Puzzle 2003 for Xbox — top best games in the Puzzle genre

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - a game in the Puzzle genre

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Parkour

Game released: Xbox → 20 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. Among the scorched sands of Persia, an ancient legend...

Syberia

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox → 28 November 2003

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Syberia is a legendary adventure puzzle game with a third-person view. The game tells the story of Kate Walker, a lawyer from New York, who goes on a deal to sell...

Arx Fatalis

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: Xbox → 28 January 2004

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Arx Fatalis is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game will take you to the wonderful world of Arx, where the main character...

Legacy of Kain: Defiance

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

Game released: Xbox → 4 February 2004

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person fantasy action-adventure follows two vampires: Kain, an all-powerful demigod, and Raziel, a demonic angel of death. They travel through a world...

Beyond Good & Evil

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

Game released: Xbox → 27 February 2004

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

This science-fiction action adventure takes place on Hyllis, a planet under siege by an alien race. Young reporter Jade becomes involved with the rebel organization...

I-Ninja

Action, Fighting, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 4 December 2003

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

I-Ninja — The game begins with a ninja in training (whose name is simply Ninja) sneaking into the enemy camp to save his sensei (who is simply called Sensei...

Fatal Frame

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

Game released: Xbox → 2 May 2003

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Fatal Frame is a Japanese-style third-person action-horror adventure game. Armed with a camera, the young girl Miku Hinasaki, along with an ancient camera, goes in...

Curse: The Eye of Isis

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

Game released: Xbox → 8 December 2003

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Set in 1890, this survival horror adventure begins at a British natural history museum, where a gang of thugs has stolen the Egyptian statue known as the Eye of...

Scooby-Doo!: Night of 100 Frights

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 27 August 2003

Metacritic: 68/100

This action platformer with puzzle elements follows Scooby-Doo as he searches for his kidnapped friends from Mystery Inc. and tries to foil the Mastermind’s plan...

Alter Echo

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

Game released: Xbox → 3 October 2003

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 62/100

This third-person science-fiction action game, with fighting and puzzle elements, follows Nevin, a reluctant hero who can manipulate time and change the combat form...

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Platformer, Role-playing game

Game released: Xbox → 20 February 2004

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This third-person action-adventure draws on the mythology of ancient Egypt. Sphinx travels between worlds through magical portals to thwart Set’s plans and recover...

Batman: Dark Tomorrow

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 25 March 2003

Metacritic: 27/100

Batman: Dark Tomorrow is a linear, stealth-based game in which players control Batman as he fights crime. Batman is equipped with several of his tools, such as...

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Xbox → 28 March 2003

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action adventure sends Indiana Jones to China in 1935, where he must keep a powerful artifact from falling into the wrong hands. The journey takes...

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox → 8 December 2003

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Broken Sword: The Sleeping Dragon — a murder has been committed in Paris — the victim was Vernon Blier, an underground hacker. It later turns out that...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds

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

Game released: Xbox → 25 December 2003

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 73/100

This third-person action-adventure based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series follows Buffy and her friends as they confront an ancient enemy known as the First...

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 14 October 2003

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 65/100

This action-adventure platformer with puzzles follows Wallace and Gromit as they attempt to free a zoo from Feathers McGraw. The penguin has imprisoned the baby...

Grabbed by the Ghoulies

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 29 April 2004

Metacritic: 66/100

This action game with horror and puzzle elements follows Cooper as he enters Ghoulhaven Hall to rescue his kidnapped girlfriend. The mansion is filled with dancing...

Futurama

Action, Shooter, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics

Game released: Xbox → 14 August 2003

Metacritic: 59/100

An action-adventure game with shooter, platforming, and puzzle elements based on the animated series Futurama, it follows an attempt to stop Mom after a deal with...

Disney's The Haunted Mansion

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox → 30 March 2004

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

This third-person action horror game with puzzles follows Zeke Holloway as he tries to rid a haunted mansion of evil spirits while keeping fear at bay. Its...

Whiplash (2003)

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

Game released: Xbox → 5 March 2004

Metacritic: 67/100

Whiplash is an action platformer about two animals shackled together as they try to escape from an animal product-testing corporation and sabotage its operations...

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Best Games in the Puzzle genre of 2003 for Xbox