Puzzle 2026 for PC — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy - a game in the Puzzle genre

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Medieval era, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

VGTimes: 8.4/10

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A prequel to the A Plague Tale series, set 15 years before the events of the original. The main character is Sophia, a treasure hunter with a dark past, who is...

Big Walk

Adventure, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 4 August 2026

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Multiplayer game from the creators of Untitled Goose Game, based on teamwork and communication. The heroes travel through a world full of challenges, puzzles, and...

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A cozy simulator of retro electronics repair set in Tokyo in the mid-2000s. To the calm Lo-Fi compositions, you will work in a small workshop where city residents...

Servant of the Lake

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An adventure quest from the Rusty Lake series. The events take place in the Vanderboom family house, where a new guest is soon expected to arrive. The gameplay...

s&box

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox, Construction, Casual game

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

Steam: 47/100

Spiritual successor to Garry's Mod. The game combines a library of user projects and tools for creating them, turning the gaming process into a constant flow of...

Subliminal

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Steam: 73/100

A dark game in the vein of The Backrooms series, where you solve puzzles by manipulating light sources. Changes in the level can affect the surrounding environment...

DUAL PROTOCOL: The Case of Eva & Miles

Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Detective, Online

Game released: PC → 2 October 2026

Steam: 56/100

A co-op noir detective game: one player explores the mansion, while the other works with archives and terminals. You can solve the murder only by working together...

Order of the Sinking Star

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

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A bright adventure from Jonathan Blow, the creator of Braid and The Witness. The player explores four colliding worlds, consisting of over 1000 puzzle levels. The...

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

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

Game canceled: PC → 21 January 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.4/10

The remake of the legendary third-person adventure Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In addition to updated graphics, you can expect improved controls and a...

Echo Weaver

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Steam: 96/100

The main character should save people who find themselves in a time loop. It is necessary to collect echoes and use them as your most valuable resource. The secrets...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 September 2026; Early Access: PC → 17 March 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

TOEM 2

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 29 September 2026

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A black and white game about a curious photographer who goes on another adventure. Along the way, the character helps new friends and documents various sights...

Burn With Me

Puzzle, Card game, Roguelike, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game, Demons

Game released: PC → 12 October 2026

Steam: 90/100

A narrative deckbuilder roguelike with an atmosphere of cozy mysticism, forbidden rituals, and unsettling unknowns. At the center of the story are students of an...

Hela: of Mice & Magic

Action, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration, Open world

Game in development: PC → 1 December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A cozy adventure about a small but very brave mouse who sets out on a journey to save the life of his mistress. A kind sorceress has fallen ill, and her familiar...

Pight

Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game, Logic

Game released: PC → 8 August 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 10/10

Steam: 100/100

A minimalist logic puzzle game inspired by the redstone system from Minecraft. The main goal is to turn on the light using pistons and different types of blocks...

Case Solved: The London Files

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Steam: 64/100

A detective puzzle where each investigation is a standalone logical task with a single correct solution. You will need to gather evidence, analyze the testimonies...

Below, Rusted Gods

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Steam: 87/100

An atmospheric sci-fi thriller where you take on the role of an operator observing an expedition into a mysterious underground abyss. By monitoring the squad's...

We Were Here Tomorrow

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game in development: PC → 20 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

A new cooperative adventure in the We Were Here series. Two heroes awaken inside mysterious capsules among strange mechanisms and an unfamiliar world behind glass...

Escape from Playtime

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Online, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror

Early Access: PC → 21 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7/10

Cooperative online horror in the Poppy Playtime universe, where a group of players finds themselves in the dark depths of an abandoned toy factory. Each run takes...

Invokyr

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Survival horror

Early Access: PC → 8 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 94/100

A cooperative horror game where a board game becomes a portal to a series of nightmares. Each roll of the dice opens a new wave of threats: from a cursed house, the...

Never Sort By Color

Simulation, Puzzle, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game in development: PC → 10 November 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A first-person meditative simulator about sorting through a huge pile of plastic parts and restoring order in an old workshop. Under the rubble of blocks, there is...

Salvation: Echoes of War

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Third-person view, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

Steam: 93/100

An atmospheric adventure with elements of horror, exploration, puzzles, and stealth gameplay. The main character is a bomber pilot from World War II, who falls into...

Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game, Comedy, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

An unusual simulator of cleaning and sorting books, set in a huge magical library, where complete chaos reigns after the antics of a mischievous fairy. The main...

Entity: The Black Day

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

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

Players: 4.7/10

Steam: 80/100

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...

Moss: The Forgotten Relic

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A re-release of the adventure puzzle duology Moss and Moss: Book 2, fully adapted for play without a VR headset. The game takes you to the ruins of a fallen...

4:AM

Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Horror

Game in development: PC → Q4 2026

Steam: 90/100

A cinematic stealth adventure in a dark world of the near future, where the usual laws of reality no longer apply. At exactly 04:00, Ayla wakes up among the ruins...

WheelMates

Arcade, Racing, Online, Casual game, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

Steam: 74/100

Cooperative adventure where two players control remote-controlled cars. The action takes place within the laboratory and home of a mysterious professor who...

ANTHEM#9

Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Roguelike

Game released: PC → 4 February 2026

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

ANTHEM#9 is a strategic gem-matching roguelite in which an agent of the secret organization Anthem#9 faces powerful foes. Players combine gems to create combos and...

Fatal Train

Online, First-person view, Puzzle, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration, Detective, Trains

Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Multiplayer roguelite detective game where you need to solve a murder on a moving train. The main feature is procedural generation. Each time the train is arranged...

Rivage

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction, Exploration, Space, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 22 September 2026

Steam: 74/100

A science fiction adventure set in the 25th century on the planet VESTA. After humanity left the Solar System, a station A.R.E.S. appeared in orbit around a...

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5

Survival, Horror, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This horror chapter in the Poppy Playtime series takes place deeper inside the factory, where Huggy Wuggy, Playtime’s security system, is in pursuit. Abandoned by...

Darwin's Paradox!

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

In the center of the story is Darwin — a smart and resourceful octopus, torn from his native ocean and found in a grim industrial complex. Surrounded by machines...

Professor Layton and the New World of Steam

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Steampunk

Game in development: PC → 10 December 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The events of the game take place in the city of Steam Bison, located in America, one year after Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. The city is highly...

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Action, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 24 April 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A reimagining of the first part Little Nightmares, where the familiar world comes to life in a fully immersive format. The player takes on the role of a little...

Planet of Lana 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Science fiction, Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

The continuation of the adventure Planet of Lana about Lana and her companion Mui. The heroes explore different corners of the planet and solve puzzles together...

Calculate It

Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 5 July 2024; Game released: PC → 12 October 2026

Steam: 86/100

An unusual horned, in which an ordinary calculator turns into a main tool for passing. Each separate calculator changes the style of play, opening new opportunities...

Endacopia

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy, Old school

Game released: PC → 27 July 2026

Steam: 98/100

A surreal quest with puzzles and horror elements. The game combines the visual style of early educational computer games with a disturbing atmosphere that hides...

The Incident at Galley House

Puzzle, Visual novel, Point & Click, Casual game, Detective

Game released: PC → 14 July 2026

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A detective adventure where you will uncover the mystery of a strange crime that took place in an abandoned mansion in 1936. When the locals first entered the empty...

Sockpuppet Noir

Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Comedy, Detective, Text quest

Game released: PC → 25 September 2026

Steam: 90/100

An absurd detective quest about private investigator Frank Sokowski, a woolen sock, who investigates crimes in a city mired in corruption and vice. The dark streets...

Astrobotanica

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Survival, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Puzzle

Early Access: PC → 16 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 58/100

The events unfold on a prehistoric Earth, where the story of the alien botanist Xel unfolds among glaciers and primitive creatures. His ship crashed, and now the...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2026 for PC