A Way Back (2022)

Developer: Timur Chanturia, Jenya Kuzmenko
Publisher: Never Give Up Games
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Casual, Indie
Rating: 5.0 of 5, 32 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 2.3 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

You push blocks in a grid to clean up colorful snowy islands as a cute penguin, a soothing but tricky mental puzzle.

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What players say

Players enjoy this short sokoban puzzle game about a penguin kicking trash into bins. The ice breaks after one step instead of sliding, and trash shapes must match their bins. Puzzles start easy but get tricky, and many note the hand-drawn art and support for Ukraine.

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