Patrick's Parabox (2022)
- Developer
- Patrick Traynor
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Genres
- Casual, Indie, Strategy
- Rating
- 5.0 of 5, 5,666 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 9.4 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A meditative and deeply logical puzzle game where you manipulate infinite regressions of boxes inside boxes, slowly bending your mind around spatial recursion.
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What players say
Players praise the clever recursion mechanics and satisfying puzzle design, calling it a gentle introduction to the genre with a shallow learning curve. The art and music are plain, but the game delivers consistent mind-bending moments. Some find it too short for the price and wish for more content, while others take 20 hours on the main levels alone.
Screenshots
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