The Best Puzzle Games for Nintendo 3DS

Update : Mystery Case Files: The Dalimar Legacy added at rank #2.
Here are our 10 Best Puzzle Games for Nintendo 3DS:
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Crystal Crisis (2019)

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Cave Story (Japanese: , Hepburn: Dkutsu Monogatari) is a 2004 Metroidvania[1]platform-adventure game for Microsoft Windows. Cave Story features 2D platform mechanics and is reminiscent of the games Amaya played in his youth, such as Metroid and Castlevania (both released in 1986). It received widespread critical acclaim for many polished aspects of its design, such as its compelling characters, setting, story, and gameplay.


  • puzzle
  • crossover
  • platform-adventure
  • competitive
  • fight
  • multiplayer
  • grid
  • local
  • jump-and-run
  • puzzle-battle
  • sdl
  • platform
  • classic
  • puzzle-fight
  • bubble-popping

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Mystery Case Files: The Dalimar Legacy (2023)

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It’s the opportunity of several lifetimes when the intrepid Master Detective finds themselves in the body of their greatest rival!


  • point-and-click
  • hidden-object
  • casual
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • adventure
  • minigame
  • detective
  • mind-bending
  • first-person
  • mystery
  • story

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