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, Crafting, Indie, Construction

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...

TOEM 2

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

Game released: PC → 29 September 2026

Steam: 91/100

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...

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...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

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

Game released: PC → 23 September 2026

Steam: 75/100

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...

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...

Storebound

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

Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Steam: 76/100

Cooperative horror puzzle game where one to three people find themselves trapped in a cursed shopping mall. The space here lives by its own rules: corridors change...

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...

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...

Case Solved: The London Files

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

Steam: 65/100

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...

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...

Entity: The Black Day

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

Game released: PC → 8 January 2026

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wax Heads

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

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

Steam: 96/100

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...

Poppy Playtime: Chapter 5

Survival, Horror, Puzzle, First-person view

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 9.3/10

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...

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...

Dice A Million

Puzzle, Turn-based, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Casino, Board / Group Game, Replayability

Game released: PC → 25 February 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

The main character is trapped in a mysterious complex, and the only way to escape is to roll the dice. You need to combine the effects of 120 different dice to get...

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

Steam: 98/100

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

Swan Song

Puzzle, Music game, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 June 2026

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Swan Song is a cozy puzzle game set inside a magical music box, where melodies help guide a small swan to safety. In each puzzle, the player places notes on a...

The 7th Guest Remake

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

Game released: PC → 4 June 2026

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

Ghost Master: Resurrection

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

Game released: PC → 20 March 2026

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...

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...

Kill The Shadow

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Exploration, Old school, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 August 2026

Steam: 86/100

A role-playing adventure detective game in which the player investigates a series of strange murders that occurred in different areas of the city. To uncover the...

Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 2026

Steam: 97/100

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...

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...

Phonopolis

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 20 May 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Crushed In Time

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

Game released: PC → 10 June 2026

Steam: 90/100

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...

D-topia

Adventure, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 14 July 2026

Steam: 89/100

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...

The Alighieri Circle: Dante's Bloodline

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

Game released: PC → 10 September 2026

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Atmospheric first-person horror inspired by Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy." The main character, Gabriele Alighieri, finds himself faced with the necessity of...

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...

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...

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...

Tellyport

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

Game released: PC → 8 June 2026

Steam: 96/100

A free first-person puzzle game in the spirit of Portal, Quantum Conundrum , and Viewfinder. A young girl named Sally explores her grandmother's secret inventor...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2026 for PC (Game released)