10 Best Puzzle Games on Oculus Quest (2024)

Puzzle games are an undeniable classic in the gaming industry. The genre gives a general sense of satisfaction that is hard to top or replace, often capturing the attention of gamers worldwide. Developers frequently create huge open worlds whose queries take hours, keeping any fan intrigued. And Oculus Quest is known for hosting a good array of puzzle games. Here are the best puzzle games on Oculus Quest for those looking to try a few titles.

10. Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs

Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs is part of the Angry Birds series. It is a 3D puzzle video game featuring four playable birds, each with distinct characteristics and abilities. The game aims to pop all the pigs in each level by launching birds at them. If you fail to pop them all, you have to repeat the level. The game has several qualities of its predecessors. However, Angry Birds: Isle of Pigs holds a first-person 3D perspective. Also, you can now hold the slingshot in one hand and aim to launch birds with the other. 

9. Moss

A perfect blend of solving puzzles and exploring a beautiful 3D world is exactly what Moss offers. You take on the role of a cute mouse named Quill. Foreign forces invaded her world, and her uncle is leading a resistance to fight these forces. As Quill, you come across an artifact in the woods, which you take to your uncle. The artifact causes him to leave suddenly, and he leaves you with instructions not to follow. Your adventure starts from there, prompting you to solve puzzles as you aim to complete your mission.

8. Red Matter

Though short, Red Matter is a game that you will certainly remember for years to come. It’s among the VR puzzle games that have horrific elements blended into a stunning atmosphere. The game is set in an abandoned research base on one of the moons of Saturn. You take on the role of an astronaut and explore the facility, unveiling the events that took place before your arrival. Go through notes, audio logs, and other clues left behind by the previous crew to uncover the truth. Supernatural events come to light as you dive deeper into this USSR retro-futuristic base.

7. Shadow Point

A schoolgirl named Lorna McCabe went missing from Shadow Point Observatory twelve years ago. The detective who was handling her case also went missing, leaving behind a journal and a machine. His voice guides you through entries from the journal to his theory that the girl is trapped in a different dimension but still in Shadow Point. With a pull of a lever on the machine, a portal to a fantasy world opens. You hear echoes of the girl’s voice in this new land, and that sets a course for your quest. 

6. I Expect You To Die 2

Escape room games are often the definition of a deathtrap, and this title showcases multiple near-death scenes that keep you on your toes. It has a lot of qualities of its predecessor, I Expect You To Die, in that it embodies the same approach to solving puzzles. You aim to course through the escape rooms, discovering traps and finding solutions to set yourself free. However, the solutions are well hidden, and you must unleash your wits to solve the riddles.

5. Puzzling Places

Puzzling Places revolves around crafting jigsaw puzzles in VR of scanned places around the world. You have the option of increasing the difficulty of each level by increasing the number of pieces in the puzzle. The pieces range from 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 pieces. However, the PSVR2 features a 1000-piece puzzle. The base title contains a total of twenty-six puzzles with a DLC, meaning they can be increased up to 90. You have tools at your disposal that have reference images that show you the complete puzzle, as well as a grouping tool for organizing the pieces.

4. A Fisherman's Tale

Bob, a lighthouse keeper and fisherman, gets up every day and does his daily routine. He carves out a tiny wooden version of himself, which he then puts inside a tiny wooden lighthouse. The character inside the tiny lighthouse mimics the actions of Bob, who also has a giant model of himself doing the same thing. Your job as Bob is to re-size objects bigger or smaller while solving complex puzzles. Placing them outside the lighthouse makes them bigger, and placing the small lighthouse makes them smaller. 

3. Please, Don't Touch Anything

The game will have you spiralling for hours as you try to figure out how to solve it. You cover for a colleague who has gone for a bathroom break. Suddenly, you find yourself standing before a console with a green monitor. Moreover, it broadcasts a live pixelated image of a mysterious city. Also present is a red button that comes with instructions. Pushing this button unveils more than 30 unique puzzles in rooms that need clues, tools, and buttons to solve. However, some of the tools and buttons trigger explosive events.

2. Tetris Effect

Embark on a journey that features a series of connected boards with distinct themes, music and rules. You move from beautiful underwater sceneries to desert landscapes, the moon, and other equally thrilling environments. Each stage of the game plays out differently. On some, you start at a slow pace, and as you progress your playthrouh, it becomes extremely fast. Others start fast, then begin to slow down, only to speed up again. The music is pretty profound but some feature only subtle sounds of wind.

1. The Room VR: A Dark Matter

The Room VR: A Dark Matter is a title in The Room series that has three other games. It is a 3D puzzle game that features escape room boxes that you will have fun solving. You take on the role of a police officer in London who is working on a missing Egypyologist’s case. As you course through the title you encounter dangerous locations and enemies that derail your mission. You are put into tiny spaces, either single rooms or connected rooms. You work to discover clues and crack puzzles in this environment that help you reach your goal.

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