Games Like Patrick's Parabox

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Sokoban 34.1% ★, Puzzle 22.4%, Logic 17.6%, Difficult 14.5%, Minimalist 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive logic puzzle game that shares the seed game's focus on rule-breaking and deep mechanical complexity.

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.3%, Difficult 34.9%, 2D 10.5%, Indie 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features similar recursive room-manipulation mechanics where objects can be placed inside themselves.

A simple 3d puzzle game.

Why similar: Sokoban 42.5% ★, Puzzle 29.5%, Difficult 21.6%, Indie 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A notoriously difficult and rewarding sokoban game that defines the genre's potential for depth.

Push, slice, ingest, flip, and squish worms in this puzzle game in which you play as a little sentient tin can.

Why similar: Sokoban 57.5% ★, Logic 20.4%, Puzzle 16.4%, Indie 3.2%, Casual 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: Explores complex spatial movement and recursive logic within a grid-based puzzle framework.

Explore a world of colorful jelly blocks that can be deformed and stuck together. Use them in surprising, unexpected ways to build clever contraptions and solve delightful puzzles.

Why similar: Sokoban 41% ★, Abstract 17.7%, Logic 15.6%, Minimalist 10.8%, Puzzle 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes recursive and spatial mechanics that mirror the mind-bending nature of the seed game.

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Sokoban 66.3% ★, Puzzle 18.3%, Difficult 6.7%, 2D 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, minimalist, and highly challenging puzzle experience that rewards lateral thinking.

Sokobond is an elegantly designed puzzle game about chemistry. It's logical, minimalist, and beautiful - crafted with love and science.

Why similar: Sokoban 39.3% ★, Abstract 17.7%, Logic 9.5%, Difficult 8.8%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the minimalist, logic-driven approach to puzzle design found in the seed game.

Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.

Why similar: Abstract 39.9%, Puzzle 21.5%, Minimalist 19.8%, Difficult 14.3%, Indie 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Explores infinite, recursive geometry and perspective-shifting puzzles that feel conceptually related.

Do you like puzzles, fruit and the notion of crossing a snake with a bird for no good reason? If the answer to at least one of those questions is yes, then Snakebird might be the game for you. Solve your way through this headscratcher of a puzzle game and help the snakebirds sate their hunger.

Why similar: Puzzle 37%, Difficult 32.6%, Sokoban 22.7% ★, Indie 4.3%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similarly difficult and spatial grid-based challenge that requires precise planning.

An adorable and relaxing open world puzzle adventure for monsters who love to learn about humans!

Why similar: Sokoban 61.6% ★, Puzzle 16.5%, Difficult 14%, Strategy 3.4%, Casual 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world sokoban game that emphasizes clever spatial movement and exploration.

Plan the train route for the universe's most awkward space colony!

Why similar: Abstract 32.4%, Difficult 21.4%, Puzzle 19.9%, Minimalist 18.4%, Strategy 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, logic-heavy puzzle game that demands careful spatial reasoning.

A difficult open world puzzle game about plumbing.

Why similar: Sokoban 59.8% ★, Puzzle 18.5%, Difficult 14.5%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on complex, grid-based logic puzzles that require careful manipulation of the environment.

Set your belongings on fire on a beautiful voxel art puzzle island.

Why similar: Sokoban 64.8% ★, Puzzle 16.1%, Difficult 14.9%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sophisticated sokoban-style game with a minimalist aesthetic and deep, rewarding mechanics.

Tametsi is a difficult logic game played on a set of tiles, in which you must use the clues provided to discover and mark hidden mines.

Why similar: Logic 32.9%, Puzzle 28.9%, Difficult 23.1%, Minimalist 7%, Indie 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, logic-based puzzle game that rewards careful deduction and minimalist design.

Induction is an abstract puzzle game about time travel and paradoxes. As you master its logic, Induction will rewire how you think about cause and effect.

Why similar: Abstract 55.7%, Puzzle 35.5%, Indie 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features time-manipulation mechanics that create complex, logic-based puzzles similar to the seed game's recursive nature.

Minesweeper but the rules are changing.

Why similar: Logic 24.5%, Abstract 23.1%, Minimalist 17%, Puzzle 16.5%, Difficult 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a variety of logic-based puzzles that appeal to the same analytical mindset.

"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.

Why similar: Sokoban 41.9% ★, Abstract 17.1%, Logic 15%, Puzzle 10.6%, Difficult 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features complex sokoban-style puzzles that emphasize logic and minimalist presentation.

Dungeon and Puzzles is a dungeon adventure themed Sokoban game. The movement and direction are restricted, and the adventurer's ability can be changed by equipment at hand. Think through every step, destroy every monster and find a way to the end of the dungeon where the treasure awaits.

Why similar: Sokoban 51.3% ★, Logic 18.6%, Puzzle 12.4%, Difficult 11.6%, 2D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines sokoban mechanics with unique character abilities to create challenging, logic-heavy puzzles.

The buns... you HAVE to capture them!! Think outside the bunburrow or get outsmarted by bunnies in this cute pathfinding-based puzzle game!

Why similar: Sokoban 42.7% ★, Logic 17.7%, Minimalist 11.8%, Difficult 10%, Puzzle 10%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-heavy puzzle game that uses grid-based movement and clever mechanics to challenge the player.

Protecting nobles from mud may look simple on the surface, but the intricate cape arranging puzzle mechanics ensure steadily increasing difficulty. Join the Knights on their quest to preserve dignity, and mindmuck is practically guaranteed! Playtime 10-35h.

Why similar: Sokoban 46% ★, Logic 17.1%, Difficult 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%, Minimalist 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A clever sokoban variant that requires deep spatial planning and logic.

Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. Learn to maneuver like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!

Why similar: Sokoban 50.3% ★, Puzzle 14.9%, Difficult 14.1%, Logic 9.3%, Strategy 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique sokoban-style game that focuses on spatial manipulation and growth mechanics.

Solve puzzles embedded in rocks and crystals as you explore a colorful, serene alien asteroid. Discover a few clever twists as you progress in this short and sweet puzzle experience.

Why similar: Sokoban 42% ★, Puzzle 15.5%, Abstract 13.4%, Logic 9.5%, Minimalist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, relaxing puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and logic.

Understand is an experimental puzzle game about guessing rules. In each level, you have to figure out the rules through trial and error, then draw a line satisfying all rules.

Why similar: Abstract 34.1%, Logic 24.8%, Minimalist 20.4%, Puzzle 14%, 2D 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist logic puzzle game that forces players to deduce rules through experimentation.

A word-less abstract puzzle game about language.

Why similar: Sokoban 39.3% ★, Logic 15.5%, Minimalist 10.8%, Puzzle 9.7%, Abstract 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet logic-intensive sokoban game that fits the minimalist puzzle aesthetic.

Hexcells Infinite is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 37.4%, Logic 27.7%, Minimalist 17.9%, Difficult 5.3%, Casual 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist logic puzzle game that focuses on deduction and pattern recognition.

Moncage is a unique puzzle adventure game where you explore a fascinating world trapped inside a mysterious cube. With each face displaying a unique scene, you’ll have to leverage the illusions and discover the hidden links to solve the puzzle.

Why similar: Puzzle 41.6%, Abstract 38.7%, Casual 7%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Uses perspective and recursive-like visual puzzles to create a unique, mind-bending experience.

Puzzle game about squishing blocks together.

Why similar: Sokoban 41.2% ★, Logic 18.5%, Puzzle 17.7%, Difficult 15.2%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, single-player logic puzzle game that shares the grid-based movement of the seed game.

A lovely logical puzzle game about the many-worlds interpretation and quantum mechanics.

Why similar: Sokoban 45.8% ★, Abstract 18.2%, Logic 17.8%, Puzzle 11.7%, Casual 1.5%

Immerse yourself in the beautiful world of Hexologic. Solve challenging, yet rewarding puzzles, listen to relaxing music, dive deep into the game’s atmosphere and fall in love in with Sudoku again!

Why similar: Sokoban 38.8% ★, Logic 20.1%, Abstract 15.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Minimalist 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that uses minimalist design and grid-based mechanics.

An adorable puzzle game about being a monster and making snowmen.

Why similar: Sokoban 46.4% ★, Abstract 17.4%, Puzzle 11.2%, Minimalist 10.3%, Difficult 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, minimalist sokoban game that focuses on spatial logic and exploration.

SOK is a sokoban classic puzzle game. The goal of the game is to move all the boxes to their positions. It's not as easy as it seems. The player can push one box at a time, but do not pull it off.

Why similar: Sokoban 39% ★, Abstract 12.1%, Minimalist 11.8%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, minimalist sokoban puzzle game that focuses on core logic mechanics.

A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.

Why similar: Sokoban 34% ★, Logic 21.7%, Minimalist 12.7%, Puzzle 12%, Difficult 11.9%

Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 40.8%, Logic 24.2%, Minimalist 15.1%, Casual 3.9%, Abstract 3.7%

Solve difficult puzzles in a soothing atmosphere by altering your characters in multiple ways, forcing you to think outside the box.

Why similar: Sokoban 55% ★, Minimalist 13.7%, Difficult 12.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Strategy 3.5%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle 69.5%, 2D 16.9%, Indie 7.9%, Singleplayer 5.7%

A minimalist roll playing puzzle game. About 10 unique puzzle mechanics, around 200 puzzles, and satisfying smooth procedural animations.

Why similar: Sokoban 48% ★, Abstract 14.1%, Logic 11%, Puzzle 10.6%, Minimalist 9.7%

Sokobond Express is a beautifully minimalist puzzle game that combines chemical bonds and puzzling pathfinding in novel ways.

Why similar: Sokoban 29.2% ★, Abstract 20.8%, Logic 19.3%, Puzzle 12.1%, Minimalist 11.2%

Hexcells Plus is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

Why similar: Puzzle 44.1%, Logic 20.9%, Minimalist 14.9%, Difficult 6.8%, Indie 4.2%

A game of strange jigsaws.

Why similar: Abstract 30.8%, Puzzle 22%, Logic 18.8%, Minimalist 14.3%, 2D 5.5%

A difficult tile-based puzzle game about turning beans into monsters -- and monsters back into beans.

Why similar: Logic 36.3%, Puzzle 25.6%, Difficult 24.2%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%

A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles.

Why similar: Sokoban 50.6% ★, Logic 18.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Difficult 7.7%, 2D 2.8%

A puzzle game about capturing a creature. Learn to guide it and hide from it in simple yet surprisingly deep and satisfying ways.

Why similar: Sokoban 48% ★, Logic 17.7%, Puzzle 11.7%, Difficult 11.2%, 2D 3.2%

A game about 2D puzzles in 3D space.

Why similar: Sokoban 46.8% ★, Logic 13.9%, Minimalist 11.9%, Puzzle 11.8%, Difficult 8.7%

A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.

Why similar: Sokoban 43.7% ★, Logic 17.6%, Minimalist 13.6%, Puzzle 10.6%, Difficult 9.4%

Sokoban meets Greek tragedy! Sokobos is a minimalistic & challenging puzzle game that expands on the classic block-pushing formula.

Why similar: Sokoban 49% ★, Logic 14.2%, Minimalist 13.3%, Difficult 10.7%, Puzzle 10.4%

Puzzle game about portals and snakes.

Why similar: Sokoban 46.9% ★, Difficult 10.9%, Puzzle 10.8%, Logic 10.8%, Abstract 9.8%

Welcome to a realm of pure logic, where rules are rules and the next step can always be deduced.

Why similar: Logic 45%, Puzzle 23.3%, Difficult 19.3%, 2D 5.7%, Indie 2.4%

Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.

Why similar: Puzzle 58.6%, Minimalist 34.6%, Singleplayer 6.8%

SOK MAX is the sequel of the SOK puzzle. Now there are more boxes on each level.

Why similar: Sokoban 44.5% ★, Abstract 13%, Minimalist 12.4%, Puzzle 10.1%, Logic 9.2%

A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that expand on classic sokoban gameplay with new and creative mechanics. Build your own devious creations with the included level editor!

Why similar: Sokoban 51.1% ★, Logic 13.8%, Puzzle 13.4%, Difficult 12%, 2D 3%

Yugo Puzzle is a minimalist, relaxing, and satisfying puzzle game. Move jelly blocks left and right to merge them with the same color. It may sound simple, but it’s deceptively challenging. Enjoy the satisfaction of solving each puzzle.

Why similar: Sokoban 36.1% ★, Abstract 14.6%, Logic 13.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, Minimalist 9.9%

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Puzzle 31%, Difficult 30.6%, Minimalist 12%, Logic 9.6%, Strategy 7.4%

A magical puzzle platformer made with PICO-8. Be thinky to get the legendary treasure.

Why similar: Logic 34.7%, Puzzle 29.9%, Difficult 23.4%, 2D 7.1%, Indie 2.6%

Pight is a minimalist puzzle game inspired by the Minecraft redstone system, in which we try to turn on the light by using pistons and different block types. It offers a rich puzzle experience thanks to new mechanics added approximately every 10 levels.

Why similar: Sokoban 37.9% ★, Logic 15.5%, Abstract 15.1%, Minimalist 11%, Puzzle 10%

In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.

Why similar: Puzzle 83.1%, Singleplayer 9.2%, Indie 7.7%

Solve puzzle panels and uncover the meaning of the symbols within. Explore a dense world where secrets are hidden in plain sight.

Why similar: Logic 26.7%, Puzzle 25.2%, Difficult 22.3%, Minimalist 19.8%, 2D 3.7%

Minesweeper but the rules are changing, again.

Why similar: Abstract 29.3%, Logic 21.4%, Minimalist 17.4%, Puzzle 15.7%, Difficult 9.7%

CrossCells is an ambient logic puzzle game.

Why similar: Puzzle 36.4%, Minimalist 21.3%, Logic 20.7%, Strategy 7.8%, Casual 7.1%

Netoo is a minimalist logic puzzle where you try to place small magnets into their correct spots by rotating transporter magnets with rotators. The difficulty of the game increases gradually, thanks to new mechanics introduced every 10 levels.

Why similar: Sokoban 37.7% ★, Abstract 16.1%, Logic 15.6%, Minimalist 11.4%, Puzzle 9.5%

Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle 45.3%, Abstract 31.5%, Minimalist 8.9%, Difficult 6.5%, Indie 4.7%