Puzzle 2021 for PC — top best games in the Puzzle genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Puzzle genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...

Poppy Playtime

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

Game released: PC → 12 October 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 88/100

The main character is trying to survive among the animated toys in an abandoned factory. The character can hack electrical circuits and grab objects from afar using...

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...

Little Nightmares 2

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

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

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An adventure detective story about the legendary Sherlock Holmes from the creators of The Sinking City. The game tells the story of the famous detective's earlier...

Out of Sight

Free game, Casual game, Exploration, Puzzle, Indie, , Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 10 March 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A laid-back, unobtrusive hidden object game where players can relax and explore colorful, picturesque locations with a lo-fi soundtrack. The game features...

Inscryption

Card game, Horror, Roguelike, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Inscryption is a first-person card puzzle horror game from the creator of Pony Island. In the game, you will find yourself in the cabin of Leshy, from which you...

Erica

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 25 May 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Erica is an interactive adventure with horror elements and an innovative storytelling style. At a young age, the main character has an accident, after which she...

Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Remake, Exploration

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 86/100

A remake of the iconic adventure quest Myst, released in 1993 and becoming one of the most influential games of its time. The story once again takes you to a...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 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...

Down in Bermuda

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Hidden Objects, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 14 January 2021

Steam: 89/100

The main character is a pilot named Milton, who gets caught in a storm and finds himself trapped in the famous Bermuda Triangle. He explores the islands and solves...

LOLLIPOP!

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 76/100

LOLLIPOP! is an anime arcade puzzle game for adults in the “three in a row” genre. For making combinations you will be rewarded with pictures and animations of sexy...

Twelve Minutes

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

Game released: PC → 19 August 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...

Dorfromantik

Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based, Puzzle, City Building, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

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

Game released: PC → 10 June 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...

Not An Angels: Erotic Puzzle

Arcade, Puzzle, Adult game, Free game, Casual game

Game released: PC → 8 January 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 71/100

Not An Angels: Erotic Puzzle is a shareware arcade puzzle game for adults. By solving puzzles you can unlock sexually explicit images. As you progress, you will...

Unpacking

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Townscaper

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

Game released: PC → 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...

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: PC → 26 January 2021

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...

Operation: Tango

Adventure, Online, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Casual game, Free game

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An espionage-themed action-adventure game in which two players undertake dangerous missions around the world. One player becomes an agent, and the second a hacker...

PICO PARK

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 92/100

PICO PARK is a fun multiplayer puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. In the game you need to collect all the keys in the level and get to the...

Genesis Noir

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Tormented Souls

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

Aspire: Ina's Tale

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 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...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Escape Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Escape Simulator is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. Alone or together with a friend, you can go explore mysterious rooms in which many riddles...

White Shadows

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

Game released: PC → 7 December 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

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

Game released: PC → 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...

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

Indie, Role-playing game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 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...

Tetris Effect

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

Game released: PC → 18 August 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...

Rain on Your Parade

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

Game released: PC → 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...

LEGO Builder's Journey

Arcade, Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 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...

Gravewood High

Stealth, First-person view, Horror, Survival, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Procedural generation, Free game, Online

Early Access: PC → 20 October 2021; Game released: PC → 3 May 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Free, exciting action-horror survival game with first-person view and procedural generation. Together with his friends, the main character makes his way to the...

Room to Grow (2021)

Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 February 2021

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A puzzle game about a cactus making its way back to the desert. The player solves problems by moving plants and learning to maneuver like a...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 21 June 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

Maquette

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

Game released: PC → 2 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Maquette is a recursive puzzle game with a first-person view. The main feature of the game world is that all buildings, plants and other objects are both tiny and...

Maskmaker

Virtual Reality (VR), Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 April 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Set in a mysterious universe, Maskmaker puts the player in the role of a maskmaker’s apprentice, learning the magic of crafting masks. These masks allow the player...

Tiny Room Stories Town Mystery

Puzzle, Detective, Hidden Objects, Exploration, Indie, Point & Click, Logic

Game released: PC → 26 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 86/100

The main character of the game is a private detective who went to a small town at the request of his father. All the residents of the city have disappeared, and...

Seed of Life

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Action, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 August 2021

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Seed of Life is an adventure puzzle platformer with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place on the amazing planet Lumia, whose...

Lamentum

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

Game released: PC → 27 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...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2021 for PC