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Best Puzzle games of 2019
The 25 best Puzzle games released in 2019, ranked from 4,709 critic and player ratings.
The best Puzzle game of 2019 is The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019), with a critic score of 87/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 2019.
- 25 games are listed on this page, carrying 4,709 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 25
01
S
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
As Link, you awaken in a strange land away from Hyrule, where animals talk and monsters roam. To uncover the truth behind your whereabouts and rouse the legendary Wind Fish, explore Koholint Island and all its trap-ridden dungeons, reimagined in stunning detail for this new release of one of the most beloved The Legend of Zelda games. Along the way, you'll meet a hilarious assortment of charming characters to which you'll never want to say goodbye. In this new version of the game, the classic soundtrack has been reborn with new arrangements, and now you can equip more items at once, review key conversations, and navigate the map in new ways. Try your hand at the renovated mini-games to earn dolls based on the Super Mario series...or Chamber Stones, which you can use to arrange your own Chamber Dungeons. Each one is a puzzle in and of itself!
87
/100
02
Baba Is You
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play. In every level, the rules themselves are present as blocks you can interact with; by manipulating them, you can change how the level works and cause surprising, unexpected interactions! With some simple block-pushing you can turn yourself into a rock, turn patches of grass into dangerously hot obstacles, and even change the goal you need to reach to something entirely different.
86
/100
03
AI: The Somnium Files
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
86
/100
S
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
As Link, you awaken in a strange land away from Hyrule, where animals talk and monsters roam. To uncover the truth behind your whereabouts and rouse the legendary Wind Fish, explore Koholint Island and all its trap-ridden dungeons, reimagined in stunning detail for this new release of one of the most beloved The Legend of Zelda games. Along the way, you'll meet a hilarious assortment of charming characters to which you'll never want to say goodbye. In this new version of the game, the classic soundtrack has been reborn with new arrangements, and now you can equip more items at once, review key conversations, and navigate the map in new ways. Try your hand at the renovated mini-games to earn dolls based on the Super Mario series...or Chamber Stones, which you can use to arrange your own Chamber Dungeons. Each one is a puzzle in and of itself!
87
/100
02
Baba Is You
Baba Is You is a puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play. In every level, the rules themselves are present as blocks you can interact with; by manipulating them, you can change how the level works and cause surprising, unexpected interactions! With some simple block-pushing you can turn yourself into a rock, turn patches of grass into dangerously hot obstacles, and even change the goal you need to reach to something entirely different.
86
/100
03
AI: The Somnium Files
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
86
/100
04
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.
85
/100
05
Tetris 99
A blockbuster battle royale! 99 players but only one will remain! Tetris 99 is the iconic puzzle game as you've never seen it before. Can you pick the right strategy to best 98 other players online - all at the same time?!
84
/100
06
Manifold Garden
Manifold Garden is a game that reimagines physics and space. Explore a world of beautiful Escher-esque architecture where the laws of physics are different. Geometry repeats infinitely in every direction and falling down leads you back to where you started. Manipulate gravity to change your perspective and see the world in new ways. Master the rules of the universe and restore a barren world with vegetation and life. Key Features - An expansive and visually striking world filled with mind-bending puzzles. - Manipulate gravity to gain new perspectives and walk on any visible surface. - Experience space in new ways as you explore infinitely repeating Escher-esque architecture.
84
/100
07
Untitled Goose Game
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose. Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops to the village green, setting up pranks, stealing hats, honking a lot, and generally ruining everyone’s day.
82
/100
08
ISLANDERS
Islanders is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.
82
/100
09
Observation
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
82
/100
10
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it to enslave the toughest bees in the Royal Stingdom - the Royal Beettalion Guard! Liberate them from chapters filled with only the tastiest 2D platforming trimmings, and take on a 3D overworld that contains a wealth of puzzles, secrets and some familiar faces!
82
/100
11
Superliminal
80
/100
12
LEGO Builder’s Journey
78
/100
13
Deliver Us the Moon
78
/100
14
Trover Saves the Universe
78
/100
15
Inmost
77
/100
16
Concrete Genie
75
/100
17
The Jackbox Party Pack 6
75
/100
18
Pikuniku
75
/100
19
Draugen
73
/100
20
Assemble with Care
72
/100
21
Boneworks
72
/100
22
Forager
70
/100
23
The Sinking City
70
/100
24
Close To The Sun
66
/100
25
Little Misfortune
61
/100
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a space shuttle and travels across their solar system to get to the bottom of its mysteries by exploring the cosmos and gathering the knowledge hidden within each of the system's planets, left behind by another civilization in the distant past.
85
/100
05
Tetris 99
A blockbuster battle royale! 99 players but only one will remain! Tetris 99 is the iconic puzzle game as you've never seen it before. Can you pick the right strategy to best 98 other players online - all at the same time?!
84
/100
06
Manifold Garden
Manifold Garden is a game that reimagines physics and space. Explore a world of beautiful Escher-esque architecture where the laws of physics are different. Geometry repeats infinitely in every direction and falling down leads you back to where you started. Manipulate gravity to change your perspective and see the world in new ways. Master the rules of the universe and restore a barren world with vegetation and life. Key Features - An expansive and visually striking world filled with mind-bending puzzles. - Manipulate gravity to gain new perspectives and walk on any visible surface. - Experience space in new ways as you explore infinitely repeating Escher-esque architecture.
84
/100
07
Untitled Goose Game
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose. Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops to the village green, setting up pranks, stealing hats, honking a lot, and generally ruining everyone’s day.
82
/100
08
ISLANDERS
Islanders is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.
82
/100
09
Observation
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
82
/100
10
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair
Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it to enslave the toughest bees in the Royal Stingdom - the Royal Beettalion Guard! Liberate them from chapters filled with only the tastiest 2D platforming trimmings, and take on a 3D overworld that contains a wealth of puzzles, secrets and some familiar faces!
82
/100
11
Superliminal
80
/100
12
LEGO Builder’s Journey
78
/100
13
Deliver Us the Moon
78
/100
14
Trover Saves the Universe
78
/100
15
Inmost
77
/100
16
Concrete Genie
75
/100
17
The Jackbox Party Pack 6
75
/100
18
Pikuniku
75
/100
19
Draugen
73
/100
20
Assemble with Care
72
/100
21
Boneworks
72
/100
22
Forager
70
/100
23
The Sinking City
70
/100
24
Close To The Sun
66
/100
25
Little Misfortune
61
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Puzzle game of 2019?
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) currently tops the ranking with a score of 87/100 across 527 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.