Worlds within Worlds COCOON is a unique take on the puzzle adventure genre, where each world exists within an orb that you can carry on your back. Wrap your head around the core mechanic of leaping between worlds—and combine, manipulate, and rearrange them to solve intricate puzzles

A planet that used to be a place of undisturbed balance between human, nature, and animal has now become something else entirely.

The disharmony that had been in the making for hundreds of years has finally arrived in the form of a faceless army. But this is not a story about war. This is a story about a vibrant, beautiful planet –and the journey to keep it that way.

Little Nightmares II is a suspense-adventure game in which you play as Mono, a young boy trapped in a world that has been distorted by the humming transmission of a distant tower. With Six, the girl in a yellow raincoat, as his guide, Mono sets out to discover the dark secrets of The Signal Tower and save Six from her terrible fate; but their journey will not be straightforward as Mono and Six will face a gallery of new threats from the terrible residents of this world. Will you dare to face this collection of new, little nightmares?

Unpacking is a BAFTA Award-winning zen game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking. Over the course of eight house moves, you are given a chance to experience a sense of intimacy with a character you never see and a story you’re never told.

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.

FAR: Changing Tides is an atmospheric vehicle adventure driven by an emotional story. When floods ravage your world, captain a ship like no other and search for a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins on your voyage.

Venba is a narrative cooking game where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Players will cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations and explore in this story about family, love, loss and more.

Cook Mouth Watering Dishes
Venba's recipe book gets damaged when she moves to Canada. Restore the lost recipes to cook delicious, mouth-watering dishes that serve as a connection to the home left behind.

Explore, Converse, Experience
Get to know the family well, hold branching conversations, and explore as you face the challenges that arise from day to day life.

The Plucky Squire follows the magical adventures of Jot and his friends - storybook characters who discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book.

When the malevolent Humgrump realises he's the villain of the book - destined to lose his battle against the forces of good for all eternity - he kicks the heroic Jot out of its pages and changes the story forever.

Jot must face challenges unlike anything he's ever seen if he is to save his friends from Humgrump's dark forces and restore the book's happy ending.

Jump between 2D and 3D worlds in this charming action adventure - solving puzzles, boxing badgers, flying with a jetpack, and enjoying many more delightful and surprising mini challenges as you become the hero of a living storybook.

Now with all-new co-op and competitive online and local multiplayer modes! This is Tetris® like you’ve never seen it, or heard it, or felt it before—an incredibly addictive, unique, and breathtakingly gorgeous reinvention of one of the most popular puzzle games of all time.

Call of the Sea is an otherworldly adventure game set in the 1930s South Pacific. Explore a lush island paradise and puzzle out the secrets of a lost civilization in the hunt for your husband’s missing expedition.

Japan’s beloved puzzle game series Puyo Puyo and the world-renowned Tetris® game franchise have teamed up again to deliver even more Puyo-popping and Tetrimino-clearing fun in Puyo Puyo Tetris 2. Playing is easy: match 4 or more same-colored Puyos or complete a line of blocks to clear them from your board and dump Garbage into your opponent’s game. But keep an eye on what’s coming your way too. Play traditional Puyo Puyo and Tetris…or mix them together to level up your game. Offline or online, you’ll have loads of modes that let you play the way you want from single-player Adventure to couch-competition Versus to ranked Online matches, and more.

In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.

TWELVE MINUTES is a real-time top-down interactive thriller with an accessible click and drag interface. Featuring James McAvoy, Daisy Ridley, and Willem Dafoe. What should be a romantic evening with your wife turns into a nightmare when a police detective breaks into your home, accuses your wife of murder and beats you to death... Only for you to find yourself immediately returned to the exact moment you opened the front door, stuck in a TWELVE-MINUTE time loop, doomed to relive the same terror again and again... Unless you can find a way to use the knowledge of what’s coming to change the outcome and break the loop. TWELVE MINUTES blends the dream-like tension of THE SHINING with the claustrophobia of REAR WINDOW and the fragmented structure of MEMENTO.

BALAN WONDERWORLD is a wondrous action platformer game themed around the Balan Theatre. Led by the enigmatic maestro named Balan, the stars of the show Emma and Leo will use special abilities from a multitude of characterful costumes as they adventure in the bizarre and imaginary land of Wonderworld. Here memories and vistas from the real world mix with the things that people hold dear.
Twelve different tales await our stars in the Wonderworld, each with their own unique quirks. They will explore all corners of these labyrinthine stages, filled with a myriad of tricks and traps, to get to the heart of each story.

Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game.

The Witch’s Bakery is a 2D Adventure Puzzle game where you play as a joyful witch who opens a bakery in modern Paris.

She has a special power: she can heal emotions with her bread.

Help the crafty pink-haired gearhead complete a series of intricate puzzles in a beautiful pixel art world! Push, pull and trade places with objects to reach the end of each level! Create bridges by pushing minecarts or boxes into lakes, and navigate objects within complex railroad systems!

Buttons, boxes, minecarts, magical crystals, rails - there are too many objects and possible interactions to count! But don't worry, levels don't have a time limit and you can even skip the ones you think are too hard. Can you help the tiny techie beat puzzle land?

Get ready for a feline adventure filled with adorable pieces, clever combinations, and toys scattered everywhere in Whisker Mess! In this fun tile-fitting puzzle, you must place cat-shaped pieces across the board, create lines, and clear the way while earning points and making room for new moves.

By completing horizontal, vertical, and, on certain levels, even diagonal lines, you clear pieces, remove toys from the board, and turn every move into a new strategic opportunity. But be careful: blockers act as extensions of the walls and can completely change the way lines are formed!

With 30 levels divided into 3 biomes, Whisker Mess gradually introduces new challenges. As you progress, you'll encounter special toys with different behaviors, requiring you to carefully observe the board, adapt your plans, and discover how to make the most of each effect.

With no time pressure, Whisker Mess offers a relaxing and accessible experience, while still providing plenty of possibilities for those who enjoy thinking several moves ahead. With different board layouts, varied blockers, and combinations of special toys, each level brings a new challenge to test your creativity and spatial reasoning.

Fit the pieces, create lines, clear the mess, and help turn this feline chaos into pure fun!

Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what you learn to break the cycle. Explore what remains. Uncover the mystery. Perfect the loop.

Kawaii Push is a casual and relaxing Sokoban-style game in which players must push boxes to the correct locations.
The protagonist is a red-haired girl who explores cute and colorful anime-style environments.
With moderately challenging puzzles, the game offers a fun and accessible experience for players of all ages.

A relaxing idle monster collection game (with offline progress). Features 200 monster entries and 10 Lo-fi tracks.

Wander a world filled with cleverly-crafted mazes. Whoever can solve them all gets their wish granted by the Maze God. Explore beautiful mazes, discover unique items and help other maze explorers complete unusual side quests in this cozy and immersive maze adventure!

Discover your own legend in Lucid. Platform through a crystalline world torn apart by calamity, absorb powerful abilities that expand movement and enhance combat against a diverse cast of enemies and bosses, all in gorgeous pixel art inspired by the golden age of 2D sidescrollers.

An accident has transformed Mia into an adorable little cat, and now she must find a way to return to her human form. Guided by the enigmatic Cat God, Mia embarks on an enchanting journey filled with puzzles, souls, and discoveries!

In Mia's Journey, you will face 32 carefully crafted levels, where each challenge requires you to push souls across the environment and place each one on the purifying altars to progress. Sounds simple? Not quite! Every move can completely change the path, and if you're not careful, you may end up trapping a soul or blocking your own way.

As Mia moves forward, the challenges become increasingly creative, requiring observation, planning, and plenty of brainpower. Think before you act, find the perfect sequence of moves, and discover how to overcome each puzzle without leaving a single soul behind.

But the adventure doesn't take place only on the puzzle board. Between challenges, charming cutscenes reveal more about Mia's story and her relationship with the mysterious Cat God. Find out more and help Mia return to her human form.

With cozy visuals, Mia's Journey offers a comfortable adventure that is easy to learn, yet capable of challenging even the most dedicated puzzle fans.

Get ready to think fast, plan carefully, and try not to become dinner in Sneak Cheese, a cozy and strategic puzzle game where a tiny mouse must push every piece of cheese into the burrows while trying to survive cats that are always ready to pounce!

Every move matters. Push the cheese through the environment, find the right path to the burrows, and turn every space on the board into part of your strategy. But don't think it will be that simple. With every valid move you make, the cats react too, and knowing exactly when they will move can mean the difference between a perfect escape and a disastrous capture!

You will encounter different types of cats, each with its own behavior. Some remain stationary but attack anything that appears directly in front of them. Others patrol the environment after every move you make, while the slower ones wait for the right moment to advance. Watch their routes, track their cycles, and plan every step before putting yourself in danger!

Across 30 handcrafted levels, divided into 3 different biomes, new challenges and increasingly clever combinations will put your reasoning to the test. You will need to figure out the right order for pushing the cheese, avoid getting trapped, predict the cats' movements, and make sure the little mouse stays alive until the final piece of cheese reaches its destination.

Best Xbox Series X|S Puzzle Games

COCOON

Planet of Lana

Little Nightmares II

Unpacking

In Sound Mind

FAR: Changing Tides

Venba

The Plucky Squire

Tetris Effect: Connected

Call of the Sea

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Sherlock Holmes Chapter One

Twelve Minutes

BALAN WONDERWORLD

DESOLUS

The Witch's Bakery

Tiny Techie in Puzzle Land

Whisker Mess

Echo Weaver

Kawaii Push

Monster Nursery

Go North

Lucid

Mia's Journey

Sneak Cheese

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