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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Klax

DOS19903.8/5 falling blocks

Sarakon

DOS19913.8/5 tile-matching

Boulder Dash

DOS19843.8/5 action puzzle

Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he digs through caves to collect diamonds while avoiding falling boulders and other hazards. The game is set in a scrolling, grid-based environment, and players must strategic...

Jeopardy!

DOS19873.8/5 word puzzle

Diggers 2: Extractors

DOS19953.8/5 action puzzle

Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS19903.8/5 tile-matching, board game

The Light Corridor

DOS19903.8/5 action puzzle

Penthouse electric jigsaw

DOS1990NSFW3.7/5 tile-matching, reveal the picture

Tetris (Academysoft)

DOS19963.7/5 falling blocks

Kwik Snax Dizzy

DOS19933.7/5 sokoban

Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/9519923.7/5 tile-matching, board game

Nanotank

Windows 3.x19933.7/5 action puzzle

Paganitzu

DOS1991protected3.7/5 action puzzle, sokoban

Paganitzu is a classic puzzle-adventure game released in 1991 by Apogee Software. Set in an ancient pyramid, the game follows the exploits of its protagonist, Alabama Smith, who must navigate through a series of increasingly complex rooms filled with traps, puzzles, and enemies. The game is divided into three episodes, each one unraveling more of t...