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

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle - a game in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: PC → 9 December 2024

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is an immersive first-person adventure simulator, where an engaging story is woven into a well-developed game world with freedom...

The Killing Antidote

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

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

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

INDIKA

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

Game released: PC → 2 May 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A young nun, full of doubts and seditious thoughts, is expelled from the monastery, accused of possession. She goes into town, watching as a terrible furry creature...

Riven

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 25 June 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Crypt Custodian

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

Game released: PC → 27 August 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Still Wakes the Deep

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

Game released: PC → 18 June 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

Mindcop

Adventure, Logic, Point & Click, Side view, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 15 November 2024

Steam: 94/100

A detective game with puzzles, set in a quiet village where a murder has occurred. The main character must interact with the locals and use their skills to solve...

SchoolBoy Runaway

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Simulation

Game released: PC → 7 December 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 92/100

The player takes on the role of a schoolboy whose parents punished him for a bad grade at school and put him under house arrest. The main task is to escape from...

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...

Portal: Revolution

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

Game released: PC → 6 January 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 96/100

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

Steam: 95/100

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...

100 Dino Cats

Side view, Puzzle, Hidden Objects, Casual game, Free game

Game released: PC → 26 February 2024

Steam: 95/100

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...

Thank Goodness You're Here!

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

Game released: PC → 1 August 2024

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PC → 10 April 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Valiant Hearts: Coming Home

Puzzle, Adventure, Logic, Historical, Casual game, Platformer

Game released: PC → 7 March 2024

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of Valiant Hearts: The Great War, which takes place in the midst of the First World War. Two brothers try to survive and pass all the tests in order...

Botany Manor

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

Game released: PC → 9 April 2024

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Evil Awaits

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

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 76/100

After receiving a distress call about an explosion, the detective travels to remote Archdale Castle but finds himself trapped. You need to collect clues and solve...

TerraScape

City Building, Strategy, Construction, Medieval era, Isometric, Business / Management, Puzzle, Board / Group Game

Early Access: PC → 6 April 2023; Game released: PC → 17 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 86/100

At the beginning of the game, the gamer receives a deck of cards with various buildings and capabilities, from which he creates a city. You also need to complete...

Targeted –10 Days

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

Game released: PC → 14 August 2024

Steam: 100/100

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...

LEGO Harry Potter Collection

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Collection, Puzzle, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 October 2024

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 82/100

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...

Rogue Waters

Roguelike, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Tactics, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 30 September 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 75/100

The game takes place in a pirate world that has been cursed. The player recruits a team and sets off to explore the sea. Each character has its own characteristics...

ANIMAL WELL

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

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

The Strange City

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

Game released: PC → 25 November 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 47/100

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...

8AM

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 28 March 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 74/100

The main character finds himself locked in a mysterious room in front of the monitors of the surveillance system. The player's task is to watch what is happening...

The Star Named EOS

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Hidden Objects, Anime / Manga, Casual game

Game released: PC → 23 July 2024

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The main character is a young photographer named Day. One day he noticed something strange in one of the photographs that his mother left behind, and then went in...

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

Steam: 82/100

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...

Gunsmith Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Business / Management, Puzzle

Early Access: PC → 19 July 2023; Game released: PC → 4 October 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

A gunsmith simulator about assembling and disassembling different types of firearms. It can be repaired and sold to make a profit and grow your business. Over time...

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

Steam: 83/100

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

Steam: 82/100

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...

The Operator

Detective, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Simulation

Game released: PC → 22 July 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Fear the Spotlight

Adventure, Survival horror, Third-person view, Stealth, Exploration, Action, Old school, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 22 October 2024

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The main character Vivian, together with her friend Amy, decides to have a seance at Sunnyside School, but the situation gets out of control. Vivian finds herself...

The Plucky Squire

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2024

Steam: 80/100

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...

VLADiK BRUTAL

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

Game released: PC → 9 August 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

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...

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Adventure, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 12 November 2024

Steam: 95/100

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...

Sophia the Traveler

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

Game released: PC → 11 April 2024

Steam: 76/100

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...

Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

Adventure, Puzzle, Detective, Comedy, Casual game

Game released: PC → 23 May 2024

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

The Happyhills Homicide

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

Game released: PC → 5 November 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Loco Motive

Adventure, Side view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Comedy, Detective, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 21 November 2024

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A humorous side-scrolling adventure in which the heroes investigate the mysterious death of Lady Unterwald. To find the culprit, you need to meet eccentric...

TrappedBeast

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

Game released: PC → 23 December 2024

Steam: 75/100

Detective Iver is investigating the case of a missing girl. So the main character finds himself in the hands of a mysterious organization. You need to explore...

Braid Anniversary Edition

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Action

Game released: PC → 14 May 2024

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Anniversary Edition of Braid. The creators invited the original game's artist, David Hellman, to help update the visual style. But the changes aren't limited to...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2024 for PC