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Push boxes across grids, then step inside them as recursive levels turn classic Sokoban into layered logic puzzles.
Released 29 Mar 2022
Push Boxes Into Boxes
Step Inside The Level
Make Boxes Contain Themselves
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
Developed by Patrick Traynor · Published by Patrick Traynor








Patrick's Parabox is a grid-based box-pushing puzzle game. You move through each level, push boxes toward their goals, and enter boxes that contain smaller versions of the space you're navigating.
As boxes nest, contain themselves, and interact recursively, familiar pushes can reshape the level in unexpected ways. Solving puzzles means tracking where boxes and the player can move, and how one space fits inside another.
More than 350 puzzles are arranged in chapters that introduce and build on different mechanics. You can solve enough puzzles to unlock later chapters without completing every level, while optional puzzles, appendices, and post-game challenges offer further variations and tougher problems.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its inventive recursive mechanics, carefully designed puzzles, and the satisfying moment when a solution clicks. Reviews also appreciate how new ideas are introduced gradually and how optional challenges can provide a tougher test. Some players, however, find the early puzzles repetitive or overly guided, while others feel the challenge rises sharply in later levels.


| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
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| Achievements | 22 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |