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The latest sokoban games

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 recently released sokoban games in the Thinky Games database.

  • Puzzle Depot
    Windows
    Journey through a post-apocalyptic land filled with hazardous puzzles.
  • Prince of Darkness Jr.
    Windows
    Push your way to the exit while staying away from the lights.
  • Aha Alphabet
    Web
    A collection of colorful brainteasers, one for each letter of the alphabet (tentatively).
  • Treasure 'n Trio
    Windows
    Switch between three adventurers with unique abilities to solve sokoban-styled puzzles.
  • Sokobos 2
    Windows
    Linux
    Load vases into your cart in this minimalist sokoban inspired by Greek tragedies.
  • Tactic Toe
    Web
    Help smiley blocks get to their goals by pushing away each other.
  • A Directionless Cycle
    Windows
    A deep puzzle game in which markings on the blocks determine how they react to your inputs.
  • ScaleBox
    Windows
    Outgrow the grid in this size-shifting sokoban.
  • After Light Fades
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    A heartfelt sokoban journey with a wealth of interrelated puzzle elements.
  • Shrink Rooms
    Windows
    Use collapsing walls to your advantage in order to escape each room.
  • Kiko's Apple Adventure
    Windows
    MacOS
    Get the rafts to the apples to get the apples onto the rafts. Don't worry, you'll manage!
  • Gentoo Rescue
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    It's sokoban on ice! Load your penguin with rule-breaking items and slide your way home.
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