Ranking by genre

The best puzzle games.

145 games compete in this selection. Tetris tops it with 1,943 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,943
  2. 2 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,893
  3. 3 The Witness 2016 · Puzzle 1,873
  4. 4 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,810
  5. 5 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,804
  6. 6 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,801
  7. 7 Return of the Obra Dinn 2018 · Puzzle 1,723
  8. 8 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,720
  9. 9 Antichamber 2013 · Puzzle 1,719
  10. 10 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,676
  11. 11 Donut County 2018 · Puzzle 1,626
  12. 12 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,620
  13. 13 Tricky Towers 2016 · Puzzle 1,602
  14. 14 Mario's Super Picross 1995 · Puzzle 1,586
  15. 15 Angry Birds 2009 · Puzzle 1,581
  16. 16 Gnog 2017 · Puzzle 1,578
  17. 17 Knowledge is Power 2017 · Puzzle 1,570
  18. 18 Angry Birds Star Wars 2012 · Puzzle 1,567
  19. 19 Bomberman II 1991 · Puzzle 1,566
  20. 20 Portal: Still Alive 2008 · Puzzle 1,562
  21. 21 Lemmings 1991 · Puzzle 1,544
  22. 22 We Were Here Too 2018 · Puzzle 1,534
  23. 23 Angry Birds Seasons 2010 · Puzzle 1,534
  24. 24 Zuma 2003 · Puzzle 1,530
  25. 25 Assemble With Care 2019 · Puzzle 1,529
  26. 26 The Unfinished Swan 2012 · Puzzle 1,525
  27. 27 Tetris 99 2019 · Puzzle 1,525
  28. 28 Osmos 2009 · Puzzle 1,524
  29. 29 Adventures of Lolo 1989 · Puzzle 1,521
  30. 30 Katamari Damacy 2004 · Puzzle 1,519
  31. 31 The Jackbox Party Pack 3 2016 · Puzzle 1,519
  32. 32 Ether One 2014 · Puzzle 1,512
  33. 33 Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? 1985 · Puzzle 1,509
  34. 34 Pico Park 2019 · Puzzle 1,508
  35. 35 Pokémon Shuffle 2015 · Puzzle 1,505
  36. 36 That's You! 2017 · Puzzle 1,505
  37. 37 Indika 2024 · Puzzle 1,504
  38. 38 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 2007 · Puzzle 1,502
  39. 39 Human Resource Machine 2015 · Puzzle 1,502
  40. 40 Storyteller 2023 · Puzzle 1,500
  41. 41 Mini Metro 2015 · Puzzle 1,499
  42. 42 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 2008 · Puzzle 1,497
  43. 43 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy 2013 · Puzzle 1,497
  44. 44 WarioWare: Smooth Moves 2006 · Puzzle 1,492
  45. 45 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords 2007 · Puzzle 1,490
  46. 46 Scribblenauts 2009 · Puzzle 1,490
  47. 47 Deus Ex GO 2016 · Puzzle 1,486
  48. 48 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 2011 · Puzzle 1,484
  49. 49 Cocoon 2023 · Puzzle 1,482
  50. 50 Candy Crush Saga 2012 · Puzzle 1,482
  51. 51 A Normal Lost Phone 2017 · Puzzle 1,482
  52. 52 Yoshi 1991 · Puzzle 1,482
  53. 53 Somerville 2022 · Puzzle 1,481
  54. 54 Dr. Mario 1990 · Puzzle 1,477
  55. 55 Gartic Phone 2020 · Puzzle 1,476
  56. 56 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,475
  57. 57 Thirty Flights of Loving 2012 · Puzzle 1,474
  58. 58 2048 2014 · Puzzle 1,473
  59. 59 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2012 · Puzzle 1,472
  60. 60 Pokémon Puzzle League 2000 · Puzzle 1,472
  61. 61 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,472
  62. 62 Cube Escape: Theatre 2016 · Puzzle 1,472
  63. 63 Monument Valley 2014 · Puzzle 1,470
  64. 64 Monument Valley II 2017 · Puzzle 1,469
  65. 65 Scribblenauts Unlimited 2012 · Puzzle 1,468
  66. 66 The Looker 2022 · Puzzle 1,460
  67. 67 The Jackbox Party Pack 5 2018 · Puzzle 1,459
  68. 68 Where's My Water? 2011 · Puzzle 1,459
  69. 69 Cube Escape: Arles 2015 · Puzzle 1,458
  70. 70 Zuma's Revenge! 2009 · Puzzle 1,457
  71. 71 Angry Birds Rio 2011 · Puzzle 1,456
  72. 72 GeoGuessr 2013 · Puzzle 1,453
  73. 73 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 2005 · Puzzle 1,451
  74. 74 Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+ 2013 · Puzzle 1,446
  75. 75 Bad Piggies 2012 · Puzzle 1,444
  76. 76 The Jackbox Party Pack 12 2026 · Puzzle 1,444
  77. 77 The Jackbox Party Pack 2 2015 · Puzzle 1,443
  78. 78 Tetris Effect: Connected 2020 · Puzzle 1,442
  79. 79 Zuma Deluxe 2003 · Puzzle 1,441
  80. 80 The Sexy Brutale 2017 · Puzzle 1,438
  81. 81 The Incredible Machine 1992 · Puzzle 1,438
  82. 82 Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1993 · Puzzle 1,437
  83. 83 Cut the Rope 2010 · Puzzle 1,437
  84. 84 The Jackbox Party Pack 2014 · Puzzle 1,433
  85. 85 Akinator 2007 · Puzzle 1,433
  86. 86 Florence 2018 · Puzzle 1,431
  87. 87 Columns 1990 · Puzzle 1,430
  88. 88 Kuru Kuru Kururin 2001 · Puzzle 1,430
  89. 89 Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 2016 · Puzzle 1,429
  90. 90 Microsoft Minesweeper 1990 · Puzzle 1,425
  91. 91 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip 2023 · Puzzle 1,424
  92. 92 Angry Birds 2 2015 · Puzzle 1,424
  93. 93 The Entropy Centre 2022 · Puzzle 1,424
  94. 94 Bluey's Happy Snaps 2026 · Puzzle 1,422
  95. 95 Wii Party 2010 · Puzzle 1,421
  96. 96 Peggle Nights 2008 · Puzzle 1,418
  97. 97 Boxes: Lost Fragments 2024 · Puzzle 1,414
  98. 98 Escape Academy 2022 · Puzzle 1,414
  99. 99 Blast Corps 1997 · Puzzle 1,412
  100. 100 Plug & Play 2015 · Puzzle 1,411

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In detail

The best puzzle games, what this ranking says

Tetris leads this selection with 1,943 ELO points, ahead of Portal 2 and The Witness. The 145 games competing in it have played 20,070 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 145
Duels played by those games 20,070
Game in the lead Tetris (1989)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,943
Point gap between 1st and 10th 267
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 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 1,943 352
1990s 13 Mario's Super Picross 1,586 63
2000s 26 World of Goo 1,810 255
2010s 76 Portal 2 1,893 3,503
2020s 24 Indika 1,504 80

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 94 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Candy Crush Saga +43 1,482
Tetris Effect: Connected +41 1,442
Bomberman II +37 1,566

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%
Baba Is You Tetris Effect: Connected 3 100%
Tetris 99 Candy Crush Saga 3 100%

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.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best puzzle game?

According to community votes, the best puzzle game is Tetris, with 1,943 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Portal 2 and The Witness, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many puzzle games are ranked?

145 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 20,070 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 43 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 94 games in the selection moved.

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