Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best Logic Puzzle Games, sorted by NextGameLike Score: a 0-100 metric blending Steam reviews, IGDB ratings (community and critic), Metacritic, OpenCritic and the NextGameLike community votes into a single number. Unlike opinion-based editorial lists, this order is computed from real data and applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment so games with few reviews can't inflate the top of the chart. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, Helltaker and Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 91/100, out of 116 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
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Top of “The 20 Best Logic Puzzle Games (2026)”: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (96.0/100). Close behind: Helltaker and Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 116 games catalogued
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It is the oldest game in the ranking (1991) and still here. Hence the first place.
Helltaker is carried by its players more than by its reviews. That puts it at number 2.
Helltaker: Artbook + Pancake Recipe is carried by its players more than by its reviews. That puts it at number 3.
Players and critics agree on The Room 4: Old Sins, which is rarer than it sounds in Logic Puzzle Games. Number 4, inside the top 10.
Dispatch is one of the few Logic Puzzle Games where players and critics say the same thing. It is the most reviewed of the 20: 174,146 Steam reviews. Number 5, inside the top 10.
No argument here: A Building Full of Cats wins over players and critics alike. No other entry of the 20 has a higher share of positive reviews: 99%. Number 6, inside the top 10.
Critics were lukewarm on Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis; players were not. Number 7, inside the top 10.
The Curse of Monkey Island is here because of its players — they are who it won over. Number 8, inside the top 10.
The Room Two is one of the few Logic Puzzle Games where players and critics say the same thing. It holds the best critic score on the whole list, 88/100. Number 9, inside the top 10.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. Number 10, inside the top 10.
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside is carried by its players more than by its reviews. It lands at 11 of 20.
Critics were lukewarm on I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar; players were not. It sits at 12 of 20.
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds is here because of its players — they are who it won over. It sits at 13 of 20.
Players and critics agree on The Talos Principle, which is rarer than it sounds in Logic Puzzle Games. It lands at 14 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Patrick's Parabox, which is rarer than it sounds in Logic Puzzle Games. It is the newest on the list (2022), and has already earned its place. It lands at 15 of 20.
Machinarium is here because of its players — they are who it won over. It lands at 16 of 20.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It lands at 17 of 20.
Players and critics agree on Lost in Play, which is rarer than it sounds in Logic Puzzle Games. It sits at 18 of 20.
Sizeable is here because of its players — they are who it won over. It sits at 19 of 20.
Gorogoa is one of the few Logic Puzzle Games where players and critics say the same thing. It lands at 20 of 20.