Action Games That Are Actually Puzzle Games

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Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
La-Mulana 2
La-Mulana 2
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower
Celeste
Celeste
Radiant Silvergun
Radiant Silvergun
Goodboy Galaxy
Goodboy Galaxy
Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!!
Wario Land 4
Wario Land 4
Neon White
Neon White
Copy Kitty
Copy Kitty
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O
Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O
Doom
Doom
Ikaruga
Ikaruga
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
La-Mulana
La-Mulana
Furi
Furi
Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Wario Land 3
Wario Land 3
Bangai-O Spirits
Bangai-O Spirits
SuperHot
SuperHot
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Wario Land: Shake It!
Wario Land: Shake It!
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
Punch-Out!!
Punch-Out!!
Drill Dozer
Drill Dozer
Dustforce
Dustforce
Super Punch-Out!!
Super Punch-Out!!
MadWorld
MadWorld
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Castlevania
Castlevania
Lithium City
Lithium City
Another World
Another World
Kaizo Mario World
Kaizo Mario World
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury
Disc Room
Disc Room
Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
Super Ghouls'n Ghosts
Stretch Panic
Stretch Panic
Risk System
Risk System
Lovely Planet
Lovely Planet
Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril
1001 Spikes
1001 Spikes
Super Time Force
Super Time Force
Wings of Vi
Wings of Vi
Volgarr the Viking
Volgarr the Viking
They Bleed Pixels
They Bleed Pixels
I Wanna Be the Guy
I Wanna Be the Guy
Hitman: Codename 47
Hitman: Codename 47
Battle Princess Madelyn
Battle Princess Madelyn
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Hitman: Sniper
Hitman: Sniper

5 Comments


2 years ago

punch-out!
Cave Story!

2 years ago

Celeste

2 years ago

Don't think Castlevania fits, a lot of the challenges it presents are fairly dynamic, don't require a specific approach to be overcome, and has room for player improvement/optimization

2 years ago

Doom, as argued by Tim Rogers in his ACTION BUTTON REVIEWS DOOM video. At high levels, the game is basically about efficient resource management.


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