XBOX ONE Puzzle Video Games
Puzzle games. In this category solving puzzles is the main purpose of gameplay. These titles usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. Playing requires good perception and skills of logical thinking, strategic planning and recognizing schemes. more
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The Talos Principle
Puzzle 31 August 2018
A unique first-person puzzle game developed by the Croatian Croteam studio, the creators of the Serious Sam series. Our character wakes up in a world filled with ancient ruins and advanced technology, where he finds 120 puzzles prepared by a creator, employing various laws of physics and different mechanics. We travel across the game’s world nonlinearly, choosing our own path and completing the tasks presented to us, which consist of e.g.
The Talos Principle 2
Puzzle 02 November 2023
The Talos Principle 2 is a first-person puzzle game, in which we explore a megastructure in a robot-inhabited world. The game features many clever puzzles and an extensive, philosophical story.
The Witness
Puzzle 13 September 2016
A first-person adventure game with logic puzzles, developed by the creator of Braid – Jonathan Blow and his independent studio Number None. The game takes you to a large, mysterious island, whose all inhabitants vanished without a trace. Gameplay has you explore this vast world, solve logic puzzles, and search for clues that will help you solve the mysteries of this place. Game mechanics resemble the cult Myst series.
Balatro
Puzzle 20 February 2024
A roguelike card game loosely based on the poker rules. Balatro has us participate in solo card duels, gradually unlocking new card decks and joker cards with unique abilities and effects. The game offers a story campaign, as well as various single challenges.
The Turing Test
Puzzle 30 August 2016
A sci-fi FPP logic puzzle game by Bulkhead Interactive, a studio founded by the creators of Pneuma: Breath of Life. The story takes place an unspecified number of years in the future, when scientists discover a seemingly harmless alien life form on Jupiter's moons. You play as an astronaut named Ava Turing, whose task is to examine the new species, and who ends up finding more than she expected. The Turing Test is a part of the FPP logic puzzle genre, popularized by the Portal series.
Q.U.B.E. 2
Puzzle 13 March 2018
Q.U.B.E. 2 is a logic game, in which players observe the action from the first-person perspective. The game resembling the Portal series was developed by the Welsh Toxic Games and is based on Unreal Engine 4 created by Epic.
A Little to the Left
Puzzle 15 February 2024
A relaxing puzzle game aimed towards players fond of organizing space. A Little to the Left has us sorting items to keep them ordered - the actual order is up to us.
Gwent: The Witcher Card Game
Puzzle 04 December 2018
A stand-alone version of collective card game (CCG) that debuted in the bestselling RPG, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, by CD Project RED, and quickly became acknowledged as one of the best minigames in history. In Gwent: The Witcher Card Game players compete against each other with progressively collected decks of cards from five different factions. As in most CCG, the gameplay is turn-based, but quite unusually, the player’s objective is to gather more attack points than opponent.
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
Puzzle 14 September 2023
The fifth game in the puzzle-adventure series We Were Here. We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip has us playing as two sailors, ending up in an abandoned amusement park on a deserted island while following a distress call.
Relicta
Puzzle 04 August 2020
Relicta is a science fiction first-person puzzle game, in which we solve puzzles by manipulating the forces of magnetism and gravity. The game also offers an intriguing storyline. Mighty Polygon is responsible for its creation.
Inked
Puzzle 10 September 2021
A platform/logic game developed by Somnium Games. The player assumes control of a nameless ronin who embarks on a quest to find Aiko, his missing love interest. The title sports characteristic graphics that are reminiscent of ink-on-paper drawings.
Superliminal
Puzzle 06 July 2020
First-person puzzle game offering a range of riddles based on manipulating perspective, depth and creating or discovering optical illusions. Pillow Castle Games studio is responsible for creating and releasing this production.
Wilmot's Warehouse
Puzzle 17 December 2020
Wilmot's Warehouse is a two-dimensional puzzle game that puts the player in the role of a warehouse cleaner. The game was developed by indie Hollow Ponds studio (with the support of Richard Hogg).
Teslagrad Remastered
Puzzle 19 April 2023
A remaster of a warmly received platformer with adventure and puzzle game elements. Teslagrad Remastered is set in the abandoned Tesla Tower, where as a young boy we must solve puzzles revolving around manipulating electricity and magnetism.
Cocoon
Puzzle 29 September 2023
A puzzle adventure game, in which we solve puzzles while traveling between worlds contained in small spheres. Cocoon was directed by Jeppe Carlsen, the main designer of Limbo and Inside.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution
Puzzle 24 March 2020
Extended edition of Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist, prepared for the Nintendo Switch console. The title offers all the additional content issued for the original edition and adds more than two thousand cards. In addition, it introduces the latest rules of the paper card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, including a completely new type of monster cards.
The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game
Puzzle 05 November 2019
A virtual adaptation of the card game created by Fantasy Flight Games and based on the license of The Lord of the Rings. The game allows up to two players to participate in a yet another adventure taking place in Middle-earth, during which they lead three heroes through a selected scenario. The game allows you to modify your deck and missions in many ways, making each playthrough unique.
Donut County
Puzzle 18 December 2018
A colorful logic and adventure game in which we control a hole that absorbs objects placed on small three-dimensional boards. The title was created for over five years and has been awarded many times at festivals of independent productions.
Untitled Goose Game
Puzzle 17 December 2019
A humorous sandbox sneaky game in which we play a malicious goose. Our task is to ruin a peaceful day for the inhabitants of a small village. Untitled Goose Game is the work of the independent Australian House House Games studio.
We Were Here Too
Puzzle 02 October 2019
A logic puzzle game developed with a co-op mode in mind, and a sequel to the well-received We Were Here. We Were Here Too by Total Mayhem Games features familiar mechanisms, giving the players the task of solving the mystery of a grim castle and reuniting the separated protagonists.
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind
Puzzle 20 August 2020
Peaky Blinders: Mastermind is a unique gangster puzzle-adventure game based on the popular Peaky Blinders TV series, produced by BBC television and Netflix. The game was created by FuturLab and Curve Digital.
Archaica: The Path of Light
Puzzle 23 April 2020
A logic game inspired by Chromatron and Aargon. Archaica: The Path Of Light is the debut production of TwoMammoths, a Polish development studio. The title puts an incredibly responsible task in the player’s hands: to save the humanity from extinction. To achieve this, we have to activate special defense mechanisms by leading a beam of light through the forgotten path of the ancients.
Manifold Garden
Puzzle 18 August 2020
An original puzzle game with exploration elements, created by a small debuting team, William Chyr Studio. Manifold Garden takes the players to an irrational world where laws of physics are constantly being broken. The core of the game lies in exploration of unusual surroundings, unraveling its mysteries and rules but also solving numerous puzzles which requires the players to think unconventionally.
Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered
Puzzle 08 April 2016
A remastered edition of the 2014 game Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey for PC and mobile devices, developed by Bacon Bandit Games. Gameplay-wise the new version doesn't differ from the original. You play as two friendly grim reapers, who, instead of escorting souls into the afterlife, fight monsters and ghosts. The production features a specific turn-based combat system, in which you put together words, like in the popular Scrabble game.