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Best Puzzle games in 2026
The 182 best Puzzle games, ranked from 18,060 critic and player ratings.
Also covers brain teaser.
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.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- 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: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 18,060 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
The Neverhood
85
/100
52
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
85
/100
53
The Curse of Monkey Island
84
/100
54
S
The Walking Dead
84
/100
55
Tetris
84
/100
56
B
SOMA
84
/100
57
S
Grim Fandango Remastered
84
/100
58
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
59
Beyond Good & Evil HD
84
/100
60
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
84
/100
61
Manifold Garden
84
/100
62
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
83
/100
63
S
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
83
/100
64
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
83
/100
65
S
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
83
/100
66
P.T.
83
/100
67
inFAMOUS 2
83
/100
68
Divide By Sheep
83
/100
69
Road 96
83
/100
70
Sam & Max Hit the Road
83
/100
71
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
82
/100
72
Gorogoa
82
/100
73
Botanicula
82
/100
74
Ether One
82
/100
75
Broken Sword 2 - The Smoking Mirror (Remastered)
82
/100
76
Amnesia: Rebirth
82
/100
77
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
81
/100
78
The Walking Dead: Season Two
81
/100
79
The Cat Lady
81
/100
80
A
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
81
/100
81
Abzu
81
/100
82
Donut County
80
/100
83
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
80
/100
84
Syberia 2
80
/100
85
The Secret of Monkey Island
80
/100
86
Tricky Towers
80
/100
87
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
80
/100
88
Angry Birds
80
/100
89
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
80
/100
90
Tales of Monkey Island
80
/100
91
Superliminal
80
/100
92
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+
79
/100
93
The Gardens Between
79
/100
94
Crayon Physics Deluxe
79
/100
95
Samorost 3
79
/100
96
D
Life Is Strange
79
/100
97
Zuma
78
/100
98
Silent Hill: Origins
78
/100
99
Zuma's Revenge!
78
/100
100
LEGO Builder’s Journey
78
/100
The Neverhood
85
/100
52
Day of the Tentacle Remastered
85
/100
53
The Curse of Monkey Island
84
/100
54
S
The Walking Dead
84
/100
55
Tetris
84
/100
56
B
SOMA
84
/100
57
S
Grim Fandango Remastered
84
/100
58
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
59
Beyond Good & Evil HD
84
/100
60
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
84
/100
61
Manifold Garden
84
/100
62
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
83
/100
63
S
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
83
/100
64
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
83
/100
65
S
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
83
/100
66
P.T.
83
/100
67
inFAMOUS 2
83
/100
68
Divide By Sheep
83
/100
69
Road 96
83
/100
70
Sam & Max Hit the Road
83
/100
71
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
82
/100
72
Gorogoa
82
/100
73
Botanicula
82
/100
74
Ether One
82
/100
75
Broken Sword 2 - The Smoking Mirror (Remastered)
82
/100
76
Amnesia: Rebirth
82
/100
77
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
81
/100
78
The Walking Dead: Season Two
81
/100
79
The Cat Lady
81
/100
80
A
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
81
/100
81
Abzu
81
/100
82
Donut County
80
/100
83
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
80
/100
84
Syberia 2
80
/100
85
The Secret of Monkey Island
80
/100
86
Tricky Towers
80
/100
87
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
80
/100
88
Angry Birds
80
/100
89
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
80
/100
90
Tales of Monkey Island
80
/100
91
Superliminal
80
/100
92
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+
79
/100
93
The Gardens Between
79
/100
94
Crayon Physics Deluxe
79
/100
95
Samorost 3
79
/100
96
D
Life Is Strange
79
/100
97
Zuma
78
/100
98
Silent Hill: Origins
78
/100
99
Zuma's Revenge!
78
/100
100
LEGO Builder’s Journey
78
/100