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...

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...

Granny

Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Survival horror, Horror, Online

Game released: PC → 20 November 2018

Steam: 94/100

A survival horror game in which the main character finds himself trapped in the home of a creepy old woman. Waking up in a dark room with a headache, he finds a...

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...

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...

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...

Mosaics Galore

Adventure, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 July 2018

Steam: 75/100

A casual adventure puzzle game about tracking down a thief who has imprisoned magical animals in a fantasy kingdom. The player follows the trail, solving mosaics to...

Evergarden

Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 August 2018

Steam: 23/100

A puzzle game with strategy and adventure elements unfolds in a mysterious forest that must be restored and explored. On a board, the player combines plants to...

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...

Mahjong Magic Journey

Casual game, Puzzle, Card game

Game released: PC → 9 March 2018

Steam: 80/100

This casual mahjong puzzle follows the search for a thief who has kidnapped magical pets. The player solves mahjong layouts across a series of levels, opening cages...

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...

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...

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...

Chuchel

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

Game released: PC → 7 March 2018

Players: 8.4/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Horror, Demons

Game released: PC → 2 August 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

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...

Ultimate Custom Night

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 27 June 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Ultimate Custom Night is a free-to-play horror puzzle game with a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. You have to confront 50 different...

Blind

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

Game released: PC → 18 September 2018

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 62/100

Blind is a first-person action-adventure game for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, OSVR, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR. The events of the game will tell about a...

CrossCode

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 September 2018

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

CrossCode is a top-down action RPG in a fantasy style. This game combines SNES-style 16-bit graphics with smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging...

Zup! X

Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 May 2018

Steam: 95/100

A minimalist physics puzzle in which the goal is to keep a blue ball on a platform for three seconds to complete a level. Explosions are used to solve the puzzles...

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...

Zup! Zero 2

Puzzle, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 September 2018

Steam: 94/100

A minimalist physics puzzle in which the goal is to keep a blue ball on a platform for three seconds to complete each level. Explosions affect objects and help...

Long Reach

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Long Reach is a psychological thriller executed in the style of pixel art. The game takes place in a world where everyone craves power, be it money, divine blessing...

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...

STAY

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 16 May 2018

Steam: 93/100

STAY is an unusual adventure with a side view and horror elements. Quinn woke up in a closed room, where there is only a computer connected to the chat you are in...

Algae

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 21 August 2018

Steam: 100/100

Algae is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer. Have you ever wondered what is hidden at the bottom of a cup that you left unattended for 3 weeks and forgot to...

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...

OPUS: Rocket of Whispers

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

Game released: PC → 7 February 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 92/100

OPUS: Rocket of Whispers is an action-adventure game for mobile platforms, the events of which unfold in a frozen wild world. As John, one of the last survivors of...

Ghost of a Tale

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Stealth

Game released: PC → 13 March 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Ghost of a Tale is an adventure arcade platformer with a third-person view in a medieval world. The events of the game take place in a parallel universe where...

Doodle Farm

Puzzle, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 November 2018

Steam: 74/100

A vibrant game from the Doodle series, set on a farm. The gameplay remains familiar: combine different elements and creatures in the right order to create something...

Orwell: Ignorance is Strength

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

Game released: PC → 22 February 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 76/100

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...

DYING: Reborn

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 11 January 2018

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 38/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game in the room escape genre unfolds in the dark rooms of an unfamiliar hotel. Protagonist Mathew wakes there with little memory...

Cypher

Puzzle, Indie, Educational game (Education)

Game released: PC → 20 February 2018

Steam: 89/100

This first-person puzzle game focuses on cryptography and its history. The player explores a museum, learns about ciphers ranging from simple substitution to the...

Yume Nikki: Dream Diary

Exploration, Puzzle, Platformer

Game released: PC → 23 February 2018

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 51/100

This adventure follows a young girl exploring the mysterious, unreal world of her dreams. With no story or guidance at the outset, she discovers different places...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2018 for PC (Game released)