Best Puzzle Game of 2025

VGChartz’s Lee Mehr: “When you think about it, the essence of every game is problem-solving in one way or another. For the puzzle genre, that’s expressed through a series of brainteasers. A challenge is placed at your feet and you’re pushed to understand it with limited contextual clues. From industry veterans to relative newbies, familiar franchises to brand-new IPs, 2025 saw a deluge of impressive puzzlers. Among our finalists are not merely well-designed templates based on familiar staples; a couple move the genre forward in interesting directions.”