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

ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs - a game in the Puzzle genre

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

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 9.3/10

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: 10/10

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...

Escape from Playtime

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

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

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...

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: 10/10

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...

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...

Subliminal

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

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...

Rivage

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

Game released: PC → 22 September 2026

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...

Moss: The Forgotten Relic

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

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...

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...

Case Solved: The London Files

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

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...

Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix

Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 27 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The return to Hong Kong in 2048 reveals the events leading up to Fear Effect and shows how the team of mercenaries Hana, Royce, Dick, and the mysterious Rain was...

s&box

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 28 April 2026

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...

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

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...

Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth

Adventure, Puzzle, Comics, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 27 April 2026

Metacritic: 81/100

The game transports you to the world of Finnish fairy tales, where Moomintroll unexpectedly awakens in the middle of winter and realizes he is alone. Seeking warmth...

Darwin's Paradox!

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

Game released: PC → 2 April 2026

Players: 10/10

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...

The Incident at Galley House

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

Game released: PC → 14 July 2026

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...

Crushed In Time

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy, Detective

Game released: PC → 10 June 2026

Metacritic: 76/100

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson return in an unusual adventure, where classic detective investigation meets absurd humor, meta-narrative, and time travel. This time...

Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing!

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 24 August 2026

A free multiplayer arcade action game inspired by the Bomberman series. The gameplay revolves around insect battles on dynamically changing arenas. The main weapons...

He Who Watches

Platformer, First-person view, Puzzle, Dungeons, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 2 September 2026

Atmospheric first-person puzzle game built around exploring a mysterious structure and unusual spatial puzzles. Here, familiar concepts of direction and gravity are...

Rainbow Gate

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 30 January 2026

Players: 5.9/10

A dark game set in an abandoned amusement park where a tragedy once occurred. The protagonist is a detective trying to unravel the mysteries of this place. You'll...

Order of the Sinking Star

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

Game in development: PC → 8 October 2026

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...

Call of the Elder Gods

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

Game released: PC → 12 May 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

A direct sequel to Call of the Sea. The story follows Professor Harry Everhart and student Evangeline Drayton from Miskatonic University as they travel to remote...

Aurora Hills: Chapter 2

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Point & Click, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 6 March 2026

The second part of the adventure Aurora Hills about the ranger of Ethan Hill National Park. The main character investigates a series of disappearances and tries to...

Sherlock Holmes: Night Stalker

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Detective

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

A detective adventure set in the gloomy atmosphere of 19th century London. On the outskirts of the city, shrouded in fog, a mysterious murder of Sir Charles...

Sixth Force

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 23 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2026

Cooperative adventure for two players, where the main force is the connection between partners. The heroes are linked by a living thread that limits the distance...

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...

Endacopia

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

Game released: PC → 27 July 2026

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...

D-topia

Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 14 July 2026

Metacritic: 73/100

An adventure puzzle about the future, where artificial intelligence has taken on the care of human happiness. At the center of the utopian community is a new...

Planet of Lana 2

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026

Players: 5.5/10

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...

Hope in the City

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Exploration, Detective

Game in development: PC → 10 November 2026

A detective adventure about a 17-year-old schoolgirl named Hope, who tries to uncover the mysterious disappearance of her parents in the Chinese city of Shenyang...

Fatal Train

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

Game in development: PC → 15 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

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...

Hozy

Simulation, Puzzle, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 30 March 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

The main character restores abandoned houses in the deserted area of their hometown. You will need to clean up trash, make repairs, and arrange new furniture in all...

Pight

Top-down view, Puzzle, Casual game, Logic

Game released: PC → 8 August 2026

VGTimes: 7.5/10

Players: 10/10

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...

Invokyr

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

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

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...

The 9th Charnel

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle, Survival, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 30 January 2026

The main character and his colleagues are geneticists from the research institute "Epsilon". They set out to conduct research in a reserve but get into an accident...

Phonopolis

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 May 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An atmospheric dystopian quest from the creators of Samorost, Machinarium , and Creaks, combining a surreal world, a philosophical plot, and an unusual visual...

Super Bomberman Collection

Action, Collection, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 5 February 2026

Metacritic: 85/100

A collection of the Bomberman series, which includes several versions of seven retro games. Along with the games, it features a Boss Rush mode where players can...

Relooted

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 10 February 2026

Metacritic: 70/100

The player controls Nomali and her team to retrieve African artifacts taken to Western museums. As you progress, you need to plan and prepare heists, solve puzzles...

The 7th Guest Remake

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Fantasy, Remake

Game released: PC → 4 June 2026

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Reimagining the iconic horror quest The 7th Guest from 1993, created from scratch for modern platforms. Players can freely move around characters during...

Wax Heads

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

A cozy simulation of a music store, infused with the spirit of punk culture, vinyl, and warm human stories. Among the shelves of records, conversations about music...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2026 for PC