From Press Release:
(Malmö, Sweden) – December 3, 2025 – Newly established Swedish studio, Wrenfall, today announced that its debut title, Puzzle Parasite, is now officially available on Steam. This clever, cricket-bat-wielding sci-fi puzzle adventure, crafted by a small team of veteran developers, delivers a captivating solo and co-op experience that challenges the limits of not only physics, but also friendship.
Wrenfall also launched a new trailer to celebrate the game’s release, offering players a final, fresh look at the intricate environmental puzzles, telekinetic gameplay, and deep, alien secrets waiting to be uncovered.
Inspired by genre classics such as Portal, The Talos Principle, and Antichamber, Puzzle Parasite drops players onto a mysterious alien world where telekinetic powers and a trusty cricket bat become the keys to manipulating energy cores, power alien technology, navigate light bridges, and avoid lethal lasers.
As players journey deepens, they’ll unravel the enigmatic structures buried beneath the planet’s surface. The game features a complete single-player campaign alongside a fully dedicated two-player co-op mode. challenging players to coordinate and think together to solve environmental puzzles.
“Puzzle Parasite was built to be played at your own pace, a space where logic guides the player. We wanted to bring puzzle games back to their roots, paying tribute to classics like Portal and The Talos Principle.” said Gustav Bouvin, co-founder of Wrenfall. “Internally we often say, ‘when everyone goes zig, we go zag,’ and that mindset really shaped the game. Instead of chasing trends, we focused on making something thoughtful, strange, and deeply satisfying to solve.”
Key Features
- A cozy yet thrilling first-person puzzle adventure along with calm and satisfying sound effects and music.
- First person room based puzzle challenges where every level is intentionally designed: no filler, no repetition, players figure out the mystery at their own pace.
- Core actions specifically hand crafted to make them feel smooth & satisfying every time you use it.
- An engaging core mechanic focused on physics, logic, observation, and satisfying chain-reaction problem-solving.
- A dedicated single-player campaign that can also be played in co-op.
- Exclusive Co-op Campaign: A separate co-op only campaign featuring unique gameplay elements, such as jump pads.
Puzzle Parasite is available now on Steam for $14.99 (with a 15% launch discount active within 14 days of release).
About Wrenfall
Wrenfall is an independent studio based in Sweden founded by a team of seasoned developers from some of the industry’s most acclaimed studios, including Playdead, Ubisoft, Square Enix, IO Interactive, MachineGames, and Riot Games. Puzzle Parasite is their debut title for the studio set to launch on December 3, 2025. For more information, please visit https://wrenfall.com/.
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