Best Puzzle Games on PS4
PS4's best puzzlers ranked and rated
PS4's best puzzlers ranked and rated
About Stephen Tailby
Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.
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No puyo tetris or puyo champions but the last guardian? Give your head a shake, that's NOT a puzzle game!
The Sexy Brutale does look rather good, I might have to check it out one of these days. The Witness wasn't that great in my view, I got bored of it very quickly.
If TLG counts, why no Outer Wilds?
Kine is top 3 for me. Adored it... 100%ed it (only cheated twice).
Statik too. Witness was sssoooo boring. If Inside and Last Guardian qualify, so do God of War and Shadow of Colossus etc.
I feel at least one ARTIFEX MUNDI game should be on this list.
Where is Puyo Puyo Tetris?! Seriously!
@Dan_ozzzy189 Came to type exactly that! Also where is Crystal Crisis?
I really enjoyed the bit of The Witness I played but it gave me terrible motion sickness, so sadly I didn’t get very far
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Tetris Effect so expensive.......................i dont want banging tunes the original was good enough.....if i want tunes i'll turn to my 1 terrabite jukebox.
How is The Last Guardian so much higher than the likes of Fez or Statik? Also I Expect You to Die is better then most of the games on this list. Tetris Effect is amazing though
@Quintumply @carlos82
I Expect You To Die should definitely be on the list. A great room escape experience for the PSVR!
I was about to suggest Outer Wilds, but then I saw I already did lol.
1. The Witness
2. Fez
3. Statik
No idea why Gorogoa gets such high praise, yes it's different but it's guess work on your first go and a load of messing around.
Good puzzle games don't need guesswork, there's that enlightenment when you can see the answer. I think it's been so successful due to its early praise. Yes give it a go its not bad by any means. But better than Statik or Fez? No way.
Came here to check if The Witness, Obra Dinn and Tetris were the top 3, was not disappointed!
@themcnoisy The praise for Gorogoa is in my opinion definitely justified, but not as a puzzle game. You don't puzzle, but rather follow your curiosity. It shouldn't be on this list.
It's a very different game, and doesn't really fit into the genre boxes. Nobody would call Journey a platformer either.
@crimsontadpoles Sexy Brutale at the end of the day just isn't that memorable as many other games in this list. I would recommend trying something from the Top 7 (or Fez!) if you want to try something new.
Finished the Talos Principle recently. Great game. I fell off of the Witness. May need to reinstall that one.
@Kidfried
Hmm. I want to try Sexy Brutale but not spend much on it. Would make a nice Plus game for me.
Fez, Creaks, Gorgoa and Witness
Fun list of games that don't get enough attention, IMO. Especially enjoyed Qube 2 and Gorogoa. Two puzzle games with loads of atmosphere and ingenious design.
ETHER ONE is a good one (no pun).
More great puzzle games missing from the list:
The Talos Principle was my favourite until i played Supraland. What a fabulous game that is, all built by one man! It's an astonishing achievement.
Without doubt the best puzzler I've ever played.
I would buy The Witness if it ever got a decent discount
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