Puzzle 2021 for Xbox One — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space

Game released: Xbox One → 6 April 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 30 November 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...

Myst

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Remake

Game released: Xbox One → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

A remake of the iconic adventure quest Myst, released in 1993 and becoming one of the most influential games of its time. The story once again takes you to a...

Down in Bermuda

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Hidden Objects

Game released: Xbox One → 14 January 2021

The main character is a pilot named Milton, who gets caught in a storm and finds himself trapped in the famous Bermuda Triangle. He explores the islands and solves...

Bonkies

Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Side view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox One → 29 January 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Bonkies is a fun side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, designed for up to 4 people to play together. Each player takes control of a highly...

Surgeon Simulator 2

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Xbox One → 2 September 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Surgeon Simulator 2 is a sequel to the trashy action simulator of a surgeon, which can now be played with four players in co-op. Compared to the original, the...

Karma - Incarnation 1

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 14 May 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Karma — Incarnation 1 is a fun side-scrolling adventure. You have to get used to the role of a worm named Pip, who, according to the plan, was supposed to...

Paradise Lost

Adventure, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 24 March 2021

Players: 6/10

Metacritic: 62/100

Paradise Lost is a first-person action-puzzle adventure that takes you to an alternate history where World War II did not end in 1945. After 20 years of military...

Unpacking

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 2 November 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Unpacking is a meditative arcade puzzle game with an isometric camera view, where you can relive the familiar experience of taking items out of boxes and putting...

Oddworld: Soulstorm

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 30 November 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Oddworld: Soulstorm is a continuation of the arcade platformer with a side view, where we will once again play as Abe the Mudokon. The events of the game will...

Golf Club Wasteland

Adventure, Golf, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 3 September 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Golf Club Wasteland is an adventure platformer with futuristic puzzle elements. The rich fled to Mars, but ventured back to desolate Earth for a round of golf. Each...

Lamentum

Adult game, Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 31 August 2021

Players: 8/10

Lamentum is a dark side-scrolling action adventure game set in New England in the mid-19th century. The game tells the story of a young aristocrat named Victor. He...

Path of Giants

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle, Adventure, Fantasy, Hidden Objects

Game released: Xbox One → 12 November 2021

Players: 9.9/10

The player controls three explorers who are trying to find lost treasures in ice caves and snowy cliffs. You can switch between characters to use their skills to...

Blizzard Arcade Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Isometric, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Futurism (Future), Collection

Game released: Xbox One → 19 February 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Blizzard Arcade Collection is a re-release of three classic games in one set from Blizzard, which includes the updated Lost Vikings, Blackthorne and Rock 'n Roll...

Roki

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 28 October 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Roki is an atmospheric side-scrolling adventure steeped in the spirit of Scandinavian folklore. The game will tell the story of a young girl, Tova, who goes on a...

Beyond a Steel Sky

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Action, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 14 December 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Beyond a Steel Sky is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which is a continuation of the cult Beneath a Steel Sky. In the game...

Dreaming Sarah

Metroidvania, Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Xbox One → 5 March 2021

The girl Sarah got into an accident and is in a coma. You need to explore the dream world, collect objects and communicate with strange characters to help her wake...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 18 March 2021

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

Butterfly 2

Indie, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 29 June 2021

Butterfly 2 is a fun side-scrolling puzzle platformer that continues the story of a brave caterpillar on her way to gaining wings. 40 new levels with pixel graphics...

Baldo: The Guardian Owls

Action, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 27 August 2021

Baldo: The Guardian Owls is an action-adventure game with lots of puzzles for mobile platforms. You have to travel through the open world, fight enemies, including...

PUSS!

Arcade, Puzzle, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 19 February 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

PUSS! — an acid arcade puzzle game with a side view, where you have to control a cat who has found himself in another dimension. The main task is to find a...

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 6 April 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Lost Words: Beyond the Page is an adventure puzzle-platformer with a side view set in a fantasy world, created by the writer of Mirror's Edge (2008), Tomb Raider...

Beasts of Maravilla Island

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox One → 9 July 2021

Beasts of Maravilla Island is a casual action-adventure game with a third-person view in the fantasy genre. The protective magic of the island of Maravilla is...

Balan Wonderworld

Puzzle, Arcade, Indie, Platformer, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 26 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 43/100

Balan Wonderworld is an arcade action-platformer with puzzle and adventure elements in an anime style and a third-person view. Led by a mysterious maestro named...

Protocol

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Xbox One → 30 April 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Protocol is an exciting adventure shooter with a first-person view and support for virtual reality devices. The main character goes to the Arctic Circle, where he...

Tangle Tower

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 6 October 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Tangle Tower is a detective point and click adventure where you have to solve the exciting murder mystery of Freya Fellow. You'll explore a strange and mysterious...

Heaven Dust

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 12 March 2021

Players: 3.2/10

Heaven Dust is an isometric action-horror game in the spirit of Resident Evil, but with a modified visual style. The game features challenging puzzles and multiple...

Ever Forward

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Xbox One → 7 December 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Ever Forward is an atmospheric adventure with exciting puzzles and a third-person view. The game takes place in a mysterious world, somewhere between reality and...

Vaporum: Lockdown

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Steampunk, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 10 December 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Vaporum: Lockdown — a hardcore role-playing action game with a first-person view in a steampunk style, which is a prequel to the original game Vaporum. The events...

Operation: Tango

Adventure, Online, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 1 July 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

An espionage-themed action-adventure game in which two players undertake dangerous missions around the world. One player becomes an agent, and the second a hacker...

Hoa

Platformer, Adventure, Puzzle, Action, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 24 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Hoa is an indie platformer with a side view and elements of the puzzle. You are waiting for breathtaking drawings, hand -drawn, excellent music and a pacifying...

Retro Machina

Role-playing game, Indie, Isometric, Action, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 12 May 2021

Retro Machina is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements and an isometric camera view. In a world long devastated, the last city remains. Protected by a...

In My Shadow

Puzzle, Platformer, Logic, Arcade, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 22 December 2021

In My Shadow is an arcade puzzle game with platforming elements and a side view. The game tells the story of Bella, a young girl who had a falling out with her...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 29 July 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

Golf Peaks

Arcade, Golf, Top-down view, Puzzle, Sports game

Game released: Xbox One → 21 September 2021

Metacritic: 78/100

Golf Peaks is a sports arcade puzzle game dedicated to golf. In the game you have to use various cards to control the ball. More than 100 different levels, exciting...

inbento

Puzzle, Educational game (Education)

Game released: Xbox One → 30 July 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

A game with educational elements on the theme of Japanese cuisine. The player arranges lunches in bento boxes, repeating recipes, and follows a cute story about...

KeyWe

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Isometric

Game released: Xbox One → 31 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

KeyWe is a cute co-op postal puzzle game starring Jeff and Debra, two little kiwi birds who work in a quaint post office. Having no hands, they must jump, clap...

Alchemist Simulator

Action, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 10 November 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Alchemist Simulator is an unusual adventure simulator with a first-person view, where you try on the role of a real alchemist. As you progress, you will complete...

I Am Dead

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 9 August 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

I Am Dead is a heartwarming puzzle-adventure game about the afterlife from the creators of Hohokum and Wilmot's Warehouse, in which a deceased museum director...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 5 October 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...

Puzzle

Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2021 for Xbox One (Game released)