Patrick's Parabox

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Why do I love this game? - The recursive game mechanics. - How challenging some of the puzzles are. - The level design of a lot of levels is sublime. - The game mechanics are very clear (once you get a bit of practice).

As a puzzle game enthusiast, I always try to find a unique puzzle game. This one in particular is one of the unique one. Shouout to a Shorts Youtuber called Trippster (https://www.youtube.com/@TrippPlaysGames) dudes out here selling the game so much that I just had to try it myself. And Jesus Christ, I fall in love hard with this game. I couldn't recommend this game enough. I haven't finished the game myself but you know for sure that I will finish this one soon enough. It's just that good. Overall 9.8/10, it's not perfect but nearly there. Edit (After 100% Completion): Hand's down, without shadow of a doubt, the best puzzle game ever created. Like holy cow, it is absolutely breathtaking to see how the gameplay elevate from one section to another. Then, after finishing all of that, with the knowledge you have required throughout your journey, they give you a challenge. Like a proper challenges. Those one are hard af, they really put me on to madness with that one. I even had to google one or two levels on YouTube to get through those levels. My overall rating still the same and I'm not regret rating it 9.8/10 because I actually kind of annoyed that the dev give some side quests at the end of the game where you learn new mechanics and expect you to solve puzzles with that new mechanics. It actually throw me off a couple of time, especially in the "Appendix: Priority" section of the game. Man, I hate that one. I needed some time to get use to that. 😂

a very fun and mind bending puzzle game. Full of charm and I love how the intended solutions always have that same "aha" moment when you figure it out.

Great puzzle game. I solve a few puzzles, get frustrated on a difficult one, and take a break to to rest my brain. After some time I dive back in and repeat the process.

Runs great on the steamdeck! Wonderful puzzles that seemed simple but still remained challenging. A really great ramp up for each different mechanic; and then the bonus puzzles turn some of what you know around. I had fun with it

This game is, in my opinion, perfectly executed. It explores all of its ideas to the fullest, introduces mechanics clearly and elegantly, and has a really well-balanced difficulty curve. Its puzzles are tough as nails, but they never feel unfair, boring or overwhelming. Overall, a must play for puzzle fans who like a clever challenge!

Arguably the platonic ideal of a puzzle game. This game starts off quite easy, but it introduces new mechanics at just the right pace to keep you engaged. No singular idea overstays its welcome. You are being excitedly shown the consequences of each systemic axiom - yet the game also knows that oversharing would be counter productive, restraining itself to only the most meaningful nuggets. The amount of content, however, is anything but restrained. There are 364 levels in the base game, and the vast majority of them have something unique to discover. I consider myself a fast puzzle solver, and it still took me ~22 hours to 100% the game. There are bonus puzzles and challenge puzzles and even alternate-reality puzzles, where the developer re-imagines one of those core axioms and shows you what puzzles might have looked like in that universe. The OST is excellent. The artwork fulfills its primary purpose of being readable and leaving no ambiguities. The polish is generally just top-notch - for game that explores recursive and self-referential interactions, every possibility is seemingly accounted for. Creating paradoxes/infinities is actually embraced as a core mechanic, where in any other game it might have just been avoided to prevent crashes. It reflects the intentionality of the developer's approach to puzzle design. It's the simple, genuine joyfulness of the presentation, and the generosity of the game's breadth, that really sold me on Patrick's Parabox. Pick it up for full price, or at a discount; It'll be a steal either way.

I haven't completed this game as of writing this, but as a puzzle game enjoyer, this tickles my brain very nicely. I find these puzzles to be unique and challenging in such a way where it feels rewarding.. That said, I don't wanna talk about the amount of accidental paradoxes I've created.. whoopsie~ 10/10

This is a rare example of a puzzle game that's beatable by puzzle novices but challenging for puzzle experts. Despite the mind-bending nature of the game, the puzzles you need to clear to reach the credits are surprisingly doable if you spend a few minutes playing around. Sometimes it's worth skipping a puzzle and coming back to it after trying a couple later levels once you're more familiar with the mechanics it's showing you. I was able to reach the credits in about three hours, but I also still have about 200 puzzles left that weren't strictly required. The challenge levels are aptly named; they range from tricky to brutally challenging. They also make up about half of the game's puzzle count. If you're a puzzle-loving completionist, you'll have a lot left to do as the game's mechanics are explored to their fullest.

probably the best video game adaptation of math I've ever played (yes really). this game fucking rules

There are a lot of interesting levels. As somebody who really enjoys a good puzzle, I love the creativity of this game. I would like some harder achievements, though.

takes a simple but original concept and runs with it. in that way it is alot like recuresd so if you like that game this should be a good match as well.

One of the best puzzle games I’ve ever played. At first, it seems simple “So you push boxes around?” But then… wait a second. Things get deeper. Much deeper. It’s like the Inception of puzzle games, with a touch of that Portal-like brilliance. The solutions often stare you in the face, but you just can’t see them, until suddenly, it clicks. It’s mind-bending, it’s mind-blowing, and it makes you feel like a genius when you finally crack it. Hands down, my puzzle game of the year.

Every world you go through the same stages of eureka, I get this game...to...the world makes no sense, this makes no sense, the universe makes no sense...to...I can see the 9th dimension and it is beautiful. And all in a 10 minute sitting.

Incredible game. Simple mechanics, but mind bendingly frustrating. It's a gem.

This game really Sucked My Ban (Made me think really hard), and it uses recursion as a mechanic in unique ways, so overall it's a great game. 8.8888888/10

Very interesting, mind-bending puzzle game. The spacial recursivities and untypical game mechanics is what make this special among other puzzle games.

I'm normally not a fan of sliding box puzzles, but this game kicked the trend by having the solutions pretty much never require trial and error to progress. Very fun and satisfying puzzles with new twists and mechanics regularly introduced to keep you learning and tackling new challenges with a fresh approach.

Lots of mind warping puzzles, a fun variation on a box pushing game I used to play on TI-83+ calculators when I didn't feel like actually listening to the math processor in middle school lol. (sorry Mr. Wood)

Even if I don't get any more out of it, the second world just made me smile the whole time (apart from one level, but we don't talk about that). Such a cool experience. ♥️ (To be continued)

Love the puzzles. I am addicted to this game. Despite having a lot of AAA games for my consoles, this is the game i keep coming back to on my integrated graphics laptop. Unlike other sokoban puzzlers this game is not that difficult and it so far has just the right amount of difficulty.

Very fun sokoban puzzler dealing with recursion, infinite loops and such. I feel like these puzzles were more fun because of having a background in programming as it made a lot of the concept feel not too uncanny or confusing

Hours of mind bending fun with over 100 puzzles including optional challenge levels for if you want something harder. 10/10.

One of my favourite puzzle games in a long while. Very worth it

Almost as good as BABA IS YOU, probably better than Puddle Knights

this is the most confusing puzzle game ever, i love it

my brain hurts 100% percent recommend it

its super good you can play it with a joystick

It confused me, in a good way.

this is a really fun game about recursion

It's a good game

good

you gotta mum a rusk of this

Every time I solved a challenge puzzle it felt like the solution was incredibly obvious, and of course that is what marks a good puzzle game.

luar biasa

I became a cube.

my brain broke

is mayonnaise an instrument?

Brilliant.