PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloMagicRangedDarkFantasy
IGDB100· 1
Year 1991Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · St. GIGA
Best Logic Puzzle Games
Ranking of the logic puzzle games sorted by iRank score — a 0-100 metric blending Steam, IGDB, OpenCritic, Metacritic reviews and the iRankGames community. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Helltaker and Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe lead the chart. Top-25 average iRank: 91/100. Total catalogued: 116 games.
Top 3
The best logic puzzle games game is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (96.0/100). Close behind: Helltaker and Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe.
Full ranking
116 games cataloguedRanked by iRank Score
iRank92
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCozyHardcoreNarrativeDark
Steam👍 98%· 127KRAWG👍 82%· 559
Year 2020Dev vanripperPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
iRank92
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCozyHardcoreNarrativeDark
Steam👍 98%· 127KRAWG👍 82%· 559
Year 2020Dev vanripperPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
iRank93
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 18KRAWG👍 92%· 97MC86
Year 2018Dev Fireproof GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android
#5Dispatch
iRank92
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualIsometric
Steam👍 98%· 174KRAWG👍 94%· 195IGDB85· 2OC87· 120
Year 2025Dev AdHoc StudioOn PC · PS
iRank99
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualRelaxingCozyNarrative
Steam👍 99%· 4.4K
Year 2022Dev DevcatsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHistorical
Steam👍 94%· 1.5KRAWG👍 85%· 113
Year 1992Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
iRank93
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasyHistorical2D
Steam👍 97%· 3.0K
Year 1997Dev LucasArts · ActivisionOn PC · Mac
iRank90
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFantasyHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 21KRAWG👍 94%· 248MC88IGDB81· 4
Year 2013Dev Fireproof GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android
iRank91
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloFantasyThird Person
IGDB92· 6
Year 2011Dev Grezzo · Nintendo
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualIsometric2D
Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 90%· 30
Year 1996Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 1.3K
Year 2021Dev Schell GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasual2D
Steam👍 97%· 723RAWG👍 93%· 41
Year 1994Dev Humongous Entertainment · Nightdive StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh
iRank90
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeHardcoreSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB87· 12OC87· 58
Year 2014Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android
iRank93
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualHardcoreIsometric2D
Steam👍 99%· 5.5KRAWG👍 89%· 35OC87· 11
Year 2022Dev Patrick TraynorPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
#16Machinarium
iRank90
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualCozyLinear
Steam👍 95%· 20KIGDB88· 2
Year 2009Dev Amanita DesignOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
iRank89
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloRangedFantasyThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2002Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
#18Lost in Play
iRank90
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloNarrativeCasualCartoonFantasy
Steam👍 98%· 8.4KRAWG👍 90%· 70IGDB90· 1OC85· 31
Year 2022Dev Happy Juice Games · Joystick VenturesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo
#19Sizeable
iRank94
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualRelaxingCozyNarrative
Steam👍 98%· 3.3K
Year 2020Dev Business Goose StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC
#20Gorogoa
iRank88
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCasualNarrativeFantasyExploration
Steam👍 97%· 20KRAWG👍 89%· 415IGDB82· 7OC85· 49
Year 2017Dev Annapurna InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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Puzzle
Rhythm Doctor
Puzzle · Adventure
Day of the Tentacle
Puzzle · Adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Puzzle · Adventure
Peggle Deluxe
Puzzle
Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"
Puzzle · Adventure
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Puzzle · Adventure
The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Puzzle · Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Puzzle · Adventure
Zen of Sudoku
Puzzle
Ōkami
Puzzle · RPG
The Looker
Puzzle
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Puzzle · Adventure
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Puzzle · Adventure
AudioSurf
Puzzle
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Puzzle · Adventure
Neighbours from Hell Compilation
Puzzle · Adventure
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ All You Can Eat Edition Bundle
Puzzle
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Puzzle · Adventure
Tetris
Puzzle
Peggle Nights
Puzzle
Super Hexagon
Puzzle
Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley
Puzzle · Adventure
Baba Is You
Puzzle
Rock Band 2
Puzzle
The Room
Puzzle · Adventure
Pentiment
Puzzle · Adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Puzzle · Adventure
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Puzzle · Adventure
Botanicula
Puzzle · Adventure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best logic puzzle game?
- According to the iRankGames ranking, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (96.0/100) tops the list. Close behind are Helltaker and Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe.
- How is this ranking calculated?
- Each game receives an iRank score (0-100) blending several weighted sources: Steam reviews, IGDB community + critic ratings, Metacritic, OpenCritic and the iRankGames community votes. The sort order additionally applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment: games with few reviews get pulled toward the genre average so small samples can't game the top of the chart.
- How many logic puzzle games are in this ranking?
- 50 games appear in this list (filtered by minimum popularity, excluding DLC, expansions and unclassified shovelware).
- What makes a good logic puzzle game?
- The highest-rated entries in this genre tend to share design coherent with subgenre conventions, tight controls, balanced challenge-and-reward loops, and an active player base that sustains their reception across multiple platforms. Examples in this ranking: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Helltaker and Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe.