
Best Puzzle Games of 2015
55 Puzzle games from 2015 ranked by critic score
The highest-rated Puzzle games released in 2015, ranked by critics on CriticDB. Scores are aggregated from leading gaming publications worldwide.
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Undertale
9517 critic reviews·Sep 15, 2015·tobyfoxPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchA small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the…
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Ori and the Blind Forest
9024 critic reviews·Mar 11, 2015·Microsoft StudiosPCXbox OneSwitchThe forest of Nibel is dying. After a powerful storm sets a series of devastating events in motion, an unlikely hero must journey to find his courage and confront a dark nemesis to save his home. Ori…
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
887 critic reviews·Jul 16, 2015·Steel Crate GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchOne player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse. The other players are the “Experts” who must give the instructions to defuse the bomb by deciphering the information…
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
8710 critic reviews·Sep 9, 2015·Asteroid BasePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchLovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love,…
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Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
8716 critic reviews·Oct 7, 2015·Sony Computer EntertainmentPS4Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection is a remastered compilation of the action-adventure shooter platform video games Drake's Fortune, Among Thieves, and Drake's Deception. Ported by Bluepoint…
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Rare Replay
8519 critic reviews·Aug 4, 2015·Microsoft StudiosXbox OneRare Replay is a 2015 compilation of 30 video games previously developed by Rare and its predecessor, Ultimate Play the Game, in their 30-year combined history. The emulated games span multiple…
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Mushroom 11
836 critic reviews·Oct 15, 2015·UntamePCAn award-winning anti-platformer where destruction is the only way to move. Mold yourself into any form by destroying your cells, and traverse a devastated landscape filled with brain-twisting…
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Lara Croft GO
8312 critic reviews·Aug 27, 2015·Square EnixPCPS4Lara Croft GO expands the turn-based puzzle gameplay and takes you on an adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover hidden secrets and face deadly…
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Grim Fandango Remastered
8317 critic reviews·Jan 26, 2015·Double Fine ProductionsPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchSomething's rotten in the land of the dead, and you're being played for a sucker. Meet Manny Calavera, travel agent at the Department of Death. He sells luxury packages to souls on their four-year…
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N++
826 critic reviews·Jul 28, 2015·Metanet SoftwarePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchN++ is a fast-paced, action-packed platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja, darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots and collecting…
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Soma
8122 critic reviews·Sep 21, 2015·Frictional GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchSoma is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, creators of the groundbreaking Amnesia and Penumbra series. The radio is dead, food is running out, and the machines have started to think they are…
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Mini Metro
807 critic reviews·Oct 22, 2015·Radial GamesPCPS4SwitchMini Metro is a strategy simulation game about designing a subway map for a growing city. Draw lines between stations and start your trains running. As new stations open, redraw your lines to keep…
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Dropsy
7912 critic reviews·Sep 10, 2015·Devolver DigitalPCSwitchAfter a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and…
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Life is Strange
7817 critic reviews·Jan 29, 2015·Feral InteractivePCPS3Xbox 360PS4 +1Life is Strange is a five part episodic game that sets out to revolutionize story based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Amnesia: Collection
785 critic reviews·Nov 29, 2015·Frictional GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchFrom the creators of SOMA, Amnesia Collection for PS4 brings together all three titles from Frictional Games and The Chinese Room, including Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010), the expansion Amnesia:…
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Adventures of Pip
7712 critic reviews·Jun 4, 2015·Tictoc GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchPlay as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique…
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Train Valley
777 critic reviews·Sep 16, 2015·FlazmPCBuild railways, manage traffic and stay accident-free! Play in Europe, America, Japan and USSR in the period from 1830 to 2020. Complete the story mode from the Gold Rush of 1849 to the first manned…
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Odallus: The Dark Call
775 critic reviews·Jul 15, 2015·Digerati DistributionPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchOdallus is a NES inspired exploration game with lots of action. It brings elements of classics such as Ghosts’n Goblins, Demon’s Crest and Castlevania while subverting some modern twists.
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Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
7615 critic reviews·Sep 1, 2015·NIS AmericaPCPS4Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls is a horror action adventure spin-off game in the Danganronpa series of visual novel games, taking place between the events of Danganronpa: Trigger…
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LEGO Dimensions
768 critic reviews·Sep 27, 2015·WB GamesPS3Xbox 360PS4Xbox OneFor the first time in any LEGO videogame, characters from iconic entertainment franchises join forces and battle in worlds outside of their own. In addition to the game, the LEGO Dimensions Starter…
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Ironcast
7612 critic reviews·Mar 26, 2015·RipstonePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchPuzzlequest meets FTL in this Steampunk Victorian era roguelite.
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Pac-Man 256
757 critic reviews·Aug 19, 2015·Bandai Namco EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OnePac-Man 256 is a 2015 Android and iOS video game in the Pac-Man series. It is inspired by the glitched 256th level of Pac-Man. In the game, the player must continuously navigate an endless maze while…
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Nova-111
756 critic reviews·Aug 25, 2015·Funktronic LabsPCPS3PS4Xbox One +1Tactical Rogue-like Combat. Turn-Based and Real-Time strategy sci-fi adventure. Nova-111 embarks on a journey to recover the 111 scientists scattered through it's alien worlds. Explore, battle and…
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Volume
7312 critic reviews·Aug 18, 2015·Bithell GamesPCPS4Volume is a near-future retelling of the Robin Hood legend, starring Danny Wallace (Thomas Was Alone), Charlie McDonnell and award-winning, critically-acclaimed actor Andy Serkis (The Lord of the…
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King's Quest
735 critic reviews·Jul 28, 2015·SierraPCPS3Xbox 360PS4 +1King’s Quest is a collection of five different chapter releases, each focusing on an untold tale in Graham’s past. In each chapter, an aging King Graham reflects on his life of adventure with his…
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Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
7319 critic reviews·Oct 27, 2015·THQ NordicPCPS4Xbox OneSwitch +2A remastered version of the 2012 release, Darksiders II. Awakened by the End of Days, Death, the most feared of the legendary Four Horsemen, embarks upon a quest to restore mankind, and redeem his…
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Gravity Ghost
716 critic reviews·Jan 26, 2015·Ivy GamesPCPS4Gravity Ghost is a peaceful gravity hopper: Run, jump, and orbit your way through a handpainted galaxy. Join Iona the ghost as she searches for her lost best friend, the ghost fox. Explore a…
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Human Resource Machine
715 critic reviews·Oct 15, 2015·Tomorrow CorporationPCSwitch"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game. In each level, your boss gives you a job. Automate it by programming your little office worker! If you succeed, you'll be promoted up to the next level for…
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Ronin
7012 critic reviews·Jun 30, 2015·Devolver DigitalPCPS4Ronin (stylized as RONIN) is a 2015 turn-based action platformer video game developed by Polish indie developer Tomasz Wacławek, designer at polish indie studio Flying Wild Hog, and published by…
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Badland: Game of the Year Edition
705 critic reviews·May 26, 2015·FrogmindPCPS3PS4Xbox One +1BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is redesigned for the consoles and Steam and builds on the beautiful, hand-painted graphics of the original with enhanced Full-HD visuals. The controls have been…
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The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
699 critic reviews·Feb 18, 2015·Nordic Games GroupPCPS3Xbox 360PS4 +2Every world needs its heroes. However unlikely they may seem. Join Wilbur, Ivo, Nate and Critter in another classic point-and-click adventure in the wicked world of Aventásia. Help them fulfill their…
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Sparkle Unleashed
698 critic reviews·Jun 2, 2015·10tonsPCPS3PS4Xbox One +2Sparkle Unleashed is a wonderfully polished casual action puzzle game. Match like colored orbs before they fall into the abyss, unlock earthshaking powerups, and conquer more than a 100 levels! Carve…
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The Escapists
6915 critic reviews·Feb 13, 2015·Team17PCXbox 360PS4Xbox OneAll that stands between you and your freedom is a perfectly executed escape plan. The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with…
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LEGO Jurassic World
6823 critic reviews·Jun 11, 2015·Feral InteractivePCPS3Xbox 360PS4 +2Following the epic storylines of Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III, as well as Jurassic World, LEGO Jurassic World is the first videogame where players will be able…
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The Escapists: The Walking Dead
679 critic reviews·Sep 30, 2015·Team17PCPS4Xbox OneManage your escape from an onslaught of walkers in this cross-over between the time management escape game The Escapists and the blockbuster zombie franchise The Walking Dead. Using the retro…
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Subject 13
665 critic reviews·May 28, 2015·Gravity Europe SASPCPS4Xbox OneSubject 13 is the new adventure game developed by Paul Cuisset—the man behind "Flashback", "Future Wars: Adventures in Time" and "Moto Racer" - in partnership with Microïds. This is a true adventure…
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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
666 critic reviews·Sep 8, 2015·Hammerfall PublishingPCPS4Regicide, the strategy game based on chess set in the classic Warhammer 40,000 Universe from Games Workshop is an adaptation of 'Regicide', a board game described from the Warhammer 40,000 universe…
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Party Hard
6513 critic reviews·Aug 25, 2015·tinyBuildPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchParty Hard is a tactical game about stopping parties. Playing as someone who got sick of neighbors having loud parties, you decide to take matters into your own hands with the help of your faithful…
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Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition
655 critic reviews·May 13, 2015·Serenity ForgePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchWhile seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly…
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Shiftlings
647 critic reviews·Mar 4, 2015·Sierra EntertainmentPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchShiftlings is the universally (and we mean that literally) popular hyper-show that has our two tenacious tech’s bravely battle blunders and booboos through the most zany and exotic locales of the…
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Beyond Eyes
649 critic reviews·Aug 4, 2015·Team17PCPS4Xbox OneBeyond Eyes is an adventure game that follows a 10 year old blind girl named Rae. The game follows her as she tries to find her cat Nani. The world is white and empty but as you control her character…
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Sym
645 critic reviews·May 7, 2015·MastertronicPCSym is a puzzle-platformer that explores social anxiety disorder. Play as Josh, a teenage boy trying to reconcile a maze of two contrasting worlds that coexist within the blank spaces of each other -…
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White Night
6416 critic reviews·Mar 3, 2015·Plug In DigitalPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchThe dark will reveal all in this third-person narrative-driven survival horror game set in the jazz/noir-era of the 1930s. White Night is both a survival horror and an homage to the first survival…
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Poncho
636 critic reviews·Nov 3, 2015·Rising Star GamesPCPS4A Platformer like nothing seen before in games, explore this open-world puzzler in multiple dimensions on a journey to find your maker. Humanity has been extinct for centuries, leaving their robotic…
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Toren
6312 critic reviews·May 11, 2015·Versus EvilPCPS4Toren brings poetry to life in an epic journey of growth, discovery and overcoming great hurdles. In Toren players guide Moonchild from birth to coming-of-age as she embarks on a dangerous journey of…
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Pneuma: Breath of Life
629 critic reviews·Feb 1, 2015·Deco DigitalPCPS4Xbox OnePneuma: Breath of Life is an enthralling first person puzzler putting gamers' minds to the test in a visually stunning world using Unreal Engine 4 and Physically Based Rendering. Pneuma provides…
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Typoman
628 critic reviews·Nov 19, 2015·Brainseed FactoryPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchTypoman is a two dimensional puzzle platformer distinguished by a unique game world. You slip into the role of the HERO struggling to make your way through a dark, surreal world. Despite your small…
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Armikrog
5817 critic reviews·Sep 30, 2015·Versus EvilPCPS4Xbox OneArmikrog is a unique stop motion clay animated point and click adventure game from the creators of Earthworm Jim and the Neverhood. Follow the adventures of space explorer Tommynaut and his blind…
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Uncanny Valley
587 critic reviews·Apr 23, 2015·Digerati DistributionPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchUncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror…
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Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power
585 critic reviews·Aug 20, 2015·FrozenbytePCPS4Xbox OneSwitchTrine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a fairytale journey which takes you on a quest with three heroes: Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief. Playable in singleplayer and online or…
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Baseball Riot
565 critic reviews·Dec 9, 2015·10tonsPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchStart a baseball riot! Help Gabe Carpaccio take vengeance on the unholy alliance of his former team and a corrupt energy drink manufacturer Explodz Inc. in this fun physics based puzzle game!…
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Submerged
5614 critic reviews·Aug 3, 2015·Uppercut GamesPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchSubmerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young…
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Toby: The Secret Mine
5410 critic reviews·Oct 20, 2015·Lukas NavratilPCPS4Xbox OneSwitchA challenging puzzle platformer inspired by games like Limbo and Badland.
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Magnetic: Cage Closed
537 critic reviews·May 26, 2015·Good Shepherd EntertainmentPCXbox OneMagnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows…
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Red Goddess: Inner World
526 critic reviews·Jun 30, 2015·Yanim StudioPCPS4Red Goddess is an action adventure platformer. Explore an epic magical world. Unlock powers of Rage and Fear, and fight deadly enemies in fast paced red & blue combat system.