Best puzzle Games

NXTO's catalog has 807 puzzle games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Portal 2, Portal and INSIDE.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Portal 2

   2011Shooter, PuzzlePC, Xbox One ★ 4.7/5⏱ ~8.6 h to beat
2. 2
   

   Portal

   2007Action, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.6/5⏱ ~3.1 h to beat
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   INSIDE

   2016Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
4. 4
   

   Monument Valley

   2014Casual, AdventurePC ★ 4.5/5~1 h avg. playtime
5. 5
   

   Papers, Please

   2013Educational, IndiePC ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
6. 6
   

   Gorogoa

   2017Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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   Baba Is You

   2019Indie, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~7.5 h to beat
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   Cocoon

   2023Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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   Outer Wilds

   2019Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~17.1 h to beat
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    The Room Three

    2015Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Chants of Sennaar

    2023Indie, AdventurePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~9.1 h to beat
12. 12
    

    Impostor Factory

    2021Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
13. 13
    

    Plants vs. Zombies

    2009Strategy, ArcadePC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~8.2 h to beat
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    There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
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    The Room Two

    2013Indie, PuzzlePC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    The Room 4: Old Sins

    2018Adventure, PuzzlePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    GHOST TRICK: Phantom Detective

    2010Adventure, Action ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    Monument Valley 2

    2017Casual, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
19. 19
    

    shapez

    2020PuzzlePC ★ 4.4/5
20. 20
    

    Neva

    2024Indie, AdventurePC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Cube Escape Collection

    2020Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Braid

    2008Action, PuzzlePC, Xbox One ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.1 h to beat
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    Tetris Effect: Connected

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
24. 24
    

    Patrick's Parabox

    2022Casual, StrategyPC ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
25. 25
    

    We Were Here Forever

    2022Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5~9 h avg. playtime
26. 26
    

    The Longest Journey

    1999Adventure, PuzzlePC ★ 4.3/5~1 h avg. playtime
27. 27
    

    Machinarium

    2009Family, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~5.1 h to beat
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    Gris

    2018Indie, PlatformerPC, PS5, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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    Thank Goodness You're Here!

    2024Adventure, PuzzlePC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
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    The Case of the Golden Idol

    2022Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5~6 h avg. playtime

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