Best PS5, PS4 Puzzle Game of 2023 | Push Square

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Our Game of the Year coverage continues with the Best PS5, PS4 Puzzle Game of 2023, of which a top four has been put together by the Push Square editorial team. In this new category, we're highlighting the best games that make solving puzzles their main gameplay element. These titles will test you in creative ways, resulting in a ton of satisfaction once solved.

Croteam brings back its light beam puzzles for an even more ambitious sequel that includes new ways to solve its testing brain teasers within a beautiful environment. Now you'll need to drill holes in walls, teleport between robot shells, swap items in and out, and even control gravity. Given The Talos Principle II can take at least 20 hours to complete, this is a game that'll test you for some time all the while maintaining an excellent level of quality.

In a year with many fantastic new puzzle games to speak of, Chants of Sennaar really sets itself apart. While the striking presentation catches your eye with its bright block colours and crosshatch shadows, it's the language-deciphering design that's most impressive. Each floor of the tower is inhabited by a group with their own language, and it's up to you to translate and understand them. This leads to some incredibly clever puzzle design, where you really have to use context clues and find shared meanings within certain symbols to progress. It's intelligent, unique, and satisfying — as all the best puzzle games are.

Cocoon channels the flawless puzzle design vibes of Limbo, Inside developer Playdead to create an experience all about a beetle that can jump in and out of worlds contained in the spheres it carries on its back. Incredibly inventive in execution, you'll use this mechanic to solve puzzles through