The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD

Why recommended

• Features a silent protagonist (Amaterasu) who transforms into a wolf, mirroring Link's wolf form and his role as a silent hero in a fantastical world.
• Criteria - Puzzle solving is integral to progression, often involving the Celestial Brush to manipulate the environment, draw objects, or defeat enemies in creative ways.
• The game presents a challenging difficulty curve, especially with some of the later bosses and optional content, requiring strategic use of abilities and items.

Why recommended

• Features a similar structure of exploring a semi-open world, entering dungeons, acquiring new tools/abilities, and using them to solve environmental puzzles and defeat bosses.
• Criteria - Puzzle elements are heavily integrated into dungeon progression, requiring players to utilize newly acquired weapons and abilities in strategic ways to advance.
• Combat can be challenging, especially on higher difficulties, demanding strategic use of War's diverse arsenal and abilities to overcome hordes of demons and powerful foes.

Why recommended

• Features a vast open world filled with exploration, platforming, and combat challenges, alongside numerous 'Vaults of Tartaros' which function as self-contained puzzle dungeons.
• Criteria - Puzzle solving is a core mechanic, with many environmental puzzles, physics-based challenges, and the aforementioned vaults requiring clever use of Fenyx's abilities.
• The game offers a challenging difficulty, especially in its combat encounters and more complex puzzles, encouraging strategic planning and execution.