The best abandonware puzzle games

Puzzle games are about solving logical or strategic puzzles, jigsaws, mathematical brain teasers, and quizzes. The player can control one or more characters (as in Lemmings) or interact with static or moving objects (as in Tetris).

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Cascade

DOS19904.1/5 word puzzle

Sextris

DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 falling blocks, reveal the picture

Tetris

DOS19874.1/5 falling blocks

Atomix

DOS19904.1/5 tile-matching

Blockout

DOSMac19894.1/5 falling blocks

Hexxagon 2

DOS19934/5 tile-matching

Super Solvers: Gizmos & Gadgets

DOS19934/5

Porntris

DOS1993remakeNSFW4/5 falling blocks

Brix

DOS1992freeware4/5 falling blocks

Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS19874/5 board game, tile-matching

Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware4/5 tile-matching, action puzzle

Lemmings

DOS19914/5 action puzzle

3D Ultra Lionel Traintown

Windows XP/98/9520004/5 action puzzle

Lemmings 95

Windows XP/98/9519944/5 action puzzle

Arcade Trivia Quiz

DOS19934/5 trivia / quiz

Archipelagos

DOS19894/5 action puzzle

Boppin

DOS1994freeware4/5 tile-matching

Gapper

DOS19864/5 action puzzle

Late Night Sexy TV Show

DOS1994NSFW4/5 trivia / quiz

Lexi-Cross

DOS19914/5 word puzzle

Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.

Minesweeper

Windows 3.x19924/5 math puzzle

Microsoft Minesweeper is an iconic puzzle game that has been included with Microsoft Windows operating systems since Windows 3.1. The game's objective is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them. The player clicks on a square to reveal what's underneath, and numbers are displayed to indicate how many mines...