Ranking by genre

The best puzzle games.

142 games compete in this selection. Portal 2 tops it with 1,993 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,993
  2. 2 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,892
  3. 3 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,858
  4. 4 The Witness 2016 · Puzzle 1,782
  5. 5 Return of the Obra Dinn 2018 · Puzzle 1,774
  6. 6 Antichamber 2013 · Puzzle 1,757
  7. 7 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,724
  8. 8 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,686
  9. 9 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,669
  10. 10 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,644
  11. 11 WarioWare: Smooth Moves 2006 · Puzzle 1,596
  12. 12 The Unfinished Swan 2012 · Puzzle 1,595
  13. 13 Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2012 · Puzzle 1,584
  14. 14 Dr. Mario 1990 · Puzzle 1,578
  15. 15 Tetris 99 2019 · Puzzle 1,573
  16. 16 Angry Birds 2009 · Puzzle 1,567
  17. 17 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,563
  18. 18 Mario's Super Picross 1995 · Puzzle 1,553
  19. 19 2048 2014 · Puzzle 1,544
  20. 20 Tetris Effect: Connected 2020 · Puzzle 1,542
  21. 21 Zuma Deluxe 2003 · Puzzle 1,541
  22. 22 Lemmings 1991 · Puzzle 1,539
  23. 23 Portal: Still Alive 2008 · Puzzle 1,536
  24. 24 Human Resource Machine 2015 · Puzzle 1,532
  25. 25 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,532
  26. 26 The Jackbox Party Pack 4 2017 · Puzzle 1,528
  27. 27 Pokémon Puzzle League 2000 · Puzzle 1,522
  28. 28 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 2007 · Puzzle 1,518
  29. 29 Doodle God 2010 · Puzzle 1,518
  30. 30 The Turing Test 2016 · Puzzle 1,517
  31. 31 Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 2011 · Puzzle 1,517
  32. 32 Katamari Damacy 2004 · Puzzle 1,516
  33. 33 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 2005 · Puzzle 1,516
  34. 34 Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX+ 2013 · Puzzle 1,512
  35. 35 Donut County 2018 · Puzzle 1,510
  36. 36 A Normal Lost Phone 2017 · Puzzle 1,510
  37. 37 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 1993 · Puzzle 1,510
  38. 38 Monument Valley 2014 · Puzzle 1,509
  39. 39 Cocoon 2023 · Puzzle 1,506
  40. 40 Florence 2018 · Puzzle 1,505
  41. 41 Lyne 2014 · Puzzle 1,501
  42. 42 Bomberman II 1991 · Puzzle 1,498
  43. 43 Cube Escape: Arles 2015 · Puzzle 1,498
  44. 44 The Sexy Brutale 2017 · Puzzle 1,494
  45. 45 Professor Layton and the Last Specter 2009 · Puzzle 1,491
  46. 46 Quern: Undying Thoughts 2016 · Puzzle 1,491
  47. 47 Yoshi 1991 · Puzzle 1,491
  48. 48 Yoshi's Cookie 1992 · Puzzle 1,490
  49. 49 Professor Layton and the Unwound Future 2008 · Puzzle 1,489
  50. 50 Angry Birds Seasons 2010 · Puzzle 1,489
  51. 51 Deus Ex GO 2016 · Puzzle 1,489
  52. 52 Cut the Rope 2010 · Puzzle 1,488
  53. 53 Candy Crush Saga 2012 · Puzzle 1,486
  54. 54 Tricky Towers 2016 · Puzzle 1,486
  55. 55 Pokémon Shuffle 2015 · Puzzle 1,485
  56. 56 Blast Corps 1997 · Puzzle 1,483
  57. 57 Manifold Garden 2019 · Puzzle 1,481
  58. 58 Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? 1985 · Puzzle 1,477
  59. 59 Mini Metro 2015 · Puzzle 1,476
  60. 60 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,475
  61. 61 Lemmings 2: The Tribes 1993 · Puzzle 1,475
  62. 62 The Jackbox Party Pack 3 2016 · Puzzle 1,474
  63. 63 Angry Birds Star Wars II 2013 · Puzzle 1,474
  64. 64 The Looker 2022 · Puzzle 1,473
  65. 65 Where's My Water? 2011 · Puzzle 1,473
  66. 66 Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 2016 · Puzzle 1,470
  67. 67 Microsoft Minesweeper 1990 · Puzzle 1,469
  68. 68 Thirty Flights of Loving 2012 · Puzzle 1,469
  69. 69 The Incredible Machine 1992 · Puzzle 1,469
  70. 70 Cube Escape: The Lake 2015 · Puzzle 1,469
  71. 71 Columns 1990 · Puzzle 1,468
  72. 72 Dr. Doe's Chemistry Quiz 2019 · Puzzle 1,465
  73. 73 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy 2013 · Puzzle 1,458
  74. 74 Scribblenauts 2009 · Puzzle 1,454
  75. 75 The Gardens Between 2018 · Puzzle 1,453
  76. 76 Bejeweled 3 2010 · Puzzle 1,452
  77. 77 Event[0] 2016 · Puzzle 1,451
  78. 78 Ether One 2014 · Puzzle 1,451
  79. 79 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2014 · Puzzle 1,450
  80. 80 We Were Here Too 2018 · Puzzle 1,450
  81. 81 Bad Piggies 2012 · Puzzle 1,449
  82. 82 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 1996 · Puzzle 1,449
  83. 83 Myst V: End of Ages 2005 · Puzzle 1,448
  84. 84 Hexic HD 2005 · Puzzle 1,448
  85. 85 That's You! 2017 · Puzzle 1,444
  86. 86 Scribblenauts Unlimited 2012 · Puzzle 1,442
  87. 87 The Jackbox Party Pack 2 2015 · Puzzle 1,441
  88. 88 Angry Birds Space 2012 · Puzzle 1,440
  89. 89 Peggle 2 2013 · Puzzle 1,440
  90. 90 Indika 2024 · Puzzle 1,439
  91. 91 Peggle Nights 2008 · Puzzle 1,439
  92. 92 The Jackbox Party Pack 2014 · Puzzle 1,437
  93. 93 Zuma's Revenge! 2009 · Puzzle 1,434
  94. 94 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip 2023 · Puzzle 1,434
  95. 95 Angry Birds Star Wars 2012 · Puzzle 1,433
  96. 96 Gems of War 2014 · Puzzle 1,433
  97. 97 Biped 2020 · Puzzle 1,431
  98. 98 Back to Bed 2014 · Puzzle 1,430
  99. 99 Cube Escape: Theatre 2016 · Puzzle 1,429
  100. 100 Peggle 2007 · Puzzle 1,427

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