Parabox
Shares rank 25 of 45 puzzle games by recommenders
Recommended as a standout Sokoban-style puzzle game with over 350 puzzles and a gentle, finely graded difficulty ramp.
Recommended as a standout Sokoban-style puzzle game with over 350 puzzles and a gentle, finely graded difficulty ramp.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Well-designed, Sokoban-style puzzles
“its puzzles have a gentler and finer-grained difficulty ramp”
Comment from 21 Apr 2026 in “10 years: Stephen's Sausage Roll still one of the most influential puzzle games” “Patrick's Parabox which has over 350 great puzzles”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “'500-hour' Order of the Sinking Star is as complex and exhausting as it sounds” “best Sokoban game I've played, by far.”
Comment from 16 Oct 2026 in “'500-hour' Order of the Sinking Star is as complex and exhausting as it sounds”
Other puzzle games people recommend
The four most recommended other puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outer Wilds | 65 | 7 | 90% | 9 | — | Approved |
| enclose.horse | 64 | 10 | 86% | 4 | — | Approved |
| The Witness | 60 | 19 | 76% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Braid | 36 | 5 | 88% | 5 | — | Approved |
| ParaboxThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they never caught me long term”
“best Sokoban game I've played, by far.”
“Patrick's Parabox which has over 350 great puzzles”
“All of these are highly reknowned.”
“If we're talking about recursion, Patrick's Parabox is another stellar pick.”
“its puzzles have a gentler and finer-grained difficulty ramp”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.