Box's Dream (2022)

Developer: EspirArt Games
Genres: Casual, Indie, Strategy
Rating: 4.4 of 5, 18 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.6 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A soothing yet mentally engaging puzzle experience with colorful pixel visuals and a calm soundtrack, requiring careful logical planning to overcome increasingly tricky box-pushing challenges.

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What players say

Players describe Box's Dream as a straightforward sokoban-style puzzle game with 30 levels and a calming atmosphere. The puzzles start easy but get genuinely challenging, though the lack of a level select or undo button frustrates many, and a few warn that accidentally clicking New Game erases all progress.

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