Best retro puzzle games

Puzzle games challenge pattern recognition, planning and quick thinking, from falling-block games to single-screen logic puzzles.

Typical commitment: quick session. Tip: Puzzle games are perfect for short sessions and often have endless or score-attack modes, so they never really end.

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Puzzle games by system

The 48 most celebrated retro puzzle games

#1 Tetris box art
Tetris NES · 1988 · Puzzle Classic
#13 Yoshi box art
Yoshi NES · 1991 · Puzzle Classic
#14 Myst box art
Myst Saturn · Adventure Classic
#23 Columns box art
Columns Master System · 1990 · Puzzle Classic Co-op
#24 D box art
D PS1 · 1996 · Puzzle Classic
#35 Klax box art
Klax 2600 · 1990 · Puzzle Classic
#37 Meteos box art
Meteos DS · 2005 · Puzzle Classic
#42 Gyromite box art
Gyromite NES · 1985 · Platformer Classic