Ranking by genre

The best puzzle games.

141 games compete in this selection. Portal 2 tops it with 1,937 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,937
  2. 2 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,880
  3. 3 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,813
  4. 4 Return of the Obra Dinn 2018 · Puzzle 1,784
  5. 5 The Witness 2016 · Puzzle 1,781
  6. 6 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,775
  7. 7 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,748
  8. 8 Antichamber 2013 · Puzzle 1,685
  9. 9 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,683
  10. 10 Portal: Still Alive 2008 · Puzzle 1,659
  11. 11 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,643
  12. 12 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 2007 · Puzzle 1,608
  13. 13 Mario's Super Picross 1995 · Puzzle 1,608
  14. 14 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,593
  15. 15 Angry Birds 2009 · Puzzle 1,590
  16. 16 Donut County 2018 · Puzzle 1,585
  17. 17 Lemmings 1991 · Puzzle 1,583
  18. 18 Gartic Phone 2020 · Puzzle 1,573
  19. 19 Monument Valley 2014 · Puzzle 1,572
  20. 20 Florence 2018 · Puzzle 1,562
  21. 21 Scribblenauts 2009 · Puzzle 1,562
  22. 22 WarioWare: Smooth Moves 2006 · Puzzle 1,554
  23. 23 Pokémon Puzzle League 2000 · Puzzle 1,550
  24. 24 Osmos 2009 · Puzzle 1,547
  25. 25 Human Resource Machine 2015 · Puzzle 1,544
  26. 26 Tricky Towers 2016 · Puzzle 1,540
  27. 27 The Unfinished Swan 2012 · Puzzle 1,537
  28. 28 2048 2014 · Puzzle 1,535
  29. 29 The Jackbox Party Pack 4 2017 · Puzzle 1,534
  30. 30 Cube Escape: Case 23 2015 · Puzzle 1,529
  31. 31 Zuma Deluxe 2003 · Puzzle 1,528
  32. 32 Mini Metro 2015 · Puzzle 1,527
  33. 33 Scribblenauts Unlimited 2012 · Puzzle 1,523
  34. 34 Candy Crush Saga 2012 · Puzzle 1,520
  35. 35 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,516
  36. 36 Angry Birds Star Wars 2012 · Puzzle 1,515
  37. 37 Angry Birds Star Wars II 2013 · Puzzle 1,513
  38. 38 Cube Escape: Arles 2015 · Puzzle 1,513
  39. 39 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 2011 · Puzzle 1,512
  40. 40 Dr. Mario 1990 · Puzzle 1,511
  41. 41 Indika 2024 · Puzzle 1,510
  42. 42 Pico Park 2019 · Puzzle 1,507
  43. 43 Thirty Flights of Loving 2012 · Puzzle 1,506
  44. 44 That's You! 2017 · Puzzle 1,500
  45. 45 The Jackbox Party Pack 2014 · Puzzle 1,499
  46. 46 Where's My Water? 2011 · Puzzle 1,494
  47. 47 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2012 · Puzzle 1,491
  48. 48 Bomberman II 1991 · Puzzle 1,490
  49. 49 Tetris 99 2019 · Puzzle 1,489
  50. 50 Monument Valley II 2017 · Puzzle 1,488
  51. 51 Cocoon 2023 · Puzzle 1,488
  52. 52 Angry Birds Space 2012 · Puzzle 1,488
  53. 53 Yoshi's Cookie 1992 · Puzzle 1,488
  54. 54 Tetris Effect: Connected 2020 · Puzzle 1,487
  55. 55 Maquette 2021 · Puzzle 1,486
  56. 56 We Were Here Forever 2022 · Puzzle 1,485
  57. 57 Lyne 2014 · Puzzle 1,483
  58. 58 The Sexy Brutale 2017 · Puzzle 1,482
  59. 59 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy 2013 · Puzzle 1,480
  60. 60 Gnog 2017 · Puzzle 1,479
  61. 61 The Jackbox Party Pack 5 2018 · Puzzle 1,479
  62. 62 Angry Birds Seasons 2010 · Puzzle 1,479
  63. 63 Zuma 2003 · Puzzle 1,477
  64. 64 Zuma's Revenge! 2009 · Puzzle 1,473
  65. 65 Carto 2020 · Puzzle 1,471
  66. 66 Assemble With Care 2019 · Puzzle 1,470
  67. 67 The Jackbox Party Pack 3 2016 · Puzzle 1,468
  68. 68 The Jackbox Party Pack 7 2020 · Puzzle 1,467
  69. 69 The Incredible Machine 1992 · Puzzle 1,465
  70. 70 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 1996 · Puzzle 1,465
  71. 71 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 2008 · Puzzle 1,463
  72. 72 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,462
  73. 73 Super Scribblenauts 2010 · Puzzle 1,461
  74. 74 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 1993 · Puzzle 1,461
  75. 75 Cube Escape: The Lake 2015 · Puzzle 1,461
  76. 76 Ether One 2014 · Puzzle 1,461
  77. 77 The Turing Test 2016 · Puzzle 1,458
  78. 78 Blast Corps 1997 · Puzzle 1,458
  79. 79 Angry Birds 2 2015 · Puzzle 1,458
  80. 80 Angry Birds Rio 2011 · Puzzle 1,456
  81. 81 Pokémon Shuffle 2015 · Puzzle 1,456
  82. 82 Akinator 2007 · Puzzle 1,454
  83. 83 The Looker 2022 · Puzzle 1,453
  84. 84 Yoshi 1991 · Puzzle 1,453
  85. 85 Myst 2020 · Puzzle 1,451
  86. 86 Cut the Rope 2010 · Puzzle 1,445
  87. 87 Columns 1990 · Puzzle 1,442
  88. 88 We Were Here Too 2018 · Puzzle 1,441
  89. 89 Quern: Undying Thoughts 2016 · Puzzle 1,441
  90. 90 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 2005 · Puzzle 1,441
  91. 91 Echochrome 2008 · Puzzle 1,441
  92. 92 Adventures of Lolo 1989 · Puzzle 1,437
  93. 93 Event[0] 2016 · Puzzle 1,437
  94. 94 Katamari Damacy 2004 · Puzzle 1,430
  95. 95 The Jackbox Party Pack 2 2015 · Puzzle 1,427
  96. 96 Escape Academy 2022 · Puzzle 1,426
  97. 97 Hexic HD 2005 · Puzzle 1,422
  98. 98 Boxes: Lost Fragments 2024 · Puzzle 1,422
  99. 99 Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1993 · Puzzle 1,420
  100. 100 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords 2007 · Puzzle 1,420

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In detail

The best puzzle games, what this ranking says

Portal 2 leads this selection with 1,937 ELO points, ahead of Tetris and Portal. The 141 games competing in it have played 16,849 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 141
Duels played by those games 16,849
Game in the lead Portal 2 (2011)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,937
Point gap between 1st and 10th 278
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best puzzle game of every decade

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best puzzle game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
1980s 6 Tetris 1,880 334
1990s 14 Mario's Super Picross 1,608 47
2000s 27 Portal 1,813 3,397
2010s 76 Portal 2 1,937 3,465
2020s 18 Gartic Phone 1,573 50

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 91 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Candy Crush Saga +77 1,520
Donut County +74 1,585
Gnog +68 1,479

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
Portal 2 Portal 127 53%
Tetris The Witness 5 80%
Portal 2 Antichamber 3 67%

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best puzzle game?

According to community votes, the best puzzle game is Portal 2, with 1,937 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Tetris and Portal, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many puzzle games are ranked?

141 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 16,849 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which puzzle game is climbing right now?

Candy Crush Saga is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 77 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 91 games in the selection moved.

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