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Best Puzzle games of 2022
The 20 best Puzzle games released in 2022, ranked from 2,662 critic and player ratings.
The best Puzzle game of 2022 is Norco, with a critic score of 92/100 — updated août 2026.
01
Norco
Norco is a Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Louisiana. Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother's death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orleans.
92
/100
02
Return to Monkey Island
Return to Monkey Island, the long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge by Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games, coming 2022.
92
/100
03
Strange Horticulture
An occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
90
/100
Norco
Norco is a Southern Gothic point & click narrative adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and verdant industrial swamps of a distorted South Louisiana. Your brother Blake has gone missing in the aftermath of your mother's death. In the hopes of finding him, you must follow a fugitive security android through the refineries, strip malls, and drainage ditches of suburban New Orleans.
92
/100
02
Return to Monkey Island
Return to Monkey Island, the long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge by Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games, coming 2022.
92
/100
03
Strange Horticulture
An occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
90
/100
04
Tunic
Tunic is an action adventure about a tiny fox in a big world. Explore the wilderness, discover spooky ruins, and fight terrible creatures from long ago.
89
/100
05
The Case of the Golden Idol
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
89
/100
06
Far: Changing Tides
Far: Changing Tides is an atmospheric vehicle adventure driven by an emotional story. When floods ravage your world, captain a ship like no other and search for a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins on your voyage.
88
/100
07
AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
Newly-appointed Special Agent Mizuki and her AI partner Aiba are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: The Somnium Files.
87
/100
08
Pentiment
A 16th-century narrative adventure set in Upper Bavaria, following Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist working in the bygone scriptorium of Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social unrest. While finishing his masterpiece, Andreas inadvertently becomes entangled in a series of murders that take place over 25 years. Peasants, thieves, craftsmen, monks, nuns, nobles, and even saints must be investigated and interrogated to expose the truth.
85
/100
09
Syberia: The World Before
Embark on a journey across continents and through time, as you piece together the puzzle of a life.
83
/100
10
Tinykin
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to help Milo discover the origins of humankind - and get back to his home planet!
83
/100
11
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
82
/100
12
Stray
82
/100
13
Dorfromantik
80
/100
14
Madison
80
/100
15
Iron Lung
79
/100
16
Escape Academy
75
/100
17
A Little to the Left
74
/100
18
The Past Within
70
/100
19
Potion Craft
70
/100
20
Scorn
63
/100
Tunic
Tunic is an action adventure about a tiny fox in a big world. Explore the wilderness, discover spooky ruins, and fight terrible creatures from long ago.
89
/100
05
The Case of the Golden Idol
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
89
/100
06
Far: Changing Tides
Far: Changing Tides is an atmospheric vehicle adventure driven by an emotional story. When floods ravage your world, captain a ship like no other and search for a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins on your voyage.
88
/100
07
AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
Newly-appointed Special Agent Mizuki and her AI partner Aiba are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: The Somnium Files.
87
/100
08
Pentiment
A 16th-century narrative adventure set in Upper Bavaria, following Andreas Maler, a journeyman artist working in the bygone scriptorium of Kiersau Abbey during a time of great social unrest. While finishing his masterpiece, Andreas inadvertently becomes entangled in a series of murders that take place over 25 years. Peasants, thieves, craftsmen, monks, nuns, nobles, and even saints must be investigated and interrogated to expose the truth.
85
/100
09
Syberia: The World Before
Embark on a journey across continents and through time, as you piece together the puzzle of a life.
83
/100
10
Tinykin
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to help Milo discover the origins of humankind - and get back to his home planet!
83
/100
11
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
82
/100
12
Stray
82
/100
13
Dorfromantik
80
/100
14
Madison
80
/100
15
Iron Lung
79
/100
16
Escape Academy
75
/100
17
A Little to the Left
74
/100
18
The Past Within
70
/100
19
Potion Craft
70
/100
20
Scorn
63
/100
FAQ
What is the best Puzzle game of 2022?
Norco currently tops the ranking with a score of 92/100 across 45 ratings. Ranking updated août 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.