Top 5 Puzzle Games to Play This Weekend! 

We all know the weekend is meant for playing our favourite games and eating snacks. 

Top 5 Puzzle Games to Play This Weekend! 

If you are looking for something new to play, or a delightful puzzle game that is perfect for releasing the tension after your long week at work, look no further! We asked around the Overclockers UK office for everyone’s favourite puzzle games and matched them with some of our incredible pre-built gaming PCs.  

Get your snacks ready and let’s get to it.  


Unravel

A perfect way to escape the stress of your work week is through a heartfelt story of yarn and family, in Unravel.   

Meet Yarny, made from a single thread of yarn, who is embarking on a journey to reconnect with a long last family. Players can use his thread to interact with the environment, such as swinging across trees,  over a dangerous gap, or solving complex puzzles to unravel deep secrets. As you uncover more details and solve the puzzles, you will unlock secrets about the memories of a long-lost family and work to bring them back together.   

PC System Specifications

Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo or
AMD Athlon Phenom X2
Memory4GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 4550GT or
AMD Radeon HD 5750
DirectXVersion 11
Refract Gaming Jade 2023

Refract Gaming Jade Pre-Built Gaming PC 

  • Pre-built gaming PC for mid-tier gaming and budding content creators
  • Hand picked components chosen by the OcUK team of PC experts
  • Enjoy games such as Grand Theft Auto V at 155+FPS at 1080p
  • Includes an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GPU
  • 3 year parts and labour warranty

Baba is You

If your week hasn’t gone your way, fear not! You can bend and change the rules in this award-winning puzzle game, Baba is You. 

The way you decide to play has a deeper impact on the rules of the game. These ‘rules’ are blocks which you can interact with. By moving them around or manipulating them, you change how the level works and can even unlock surprising consequences or interactions.  

Turn yourself into a rock, grass into dangerous boiling hot lava, or even change the goal entirely, there is a multitude of different ways to manipulate the rules of the game and bend them in your favour.  

PC System Specifications

Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorCPU with 2.0GHz
Memory1GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 6660 or
AMD Radeon X1300
Storage200MB available space

Refract Gaming Amber Pre-Built Gaming PC

  • Pre-built gaming PC for casual gaming
  • Designed by the OcUK team of PC enthusiasts
  • Enjoy games such as Apex Legends at 160+FPS at 1080p
  • Includes an AMD Ryzen 5 7500F CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 GPU
  • 3 year parts and labour warranty included
Refract Gaming Amber 2023

Freshly Frosted

Doughnuts and puzzles, is there a better way to spend the weekend?  

In Freshly Frosted, over 140 doughnut dilemmas await you! Players will need to place different conveyor belts and mechanics, such as teleporters and splitters, in order to solve the puzzles and box up the dozens and dozens of doughnuts. As you unlock more puzzles, discover a plethora of different doughnuts which are sure to get your stomach growling. You might want to think about getting some in before you start playing…  

The backdrop for this action is a beautiful mix of pastel colours, soothing narration, and music for a relaxing weekend spent playing puzzles and eating.  

PC System Specifications

Minimum
OSWindows XP SP2+
ProcessorSSE2 instruction set support
Memory1GB RAM
DirectXVersion 9
Storage300MB available space
AdditionalThe Steam Client now requires Windows 10 or later
Refract Gaming Crimson 2023

Refract Gaming Crimson Pre-Built Gaming PC

  • Pre-built gaming PC for casual and entry-level gaming
  • Each component has been cherry-picked by the OcUK team
  • Enjoy games such as League of Legends at 195+FPS at 1080p
  • Includes an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G APU with RX Vega Graphics
  • 3 year parts and labour warranty included

It Takes Two

The Game of the Year winner in 2021, It Takes Two is a delightful puzzle-based co-op adventure game that is perfect to play with a friend this weekend! 

Play as Cody and May, two humans who have been wrongfully transformed into dolls through magic. Journey through a mysterious world where anything can happen and solve puzzles in order to escape. However, it won’t just be the puzzles you need to solve.

The backdrop to this adventure game is a heartfelt story of Cody and May’s relationship and the challenges of getting along. Work together to solve the puzzles, escape, and learn how to overcome your relationship difficulties.

It Takes Two

PC System Specifications

MinimumRecommended
OSWindows 8-10Windows 8-10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2100T or
AMD FX 6100
Intel Core i5 3570X or
AMD Ryzen 3 1300Z
Memory8GB RAM16GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or
AMD R7 260x
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 or
AMD R9 290x
DirectXVersion 11Version 11
ConnectivityInternet Broadband
Connection Required
Internet Broadband
Connection Required
Storage50GB available space50GB available space

Refract Gaming Celeste Pre-Built Gaming PC

  • Pre-built gaming PC designed for mid range gaming and content creation
  • Created for enthusiasts by the OcUK team of PC experts
  • AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU
  • Enjoy games such as Baldur’s Gate 120+FPS at 1440p
  • 3 year parts and labour warranty included
Refract Gaming Celeste 2023

Portal 2

Everyone’s favourite puzzle game, Portal 2, is ideal for winding down after a busy week at work. Choose between the single-player mode or, if you and a friend are looking for something to do this weekend, Portal 2 also features an expansive multiplayer mode.  

Both include their own separate campaign mode in which players must create portals to manipulate objects and even themselves to solve puzzles and physical challenges. Both these different modes include an expansive group of characters and unique stories to discover.  

PC System Specification

Minimum
OSWindows XP – Windows 7
ProcessorCPU with at least 3.0GHz
Memory2GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 7600 or
ATI Radeon X800
DirectXVersion 9
Storage8GB available space
AdditionalThe Steam Client now requires Windows 10 or later

OcUK Gaming Hawk Gaming PC

  • Configurable gaming PC
  • As standard includes Intel i5 14600KF CPU and AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT GPU
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM
  • Additional M.2 and 2.5” SATA SSDs available

Your Weekend Plans?  

What are you weekend plans? Are you going to play anything interesting this weekend?  Let us know what you’re up to in the comment section below.  

*Prices correct at time of writing and PC specs are subject to change.

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