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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Robbo

DOS1993freeware action puzzle, sokoban

Sarakon

DOS1991 tile-matching

Color Lines

DOS1992 tile-matching

Klax

DOS1990 falling blocks

Swap

DOS1992 tile-matching

The Light Corridor

DOS1990 action puzzle

Boulder Dash

DOS1984 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...

Nyet

DOS1988freeware falling blocks

Jeopardy!

DOS1987 word puzzle

Diggers 2: Extractors

DOS1995 action puzzle

Family Feud

DOS1987 trivia / quiz

Ishido: The Way of the Stones

DOSMac OS1990 tile-matching, board game

Mirror Magic

Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware physics puzzle

Nanotank

Windows 3.x1993 action puzzle

Rock 'n Roll

DOS1989 action puzzle, maze

Rescue Rover

DOS1991protected sokoban

Tetris (Academysoft)

DOS1996 falling blocks

Kwik Snax Dizzy

DOS1993 sokoban

Penthouse electric jigsaw

DOS1990NSFW tile-matching, reveal the picture

Classic Hangman

DOS1983 word puzzle

Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/951992 tile-matching, board game

Paganitzu

DOS1991protected 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...