>All of the critically acclaimed puzzle games seem to be sokobans
replyWouldn't really agree considering:
Antichamber, The Witness, Talos Principle, Manifold Garden, Portal, Zachtronics, Tunic, Blue Prince, Return of the Obra Dinn, Seance of Blake Manor, a bunch more I could list.
Tunic is such an incredible experience. If you ever enjoyed the original Zelda and its manual, you simply must play tunic. It captures something incredible. And it has some amazing twists.
replyBut it's hardly what I would consider a puzzle game.
replyTV has the “puzzle box” genre and this is a much better fit for what Tunic is
replyYou could consider it a jigsaw puzzle game.
replyI'd say it's either an action-adventure game with some mystery, or a mystery game with some action-adventure, depending on the player.
replyExactly, I am quite surprised by this thread. I always thought sokobans were just one of the niches of puzzle games (one that I am not quite a fan of, to be honest... I find it just okay.)
replyA good sokoban should not be busy-work. Well designed puzzles should be pithy and not require a lot of running around. The distance between discovering the solution and executing it should be very short.
replyThis one is critically acclaimed and is not a sokoban: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/oo/
replyThat must be a specific niche. I enjoy puzzle games and the only sokoban game I can think of is Baba Is You. Though many games, including games that are not primarily puzzle games have a sokoban-like puzzle at some point.
replyThe puzzle game that reaped all the rewards this year is Blue Prince, it has its sokoban moment, but as a whole it is definitely not a sokoban game.
The Artisan of Glimmith is so good! Biggest surprise of the year for me so far.
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