14 Best Physics Based Puzzle Games for PS4

Fez is another marvel in the Physics-based Puzzle and Adventure gaming genre. The game revolves around the character of Gomez, a 2D creature living in a 2D world happily until the 3rd dimension and all its mysteries are revealed to him. Out of curiosity, Gomez embarks on a journey to uncover the secrets of the 3rd Dimension. You are required to get into the character of the Gomez, explore strange worlds and 3D structures, and go to the limits of the time and space by using your special abilities of navigating 3D structures and find out the truth about the mysterious 3rd dimension. Fez offers an amazingly colorful 2D and 3D open game world, a lot of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures for you to find and enjoy amazing visuals, immersive game-play and cool sounds. Do try it out, it’ll definitely entertain you with all the wonderful stuff it has to offer.

Dreii is a Physics-based, Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game created and published by Etter Studio for cross-platform. The game deals with logic, skill, and friend and offers a unique gameplay that you have never experienced before. In the game, you can connect with other players in real-time across the world to assists one another in the fight against gravity. There are a series of levels, and each level comes with a unique puzzle to solve. The primary objective is to build a tower against gravity and fulfill the demands of the level to complete. As the game progresses, it becomes tough to master. Each level contains a number of blocks, and you have to pick the boxes one by one and place them in the correct place to hide the white dot. The game connects the screens around all platforms when you are playing with your friends. Other levels will be unlocked as you advance through the game to play. Immerse yourself in puzzle experience and score the best points to become the master. With unique gameplay, superb mechanics, and brilliant graphics, Dreii is the best game to play.

Art of Balance is a 3D, Arcade, Physics-based, Puzzle, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Shin’en for PlayStation and Nintendo platforms. The game takes place in the three-dimensional environment and lets you create a balanced stack to score the points. It comes with two-hundred challenging levels with increasing difficulty. By playing the game, you can challenge your skills and imagination. The game offers easy to pick up but hard to put away gameplay. It has both Online and Offline modes. It has five different modes such as Swift Stacker, Tower Tumble, Infinity, Endurance and Arcade Mode. You have to rotate and place the available shapes to create the balanced stack in Arcade mode to complete the level. In Endurance mode, you must effort to survive at all levels in one session and rank up the online leaderboards. In Infinity mode, the blocks don’t fend off you must build the tower of the stack as soon as possible. Art of Balance includes prominent features such as Multiple Modes, Relaxing Soundtracks, 3D Environment, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

Tricky Towers is a Puzzle-based Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by WeirdBeard. The game focuses on physics-based tower-building gameplay where the player uses the blocks to build as long tower as possible. The game uses the form of block-stocking problem as its central mechanic. It has some similarities to Tetris video game, but the gameplay is entirely different. The game comes with falling blocks but the main objective of the player is to stock blocks onto the tower rather than remove the rows. Random blocks drop from the screen’s top and row don’t disappear, but the blocks fall off the tower. In the game, the player one of the available avatars, depending on the mode of the game, where the player needs to compete against other wizard for the longest towers. There are seventeen different spells available which the player can use during the gameplay while creating the tower to score the best points. Spells in the game is split into Dark and Light magic, the light magic revolves around augmenting the tower of the player while the dark magic consists of interacting with opponents. With amazing gameplay, superb graphics, and smooth controls, Tricky Towers is the wonderful game to play.

Prey: Mooncrash is an Action, First-person Shooter, Rogue-lite, and Single-player video game with Horror and Adventure elements developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The title serves as the downloadable content pack for Prey video game and it comes with new content. During the gameplay, the player needs to fight overwhelming odds in order to escape a secret TranStar base where enemies the player encounter, the goals he complete, and the challenging hazards he face, the look he gather are different each time the player play. With the changing environments, Prey will deliver a fun, replayable challenges to test the skilled players. In the game, the secret moon base fended off transmitting after the event of Prey. There are many challenging levels and each level comes with superb objectives that the player needs to complete to advance through the game. He can explore the world from a first-person view, and take down enemies using several weapons.

Baboon! is the blend of Adventure and Puzzle-Platform elements developed and published by Relevo. The game offers entertaining gameplay that manipulates the combination of genres, from puzzles to platform, physics and dexterity with the massive dose of adventure in the mix made of pure fun. According to the plot, the dread pirate is wreaking havoc on the island of Banana. In the game, the player tests his skills and assist the little monkey, who must travel through the island full of pirate Monkeys, wacky characters and flying penguins on an epic adventure. The player explores the world from a side-scroll perspective, run, jump, and attack his way through levels to kill enemies while collecting power-ups and collectables. The game offers exciting gameplay consists of various levels with increasing difficulty. Baboon! includes prominent features such as Side-scroll Actions, Collectibles, Score the best Points, and more. With addictive gameplay, brilliant mechanics, and superb graphics, Baboon! is the wonderful game to enjoy.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is an Action, Puzzle-Platform, and Single-player video game, created by Press Play and published by Microsoft Studios. It acts as the sequel to the previous title, Max and the Magic Maker, released in 2010 by the same developers. The storyline follows the protagonist named as Max, reaches home from his school one day and discovers his brother named Felix playing and smashing his beloved toys. After that, the protagonist starts to search online using the search engine for a way how to get rid of his young brother. Then, suddenly a mystery portal opens, and his brother disappear. It is the blend of physics-based and Puzzle-Platform elements and the game takes place in the stunning environment played from 2.5D perspective. There are seven chapters available as well as twenty challenging levels. All the levels in the game are linked to offer a single journey. In the game, the player can use the magic element to solve the complex puzzles to earn points. Other levels will be unlocked, as the player advances through it. With addictive features, immersive gameplay, and stunning visuals, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is the fascinating game to play.

Puddle is a Puzzle-Platform, and Single-player video game created by Neko Entertainment and published by Konami. It offers the stunning environment where the game is set and put the player in the control of puzzle of fluid with a task to reach the specific locations by tilting the scene similar to Fluidity. During the gameplay, the player must work with physics such as momentum, friction, and the fluid properties and the environment. The player can deal with environment, fires, spills, etc. and can move through environments like laboratories, pipes, the human body, and more. The motion of the fluid looks real due to the physics-based element. It allows the player to be a liquid like Nitroglycerin and the player needs to assist it to the endpoint. There are a variety of levels, and each level offers unique gameplay. As the player advances, it becomes difficult to play. Puddle includes prominent features such as 3D Graphics, Tricky Puzzles, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

Chariot is a Single-player and Multiplayer Puzzle-Platform video game developed and published by Frima Studio for multiple platforms. The game offers the different gameplay from other traditional platform video game and takes place in the stunning environment where the player must lug around an object, known as the Chariot, to the end of each stage. To complete the objective, the player has to use the physics-based mechanics like pulling and pushing, including a layer of the puzzle to the game. The game revolves around the quest of a princess who is struggling to fulfil the final wishes of her deceased father and bury him in peace. The whole game can be played with a companion or solo. The body of the king is on a coffin and connected to it with four wheels. The player can push the chariot down and up small hills or can attach a rope to pull it long. There are numerous levels available, and each level has its unique difficulty. The player can explore the land from a side-scroll perspective and can fulfil the puzzle to become the master. With immersive mechanics, superb graphics and cool visuals, Chariot is the best game to enjoy.

Snake Pass is a 3D Puzzle-Platform, and Single-player video game created and published by Sumo Digital for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the detailed environment and puts you in control of a snake named as Noodle. According to the story, the world needs a hero when Heaven’s tranquillity is disturbed by a strange interloper. During the gameplay, you guide the snake along his hyperactive friend named as Doodle, who must effort to reunite the missing keystones with the gates that offer the Haven tor its magical power. It brings unique physics-based puzzle gameplay, where the game challenges the player to think like a snake as he explores the environment from a third-person viewpoint as only the snake can. There are more than fifteen mind-bending puzzles with charming levels. Snake Pass offers prominent features 15 Levels, Unravel the Mystery, Restore the Magical Power, Explore the Beautiful Environment, Unlock Time Trial Mode, and more. With engaging gameplay, superb mechanics, and fantastic graphics, Snake Pass is the wonderful game to experience the puzzle gameplay.

Pinball FX3 is a Single-player and Multiplayer Pinball Simulation developed and published by Zen Studios for multiple platforms. The game serves as the part of the Pinball series, which includes Zen Pinball 2 and Pinball FX 2. There are different pinball tables available and the player can select one of them to start the game, including online scoreboard support with other players. It offers the more engaging multilayer experience than previously titles. The game offers an exciting gameplay, in which the player must release the metal balls and struggle to score the highest points using the flippers to hit the ball. As the player progresses, other levels and tables will be unlocked to play. The player can test his skills by playing the Pinball game and can compete against other players in multiple mode by scoring the best points. Pinball FX3 includes core features such as different Tables, Ball Physics, Single-player Mode, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

Leo’s Fortune is an Adventure, Platform, Puzzle and Single-player video game played from a side-scroll perspective developed by 1337 & Senri for multiple platforms. The game puts you in the role of the cute creatures and embarks on an adventure where you must find the thief who has stolen your gold. You can jump, explore and solve puzzles in your way through a variety of challenging levels to progress through the game. There are beautiful hand-crafted levels available with awesome graphics and a well-written story. Each level comes with its unique set of puzzles to solve, and the difficulties that you have to solve to move forward. Overcome obstacles, solve physics-based puzzles, and score the highest points to become the master. The game features unlockable achievements and enables you to unlock further levels using your points. Survive, Uncover the Mystery, Treacherous Platform Adventure, Twenty-four Level, etc. are prominent features in the game. Leo’s Fortune is an addictive puzzle game for those who love playing physics-based puzzle games.

Contrast, as it tells by the name, is a wonderful Action, Adventure-based Puzzle-Platform video game that lets you jump in to the two worlds (Real and Shadow) in blink of an eye. The game is set in two different worlds, one is realistic 3D world and the other is a 2D Shadowy world. In the times of 1920’s, your task is to jump into the play, get into the character of a young girl named Didi, and use your special powers to dreamscape from one realistic world to another shadowy world. Both of the worlds are connected by an unknown force and you are required to manipulate the laws, move to worlds and engage yourself into epic Physics-based puzzles, solve them and complete the story. It allows you to manipulate the light sources, make shadows and go through an immense amount of obstacles to complete the objectives of the game. With an ability to shift whenever you want, crafting abilities, amazingly challenging puzzles, exploration on a large scale and easy controls, Contrast offers a dreamlike film-noir game-play, amazing story-line and beautiful visuals to enjoy. Do try it out, it’ll definitely entertain you well.

Back to Bed is a fantastic 3D puzzle Platform and Physics based video game developed by Bedtime Digital games. The game offers a surreal and quite twisted story and features the character of Bob, an unlucky and narcoleptic being who loves to sleep during his office hours and while he sleeps he starts off his journey into the dangers and unseen challenges of the world. Bob Sleepwalks and this habit leads him to the world of unknown terrors and challenges. Back to Bed offers a Monument Valley type environment where it lets you walk on physically impossible platforms situated in an environment based on painting-like cityscapes, interact with a number of unknown and bizarre entities, solve some of the challenging and quite strange puzzles etc. When Bob sleeps and starts Sleepwalking, Subob, Bob’s Subconscious guardian wakes up who protects Bob from all the dangers, keeps him safe and guides him back to his bed (the Office Chair). Back to Bed offers a truly artistic experience for all the hardcore Puzzle Platform enthusiasts. Back to Bed offers a unique and a very well balanced dream like surreal game universe, amazingly challenging 3D puzzles, picturesque visuals and environment, easy game controls and a mind blowing and quite engaging gameplay.