Puzzle 2018 for PC — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - a game in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is an action-adventure game with a third-person perspective that tells about the new adventures of Lara Croft. Lara must navigate through...

Breathedge

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

Early Access: PC → 13 September 2018; Game released: PC → 25 February 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...

Unravel Two

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 9 June 2018

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Unravel Two is the second part of an exciting side-scrolling adventure puzzle game. Now Yarny will travel in company with a similar creature woven from blue yarn...

FAR: Lone Sails

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 May 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

FAR: Lone Sails is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The main character will have to cross the dry ocean in an amazing...

Bloons TD 6

Arcade, Strategy, Puzzle, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Online

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 97/100

Bloons TD 6 is an arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre for mobile platforms. Controlling the fighting monkeys, you need to destroy...

Council

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Role-playing game, Detective

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Council is an interactive adventure where you have to make difficult decisions and directly influence the plot. The game takes you to 1793. You will play as a...

Chuchel

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 7 March 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Chuchel is an unusual side-scrolling adventure from the creators of Samorost 3, Botanicula and Machinarium. Starring an angry, hairy, slightly nice, screaming and...

Mirror

Simulation, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC → 19 April 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Mirror is an exciting match-3 puzzle game with elements of a dating simulator for adults. The game will delight you with attractive girls with whom you will fight...

Beholder 2

Adventure, Stealth, Puzzle, Side view, Strategy, Simulation, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 5 December 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 81/100

Beholder 2 is a continuation of the side-view adventure strategy that will take you to a world where totalitarianism has reached almost every citizen. The main...

Rusty Lake Paradise

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 January 2018

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Rusty Lake Paradise is a point-and-click puzzle game with beautiful visuals and a dark atmosphere. The game takes place on a small island in the 18th century. After...

Moss

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Virtual Reality (VR), Adventure

Game released: PC → 7 June 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Moss is a third-person puzzle adventure game for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality Valve Index and PlayStation VR. The events unfold around the cute...

7 Billion Humans

Arcade, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 23 August 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Return of the Obra Dinn

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Return of the Obra Dinn is an adventure detective from the creator papers, please, which will tell about the Dinn Disablast, which hides many secrets. You have to...

We Were Here Too

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

Game released: PC → 2 February 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 69/100

The sequel to We Were Here takes you into the heart of an ancient castle, lost in darkness. Every room holds a mystery, and the walls seem to whisper of those who...

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 February 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength is a sequel to the first-person puzzle adventure based on George Orwell's novel 1984. You assume the role of an observer of the...

Little Nightmares - The Residence

Adventure, Horror, DLC, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 February 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 82/100

Little Nightmares — The Residence is an add-on for the side-view horror adventure Little Nightmares. The main character has to find out who is hiding behind...

Protocol

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - The Forge

Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 November 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 39/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider — The Forge is an add-on for the third-person action-adventure game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. In the expansion, Lara must travel to...

My Memory of Us

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

Game released: PC → 9 October 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 71/100

My Memory of US is an adventure arcade platform with a side view. The game will tell the story of two friends - a girl and a boy who found themselves in different...

Killer7

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

Game released: PC → 15 November 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Killer7 is a dynamic first-person shooter. The game tells the story of a 60-year-old killer and schizophrenic named Harman Smith. Smith has the power of the "God...

Train Valley 2

In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle, Trains, Logic, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 29 March 2018; Game released: PC → 15 April 2019

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Train Valley 2 is a continuation of the railway economic puzzle with an isometric camera view. You have to manage your own railway company and lead it through the...

Do Not Feed the Monkeys

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Business / Management, Strategy

Game released: PC → 24 October 2018

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Do Not Feed the Monkeys is a unique first-person puzzle adventure game with pixel graphics. The game will give you the opportunity to invade the privacy of...

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Online

Game released: PC → 27 February 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Puyo Puyo Tetris is a combination of two popular puzzle games where you have to challenge your opponent. Ten unique stories await you, in each of which you will...

Shadow of the Tomb Raider - The Pillar

Action, Shooter, Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 58/100

Shadow of the Tomb Raider — The Pillar is an add-on for the third-person action-adventure game Shadow of the Tomb Raider. In the expansion, the fearless Lara...

Never BreakUp

Arcade, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Puzzle, Third-person view, Casual game, Racing

Early Access: PC → 27 September 2018; Game released: PC → 15 July 2022

Steam: 35/100

Never BreakUp is a fun cooperative 3D platformer with a third-person view. In the game you have to play as cute little ball animals that are connected to each other...

Exapunks

Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 22 October 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Exapunks — an adventure puzzle game from the creators of Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O , and TIS-100. The year is 1997. You used to be the greatest hacker, but...

I'm on Observation Duty

Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 14 December 2018

Steam: 95/100

Atmospheric horror built around the search for anomalies on surveillance cameras. Several screens show empty rooms where small changes gradually appear: paintings...

Super Street: The Game

Arcade, Third-person view, Puzzle, Racing

Game released: PC → 11 September 2018

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 44/100

Super Street: The Game is a racing arcade game with a third-person view in which you can completely disassemble and reassemble a car. The game features an advanced...

Wenjia

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

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Wenjia is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the game, two realities await you — the world of Matter and the world of...

The Room Three

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

Game released: PC → 13 November 2018

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 90/100

The Room Three is a continuation of the point-and-click adventure puzzle game. The plot tells about a certain Master who locked the main character in an ominous...

Candleman

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

Game released: PC → 31 January 2018

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Candleman is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer where you control a candle character. The candle can only burn for 10 seconds, so you need to solve various...

Dandara

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 6 February 2018

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Dandara is an adventure action-platformer with a side view. You will witness the story of a young girl named Dandara, who wakes up in a world unfamiliar to her and...

The Station

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction, Puzzle, Horror, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 February 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The game takes place on board a spaceship. The plot tells about the distant future, when a group of researchers decided to find out what is beyond the boundaries of...

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle

Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: PC → 13 April 2018

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle is a horror puzzle game with an isometric view. Controlling the well-known movie maniac Jason Voorhees, you have to get to your...

Pool Panic

Arcade, Billiards, Puzzle, Sports game, Logic, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 19 July 2018

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Pool Panic is an arcade parody of the game of billiards with lots of puzzles. You have to solve various riddles involving animated billiard balls. And also fight...

SpyParty

Arcade, Online, Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Detective, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 12 April 2018

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

SpyParty is an interactive arcade game that is a variation on the theme of the Turing test. SpyParty is played by two people — a sniper and a spy. The first...

The Thin Silence

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 27 April 2018

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The Thin Silence is a side-scrolling, puzzle-filled pixel adventure. The game tells the story of Ezra Westmark, who mysteriously finds himself in a dark and dark...

Merry Glade

Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 11 May 2018

Steam: 93/100

Merry Glade is an unusual adventure game created by a Russian developer named Anatoly Loginovskikh. The plot is about a rabbit looking for a carrot. The catch is...

OneShift

Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 August 2018

Steam: 79/100

The main character can stop time and move between worlds to solve puzzles. You need to find all the blue cubes to complete the game. There are a total of 90 levels...

The Gardens Between

Adventure, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 19 September 2018

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The Gardens Between is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure from Australian developers The Voxel Agents. The events unfold around the girl Ariana and the boy Frendt...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2018 for PC