Environmental puzzle

Game genre concept

A type of puzzle that involves altering the environment, such as pushing large objects around or toggling levers that move a series of platforms to reach places otherwise inaccessible.

126

games

platforms

Darksiders

X360 2010-01-05

MacGuffin's Curse

WIN 2012-04-19

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny

DOS 1997-09

WIN 2013-10-22

WIN 2012-08-30

WIN 2011-04-19

PS2 2001-10-24

WIN 2014-12-11

WIN 2012-11-12

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

WIN 2003-12-02

Never Alone: Kisima Ingitchuna

PS4 2014-11-18

Robot I: Die Verließe des Schulzasar

DOS 1988-12

Common part of action-adventure games.

Simple examples: moving large objects that (can't be put into inventory) about to reach places, activating a series of triggers that alter some part of the environment together (often toggling overlapping segments), or otherwise using the environment and your abilities that alter the environment to solve a "puzzle".

See also: spatial logic.

Parent group

Puzzle

Games by year

The first Environmental puzzle video game was released on December 1988.

Square Enix, Valve and MagicalTimeBean published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		45
Linux		23
Mac OS X		14
PS3		9
X360		6
PS4		6
MS-DOS		5
Xbox One		3
PS Vita		3
PS2		2
Switch		2
Xbox		1
Wii U		1
PSP		1
PS		1
Apple II E		1
Dreamcast		1
GameCube		1
Stadia		1

Most common companies