Puzzle 2023 for PC — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Underground Blossom - a game in the Puzzle genre

Game released: PC → 27 September 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Continuation of the puzzle series Rusty Lake Hotel about the memories of Laura Vanderboom. The action unfolds at seven unique metro stations, each dedicated to a...

Buckshot Roulette

Action, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 4 April 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

An attempt to rethink Russian roulette, in which the traditional revolver was replaced with a pump-action shotgun. Additional firepower and different weapon...

Children of Silentown

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 January 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Lucy grew up in a village where people periodically disappeared. Now she is an adult and seeks to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of residents and the...

The Coffin of Andy and Leyley

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Puzzle, Exploration, Demons

Early Access: PC → 13 October 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9.5/10

A brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a satanic ritual go wrong. Finding themselves in an extremely toxic relationship, the heroes try to get...

Granny Remake

Horror, Survival, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 19 July 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Remake of Granny Smith, where the developers have improved the graphics and updated the gameplay. The main character tries to escape from an abandoned house where...

The Exit 8

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 29 November 2023

Players: 9.8/10

A short walking simulator inspired by Japanese underground passages, liminal spaces and the atmosphere of Backrooms games. The player finds himself in an endless...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Action, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 31 August 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Continuation of the popular series of cooperative games about the wizard Amadeus, the thief Zoya and the knight Pontius. The heroes join forces to stop the...

Entity: The Black Day

Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 8 January 2026; Early Access: PC → 14 November 2023

Players: 4.7/10

The action unfolds in a dark underground bio-laboratory complex. The player takes on the role of Adam, a former special forces operative sent on a secret mission to...

A Guidebook of Babel

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Comedy

Game released: PC → 3 August 2023

An adventure puzzle where the player boards the mysterious cruise ship "Babylon," which transports souls of the deceased to the afterlife. The main goal of the...

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A free first-person co-op puzzle game for two players. Players take control of sailors who, after receiving a call for help, sail to an abandoned amusement park...

Moving Out 2

Logic, Puzzle, Isometric, Casual game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 15 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A cooperative arcade game in which players learn how to transport and move furniture perfectly. Alone or in online co-op for four players, players help residents of...

Sherlock Holmes The Awakened

Detective, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 11 April 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Remake of the 2007 adventure of the same name, in which the famous London detective confronts a mysterious cult worshiping Cthulhu. A young Sherlock investigates a...

Garten of Banban 3

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2023

Players: 7.2/10

The player explores the mysterious dungeons located under the kindergarten to find his child. Under the building there are several floors of intricate labyrinths...

Figment 2: Creed Valley

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Isometric, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 9 March 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Dusty and Piper from Figment venture into a strange surreal world to face their most formidable opponent. There, the heroes overcome mysterious challenges and...

Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor

Action, Logic, Puzzle, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 17 August 2023

Players: 8.8/10

The player is engaged in building various vehicles. The main characters are children who are opposed by a mysterious neighbor from Hello Neighbor. This time...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics

Game released: PC → 16 November 2023

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

Tin Hearts

Arcade, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Platformer, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Albert Butterworth is a brilliant Victorian inventor who creates amazing tin soldiers and various bizarre mechanisms. In one moment, all his creations come to life...

Super Bunny Man

Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 1 September 2017; Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Chaotic puzzle platformer with co-op for up to four people. The game tells the story of funny guys in bunny costumes who go on a difficult journey through time and...

Escape First Alchemist

Adventure, Fantasy, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration, Online, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 March 2023

Players: 8.7/10

A multiplayer game in which a team of apprentices of an alchemist sorcerer explores his workshop in search of artifacts. The owner of the house locked himself in a...

American Arcadia

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

An unusual adventure puzzle game from the creators of Call of the Sea. In terms of plot, the game is similar to a darker version of the film "The Truman Show...

Viewfinder

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: PC → 18 July 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Atmospheric adventure puzzle. The player uses an unusual camera to transform the surrounding reality. It allows you to bring images to life, adding them to the real...

Bad Cat Sam

Side view, Arcade, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 24 January 2023

Players: 9/10

A fun game in the spirit of the “How to Annoy Your Neighbor” series. A cat named Sam moves around a large house and ruins the lives of its inhabitants. You need to...

Gylt

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 6 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is a little girl, Sally, who one day, fleeing from a group of bullies, finds herself in a distorted version of her city, where her fears and...

Labyrinthine

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

Early Access: PC → 28 October 2020; Game released: PC → 18 August 2023

Players: 10/10

A co-op game where gamers explore a maze. The plot reveals the story of a local worker named John. Inside you can encounter various monsters and find useful items...

The Library of Babel

Puzzle, Platformer, Side view, Detective, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 7 April 2023

Players: 5.5/10

The game takes place in a dystopian future where humanity has long since died out and the world is populated by high-tech robots. The main character investigates a...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

The main character is Sissel, the spirit of a deceased man, capable of inhabiting objects and controlling them. The goal of the game is to find out the cause of the...

Venba

Indie, Puzzle, Simulation

Game released: PC → 31 July 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

The player controls an Indian mother who immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Gamers are engaged in preparing various dishes and restoring lost...

Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

Horror, Survival, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: PC → 17 October 2023

A pixelated psychological game in which the protagonist explores the history of a 1920s freak circus that burned to the ground. The character solves puzzles and...

Super Adventure Hand

Arcade, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comedy, Parkour

Game released: PC → 21 September 2023

A crazy and comedic platformer where the main character is a living hand, left without its partner forearm. The story quickly turns into an absurd adventure filled...

Grindstone

Arcade, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 20 June 2022; Game released: PC → 23 February 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 88/100

An arcade puzzle with role-playing elements, where each level turns into a bright and bloody massacre. The main goal is to build chains of enemies of the same...

Rytmos

Music game, Puzzle, Casual game, Logic

Game released: PC → 1 March 2023

A meditative game in which the gamer creates melodies by solving puzzles. From the resulting pieces you can create a complete composition. The action takes place on...

Planet of Lana

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The planet that was once a place of serene balance between man, nature and animals has now become something completely different. The disharmony that had been...

Chicken Journey

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 22 August 2023

The player controls an adorable chicken and travels the world to uncover the biggest mystery of what came first: the egg or the chicken. Along the way, the hero...

Submachine: Legacy

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Indie, Old school, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 13 October 2023

Players: 8.5/10

The hero follows in the footsteps of a lighthouse keeper who disappeared among the ruins of a certain Submachine. The underground world of underwater machines...

Saturnalia

Action, Roguelike, Puzzle, Third-person view, Horror, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 November 2023

Metacritic: 76/100

An action-horror adventure set in a gloomy village where terrible ancient rituals are carried out. Each time after the death of all the characters, the streets and...

Bokura

Adventure, Side view, Action, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Early Access: PC → 13 February 2023; Game released: PC → 9 August 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Two boys who run away from home find a dead deer. The sight of this horror makes them faint. But after awakening, they find themselves in a completely different...

Painter Simulator

Casual game, Action, Puzzle, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 3 March 2023; Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Players: 5.5/10

A coloring game in which the gamer uses a brush and paint to bring the world to life. You don’t have to paint everything in realistic colors; you can use your...

Desktop Dungeons: Rewind

Isometric, Puzzle, Turn-based, Roguelike, Dungeons, Comedy, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Remake

Game released: PC → 18 April 2023

Metacritic: 81/100

Three-dimensional remake of the puzzle-roguelike Desktop Dungeons with completely new graphics and the ability to rewind time. The player sets out to explore...

Chants of Sennaar

Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Once upon a time, the peoples of the tower stopped understanding each other. But everyone has heard about the legend about the traveler who will unite disparate...

The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone

Arcade, Platformer, First-person view, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 2 November 2023

The villain got hold of the powerful Green Stone and accidentally destroyed it. The released energy unleashed monsters. Now a team of Smurfs sets out on a dangerous...

Puzzle

Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2023 for PC