Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Puzzle Games of All Time
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#1 Tetris (1985) (#2)
Alexey Pajitnov | 8, DOS, NES, GB | Puzzle | ~3h | 97 lists
#2 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#97)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 47 lists
#3 Lemmings (1991) (#136)
DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists
#4 Papers, Please (2013) (#147)
Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 36 lists
#5 The Witness (2016) (#151)
Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists
#6 Tetris Effect (2018) (#166)
Monstars Inc., Resonair | WIN, PS4, PSVR, VR | Puzzle | ~3h | 42 lists
#7 Katamari Damacy (2004) (#173)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~6h | 24 lists
#8 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion (2004) (#417)
Gameloft, Q Entertainment | WIN, PS2, PSP | Puzzle | ~9h | 10 lists
#9 Peggle (2007) (#420)
PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Puzzle | ~4h | 10 lists
#10 Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (1994) (#443)
Taito | ARC, SNES, NG, 3DO | Puzzle | ~3h | 11 lists
#11 Tetris Attack (1995) (#475)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists
#12 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#485)
House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists
#13 Angry Birds (2009) (#488)
Rovio Entertainment | iOS, AND | Party / Puzzle | ~7h | 11 lists
#14 Arkanoid (1986) (#494)
Taito | ARC, 11, DOS, MAC, NES | Puzzle | ~2h | 9 lists
#15 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#504)
Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~18h | 15 lists
#16 Threes! (2014) (#522)
Sirvo | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~2h | 11 lists
#17 WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) (#566)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 1 | GBA | Action / Music / Puzzle | ~2h | 7 lists
#18 The Sentinel / The Sentry (1986) (#574)
Firebird Software | 6, DOS | Puzzle | 6 lists
#19 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#592)
Spooky Doorway | WIN, LIN | Adventure / Puzzle | ~15h | 10 lists
#20 Bomberman (1983) (#617)
Hudson Soft | 4, NES | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 7 lists
#21 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#630)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#22 Gorogoa (2017) (#648)
Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists
#23 Drop7 (2009) (#659)
Area/Code Entertainment | iOS, AND | Puzzle | 4 lists
#24 Animal Well (2024) (#662)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 25 lists
#25 Lumines Arise (2025) (#685)
Enhance, Monstars | WIN, PS5 | Puzzle | ~3h | 9 lists
#26 Paradroid (1985) (#694)
Graftgold | C64 | Shooter / Puzzle | ~1h | 5 lists
#27 Monument Valley (2014) (#704)
Ustwo Games | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~1h | 7 lists
#28 Baba Is You (2019) (#743)
hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists
#29 Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster (1991) (#752)
Irem | ARC | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 5 lists
#30 Unpacking (2021) (#760)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#31 Dr. Mario (1990) (#762)
Nintendo | ARC, NES, GB | Puzzle | ~2h | 6 lists
#32 Catherine (2011) (#779)
Atlus | X360, PS3 | Puzzle | ~13h | 10 lists
#33 Impossible Mission (1984) (#781)
Epyx | 5 | Puzzle / Platform | ~3h | 5 lists
#34 Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) (#806)
LEVEL-5 | DS | Adventure / Puzzle | ~12h | 6 lists
#35 Dorfromantik (2022) (#819)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#36 Blast Corps (1997) (#838)
Rare | N64 | Action / Puzzle | ~8h | 10 lists
#37 Meteos (2005) (#856)
Q Entertainment | DS | Puzzle | ~5h | 4 lists
#38 Cocoon (2023) (#872)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists
#39 World of Goo (2008) (#925)
2D Boy | 3, Wii, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~6h | 5 lists
#40 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#930)
Frank Lantz | 3 | Puzzle | ~7h | 5 lists
#41 Boulder Dash (1984) (#955)
First Star Software | ARC, 7, CV | Maze / Puzzle | ~3h | 6 lists
#42 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#956)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#43 The Talos Principle (2014) (#965)
Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists
#44 Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 (1995) (#974)
Taito | ARC, DOS, SAT, PS | Puzzle | ~2h | 4 lists
#45 We Love Katamari (2005) (#999)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~7h | 3 lists
#1
#2
Tetris
1985
#2
#97
#3
#136
Lemmings
1991
#4
#147
Papers, Please
2013
#5
#151
The Witness
2016
#6
#166
Tetris Effect
2018
#7
#173
Katamari Damacy
2004
#8
#417
#9
#420
Peggle
2007
#10
#443
#11
#475
Tetris Attack
1995
#12
#485
Untitled Goose Game
2019
#13
#488
Angry Birds
2009
#14
#494
Arkanoid
1986
#15
#504
Pikmin 4
2023
#16
#522
Threes!
2014
#17
#566
WarioWare: Twisted!
2004
#18
#574
#19
#592
#20
#617
Bomberman
1983
#21
#630
#22
#648
Gorogoa
2017
#23
#659
Drop7
2009
#24
#662
Animal Well
2024
#25
#685
Lumines Arise
2025
#26
#694
Paradroid
1985
#27
#704
Monument Valley
2014
#28
#743
Baba Is You
2019
#29
#752
#30
#760
Unpacking
2021
#31
#762
Dr. Mario
1990
#32
#779
Catherine
2011
#33
#781
Impossible Mission
1984
#34
#806
#35
#819
Dorfromantik
2022
#36
#838
Blast Corps
1997
#37
#856
Meteos
2005
#38
#872
Cocoon
2023
#39
#925
World of Goo
2008
#40
#930
Universal Paperclips
2017
#41
#955
Boulder Dash
1984
#42
#956
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#43
#965
The Talos Principle
2014
#44
#974
#45
#999
We Love Katamari
2005
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