Puzzle 2024 for PC — top best games in the Puzzle genre

The Killing Antidote - a game in the Puzzle genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Zombies, Puzzle, Exploration, Horror

Early Access: PC → 6 October 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.7/10

The game takes place in the future, where under the influence of a special microbe, people began to mutate. The main character, Jodie, is a brave journalist who...

Still Wakes the Deep

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

Game released: PC → 18 June 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in 1975. The main character works on an offshore drilling platform that suffers a disaster in the waters of Scotland. He faces not only the...

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...

Portal: Revolution

Free game, Action, First-person view, Science fiction, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 6 January 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Free fan modification for Portal 2. The game offers an original story with new characters, set between Portal and Portal 2. The plot follows a test subject who...

Is this Game Trying to Kill Me?

Horror, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Logic

Game released: PC → 13 November 2024

Players: 8.7/10

The main character found himself in a dense forest, and during bad weather he hid in a strange hut to wait it out. In the room there is a computer with a game that...

Riven

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 25 June 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Remake of the original 1997 quest Riven: The Sequel to Myst . The remake features modern graphics and controls. The events of the game take place in the world of...

Targeted –10 Days

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 14 August 2024

The game offers you the chance to feel like a former mafia member who is about to testify against the Don. The hero becomes a target, so before each trip, he must...

100 Dino Cats

Side view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC → 26 February 2024

The player travels through the park with dinosaurs and tries to find all the hidden cats. There are more than a hundred animals in the hand-drawn picture. There is...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 10 April 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...

Sophia the Traveler

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

Game released: PC → 11 April 2024

A colorful casual puzzle game in the "hidden object" style, inspired by the book series "Where's Wally?". The locations are entirely dedicated to Venice. The game...

The Operator

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 22 July 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A detective simulator made in the format of an interactive quest. The player acts as an operative of a detective agency, searching for evidence and solving crimes...

Botany Manor

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 9 April 2024

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The game takes place in the 19th century. A botanical scientist named Arabella Green explores a huge mansion and its surrounding grounds. You need to collect...

The Happyhills Homicide

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Comedy, Stealth

Game released: PC → 5 November 2024

Players: 7.4/10

A pixel game in the spirit of 80s slasher films. There are 20 different levels where the gamer, in the role of a maniac, deals with his victims, and each of them...

The Plucky Squire

Arcade, Puzzle, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Action, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 17 September 2024

Metacritic: 80/100

The main characters are characters from a fairy tale book who manage to get out of their 2D world and get into another reality — three-dimensional. The heroes...

Crypt Custodian

Metroidvania, Action, Roguelike, Adventure, Dungeons, Puzzle, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 27 August 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The main character is a cat named Pluto, who came to the other world and learned that he would now forever sweep the afterlife. The character goes to explore nearby...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

Adventure, Side view, Comedy, Exploration, Platformer, Puzzle, Open world

Game released: PC → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An absurd comedy game set in the quaint town of Barnsworth. The main character works as a traveling salesman, and in his free time he goes sightseeing and gets to...

The Human Snake

Arcade, Puzzle, Free game, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 21 July 2024

An unusual arcade game inspired by the classic mobile "Snake" and the horror franchise "Human Centipede." The player will control an unusual structure made of...

Dark Hours

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

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2024; Game released: PC → 23 October 2025

Players: 10/10

A cooperative game in which four people escape from a supernatural creature. A group of thieves were supposed to rob an auction house, but a demon appeared. Now...

Lost in Anomaly

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Early Access: PC → 13 December 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Atmospheric horror, where the hero wakes up on the ninth floor of an unknown building and tries to escape by going down in the elevator. To advance to the next...

ANIMAL WELL

Metroidvania, Action, Side view, Platformer, Old school, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An old school metroidvania with a focus on exploration and puzzle solving that will require the player to think outside the box to achieve results. In the game you...

Sunset Hills

Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 21 August 2024

Players: 5.5/10

The game takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. After the army, the main character named Niko became a writer and went on a train journey. In...

Снусмумрик: Мелодия Муми-дола

Adventure, Music game, Puzzle, Side view, Open world, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 7 March 2024

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A musical adventure about restoring harmony and balance in Moominvalley. Snufkin restores the valley and helps the quirky characters who call it home. Cops must be...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy

Game released: PC → 23 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character is a duck detective who uses his abilities to solve a complicated case. You need to look for clues at crime scenes, collect information and talk...

VLADiK BRUTAL

Shooter, First-person view, Comedy, Adventure, Action, Casual game, Puzzle, Stealth, Horror

Game released: PC → 9 August 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Adventure shooter in the spirit of Half-Life 2 and the films "Brother". The events of the game unfold in a fictional dictatorial state, where the main character...

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 8 October 2024

Players: 5.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A collection of two games that recreate the magical world of Harry Potter in LEGO style, covering all seven books and eight films. Players are immersed in a journey...

Quilts and Cats of Calico

Online, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 March 2024

A game in which you need to make a patchwork quilt from pieces of fabric with a pattern. You need to combine colors and patterns to score points for the finished...

Aurora Hills: Chapter 1

Hidden Objects, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 20 April 2024

Players: 7.5/10

The first part of a series of puzzles. The town of Aurora Hills once prospered thanks to its resources, but people began to disappear and many local residents fled...

Murders on the Yangtze River

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 30 January 2024

A detective game in the style of the Ace Attorney series, set in early 20th-century China. The protagonist's brother has been murdered, and the crime resembles a...

PANICORE

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 31 May 2024

Players: 10/10

A dark, co-op game where players take on the role of urban explorers exploring abandoned places. There are unknown forces inside the building, preventing the group...

Ogu and the Secret Forest

Adventure, Exploration, Puzzle, Top-down view, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 29 July 2024

The player explores a colorful world with hand-drawn characters, where he solves many puzzles. During the journey, he can meet different creatures that need help...

Funko Fusion

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 September 2024

Metacritic: 55/100

An action-adventure that brings iconic Funko figures to life in a colorful and humorous world, bringing together various pop culture franchises. Players battle...

Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective

Game released: PC → 7 November 2024

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Detectives Sonny and Marty from Chicken Police continue to do their job. During the investigation, the heroes end up in the Hive — a ghetto inhabited by insects...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 12 November 2024

Metacritic: 85/100

The story is about a hunter for a powerful artifact, which, according to legend, can change the world. The game takes place in the 70s, where the gamer investigates...

The Strange City

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 November 2024

Players: 7/10

Atmospheric platformer in the spirit of the Little Nightmares series. The game takes place in an otherworldly world in which a certain Agent G is trying to find his...

Mindlock - The Apartment

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Comedy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 26 November 2024

Players: 6.4/10

One morning Colin wakes up and notices that the door to his apartment is missing and he cannot go to work. He later finds a mysterious message in the bathroom and a...

Dungeons of Dreadrock 2 - The Dead King's Secret

Adventure, Puzzle, Dungeons, Top-down view, Old school, Fantasy, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 5 December 2024

Metacritic: 85/100

The Priestess of the Order of the Flame embarks on a dangerous journey through the Dredrock Vale to find the ancient caves and return the Crown of Wisdom. On this...

Boxes: Lost Fragments

Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 February 2024

Players: 9.2/10

A colorful game about a legendary thief who ends up in a luxurious mansion, where he finds many boxes with puzzles. Suddenly the main character realizes that he is...

Recolit

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Casual game, Space

Game released: PC → 16 February 2024

A pixel adventure set in an unusual dark city, where the main character's spaceship crashes. Meanwhile, the locals seem to ignore the problem of the lack of light...

Shade Silver

Shooter, Platformer, Puzzle, Tactics, Side view

Game released: PC → 11 June 2024

The main character is a wizard who explores dungeons in search of treasures and secrets. You need to avoid traps and shoot spells at your opponents. At the levels...

Ghost Master: Resurrection

Strategy, Horror, Business / Management, Top-down view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Remake

Game released: PC → 20 March 2026; Early Access: PC → 14 November 2024

Players: 9.1/10

An updated version of the old-school strategy Ghost Master. The player takes on the role of the Ghost Master, who needs to scare all mortals. The main goal is to...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2024 for PC