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A brilliant first-person physics puzzler where you bend space with the portal gun through the decaying test chambers of Aperture Science, driven by the razor-sharp wit of GLaDOS and Wheatley. A separate co-op campaign adds clever two-player puzzles.
A tight first-person puzzler where you bend space with a portal gun through physics-based test chambers, all while the passive-aggressive AI GLaDOS taunts you with pitch-black humor. Brilliant mechanics, perfect pacing and an iconic twist make it a classic.
A landmark puzzle-platformer where every world bends time in a new, mind-twisting way, from rewinding to parallel realities. Beneath its painterly look lies a melancholic, ambiguous tale of regret and obsession.
A brilliant first-person physics puzzler where you bend space with the portal gun through the decaying test chambers of Aperture Science, driven by the razor-sharp wit of GLaDOS and Wheatley. A separate co-op campaign adds clever two-player puzzles.
A brilliant first-person physics puzzler where you bend space with the portal gun through the decaying test chambers of Aperture Science, driven by the razor-sharp wit of GLaDOS and Wheatley. A separate co-op campaign adds clever two-player puzzles.
A tight first-person puzzler where you bend space with a portal gun through physics-based test chambers, all while the passive-aggressive AI GLaDOS taunts you with pitch-black humor. Brilliant mechanics, perfect pacing and an iconic twist make it a classic.
A tight first-person puzzler where you bend space with a portal gun through physics-based test chambers, all while the passive-aggressive AI GLaDOS taunts you with pitch-black humor. Brilliant mechanics, perfect pacing and an iconic twist make it a classic.
A landmark puzzle-platformer where every world bends time in a new, mind-twisting way, from rewinding to parallel realities. Beneath its painterly look lies a melancholic, ambiguous tale of regret and obsession.
2008PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified14.99 €93 % positive
Very positive, 9,761 reviews on Steam
Jumping and platforming
Distinctive, stylised art style
Challenging difficulty
A landmark puzzle-platformer where every world bends time in a new, mind-twisting way, from rewinding to parallel realities. Beneath its painterly look lies a melancholic, ambiguous tale of regret and obsession.
A vibrant, deserted island packed with line-maze puzzles whose rules you must figure out entirely without instructions. The real reward is the epiphany of grasping each hidden principle, even in the landscape itself.
2016PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable36.99 €85 % positive
Very positive, 18,937 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Open world
Challenging difficulty
A vibrant, deserted island packed with line-maze puzzles whose rules you must figure out entirely without instructions. The real reward is the epiphany of grasping each hidden principle, even in the landscape itself.
As an insurance investigator, you use a magical pocket watch to relive the final moments of a ghost ship's crew and deduce the identity and fate of every sailor. Its striking 1-bit visuals and brilliant deduction design make it a one-of-a-kind detective game.
As an insurance investigator, you use a magical pocket watch to relive the final moments of a ghost ship's crew and deduce the identity and fate of every sailor. Its striking 1-bit visuals and brilliant deduction design make it a one-of-a-kind detective game.
A meditative first-person puzzler where you play an android solving laser and block puzzles across ancient-looking ruins while grappling with questions of consciousness, humanity and free will. Brilliantly designed puzzles meet philosophical terminal conversations and a haunting atmosphere.
A meditative first-person puzzler where you play an android solving laser and block puzzles across ancient-looking ruins while grappling with questions of consciousness, humanity and free will. Brilliantly designed puzzles meet philosophical terminal conversations and a haunting atmosphere.
A serene pixel-art platformer where rotating a flat-looking world reveals hidden paths through a third dimension. Beneath its calm surface lie cryptic ciphers and deep secrets that reward obsessive puzzle-solving.
2012PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified9.99 €93 % positive
Very positive, 15,562 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Distinctive, stylised art style
Cosy, great for unwinding
A serene pixel-art platformer where rotating a flat-looking world reveals hidden paths through a third dimension. Beneath its calm surface lie cryptic ciphers and deep secrets that reward obsessive puzzle-solving.
A wordless point-and-click adventure following a tiny robot through a gorgeously hand-drawn, rusty machine city, packed with clever puzzles and charming pictogram storytelling. Floex's atmospheric soundtrack makes it a calm, whimsical work of art.
A wordless point-and-click adventure following a tiny robot through a gorgeously hand-drawn, rusty machine city, packed with clever puzzles and charming pictogram storytelling. Floex's atmospheric soundtrack makes it a calm, whimsical work of art.
A first-person puzzle game set in a dream where perspective is reality: objects grow or shrink depending on how you look at them. Short and mind-bending, with dry humor and a surprisingly reflective message.
A first-person puzzle game set in a dream where perspective is reality: objects grow or shrink depending on how you look at them. Short and mind-bending, with dry humor and a surprisingly reflective message.
Vincent is torn between his girlfriend and a seductive affair, and by night must climb deadly block towers in nightmares. By day he drinks at the bar and makes choices that steer the story, mixing relationship drama with brutally tough block-pushing puzzles.
Vincent is torn between his girlfriend and a seductive affair, and by night must climb deadly block towers in nightmares. By day he drinks at the bar and makes choices that steer the story, mixing relationship drama with brutally tough block-pushing puzzles.
An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.
2013PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified13.99 €94 % positive
Very positive, 7,369 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Dark, serious atmosphere
Distinctive, stylised art style
An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.
A landmark adventure where you wander a mysterious island alone and solve intricate logic puzzles woven into the environment to uncover the fate of two trapped brothers. With no combat or hand-holding, it is a quiet, observation-driven journey of discovery.
A landmark adventure where you wander a mysterious island alone and solve intricate logic puzzles woven into the environment to uncover the fate of two trapped brothers. With no combat or hand-holding, it is a quiet, observation-driven journey of discovery.
Gorogoa is a short, hand-drawn puzzle game where you stack, zoom and shift illustrated panels to uncover hidden connections. Its wordless tale of longing and a life's journey unfolds entirely through this inventive mechanic.
Gorogoa is a short, hand-drawn puzzle game where you stack, zoom and shift illustrated panels to uncover hidden connections. Its wordless tale of longing and a life's journey unfolds entirely through this inventive mechanic.
You explore a mysterious mansion whose layout you rebuild each day by drafting rooms, slowly unraveling layered puzzles on the hunt for Room 46. Roguelike planning meets deep discovery and secrets.
2025PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified29.99 €87 % positive
Very positive, 8,402 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Runs that play out differently every time
Distinctive, stylised art style
You explore a mysterious mansion whose layout you rebuild each day by drafting rooms, slowly unraveling layered puzzles on the hunt for Room 46. Roguelike planning meets deep discovery and secrets.
Cocoon is a wordless puzzle adventure where you play a small insectoid creature carrying worlds inside orbs and nesting them within each other to solve puzzles. The worlds-within-worlds mechanic delivers clever aha moments and a mysterious atmosphere.
Cocoon is a wordless puzzle adventure where you play a small insectoid creature carrying worlds inside orbs and nesting them within each other to solve puzzles. The worlds-within-worlds mechanic delivers clever aha moments and a mysterious atmosphere.
Two players are separated in an abandoned castle in a frozen wasteland and must solve puzzles using only a walkie-talkie, describing what they see to each other. Communication and teamwork are the core of the experience.
2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playablefree90 % positive
Very positive, 29,997 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Playing together in co-op
Two players are separated in an abandoned castle in a frozen wasteland and must solve puzzles using only a walkie-talkie, describing what they see to each other. Communication and teamwork are the core of the experience.
A puzzle adventure from Jonathan Blow featuring over a thousand hand-crafted, interlinked puzzles in a magical realm. Different heroes introduce new mechanics as you uncover a larger mystery.
A puzzle adventure from Jonathan Blow featuring over a thousand hand-crafted, interlinked puzzles in a magical realm. Different heroes introduce new mechanics as you uncover a larger mystery.
A loving throwback to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures, where you swap between five characters to solve a strange murder in an odd small town. Dark humor, meta jokes and interlocking puzzles are its main appeal.
2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified19.99 €93 % positive
Very positive, 3,936 reviews on Steam
Lots of humour
Strong, story-driven narrative
Distinctive, stylised art style
A loving throwback to classic LucasArts point-and-click adventures, where you swap between five characters to solve a strange murder in an odd small town. Dark humor, meta jokes and interlocking puzzles are its main appeal.
A cult point-and-click classic where three friends use time travel across three eras to solve wacky puzzles and stop an evil tentacle. The remaster adds hand-drawn HD art and refreshed audio while keeping the zany cartoon humor intact.
A cult point-and-click classic where three friends use time travel across three eras to solve wacky puzzles and stop an evil tentacle. The remaster adds hand-drawn HD art and refreshed audio while keeping the zany cartoon humor intact.
One player defuses a bomb while teammates hunt through a manual, and only fast, clear communication saves the day. A tense, chaotic co-op party game that tests teamwork and nerves.
One player defuses a bomb while teammates hunt through a manual, and only fast, clear communication saves the day. A tense, chaotic co-op party game that tests teamwork and nerves.
A first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter's moon Europa, where you play engineer Ava Turing solving chambers built on energy and physics puzzles. Along the way it reflects on artificial intelligence, morality and what consciousness really means.
2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable24.50 €88 % positive
Very positive, 7,894 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Strong, story-driven narrative
A first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter's moon Europa, where you play engineer Ava Turing solving chambers built on energy and physics puzzles. Along the way it reflects on artificial intelligence, morality and what consciousness really means.
Rivage is a sci-fi puzzle adventure where you wake as Miranda aboard a space station caught in a strange cosmic phenomenon. You explore the station, solve intricate puzzles and uncover what happened to your missing crew.
Rivage is a sci-fi puzzle adventure where you wake as Miranda aboard a space station caught in a strange cosmic phenomenon. You explore the station, solve intricate puzzles and uncover what happened to your missing crew.
A minimalist puzzle platformer where you change the background colour of the world to make obstacles vanish and open new paths. The search for the protagonist's missing mother provides a quiet, simple story.
2016PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable−80 %14.99 € 2.99 € 5 days left93 % positive
Very positive, 10,524 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
Jumping and platforming
A minimalist puzzle platformer where you change the background colour of the world to make obstacles vanish and open new paths. The search for the protagonist's missing mother provides a quiet, simple story.
You snap photos with an instant camera and then place them in the world, turning the images into real paths, bridges and platforms. The result is a series of inventive perspective puzzles in a stylish sci-fi setting.
2023PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−70 %24.99 € 7.49 € 2 days left94 % positive
Very positive, 8,505 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Lavish presentation
Distinctive, stylised art style
You snap photos with an instant camera and then place them in the world, turning the images into real paths, bridges and platforms. The result is a series of inventive perspective puzzles in a stylish sci-fi setting.
You climb a Babel-inspired tower and decipher the distinct languages of its peoples by observing symbols and deducing meanings yourself. The striking comic-like art and the satisfying feeling of truly learning to communicate make it special.
You climb a Babel-inspired tower and decipher the distinct languages of its peoples by observing symbols and deducing meanings yourself. The striking comic-like art and the satisfying feeling of truly learning to communicate make it special.
A calm, wordless puzzle adventure where you scrub time forward and backward to guide two friends across small garden islands built from childhood memories. Clever time-manipulation puzzles, a dreamlike look and a gentle soundtrack make it a relaxing, touching journey.
2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified16.99 €94 % positive
Very positive, 2,689 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lavish presentation
A calm, wordless puzzle adventure where you scrub time forward and backward to guide two friends across small garden islands built from childhood memories. Clever time-manipulation puzzles, a dreamlike look and a gentle soundtrack make it a relaxing, touching journey.
A turn-based puzzle game that distills Lara Croft's tomb raiding into elegant step-by-step moves on a node grid. Minimalist visuals, traps, clever puzzles and hidden relics make for a calm yet tricky adventure.
2015PCPlayStationSteam Deck verified9.99 €93 % positive
Very positive, 3,755 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lavish presentation
A turn-based puzzle game that distills Lara Croft's tomb raiding into elegant step-by-step moves on a node grid. Minimalist visuals, traps, clever puzzles and hidden relics make for a calm yet tricky adventure.
A gorgeous puzzle game where you guide a mother and child through impossible architecture by rotating structures and exploiting optical illusions. Calm, emotional, and carried by striking art and gentle music.
2017PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−65 %7.49 € 2.62 € until tomorrow92 % positive
Very positive, 3,010 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lavish presentation
A gorgeous puzzle game where you guide a mother and child through impossible architecture by rotating structures and exploiting optical illusions. Calm, emotional, and carried by striking art and gentle music.
Classic Tetris turned into a hypnotic, almost meditative experience by tying music and visual effects to every move. Each placement and line clear shapes the soundtrack and the vibrant worlds around you.
Classic Tetris turned into a hypnotic, almost meditative experience by tying music and visual effects to every move. Each placement and line clear shapes the soundtrack and the vibrant worlds around you.
A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.
2016PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable30.49 €80 % positive
Very positive, 3,857 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Lots to discover
Strong, story-driven narrative
A puzzle adventure from the makers of Myst: you are whisked to an alien world and solve intricate environmental puzzles across surreal, interlinked landscapes to uncover the mystery behind it.
You investigate twelve baffling deaths spanning centuries, gathering clues in pixel-art crime scenes and piecing together names, motives and sequences into your own theory. Pure deduction with little hand-holding makes it feel like genuine detective work.
You investigate twelve baffling deaths spanning centuries, gathering clues in pixel-art crime scenes and piecing together names, motives and sequences into your own theory. Pure deduction with little hand-holding makes it feel like genuine detective work.
A darkly funny 2D puzzle-adventure from Ron Gilbert in which you guide three of seven oddball characters through a talkative cave. Each character has their own themed level and grim backstory, and the puzzle design recalls classic point-and-click adventures.
2013PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified14.99 €87 % positive
Very positive, 2,809 reviews on Steam
Lots of humour
Distinctive, stylised art style
A darkly funny 2D puzzle-adventure from Ron Gilbert in which you guide three of seven oddball characters through a talkative cave. Each character has their own themed level and grim backstory, and the puzzle design recalls classic point-and-click adventures.
A monochrome puzzle game in the style of M. C. Escher: you rotate the world to change gravity and guide your character through tricky hand-drawn levels to the exit door.
2013PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified9.99 €87 % positive
Very positive, 4,304 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
A monochrome puzzle game in the style of M. C. Escher: you rotate the world to change gravity and guide your character through tricky hand-drawn levels to the exit door.
Riven sends you alone through a decaying, lovingly crafted island world where you must decipher interlocking mechanical puzzles with almost no guidance. Its dense atmosphere and coherent world design make it a classic of the adventure genre.
1997PCPlayStationSteam Deck verified6.15 €89 % positive
Very positive, 1,323 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Challenging difficulty
Lavish presentation
Riven sends you alone through a decaying, lovingly crafted island world where you must decipher interlocking mechanical puzzles with almost no guidance. Its dense atmosphere and coherent world design make it a classic of the adventure genre.
An asymmetrical co-op puzzle adventure where you and a partner are separated and must rely on communication to get through a mysterious facility. It thrives on describing, observing and piecing clues together as a duo.
2026PCPlayStationXbox19.99 €39 % positive
Mostly negative, 1,661 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Playing together in co-op
An asymmetrical co-op puzzle adventure where you and a partner are separated and must rely on communication to get through a mysterious facility. It thrives on describing, observing and piecing clues together as a duo.
A purely cooperative first-person puzzle adventure where two players are separated in a medieval castle and must solve riddles by describing what they see over a walkie-talkie. Communication and teamwork are the heart of it.
2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable9.99 €80 % positive
Very positive, 9,925 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Playing together in co-op
A purely cooperative first-person puzzle adventure where two players are separated in a medieval castle and must solve riddles by describing what they see over a walkie-talkie. Communication and teamwork are the heart of it.
A calm puzzle adventure where you travel through beautifully rendered, surreal Ages solving mechanical riddles to confront the vengeful Saavedro. Brad Dourif's strong performance gives the story real emotional weight.
2001PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified15.49 €93 % positive
Very positive, 482 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Strong, story-driven narrative
Lavish presentation
A calm puzzle adventure where you travel through beautifully rendered, surreal Ages solving mechanical riddles to confront the vengeful Saavedro. Brad Dourif's strong performance gives the story real emotional weight.
A relaxing puzzler where you sort, stack and align household objects until everything looks just right. A mischievous cat adds playful humor and some unexpected puzzle twists.
2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−60 %14.99 € 5.99 € 2 days left92 % positive
Very positive, 13,536 reviews on Steam
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
A relaxing puzzler where you sort, stack and align household objects until everything looks just right. A mischievous cat adds playful humor and some unexpected puzzle twists.
You guide a tiny pedestrian pictogram across city signs, rearranging and reconnecting them to build routes forward. The clever idea of turning everyday signage into levels powers this laid-back puzzle platformer.
You guide a tiny pedestrian pictogram across city signs, rearranging and reconnecting them to build routes forward. The clever idea of turning everyday signage into levels powers this laid-back puzzle platformer.
Two puzzle classics in one package: Tetris and Puyo Puyo can be played separately, swapped mid-match, or mixed together in fast duels for up to four players. The colorful, humorous presentation and many modes make it an ideal party puzzler.
2014PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable19.99 €84 % positive
Very positive, 5,519 reviews on Steam
Competing against other players
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Co-op or multiplayer
Two puzzle classics in one package: Tetris and Puyo Puyo can be played separately, swapped mid-match, or mixed together in fast duels for up to four players. The colorful, humorous presentation and many modes make it an ideal party puzzler.
A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.
A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.
A first-person puzzler where you play archaeologist Amelia, reshaping color-coded blocks and structures in an alien world to progress. Compared to the original it is more colorful, more open and more story-driven.
2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable17.99 €84 % positive
Very positive, 1,655 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
A first-person puzzler where you play archaeologist Amelia, reshaping color-coded blocks and structures in an alien world to progress. Compared to the original it is more colorful, more open and more story-driven.
You run a small plant shop in an occult town, identifying plants through clues, a reference book and a map. It is a cozy yet eerie puzzle mystery with a cat, odd customers and dark secrets.
You run a small plant shop in an occult town, identifying plants through clues, a reference book and a map. It is a cozy yet eerie puzzle mystery with a cat, odd customers and dark secrets.
A rhythm-driven falling-block puzzler where every placement feeds into the music and a psychedelic light show. The team behind Tetris Effect turns focus and beat into a hypnotic flow.
A rhythm-driven falling-block puzzler where every placement feeds into the music and a psychedelic light show. The team behind Tetris Effect turns focus and beat into a hypnotic flow.
A deduction-driven detective puzzler where you solve 20 bizarre crime scenes in 1970s America by gathering clues, identifying people and piecing together events yourself. There is no hand-holding, only your own logic and observation.
2024PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified19.50 €94 % positive
Very positive, 3,003 reviews on Steam
Strong, story-driven narrative
Dark, serious atmosphere
Distinctive, stylised art style
A deduction-driven detective puzzler where you solve 20 bizarre crime scenes in 1970s America by gathering clues, identifying people and piecing together events yourself. There is no hand-holding, only your own logic and observation.
A physics-based puzzle game where you use living goo balls to build bridges, towers and flying contraptions. Its quirky painterly look and inventive levels make it special.
2024PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified28.99 €90 % positive
Very positive, 419 reviews on Steam
Distinctive, stylised art style
A physics-based puzzle game where you use living goo balls to build bridges, towers and flying contraptions. Its quirky painterly look and inventive levels make it special.
A pure co-op puzzle game where two players are separated in a frozen world and can only talk over the radio. Success depends on describing exactly what you see so you can solve puzzles and find each other.
2019PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified12.99 €84 % positive
Very positive, 15,929 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Playing together in co-op
A pure co-op puzzle game where two players are separated in a frozen world and can only talk over the radio. Success depends on describing exactly what you see so you can solve puzzles and find each other.
A hand-painted-looking puzzle adventure where you discover a hidden world of bird folk and living furniture monsters behind your bedroom wall. Its puzzles revolve around learning creature behavior patterns, and are fair and atmospheric with a lovely soundtrack.
A hand-painted-looking puzzle adventure where you discover a hidden world of bird folk and living furniture monsters behind your bedroom wall. Its puzzles revolve around learning creature behavior patterns, and are fair and atmospheric with a lovely soundtrack.
A first-person puzzle game set in an eccentric professor's mansion where you shift dimensions to change objects' weight, gravity and time to solve test chambers. It has dry humor and a cartoonish look.
2012PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable8.99 €84 % positive
Very positive, 2,072 reviews on Steam
Sci-fi setting
Lots of humour
Distinctive, stylised art style
A first-person puzzle game set in an eccentric professor's mansion where you shift dimensions to change objects' weight, gravity and time to solve test chambers. It has dry humor and a cartoonish look.
A melancholic point-and-click adventure following lawyer Kate Walker across a dreamlike Europe filled with clockwork automatons, gradually leaving her old life behind. Its haunting locations and mechanical puzzles make the journey memorable.
2002PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified12.99 €88 % positive
Very positive, 6,305 reviews on Steam
Strong, story-driven narrative
Distinctive, stylised art style
A melancholic point-and-click adventure following lawyer Kate Walker across a dreamlike Europe filled with clockwork automatons, gradually leaving her old life behind. Its haunting locations and mechanical puzzles make the journey memorable.
A tiny fox explores a mysterious Zelda-like world with demanding, Souls-inspired combat. Its true heart is a scattered in-game manual written in an unknown script, whose pages gradually reveal layered secrets and brain-bending puzzles.
2022PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−50 %28.99 € 14.49 € 2 days left92 % positive
Very positive, 15,181 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Fantasy setting
Action-packed real-time combat
A tiny fox explores a mysterious Zelda-like world with demanding, Souls-inspired combat. Its true heart is a scattered in-game manual written in an unknown script, whose pages gradually reveal layered secrets and brain-bending puzzles.
A first-person puzzle adventure from the team behind Quern, in which you explore Dimhaven and unravel the mystery of the Ravenwood legacy. The focus is on challenging environmental puzzles and discovery.
A first-person puzzle adventure from the team behind Quern, in which you explore Dimhaven and unravel the mystery of the Ravenwood legacy. The focus is on challenging environmental puzzles and discovery.
2025PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−25 %13.99 € 10.49 € until tomorrow
A calm puzzle adventure where you guide apprentice lightkeeper Noor through impossible architecture and optical illusions. It keeps the series' serene mood, gorgeous minimalist art and gentle, pressure-free pacing.
2025PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−25 %13.99 € 10.49 € until tomorrow
Cosy, great for unwinding
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lavish presentation
A calm puzzle adventure where you guide apprentice lightkeeper Noor through impossible architecture and optical illusions. It keeps the series' serene mood, gorgeous minimalist art and gentle, pressure-free pacing.
A first-person escape room game where you can pick up, inspect and move nearly everything to crack clever puzzles. It shines in co-op with friends and offers a wide variety of themed rooms.
2021PCXboxSteam Deck verified−50 %16.99 € 8.49 € 4 days left94 % positive
Very positive, 17,308 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Playing together in co-op
Lots to discover
A first-person escape room game where you can pick up, inspect and move nearly everything to crack clever puzzles. It shines in co-op with friends and offers a wide variety of themed rooms.
A meditative first-person puzzle game set in endlessly repeating, Escher-like architecture, where you rotate gravity to find paths and bring the world back to life. Its clean visual language and mind-bending spatial puzzles set it apart.
A meditative first-person puzzle game set in endlessly repeating, Escher-like architecture, where you rotate gravity to find paths and bring the world back to life. Its clean visual language and mind-bending spatial puzzles set it apart.
A quiet puzzle adventure where you explore beautifully crafted alien worlds (Ages) and solve intricate mechanical puzzles. The story of Atrus and his estranged sons ties up loose ends from the Myst series.
A quiet puzzle adventure where you explore beautifully crafted alien worlds (Ages) and solve intricate mechanical puzzles. The story of Atrus and his estranged sons ties up loose ends from the Myst series.
You wander a mysterious world of linked islands in this fully traversable 3D remake of the classic Riven, playable in first person or VR. Its appeal lies in discovering, decoding machinery and piecing together a quiet, eerie story at your own pace.
2024PCPlayStationSteam Deck verified35.49 €92 % positive
Very positive, 2,797 reviews on Steam
Lots to discover
Lavish presentation
Distinctive, stylised art style
You wander a mysterious world of linked islands in this fully traversable 3D remake of the classic Riven, playable in first person or VR. Its appeal lies in discovering, decoding machinery and piecing together a quiet, eerie story at your own pace.
2025PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−30 %9.75 € 6.82 € 9 days left
A cozy logic puzzler where you seat quirky people so that all their peculiar likes and pet peeves are satisfied. Short, funny levels make for relaxed brain-teasing.
2025PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified−30 %9.75 € 6.82 € 9 days left
Cosy, great for unwinding
Lots of humour
Distinctive, stylised art style
A cozy logic puzzler where you seat quirky people so that all their peculiar likes and pet peeves are satisfied. Short, funny levels make for relaxed brain-teasing.
An escape-room academy where you crack varied puzzle rooms solo or in co-op with a friend. The cooperative design and light-hearted tone with a story framing give it its charm.
2022PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck verified16.79 €88 % positive
Very positive, 1,069 reviews on Steam
Co-op or multiplayer
Playing together in co-op
Distinctive, stylised art style
An escape-room academy where you crack varied puzzle rooms solo or in co-op with a friend. The cooperative design and light-hearted tone with a story framing give it its charm.
Puzzle games are about one thing: the moment a problem that looked impossible suddenly makes sense. The best ones teach you their rules quietly and then twist them, so every solved room feels earned. The range here is wide, from tightly scripted test chambers to open islands and ghost ships where the puzzle is figuring out what the puzzle even is.
When choosing, think about how much guidance you want. Portal is the gentlest entry point, short and perfectly paced, with GLaDOS keeping things funny. The Witness gives you no instructions at all, which is thrilling if you enjoy working out hidden rules and frustrating if you don't. Return of the Obra Dinn suits players who like deduction and note-taking, asking you to identify every sailor's fate. If you prefer a slower, reflective mood, The Talos Principle pairs laser and block puzzles with philosophical questions. For something lighter, Bejeweled 3 offers a relaxing Zen mode, and Scribblenauts Unlimited rewards creativity rather than precise logic.
Also consider whether you want to play alone. Portal 2 has a separate co-op campaign built around two-player puzzles, and Trine 2 supports up to three players solving physics puzzles together. Art style matters too: Braid's painterly look and Fez's pixel art hide surprisingly deep, mind-bending ideas.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good puzzle game for beginners?
Portal is a great start because it introduces its portal mechanic gradually and stays short and well paced. Bejeweled 3 and Scribblenauts Unlimited are also approachable and low pressure.
What are the best co-op puzzle games?
Portal 2 has a dedicated co-op campaign with puzzles designed for two players. Trine 2 lets up to three players combine a wizard, thief and knight to solve physics puzzles.
Which puzzle games are the hardest?
The Witness is known for teaching its rules without any instructions, which can be demanding. Return of the Obra Dinn and the cryptic ciphers hidden in Fez also challenge even experienced puzzle fans.
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