A Way Back

A Way Back

Timur Chanturia · 2022 · Hand-drawn, Puzzle, Cute, Snow, Top-Down

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About A Way Back

Solve challenging sokoban-like puzzles to help a little penguin clean islands from nasty plastic trash and find A Way Back home!


  • Cute hand-drawn art by Jenya "lodfu" Kuzmenko
  • Challenging puzzles by Timur "haze" Chanturia
  • A lovely original soundtrack by Tom "TKIMUSE" Kinsella

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jan 2, 2024
sooo adorable ❤️🐧💙💛
12 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 31, 2023
This is a small puzzle game from Ukrainian developers. Chilling soundtrack and cute penguin included. Puzzle seems to be easy, but quickly get pretty challenging. Find it pretty good to train your brain during holiday season.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 20, 2024
Great stuff. No complaints.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 1, 2026
Simple but fun puzzle game.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 17, 2026
A Way Back, developed by Timur Chanturia and Jenya Kuzmenko and published by Never Give Up Games, is a thoughtful grid-based puzzle game that wraps classic sokoban-inspired mechanics inside a gentle, environmentally themed journey. At first glance, its charming presentation and soft color palette suggest a relaxed, cozy experience, but beneath that inviting exterior lies a carefully constructed logic challenge that steadily grows in complexity. The game follows a small penguin navigating isolated islands covered in plastic waste, attempting to clear paths and ultimately find a route back home. The premise is simple, yet it provides just enough narrative framing to give emotional weight to the puzzles. The gameplay is built around deliberate, tile-by-tile movement across compact levels. Each action matters, and every push of an object must be considered carefully. Like traditional sokoban games, poor planning can quickly lead to dead ends, forcing players to restart or rethink their approach. Early stages introduce the fundamentals gradually, allowing players to internalize movement rules and object interactions without feeling overwhelmed. As the islands expand and layouts become …
1 found this helpful
Recommended Jul 26, 2024
Super adorable, but the cute little penguin will lull you into a false sense of security. I've torn my hair out over a few of the puzzles already.
1 found this helpful

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