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The best sokoban games for Windows

Sokoban games, also known as block-pushing or box-pushing games, are turn-based puzzle games in which you control a character pushing or moving objects around on a grid. The genre has origins in the 1982 game Sokoban, designed by Hiroyuki Imabayashi, in which you have to push boxes around a warehouse onto designated targets. The japanese word 倉庫番 (“sōkoban”) translates to “warehouse keeper”.

Traditional sokoban games tend to focus on carefully moving boxes around in tight spaces, while more modern games tend to focus on having insights about their systems and mechanics. Stephen's Sausage Roll is particularly notable for its influence on the genre, to the degree that some of the games in this new wave of sokoban games are known as “Sausage-likes”.

The games listed below are the most favorited sokoban games for Windows in the Thinky Games database.

  • Kine
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    PlayStation 4
    Xbox Series X|S
    Xbox One
    Twist and turn three musical characters through narrative-driven grid-based puzzles.
  • Entwined Time
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Web
    Record and rewind the actions of two robots with independent timelines.
  • Yugo Puzzle
    Windows
    MacOS
    Combine all blocks of the same color in this challenging grid-based puzzler.
  • Candle Prick
    Windows
    Linux
    Stab your enemies to form extensions of yourself and extinguish every candle.
  • Hiding Spot
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Find a cozy hiding spot by rearranging the furniture in this tricky sokoban game.
  • The Golem
    Windows
    Merge and destroy blocks in this challenging grid-based puzzle game.
  • Magnet Block
    Windows
    Solve challenging block-pushing puzzles with magnets.
  • Campfire Cooking
    Windows
    MacOS
    iPad
    Gather round the campfire, toasting marshmallows just right in this grid-based skewer-turning puzzler.
  • Bunny's Flowers
    Windows
    Make your way to grandma's house by shifting stone blocks with your magical powers.
  • Headlong Hunt
    Windows
    Guide a skittish orange creature into your trap in this arctic sokoban expedition.
  • Billy Bumbum: A Cheeky Puzzler
    Windows
    Nintendo Switch
    Roll your flatulent, cubic hero to victory in this tricky grid-based puzzler.
  • Double Trip
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Explore bright islands filled with item-pushing puzzles, either solo or in local co-op.
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