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Have you ever been in those situations where you find a cute game from a genre you like, pick it up despite the lack of reviews, start playing it not expecting much but then get so engrossed with it that your whole weekend seems to disappear in a flash? If so then you'll probably understand why I hold this game in such a high regard.

Sokoban as a genre has had its fair share of clones and how could it not. It's a top down perspective game where you essentially move blocks to their right position. This time such blocks behave in certain ways that are quickly explained and can be explored through puzzles in different sections. Furthermore, it's not as if you need to complete all of them to beat the game so after 10 sections the credits roll and your first objective is done. So what happens when you continue? Let me tell you.

If you're going for full completion you'll notice that some levels start to get tricky and employ mechanics you may or may not have picked up on either by experimenting or by accident. The way certain blocks can push each other and sometimes trigger chain reactions can be the key to your solution. But the most important part is how once it clicks you can feel genuinely satisfied about your accomplishment because you can be sure that you got to the expected solution logically.

Moreover, in my experience there were at least 5 puzzles where I was urging for there to be a guide with hints about their solution, one in particular coming at the very end. There weren't any so I gave myself more time to ponder about it, started trying out different strategies until it worked. The one I was the most impressed about was 10-9 and once you solve you'll probably get what i mean.

In any case, aside from the engaging gameplay aspect there's not much to say about its simplistic presentation. It just fits a game that is more focused on creating a thinking atmosphere than anything else. The music wasn't bothering at all and the hidden achievements were a fun little diversion to have. Sokoban lovers, puzzle lovers, tell me why haven't you tried this one out yet.

Played on Steam Deck.

Nice sokoban, good and challenging while being simple and intuitive. Could use some background music.

Surprisingly, this game doesn't have more reviews. It's challenging sometimes but oh so satisfying when you finally solve it. Thankfully, you only need to solve half the levels to progress to the next set. The tile abilities or limitations introduced on each set are very original. The bonus levels are easy but quite fun. I highly recommend it.