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The 22 Best Puzzle Games

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Video games aren't all about "shooty, shooty, bang bang!" behavior and massive explosions - they do a great job of deviating from the norm and presenting fun brainteasers within the puzzle gaming genre. From the early onset of interactive entertainment up until the present, gamers have been presented with the sort of experiences that involve clearing falling bricks, popping multicolored bubbles, trying to solve platforming puzzles in a 2D space, and confronting mind-benders from a first-person vantage point. We've gathered 22 of the very best puzzle games and have arrived with a wide gamut of memorable experiences that offer varying levels of difficulty for casual and hardcore gamers alike.

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Best Puzzle Games

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1. ‘Tetris 99'

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Download Now, Free

2. ‘Puyo Puyo Tetris 2’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $23.99

3. ‘Picross 3D: Round 2’

Available on: Nintendo 3DS

Buy Now, $33.46

4. ‘Myst’

Available on: PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $29.99

5. ‘The Talos Principle’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $29.99

6. ‘FEZ’

Available on: PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $14.99

7. ‘The Witness’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $39.99

8. ‘Braid’

Available on: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Download Now, $14.99

9. ‘The Swapper’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Wii U, PS3, PS Vita, PC - Steam

Download Now, $14.99

10. ‘Portal’

Available on: Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam, Android

Download Now, $9.99

11. ‘Portal 2’

Available on: Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $16.97

12. ‘World of Goo’

Available on: Nintendo Switch, Wii, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $14.99

13. ‘INSIDE’

Available on: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, iOS

Download Now, $19.99

14. ‘Catherine: Full Body'

Available on: PS4, Nintendo Switch, PS3, Xbox 360, PS Vita, PC - Steam

Buy Now, $29.76

15. ‘SpaceChem’

Available on: PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $9.99

16. ‘Escape Simulator’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $14.99

17. ‘Baba Is You’

Available on: Nintendo Switch, PC - Steam, iOS, Android

Download Now, $14.99

18. ‘Devil Dice'

Available on: PS1

Buy Now, $74.99

19. ‘Antichamber’

Available on: PC - Steam

Download Now, $19.99

20. ‘Humanity’

Available on: PS5 (PS VR2), PS4 (PS VR), PC - Steam

Download Now, $29.99

21. ‘Lemmings’

Available on: PC

Download Now, Free

22. ‘Puzzle Bobble Everybubble!’

Available on: Nintendo Switch

Buy Now, $39.99
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