Summary
- Video game puzzles add depth and challenge, forcing you to think creatively and pay attention to details.
- RPGs like Skyrim and Genshin Impact incorporate puzzles with story-driven clues, making you engage more with the lore.
- Games like Elden Ring feature environmental puzzles that require specific actions to unlock doors or find hidden items.
Puzzles in video games can help make them more interesting. They challenge you to look for clues and think outside the box to obtain a hidden item or unlock a passage to the next step of your journey. They can be quite a head-scratcher, especially when there is a limited time or a few tries to solve them.
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Posts 2 By Osama FarooqSome of the best RPGs incorporate puzzles with varying mechanics. For instance, Skyrim's most popular puzzles involve environmental elements such as rotating pillars or placing books in a particular order (sequencing). In addition, these games will also use story-driven riddles that act as clues required to solve the puzzle, encouraging you to pay more attention to the lore.
8 Genshin Impact
Elemental Combat
Genshin Impact Like Follow Followed RPG Action Adventure Gacha Open-World Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 87% Released September 28, 2020 ESRB Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact Developer(s) HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo) Publisher(s) HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo) 6 Images every-aspect-of-a-warrior-quest-in-genshin-impact-how-to-trigger.jpghow-to-reach-the-warrior-challenge-platform-in-genshin-impact.jpgLocations-Of-Statues-of-the-Seven-Genshin-Impact-Map-Teyvat-TLDR-VerticalLocations-Of-Statues-of-the-Seven-Genshin-Impact-Map-Teyvat-TLDR-Vertical-4CloseWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONGenshin Impact is an open-world action RPG with character switching and elemental combat. The game features an anime-inspired open world with character customization and cooperative multiplayer that supports up to four people.
The game's world is populated with numerous puzzles with little or no information on how to solve them, forcing you to figure everything out by yourself. Moreover, the game is updated every six weeks, adding new quests, items, and puzzles to keep things fresh.
7 Legend Of Grimrock 2
Grid-Based Dungeon Crawler
Legend of Grimrock 2 Like RPG Systems Released October 15, 2014 ESRB t Developer(s) Almost Human Games Publisher(s) Almost Human GamesWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALLegend of Grimrock 2 is a popular dungeon crawler developed by Almost Human Games. The game was so successful that it has been used as a template for later games trying to emulate old-school RPGs. You control a group of four prisoners shipwrecked on the Island of Nex. Little do they know, the island is filled with ancient ruins, mysterious shrines, and creepy dungeons.
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Posts 1 By Ben JesseyTo survive, the prisoners must work together to solve the many puzzles and mysteries that come their way. The game encourages players to favor their perception over brute force to survive, making it a fun challenge for your mind.
6 Elden Ring
Tough Combat And Fantastical Mysteries
Elden Ring Like Follow Followed RPG Action Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 95/100 Critics Rec: 98% Released February 25, 2022 ESRB M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence Developer(s) From Software Publisher(s) Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software 6 Images CloseWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALWhile Elden Ring is famous for the depth of its lore and fluid combat mechanics, the game has more to offer when it comes to open-world exploration. The game's sprawling map features many puzzles that are either directly tied to the narrative or act as supplementary details to the game's universe, making it feel alive.
Elden Ring focuses on environmental and navigational elements to challenge you. There are puzzles that task you to locate specific items, often hidden in towers and similar structures, while others require you to do specific stances in front of statues to summon useful objects or unlock doors.
5 The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Nordic Legends
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Like Follow Followed RPG Action Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 81/100 Critics Rec: 83% Released November 11, 2011 ESRB M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Use of Alcohol Developer(s) Bethesda Game Studios Publisher(s) Bethesda Softworks 6 Images CloseWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONThe story of Skyrim is the quintessential hero myth with a heavy emphasis on exploration of the world. You play as the Dragonborn, the protagonist prophesized to defeat the dragon known as Alduin the world-eater in a land divided by civil war and littered with ancient ruins once built by an extinct species of dwarves.
Some iconic puzzles from the game involve the use of Dragon Claws to open doors in Nordic ruins and others will require rotating pillars in a specific sequence or figuring out how a long-lost piece of technology works. If RPGs and puzzles make you tick, this game will make sure you get a decent dose of both.
4 Divinity: Original Sin 2
Tough Moral Decisions
5.0/5 Divinity: Original Sin 2 Like Follow Followed RPG Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 93/100 Critics Rec: 99% Released September 14, 2017 ESRB M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Language, Sexual Themes, Violence Developer(s) Larian Studios Publisher(s) Larian Studios Engine Divinity Engine 3.0 Multiplayer Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer Franchise DivinityWHERE TO PLAY
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Powered by Expand CollapseDivinity: Original Sin 2 is set within the medieval world of Rivellon, following the journey of a Sourcerer (user of forbidden magic) as they navigate a world that shuns and persecutes them. It's a tactical RPG with an isometric perspective and focuses on character customization by providing many choices.
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PostsThe game has many types of puzzles, including pressure-plate mechanics and environmental interaction. For example, in the quest 'A Taste of Freedom,' you must navigate a basement filled with timed pressure plates to free a prisoner. Moreover, there are special abilities that allow you to solve the puzzle in more than one way.
3 Vampire: The Masquerade — Swansong
Vampires Galore
Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Like RPG Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 66/100 Critics Rec: 27% Released May 30, 2023 ESRB M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language Developer(s) Big Bad Wolf Publisher(s) Nacon Engine Unreal Engine 4 Franchise Vampire Masquerade Steam Deck Compatibility PlayableWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALAn action RPG set in Boston that revolves around the supernatural, Vampire: The Masquerade tells the story of three vampires, each playable during a different part of the game. The trio must bear the burden of fighting a hunter group funded by a government agency to eradicate all vampires. The game allows you to customize each character by upgrading skills, allowing for different playstyles.
The game also features challenging puzzles with almost no clues. A good example is when Emem (one of the protagonists) infiltrates the Jefferson Library and has to align circular tiles on the floor to make a path for the blood to the center of the circle, allowing her to use the elevator and meet a prisoner.
2 Horizon Zero Dawn
Techno Jurassic Era
Horizon Zero Dawn Like Follow Followed Adventure RPG Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 89/100 Critics Rec: 94% Released February 28, 2017 ESRB T for Teen - Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Violence Developer(s) Guerrilla Games Publisher(s) Sony Engine Decima Franchise Horizon Zero Dawn Steam Deck Compatibility VerifiedWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALFextralife Wiki
Powered by Expand CollapseIt's the 31st century, and humanity has reverted to a tribal society following an apocalypse that wiped out almost all life. There are four major tribes in the game with varying levels of technology. We follow Aloy, an outcast of the Nora tribe, who learns her mysterious origins and the reason behind the apocalypse.
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PostsThere are several locations in the game that contain lots of puzzles, including the four underground facilities (Sigma, Rho, Xi, Zeta) as well as the Epsilon in the DLC. These act as traversal dungeons with a reward at the end. In addition, the main quest Deep Secrets of the Earth requires you to scan cryptic data points for clues to unlock locked doors inside a vault.
1 Persona 5 Royal
Have Fun At Cafe Leblanc
5.0/5 Persona 5 Royal Like JRPG Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 94/100 Critics Rec: 98% Released March 31, 2020 ESRB M for Mature: Blood, Drug Reference, Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence Developer(s) Atlus, P-Studio Publisher(s) Atlus Engine Proprietary Engine Multiplayer Online Multiplayer Franchise PersonaWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALPersona 5 Royal is the story of a wrongfully accused youth who attends the Shujin Academy in Tokyo on probation. He discovers the Metaverse — an alternate reality that harbors Palaces, which are manifestations of an individual's evil desires. The protagonist forms a group of students who infiltrate these palaces and fight the dark entities that live inside them.
In addition to its turn-based combat, the game features many interesting puzzles. The most notable ones are the PIN code decryption puzzles in the Bank of Gluttony, requiring perception and careful attention to detail. Last but not least are the fun crossword puzzles inside Cafe Leblanc, a fun, easygoing place that acts as a hideout for the protagonist and his friends.
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