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Best Puzzle games of 2020
The 16 best Puzzle games released in 2020, ranked from 3,306 critic and player ratings.
The best Puzzle game of 2020 is Half-Life: Alyx, with a critic score of 93/100 — 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: 2020.
- 16 games are listed on this page, carrying 3,306 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 16
01
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth.
93
/100
02
Dreams
89
/100
03
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes place on 2d public signs in a 3d world. You play as The Pedestrian, a simple 2d symbol of a human, and must rearrange and reconnect public signs in order to explore and advance through a city environment.
82
/100
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Alyx Vance and her father Eli mount an early resistance to the Combine's brutal occupation of Earth.
93
/100
02
Dreams
89
/100
03
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes place on 2d public signs in a 3d world. You play as The Pedestrian, a simple 2d symbol of a human, and must rearrange and reconnect public signs in order to explore and advance through a city environment.
82
/100
04
Creaks
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
82
/100
05
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Rebirth is a new descent into darkness from the creators of the iconic Amnesia series. Set in the desolate landscape of the Algerian desert, the game will focus on new character Tasi Trianon as she sets out on a harrowing journey through devastation and despair, personal terror and pain, while exploring the limits of human resilience.
82
/100
06
Visage
Each death has its visage. How will you face them? Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
80
/100
07
Superhot: Mind Control Delete
The third game in the SuperHot franchise - Mind Control Delete gives you more insight into the world of SuperHot, more story, more signature gameplay. Hours and hours of timeless combat. Keep dancing the slow motion ballet of destruction for so much longer than ever before.
79
/100
08
The White Door
Robert Hill wakes up in a Mental Health facility and suffers from severe memory loss. Follow the strict daily routine of the facility and help him to recollect his memories by exploring his dreams. The White Door is a point-and-click adventure by Rusty Lake that uses a split-screen for interaction with the environment and protagonist. The release is planned for iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io at the end of summer 2019.
77
/100
09
Bugsnax
Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD?
76
/100
10
Helltaker
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
74
/100
11
Immortals Fenyx Rising
74
/100
12
C
Call of the Sea
72
/100
13
Biped
72
/100
14
Estranged: The Departure
69
/100
15
D
Phasmophobia
69
/100
16
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
63
/100
Creaks
The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.
82
/100
05
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Rebirth is a new descent into darkness from the creators of the iconic Amnesia series. Set in the desolate landscape of the Algerian desert, the game will focus on new character Tasi Trianon as she sets out on a harrowing journey through devastation and despair, personal terror and pain, while exploring the limits of human resilience.
82
/100
06
Visage
Each death has its visage. How will you face them? Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
80
/100
07
Superhot: Mind Control Delete
The third game in the SuperHot franchise - Mind Control Delete gives you more insight into the world of SuperHot, more story, more signature gameplay. Hours and hours of timeless combat. Keep dancing the slow motion ballet of destruction for so much longer than ever before.
79
/100
08
The White Door
Robert Hill wakes up in a Mental Health facility and suffers from severe memory loss. Follow the strict daily routine of the facility and help him to recollect his memories by exploring his dreams. The White Door is a point-and-click adventure by Rusty Lake that uses a split-screen for interaction with the environment and protagonist. The release is planned for iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io at the end of summer 2019.
77
/100
09
Bugsnax
Bugsnax takes you on a journey to Snaktooth Island, home of the legendary half-bug half-snack creatures, Bugsnax. Invited by intrepid explorer Elizabert Megafig, you arrive to discover your host nowhere to be found, her camp in shambles, and her followers scattered across the island alone... and hungry! It's up to you to solve the mysteries of Snaktooth Island: What happened to Lizbert? What are Bugsnax and where do they come from? But most of all, why do they taste SO GOOD?
76
/100
10
Helltaker
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
74
/100
11
Immortals Fenyx Rising
74
/100
12
C
Call of the Sea
72
/100
13
Biped
72
/100
14
Estranged: The Departure
69
/100
15
D
Phasmophobia
69
/100
16
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
63
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Puzzle game of 2020?
Half-Life: Alyx currently tops the ranking with a score of 93/100 across 507 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.