5 List of the Best Puzzle Genre PC Games

For those of you who use a laptop or computer (PC) every day, there are definitely several games installed on your PC, right?

Usually a lot of games are sold on game platforms to be installed on PCs, such as on Steam.

And there are lots of interesting genres that you can play to accompany your days so you don't get bored, one of which is the Puzzle genre.

Well, this puzzle genre is very fun to play. Maybe for those of you who like puzzles, this game is also suitable for you.

The following are 6 recommendations for PC games in the puzzle genre. What do you think? Check it out here, who knows, there might be your favorite game too!

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The Witness

Reporting from Steam, The Witness is a PC game with an exploration puzzle genre with first-person shooting.

The Witness was developed and published by Thekla. Inc for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, Nvidia Shield, MacOS, iOS and Android.

The story itself is very simple and mysterious. Later, you as a player will be on a beautiful island filled with puzzles.

Of course, players can find clues hidden in the environment there to understand the conditions on the island.

In the gameplay itself, you focus on solving puzzles along the island.

Of course, each puzzle has its own rules and the further you explore, the more difficult the puzzle is to solve.

You can also take advantage of patterns, the environment and the knowledge you get there from the puzzles you have previously solved.

Portals 2

One of the puzzle genre PC games developed and released by Valve Corporation is Portal 2!

Similar to The Witness, Portal 2 is a combination game of puzzle games and first-person shooters which was released on April 18 2011.

You can also play Portal 2 games on PC, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Xbox and Nintendo Switch platforms.

In the story itself, it continues the previous story where you will play the role of Chell who is trapped in Aperture Science's physical research facility.

With the help of GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System) and Wheatley, you have to solve the puzzle using a portal gun which will create a hole in the room that can move objects to another place.

The gameplay itself is accompanied by very complicated puzzles while exploring the rooms that have been set by GlaDOS and Wheatley.

For those of you who don't like playing alone, Portal 2 can also allow you to play with friends and solve puzzles together.

Baba is You

So, the next PC game in the puzzle genre is Baba Is You! Game developed and published by Hempuli Oy.

Baba Is You was released on March 13, 2019 for Linux, MacOS, Nintendo Switch and of course Microsoft Windows. Apart from that, it was also released on June 22 2021 for Android and iOS.

In the story itself, you will control a character named Baba whose goal is to solve all the puzzles in each level you pass.

You can also change the rules and logic at each level by manipulating the words or sentences listed on the screen.

What's more exciting is when you can control objects or other elements in that level by changing the "Baba Is You" rule to "Rock Is You" or "Wall Is You".

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Tetris Effects: Connected

Next there is a puzzle genre PC game, namely Tetris Effect: Connected, which was first released for Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4 on November 9 2019.

Tetris Effect: Connected is a combination of the classic Tetris puzzle game with amazing visual and audio elements.

PC games published by Enhance Inc for PlayStation 4, Microsoft Window, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and Meta Quest.

The story itself focuses on attractive visuals and music. However, as a player you will also gain experience playing in several increasingly difficult levels.

The gameplay is similar to gimbot, where you have to arrange the falling blocks until they form a horizontal shape and then they will be deleted from the screen.

If you don't want to play alone, you can use the multiplayer mode which is called "Connected".

The Talos Principle

For PC games in the puzzle genre, the next is The Talos Principle! This game was first released on December 11 2014 for Microsoft Windows, OS X and Linux platforms.

Apart from that, this game is a combination of puzzles and problem solving developed by Croteam and published by Devolver Digital.

Of course, you can also play it on Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch platforms!

In the gameplay, you will interact with someone disguised as Elohim. He will give you a task to complete the puzzle there.

The puzzles are very varied and complex, where you can also manipulate time, control lasers or complete challenges.

The exciting thing is, you have to use logic to be able to solve the puzzle accompanied by the available tools to be able to continue to the next level.

While solving puzzles, you can also go on an adventure in a very large open-world environment to find the meaning or message of human existence.

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So, those are the 5 best puzzle genre PC games in 2023. So, which one will you play?

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