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

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

Early Access: PC → 13 September 2018; Game released: PC → 25 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

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...

Inscryption

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

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Players: 9.6/10

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...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.5/10

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...

Tetris Effect

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

Game released: PC → 18 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Hoa

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

Game released: PC → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

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

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.2/10

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...

TOEM

Arcade, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

Players: 9/10

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...

In Sound Mind

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

Game released: PC → 28 September 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

In Sound Mind is a psychological horror game with a first-person view. You wake up in the corridors of a strange building, where the environment takes on a life of...

Operation: Tango

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Players: 8.1/10

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...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

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

Game released: PC → 6 April 2021

Players: 9.7/10

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...

Myst

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

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Webbed

Side view, Arcade, Puzzle, Platformer

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Players: 9.3/10

A game about a spider who goes on an exciting journey to save her lover from a bird. The main character can use the web to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles...

Scarf

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 23 December 2021

The game tells the story of a cute creature named Haik, who wears a long red scarf. As you progress, this piece of clothing helps the hero fly, interact with the...

PICO PARK

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

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 6.3/10

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...

Time Loader

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 3 November 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Time Loader is the adventure of a little robot who goes back in time to change the tragic events that forever changed the fate of his creator. All your actions will...

Paradise Lost

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 24 March 2021

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Paradise Lost is a first-person action-puzzle adventure that takes you to an alternate history where World War II did not end in 1945. After 20 years of military...

KeyWe

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Isometric

Game released: PC → 31 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

KeyWe is a cute co-op postal puzzle game starring Jeff and Debra, two little kiwi birds who work in a quaint post office. Having no hands, they must jump, clap...

Escape Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Players: 10/10

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...

Maquette

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 March 2021

Players: 7.7/10

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...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 10 September 2021

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

Bonkies

Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Side view, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: PC → 10 September 2018; Game released: PC → 29 January 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Bonkies is a fun side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, designed for up to 4 people to play together. Each player takes control of a highly...

Recompile

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

Game released: PC → 19 August 2021

Metacritic: 61/100

Recompile is a fast-paced third-person action platformer set in a sci-fi setting that takes you into a digital world filled with bosses, logical puzzles and...

Faraday Protocol

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

Game released: PC → 12 August 2021

Players: 1/10

Faraday Protocol is a first-person action-puzzle adventure set in a retro-futuristic style where you take on the role of an alien archaeologist who ends up in a...

Voyage

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 18 February 2021

Voyage is a first-person adventure with puzzle elements from developers Kheops Studio and Adventurous Productions. The main publishers of the game are Akella and...

Weaving Tides

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

Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

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...

LEGO Builder's Journey

Arcade, Puzzle, Isometric

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

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...

Hourglass

Adventure, Puzzle, First-person view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 22 October 2021

Hourglass is an adventure puzzle platformer with a first-person view, the main mechanic of which is time itself. In the story, the main character is looking for his...

Alchemist Adventure

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 10 June 2021

Alchemist Adventure is an isometric action adventure game set in the abandoned region of Isur. Once upon a time, famous master alchemists lived here, but now only...

Firework

Indie, Adventure, Side view, Horror, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 4 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Firework is a side-scrolling indie horror adventure with visual novel elements. An accidental fire at a funeral forces police to re-investigate a closed mass murder...

Down in Bermuda

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

Game released: PC → 14 January 2021

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...

Retro Machina

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

Game released: PC → 12 May 2021

Retro Machina is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view. In a world long devastated, the last city remains. Protected by a...

Ayo the Clown

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

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...

Bonfire Peaks

Logic, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

The main character explores a voxel island with over 200 puzzles available. The locations are multi-level and consist of cubes. Some items can be moved to go higher...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 August 2021

Players: 8/10

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...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 29 July 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

Tetragon

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

Game released: PC → 12 August 2021

Tetragon is a fun side-scrolling puzzle platformer in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in the world of Tetragon — a huge mysterious universe with...

The Plane Effect

Adventure, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Isometric

Game released: PC → 23 September 2021

The Plane Effect is a dark adventure puzzle game with an isometric camera view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an office worker named Solo, who is...

Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

Adventure, Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 31 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Nanotale — Typing Chronicles is a fantasy adventure RPG with puzzle elements. You will follow Rosalind, a novice chronicler, on her journey of knowledge...

Almost My Floor

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 6 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Almost My Floor is a classic point and click adventure with a side view and a dark atmosphere. Alex is a true horror fan. And one day, entering the elevator, he...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2021 for PC