Top 10 Best Puzzle Games to Play on PC 

Puzzles games are without any doubt one of the most addicting games out there in the market. There are many reasons why we gamers love playing puzzle games be it the thrill of challenge or the fact that they help us enhance our problem-solving skills, there’s something for everyone.

Due to this broad appeal, puzzle games are among the most loved video games of all time. And while the gaming industry is overflowing with many great titles, we are here to find only the best of the bests. Keeping that in mind, here are the top 10 puzzle games that you can play on your PC right now!

Portal 2

Portal 2 is hands down one of the best puzzle games to ever exist on any platform. With super unique and innovative game mechanics, Portal 2 has you escaping a futuristic laboratory with the help of a portal gun that lets you paint interdimensional holes onto the surfaces. These holes teleport you from one point to the other. And it might sound easy but it takes a lot more than poking holes.

It Takes Two

It Takes Two is one of my favorite games on this list and for very good reasons. It’s a coop adventure game that puts you in the shoes of a couple who wants to revive their relationship by putting themselves to this challenge that can only be fulfilled by both of them working together. It’s a great adventure with an equally compelling story and many challenging puzzles. 

Baba is You

Baba is You is unlike anything we have ever seen before, it’s a puzzle game that pushes you to think outside of the box while setting up some basic boundaries to help you orient. It’s a pretty fun and unique game that is filled with some super challenging puzzles. With mild hints for every stage, player has to do some extra thinking just to figure out what he needs to do.

Bridge Constructor Portal

Based on the innovative puzzle design of Portal, this game takes the whole challenge to the next stage with some chaotic twists and turns. Bridge Constructor Portal combines two of the most fun genres to let you build epic bridges that go through interdimensional holes to create some mind-bending puzzles. Definitely, one of the best puzzle games to play on PC!

Return of the Obra Dinn

Return of the Obra Dinn has been out and around for quite a long time and it’s one of the most unique games of all time. Released all the way back in 2018, Return of the Obra Dinn is a mystery puzzle game where you assume the role of an insurance adjuster who wants to uncover the secrets of a mysterious ship with most of the crew either dead or missing. It’s an experience that you just can’t afford to miss.

The Talos Principle 

The next game on this list is a little different than the puzzle games we have played before. The Talos Principle has you playing as a robot exploring the vast ruins of an ancient city as you try to uncover the secrets of this unknown realm. This game is more than just solving puzzles, it’s a philosophical journey filled with bizarre experiences about AI and the human conscience. But when it comes to puzzles, The Talos Principle comes packed with some of the challenging ones on this list.

The Witness

Moving on, we have The Witness, an adventure puzzle game set on an Island that lets you solve a plethora of puzzles to slowly create your own path. From simple to increasingly complex, this game is all about putting your mind to the ultimate test. And as you progress through this journey, you uncover secrets about your past and how you ended up on this Island. A great choice for players who like light-hearted puzzles.

Opus Magnum

Opus Magnum is yet another awesome puzzle game where you have to make functional machines by placing levers, switches, and whatnot to perform specific tasks. Unlike other games where you have limited or even just one solution, Opus Magnum allows you to be as creative as you want with your solutions. The better the machine the more efficiently the work will be done, which is great for replayability.

Patrick’s Parabox

Now this one has to be one of the most mind-bending puzzle games I’ve ever played. Patrick’s Parabox has you moving boxes from one place to another by dragging them around but the catch here is, each of these boxes can also have more boxes inside of them and those boxes can have even more boxes inside of them. If you are really up for the challenge, you should definitely give this one a try.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Last but definitely not least, we have Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes! This multiplayer puzzle game has you playing as a team with one of the members tied to a ticking time bomb and the rest of the players with pieces of documents with incomplete instructions to diffuse it. The reason why it’s called Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is because it all comes down to solving the puzzles by communicating info with each other.

Conclusion

Puzzles games come in all shapes and sizes and these I think are some of the best ones that you can play on your PC. I am pretty sure each of these games would offer you quite a few hours of gameplay with their addicting puzzles. But if you really want to go with the best, I would definitely recommend Portal 2.