The Best Puzzle Games for Mac OS - Page 4

Update : LOK Digital added at rank #38.
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Stray (2022)

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Xbox Series X IOS iPhone Android Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows

You play as a realistic-looking kitty that goes by the name Little Furball. As you explore the dystopian world you find yourself in, you make friends with robots and discover secrets that have been hidden away for many years. You must use your parkour skills to traverse the environment, evade monsters and help your robotic friends achieve their goals.


What we like:
  • Realistic kitty movements
  • Variety of meows when pressing the dedicated meow button
  • Interesting characters with great backstory
  • Rewarding exploration and puzzles to solve
  • Forgiving platforming mechanics
What could be improved:
  • Scary jumps that may require multiple attempts to perfect
  • Separated from other kitties at one point in the story
  • No humans at all in this futuristic world

  • robots
  • cyberpunk
  • puzzle
  • stealth
  • platform
  • dystopian
  • cat
  • exploration
  • adventure
  • narrative
  • cute
  • third-person

32

Escape Simulator (2021)

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Linux Android Mac OS PC Windows

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

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  • cooperative
  • escape
  • room
  • puzzle
  • simulation
  • first-person
  • immersive
  • mystery
  • family-friendly
  • online

33

Gardenscapes (2016)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows Android

Gardenscapes is the first hit from Playrix's Scapes™ series. Solve match-3 puzzles to restore a wonderful garden to its former glory. Dozens of in-game characters you can make friends with.


  • puzzle
  • hidden-object
  • match-three
  • difficult
  • baby
  • time-management
  • customization
  • relaxing
  • simulation
  • local
  • cute
  • zen
  • entertainment
  • open-ended
  • golf

34

INSIDE (2016)

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IOS iPhone Mac OS PC Windows Xbox 360 Xbox One

Get drawn into a haunting journey as you play as a hunted and alone boy, face challenging puzzles and intense action, and uncover secrets in this award-winning indie adventure game, INSIDE. The stunning art style, chilling soundtrack, and eerie atmosphere will leave you feeling unsettled and craving more.


What we like:
  • Stunning visual design
  • impressive sound design
  • captivating and mysterious storytelling
  • innovative gameplay
  • offers opportunities to explore and find secrets
What could be improved:
  • Relatively short
  • Puzzles not that hard

  • puzzle
  • platform
  • narrative
  • physics
  • dystopian

35

Monument Valley 2 (2017)

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IOS iPhone Android Mac OS PC Windows

Discover illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of The Sacred Geometry. Follow the heart warming story of Ro in her journey through motherhood. Rediscover independence through manipulating monuments and evolving paths to explore new, surreal, and mysterious worlds.

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  • puzzle
  • illustration
  • design
  • surreal
  • platform
  • emotional
  • exploration
  • precision
  • narrative
  • point-and-click
  • story

36

Creaks (2020)

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Mac OS IOS iPhone PC Windows Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.


  • hand-drawn
  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • stylized
  • supernatural
  • platform
  • atmospheric
  • linear
  • cartoony
  • relaxing
  • 2d
  • mystery
  • story
  • dark
  • single-player

37

When The Past Was Around (2020)

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PC Windows Android IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS

Experience love, loss, and the journey of self-discovery in 'When The Past Was Around'. Unravel a bittersweet tale through brain-teasing puzzles, beautiful hand-drawn art, and atmospheric violin music. This emotional adventure is short but impactful, leaving you with an unforgettable experience.


What we like:
  • Stunning storytelling and graphics
  • Intricate and engaging puzzles
  • Captivating, atmospheric music
  • Deep, emotional experience
What could be improved:
  • Short gameplay
  • Lack of depth in symbolism
  • Some puzzles can feel illogical

  • point-and-click
  • puzzle
  • surreal
  • romance
  • hand-drawn
  • abstract
  • philosophical
  • hidden-object
  • interactive
  • fiction
  • music
  • story
  • cute

38

LOK Digital (2024)

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PC Windows Mac OS IOS iPhone

Learn a cryptic language of world-changing words and master their mind-bending effects. Embark on your charming puzzle-solving journey to help the LOK creatures thrive.

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  • word
  • hand-drawn
  • logic
  • puzzle
  • linear
  • family-friendly
  • minimalist
  • relaxing
  • cute
  • cartoony
  • mind-bending
  • world-building
  • 2d
  • casual
  • building

39

Death Squared (2017)

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Android Mac OS PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone

Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions. You should buy it!


  • puzzle
  • cooperative
  • robots
  • funny
  • local
  • multiplayer
  • controller-support

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Helheim Hassle (2020)

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Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One PC Windows

Helheim Hassle is a narrative adventure game with puzzle platforming elements. Play as Bjørn, a pacifist Viking that can detach and combine limbs at will to solve challenging puzzles and get out of uncomfortable situations involving desperate Norse Gods, Goblins, Dragons, and angry skeletons.


  • puzzle
  • platform
  • adventure
  • mythology
  • comedy
  • narrative
  • quick-time

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