Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Puzzle Games of All Time
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#1 Tetris (1985) (#2)
Alexey Pajitnov | 8, DOS, NES, GB | Puzzle | ~3h | 94 lists
#2 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#97)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 46 lists
#3 Lemmings (1991) (#128)
DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists
#4 The Witness (2016) (#139)
Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists
#5 Papers, Please (2013) (#146)
Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 35 lists
#6 Tetris Effect (2018) (#158)
Monstars Inc., Resonair | WIN, PS4, PSVR, VR | Puzzle | ~3h | 42 lists
#7 Katamari Damacy (2004) (#173)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~6h | 23 lists
#8 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion (2004) (#409)
Gameloft, Q Entertainment | WIN, PS2, PSP | Puzzle | ~9h | 10 lists
#9 Peggle (2007) (#410)
PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Puzzle | ~4h | 10 lists
#10 Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (1994) (#437)
Taito | ARC, SNES, NG, 3DO | Puzzle | ~3h | 11 lists
#11 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#451)
House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists
#12 Tetris Attack (1995) (#459)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists
#13 Angry Birds (2009) (#481)
Rovio Entertainment | iOS, AND | Party & Casual / Puzzle | ~7h | 11 lists
#14 Arkanoid (1986) (#491)
Taito | ARC, 11, DOS, MAC, NES | Puzzle | ~2h | 9 lists
#15 Threes! (2014) (#509)
Sirvo | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~2h | 11 lists
#16 Dorfromantik (2022) (#539)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#17 WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) (#550)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 1 | GBA | Action / Music / Puzzle | ~2h | 7 lists
#18 The Sentinel / The Sentry (1986) (#575)
Firebird Software | 6, DOS | Puzzle | 6 lists
#19 Bomberman (1983) (#613)
Hudson Soft | 4, NES | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 7 lists
#20 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#632)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#21 Drop7 (2009) (#634)
Area/Code Entertainment | iOS, AND | Puzzle | 4 lists
#22 Gorogoa (2017) (#640)
Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists
#23 Monument Valley (2014) (#674)
Ustwo Games | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~1h | 7 lists
#24 Paradroid (1985) (#676)
Graftgold | C64 | Shooter / Puzzle | ~1h | 5 lists
#25 Animal Well (2024) (#680)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 24 lists
#26 Baba Is You (2019) (#707)
hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists
#27 Impossible Mission (1984) (#734)
Epyx | 5 | Puzzle / Platform | ~3h | 5 lists
#28 Unpacking (2021) (#736)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#29 Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster (1991) (#740)
Irem | ARC | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 5 lists
#30 Catherine (2011) (#750)
Atlus | X360, PS3 | Puzzle | ~13h | 10 lists
#31 Dr. Mario (1990) (#751)
Nintendo | ARC, NES, GB | Puzzle | ~2h | 6 lists
#32 Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) (#771)
LEVEL-5 | DS | Adventure / Puzzle | ~12h | 6 lists
#33 Meteos (2005) (#819)
Q Entertainment | DS | Puzzle | ~5h | 4 lists
#34 Blast Corps (1997) (#823)
Rare | N64 | Action / Puzzle | ~8h | 9 lists
#35 World of Goo (2008) (#850)
2D Boy | 3, Wii, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~6h | 5 lists
#36 Cocoon (2023) (#860)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 17 lists
#37 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#890)
Frank Lantz | 3 | Puzzle | ~7h | 5 lists
#38 The Talos Principle (2014) (#935)
Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists
#39 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#941)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#40 Boulder Dash (1984) (#942)
First Star Software | ARC, 7, CV | Maze / Puzzle | ~3h | 5 lists
#41 Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 (1995) (#953)
Taito | ARC, DOS, SAT, PS | Puzzle | ~2h | 4 lists
#42 Qix (1981) (#958)
Taito | ARC, 3, A52, NES | Puzzle | ~42m | 5 lists
#43 We Love Katamari (2005) (#971)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~7h | 3 lists
#44 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) (#990)
Backbone Entertainment, Capcom | ARC, SAT, PS | Puzzle | ~54m | 4 lists
#45 The Incredible Machine (1993) (#991)
Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions | 3, PC98, FMT, 3DO | Puzzle | ~4h | 4 lists
#1
#2
Tetris
1985
#2
#97
#3
#128
Lemmings
1991
#4
#139
The Witness
2016
#5
#146
Papers, Please
2013
#6
#158
Tetris Effect
2018
#7
#173
Katamari Damacy
2004
#8
#409
#9
#410
Peggle
2007
#10
#437
#11
#451
Untitled Goose Game
2019
#12
#459
Tetris Attack
1995
#13
#481
Angry Birds
2009
#14
#491
Arkanoid
1986
#15
#509
Threes!
2014
#16
#539
Dorfromantik
2022
#17
#550
WarioWare: Twisted!
2004
#18
#575
#19
#613
Bomberman
1983
#20
#632
#21
#634
Drop7
2009
#22
#640
Gorogoa
2017
#23
#674
Monument Valley
2014
#24
#676
Paradroid
1985
#25
#680
Animal Well
2024
#26
#707
Baba Is You
2019
#27
#734
Impossible Mission
1984
#28
#736
Unpacking
2021
#29
#740
#30
#750
Catherine
2011
#31
#751
Dr. Mario
1990
#32
#771
#33
#819
Meteos
2005
#34
#823
Blast Corps
1997
#35
#850
World of Goo
2008
#36
#860
Cocoon
2023
#37
#890
Universal Paperclips
2017
#38
#935
The Talos Principle
2014
#39
#941
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#40
#942
Boulder Dash
1984
#41
#953
#42
#958
Qix
1981
#43
#971
We Love Katamari
2005
#44
#990
#45
#991
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