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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.

  • The Golem
    Windows
    Merge and destroy blocks in this challenging grid-based puzzle game.
  • Pull Chain
    Windows
    Web
    Drag a light source to attract light-craving moths.
  • A Little Perspective
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Switch between isometric perspectives to create geometry-defying pathways.
  • Campfire Cooking
    Windows
    MacOS
    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.
  • Altered
    Windows
    Linux
    Solve grid-based puzzles by changing the shape of your characters.
  • Helltaker
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Meet sharply dressed demons as you venture down to a block-pushing hell.
  • Toroban
    Windows
    Linux
    Explore a mind-bending world of interconnected puzzles that wraps on themselves.
  • Yankai's Peak
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Solve pyramid-pushing puzzles on an abstract, triangular grid.
  • After Light Fades
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    A heartfelt sokoban journey with a wealth of interrelated puzzle elements.
  • Stig
    Windows
    Linux
    Find a path through colors to match a given pattern.
  • A Directionless Cycle
    Windows
    A deep puzzle game in which markings on the blocks determine how they react to your inputs.
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