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

Underground Blossom - a game in the Puzzle genre

Puzzle, Side view, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 27 September 2023

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 97/100

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, Online, Casino, Horror

Game released: PC → 4 April 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 11 January 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 June 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

The Exit 8

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

Game released: PC → 29 November 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

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

Figment 2: Creed Valley

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

Game released: PC → 9 March 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

The Talos Principle 2

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

Game released: PC → 2 November 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a world where people have long since died out, and instead of them the planet is inhabited by robots. The main character goes on a...

Terra Nil

Business / Management, Strategy, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, In real time, Puzzle, City Building

Game released: PC → 28 March 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 79/100

The player is engaged in the restoration of wildlife in a waterless wasteland. The gameplay consists of two stages. First you need to create a stable ecosystem...

Amanda the Adventurer

Horror, First-person view, Old school, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 25 April 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Riley Park inherited the house of her reclusive aunt Kate. In the attic she finds an old television and a stack of untitled VHS tapes. Riley inserts the first tape...

Chants of Sennaar

Isometric, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

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...

Storyteller

Puzzle, Visual novel, Logic, Casual game, Point & Click, Adventure

Game released: PC → 23 March 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An unusual cartoon puzzle where you can compose various stories in the language of pictures. The main goal of each level is to create a fairy tale with a specific...

Poly Bridge 3

Simulation, Puzzle, Construction

Game released: PC → 30 May 2023

Steam: 96/100

The player is engaged in the construction of bridges and crossings that help cars pass to their destination. The structures are assembled from various elements...

Venba

Indie, Puzzle, Simulation, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 31 July 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Action, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Puzzle, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 31 August 2023

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

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...

Moving Out 2

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

Game released: PC → 15 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 72/100

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...

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

Steam: 84/100

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...

Granny Remake

Horror, Survival, Puzzle, First-person view, Survival horror, Stealth

Game released: PC → 19 July 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 75/100

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...

Postmouse

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Fantasy, Indie, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: PC → 30 January 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

A game about a mouse from a small post office. The main character goes on a long journey to deliver letters. The main events take place on the territory of an...

COCOON

Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

The game is a puzzle game in which gamers can manipulate worlds made in the form of spheres. Features include unique gameplay mechanics and a mysterious setting...

Tricky Doors

Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 17 October 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 84/100

The game throws the main character into various locations. On each of them you need to find all the items and solve puzzles to unlock the portal to the next level...

Super Bunny Man

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Viewfinder

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: PC → 18 July 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Gylt

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Hello Engineer: Scrap Machines Constructor

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

Game released: PC → 17 August 2023

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 60/100

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...

Cats Hidden in Paris

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

Game released: PC → 17 July 2023

Steam: 98/100

A minimalist cat hunting game set in Paris. 100 cats are waiting to be discovered by players against a hand-painted background. The game has 1 large level, many...

The Crown of Wu

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 25 March 2023

Steam: 80/100

A game based on the Chinese fairy tale "Journey to the West", which tells the story of the monkey king Sun Wukong. The main character solves puzzles and fights...

Gravewood High

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

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...

The 7th Guest VR

Adventure, Virtual Reality (VR), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 19 October 2023

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This VR mystery adventure with puzzles takes place in an old mansion where six guests have been invited. The house’s owner, reclusive toymaker Henry Stauf, lurks in...

Constant C

Arcade, Isometric, Logic, Indie, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 April 2023

Steam: 92/100

Constant C is a 2D puzzle platformer set on a space station far from Earth, where mysterious events have distorted time. The player controls a lone robot who...

Tin Hearts

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

Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

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...

A Fisherman's Tale 2

Puzzle, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 11 May 2023

Steam: 84/100

A Fisherman's Tale 2 is a VR puzzle adventure and a sequel to A Fisherman's Tale, exploring Bob’s past through the story of Nina’s childhood. As the journey moves...

Infiltrator

Simulation, Action, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Isometric, Helicopters, Puzzle, Arcade

Game released: PC → 23 March 2023

Steam: 100/100

This combat flight simulator blends action and puzzle elements as a helicopter pilot infiltrates enemy bases to oppose a mad leader. Players fly the Gizmo DHX-3...

Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 October 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The player is looking for various objects in a large animated picture. The locations are divided into 4 historical eras, and each map also has a season change...

[I] doesn't exist - a modern text adventure

Adventure, Puzzle, Old school

Game released: PC → 5 October 2023

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A modern text adventure with pixel art, exploring themes of control, isolation and mental health. It draws on the tradition of classic text adventures such as Zork...

Suicide Guy: The Lost Dreams

Adventure, Comedy, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Steam: 81/100

The main character explores the crazy worlds of his dreams and tries to find a way out of them. There are puzzles, vehicles for control and various unusual...

Cats and Seek: Osaka

Hidden Objects, Free game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 November 2023

Steam: 98/100

This hidden-object puzzle challenges players to find 100 cats hiding in an illustration of Osaka. The game features a single level, with the goal of locating every...

After Us

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

Game released: PC → 23 May 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The main character travels through an abstract world and saves the souls of extinct animals. Before this, she learns the stories that led the animals to death. The...

Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes - Definitive Edition

Strategy, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Tactics, Match-3 (Three in a row), Online, Fantasy, Adventure, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 20 July 2023

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Re-release of Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, a spin-off of the famous "Might and Magic" series. The game is a mix of puzzle, strategy, and RPG, set 40 years...

Afterdream

Adventure, Horror, Walking Simulator, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 28 September 2023

Steam: 91/100

The events of the game unfold around a girl who is lost in a lucid dream, where the line between reality and imagination has blurred. The heroine finds herself in a...

Howl

Strategy, Puzzle, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 14 November 2023

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Howl is a turn-based tactical game set in a dark medieval fairy-tale world, where a deaf heroine sets out to find a cure for the “howling plague.” The disease turns...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2023 for PC (Game released)