dear Majesty! — an exciting fantasy arcade puzzle game in the "hidden object" genre. During the meal, the king’s beloved daughter turned into an...

Edna & Harvey: The Breakout

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Comedy, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 October 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 64/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows young Edna as she tries to escape from a psychiatric asylum. She wakes in a padded cell with no memory of her...

Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok

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

Game released: PC → 18 February 2011

Steam: 81/100

This first-person horror adventure follows an investigation into the abandoned Utopia, a city under one roof built by the eccentric architect Baron Wittard. Its...

Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 October 2011

Steam: 90/100

This isometric action-adventure follows Twinsen, a young Quetch on the planet Twinsun, as he sets out to stop dictator Dr. FunFrock and save the planet. Imprisoned...

Halloween: Trick Or Treat

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Tactics, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 20 October 2011

Players: 10/10

This casual adventure and puzzle game follows Mike the Skeleton and Sally the Witch on a virtual Halloween trick-or-treating trip. Along the way, they explore the...

Hydrophobia: Prophecy

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

Game released: PC → 9 May 2011

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Hydrophobia: Prophecy is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the future, in the middle of the 21st...

Edge (2010)

Action, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 August 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A retro-styled platformer with puzzle elements in which the player controls a cube and rolls through levels. Along the way, the cube collects prisms and searches...

Black Mirror Collection

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 2 February 2011

Black Mirror Collection is a third-person adventure with a touch of horror and puzzle from developers from the studios Cranberry Production GmbH and Future Games...

Alternativa

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Point & Click, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 5 November 2010

Steam: 46/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This point-and-click sci-fi adventure is set in 2045, in a world devastated by wars and revolutions and ruled by a cruel dictatorship. Its story unfolds through...

Atlantis: The Lost Tales

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 July 2011

Atlantis: The Lost Tales is a first-person adventure with a dash of puzzle from developers Cryo Interactive Entertainment. The game is published by Cryo Interactive...

Bloody Trapland

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Online, Adventure

Game released: PC → 18 November 2013

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Bloody Trapland is a hardcore side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you and your friends will have to go through levels with dozens of dangerous traps...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2011 for PC