And Then There Was No Light

[b]6/10[/b] Turn on all the lights in this one-big-world Sokoban-style game. [b]What is it:[/b] A sokoban game in which you’re a robot with a peculiar task, but figuring out what that task is is the purpose of the entire game, so at first you just move from one room to the next, turning on lights that open doors. The boxes don’t have a goal, but they conduct electricity so they are just used for connecting power sources to lightbulbs. They are also infinite and disposable, so you don’t have to carefully juggle them. If a box is in the wrong place, just push it into a wall and go get a new one. The puzzles are quite good, and as you progress the rooms get increasingly interconnected. It’s purposefully retro, with no undo, a green tint, no menus or UI, just start it up and play. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3551658781 The unique disposable nature of the boxes stands out in this game. Since they can be freely created and destroyed, there’s less maneuvering and more thinking about the intended shape of the final solution. Still, it’s not entirely free of maneuvering, since often you have to figure out how to get one box in its place without destroying any …

This game brightened my day.

Simple controls with creative and challenging puzzles. It's a winning combo.