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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.

  • Indiana Hat and the Temple of Puzz
    Web
    Use your magical hat to carry blocks as you solve the trials of the Temple of Puzz.
  • Ahoist Cratey
    Web
    Hoist crates on pulley systems to solve challenging block-pushing puzzles.
  • N Step Steve: Part 1
    Web
    Our feline hero Steve is back, this time with the ability to move N steps before dying. But what is N?
  • #AkiRobots
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Android
    Control mutliple robots simultaneously to help Aki navigate to the socket.
  • A Monster's Expedition
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Nintendo Switch
    Nintendo Switch 2
    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    iPad
    iPhone
    Android
    Push and roll trees to build bridges through an expansive open world.
  • The Golem
    Windows
    Merge and destroy blocks in this challenging grid-based puzzle game.
  • Couch Installation Service
    Windows
    Push furniture on diagonals to harmonize inviting rooms.
  • Riko
    Web
    Rotate Riko and her laser gun through challenging sokoban puzzles.
  • Dr Jelly and Mr Slime
    Web
    Drink potions to transform between Dr Jelly and Mr Slime and solve tricky block-pushing puzzles.
  • Helltaker
    Windows
    Linux
    MacOS
    Meet sharply dressed demons as you venture down to a block-pushing hell.
  • Shackle
    Windows
    Web
    Shackled to a ball and chain, use them to your advantage to solve block-pushing puzzles.
  • Push Blox 2
    Windows
    Push and lift blocks that merge together, solving puzzling contraptions.
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