Puzzle Depot

[b]8.5/10[/b] Massive sokoban with possibly the best story I’ve seen in a puzzle game where the puzzles are baked into the environment. [b]What is it:[/b] Imagine your job is to push boxes like some people push paper. Day in. Day out. Just pushing boxes around a warehouse with your only highlight being the occasional barrel. A mutant bug-infested apocalyptic disaster would start to sound like a welcome alternative. Well good news, this is the premise of Puzzle Depot. The first game I’ve played that fully embodies its sokoban-genre roots by starting the player off as a warehouse worker (the word ‘sokoban’ comes from the Japanese word 倉庫番 which means “a person in charge of a warehouse”). However, it quickly replaces warehouses with volcanic caverns and boxes with giant curled up pillbugs. While a traditional sokoban tasks players with pushing boxes around to achieve a prescribed win-state, this game shakes the formula up a lot by introducing items that alter how the player interacts with objects, giving RPG vibes. For example, with bare hands the player can push boxes, but pick up a crowbar and now you can break open certain boxes to reveal additional items needed to solve puzzle…

very fun sokoban-like, with bits of drod and even drod rpg included. optimization (for the sickos) and managing resources add more flavor than typical in the genre. super easy recommend for the box pushers, def deserves more love before jonathan blow's boxer takes the spotlight

Some of the best level design I've seen in any game, ever. Other icing on the cake: +Fun and well-told story with numerous bits of lore and jokes for those who seek it out +Fantastic puzzle design eases you into the large number of mechanics without ever feeling overwhelming +Art direction and soundtrack that endlessly impress +Challenges that encourage creative replays and alternative solutions +Excels at being easy to pick up and play for short or lengthy sessions +/- Post game is absolutely breaking my brain It's rare to find a game on Steam with 100% positive reviews - this one deserves every one it's gotten. I've bought it for all my friends - you should too.

A very 90s styled adventure puzzle game with 21st century puzzle design. Can be played quite fast and loose to just get through a level, but really shines when plannning a run that does all the objectives, as the purpose of every item and element accross a level become clear.

Very fun game, that's quite different from anything I've played before. On the surface level it's a bunch of pretty good DROD-ish puzzles. But the real fun (and challenge), lies in the optional goals for each level. They turn the entire level into one big puzzle, where you need to manage your resources properly, and while this might seem like an overwhelming task, it is for the most part managable. They are optional though, so if this doesn't sound appealing you can still enjoy the rest of the game! Highly recommended!

Very fun puzzle game