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puzzle adventure

725 puzzle adventure games mapped by what they actually test - the shape underneath the genre label.

puzzle adventure for beginners

Execution ≤ 3/10 - the hands aren't the bottleneck here.

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons cover art

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Practiced Mastery · narrative puzzle adventure

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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Valiant Hearts: The Great War cover art
+1 edition

Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Pure Optimization · narrative puzzle adventure

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Valiant Hearts: The Great War
The Last Guardian cover art

The Last Guardian

Systems & Chaos · puzzle adventure

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The Last Guardian
Untitled Goose Game cover art

Untitled Goose Game

Practiced Mastery · stealth puzzle

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Untitled Goose Game

Hardest puzzle adventure

Execution or Optimization ≥ 7/10 - the steepest skill ceiling in the category.

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes cover art

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes

Pure Optimization · logic puzzle adventure

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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Hitman 3 cover art
+2 editions

Hitman 3

Pure Optimization · stealth puzzle

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Hitman 3
Machinarium cover art

Machinarium

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Machinarium
Riven cover art
+1 edition

Riven

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Riven

Top 60 puzzle adventure

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons cover art
+1 edition

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Practiced Mastery · narrative puzzle adventure

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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Valiant Hearts: The Great War cover art

Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Pure Optimization · narrative puzzle adventure

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Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Hitman 3 cover art
+2 editions

Hitman 3

Pure Optimization · stealth puzzle

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Hitman 3
Machinarium cover art

Machinarium

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Machinarium
The Last Guardian cover art

The Last Guardian

Systems & Chaos · puzzle adventure

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The Last Guardian
Syberia 3 cover art
+2 editions

Syberia 3

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Syberia 3
Untitled Goose Game cover art

Untitled Goose Game

Practiced Mastery · stealth puzzle

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Untitled Goose Game
Tunic cover art

Tunic

Pure Optimization · action puzzle

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Tunic
Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy cover art
+5 editions

Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy
Catherine cover art

Catherine

Practiced Mastery · action puzzle

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Catherine
Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation cover art
+1 edition

Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation

Pure Optimization · stealth puzzle

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Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma cover art
+1 edition

Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Pure Optimization · mystery escape room

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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Pony Island cover art

Pony Island

Practiced Mastery · meta puzzle adventure

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Pony Island
Cocoon cover art

Cocoon

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Cocoon
Scorn cover art

Scorn

Practiced Mastery · horror puzzle adventure

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Scorn
Call of the Sea cover art

Call of the Sea

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Call of the Sea
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light cover art

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

Practiced Mastery · isometric action puzzler

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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes cover art

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Systems & Chaos · co-op puzzle

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Gunpoint cover art

Gunpoint

Pure Optimization · stealth puzzle

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Gunpoint
The Unfinished Swan cover art

The Unfinished Swan

Light / Casual · first-person puzzle exploration

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The Unfinished Swan
Amnesia: Rebirth cover art

Amnesia: Rebirth

Pure Optimization · first-person horror puzzle

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Amnesia: Rebirth
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 cover art

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2

Practiced Mastery · action-adventure puzzler

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Observation cover art

Observation

Pure Optimization · sci-fi puzzle adventure

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Observation
SuperHot VR cover art

SuperHot VR

Practiced Mastery · VR action puzzle

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SuperHot VR
Penumbra: Overture cover art

Penumbra: Overture

Pure Optimization · first-person horror puzzle

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Penumbra: Overture
Old Man's Journey cover art

Old Man's Journey

Light / Casual · casual puzzle adventure

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Old Man's Journey
Deliver Us the Moon cover art

Deliver Us the Moon

Systems & Chaos · sci-fi puzzle adventure

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Deliver Us the Moon
Samorost 3 cover art

Samorost 3

Pure Optimization · atmospheric puzzle adventure

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Samorost 3
Stories Untold cover art

Stories Untold

Pure Optimization · narrative puzzle horror

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Stories Untold
Riven cover art
+1 edition

Riven

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Riven
Last Day of June cover art

Last Day of June

Pure Optimization · narrative puzzle adventure

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Last Day of June
Rusty Lake: Roots cover art

Rusty Lake: Roots

Pure Optimization · surreal escape room

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Rusty Lake: Roots
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom cover art
+2 editions

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Pure Optimization · puzzle action adventure

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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Poppy Playtime cover art

Poppy Playtime

Practiced Mastery · horror puzzle adventure

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Poppy Playtime
Paper Mario: The Origami King cover art
+1 edition

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Pure Optimization · puzzle RPG

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Paper Mario: The Origami King
Figment 2: Creed Valley cover art
+1 edition

Figment 2: Creed Valley

Practiced Mastery · musical puzzle adventure

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Figment 2: Creed Valley
Obduction cover art

Obduction

Pure Optimization · first-person puzzle adventure

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Obduction
Disney's Goof Troop cover art

Disney's Goof Troop

Practiced Mastery · puzzle adventure

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Disney's Goof Troop
Somerville cover art

Somerville

Practiced Mastery · cinematic puzzle adventure

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Somerville
Myst cover art
+4 editions

Myst

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Myst
Concrete Genie cover art

Concrete Genie

Practiced Mastery · painting adventure

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Concrete Genie
Rusty Lake Paradise cover art

Rusty Lake Paradise

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Rusty Lake Paradise
The Room 4: Old Sins cover art

The Room 4: Old Sins

Pure Optimization · puzzle box adventure

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The Room 4: Old Sins
Storyteller cover art

Storyteller

Pure Optimization · narrative puzzle

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Storyteller
The Last Campfire cover art

The Last Campfire

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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The Last Campfire
Stacking cover art

Stacking

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Stacking
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension cover art

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Pure Optimization · meta puzzle adventure

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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
The Fall cover art

The Fall

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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The Fall
We Were Here Together cover art

We Were Here Together

Pure Optimization · co-op escape room

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We Were Here Together
Creaks cover art

Creaks

Pure Optimization · puzzle adventure

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Creaks
Cube Escape: Paradox cover art
+7 editions

Cube Escape: Paradox

Pure Optimization · surreal escape room

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Cube Escape: Paradox
Stick it to the Man! cover art

Stick it to the Man!

Pure Optimization · comedy puzzle adventure

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Stick it to the Man!
The Plucky Squire cover art

The Plucky Squire

Practiced Mastery · puzzle action adventure

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The Plucky Squire
Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery cover art

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery

Systems & Chaos · narrative puzzle game

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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
Moss cover art

Moss

Practiced Mastery · VR puzzle adventure

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Moss
Assemble with Care cover art

Assemble with Care

Pure Optimization · narrative repair puzzle

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Assemble with Care
Snipperclips cover art

Snipperclips

Pure Optimization · co-op puzzle

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Snipperclips
Buster Bros. cover art

Buster Bros.

Practiced Mastery · arcade action puzzle

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Buster Bros.
Escape Academy cover art

Escape Academy

Pure Optimization · escape room puzzle

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Escape Academy
Song of the Deep cover art

Song of the Deep

Practiced Mastery · underwater puzzle metroidvania

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Song of the Deep