Patrick's Parabox

 PC
Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. IGN Japan
    May 11, 2022
    90
    Patrick’s Parabox shakes up the traditional formula of Sokoban (box pushing) puzzle games by implementing boxes within boxes. The moment you realize the box you are pushing is a stage in itself is something truly magical that adds new depth to the genre. The visuals, polish and difficulty balance make this one of the best games in the genre to date. A must-buy for any puzzle gamer.
  2. Games.cz
    May 3, 2022
    90
    Patrick’s Parabox may not be the most original of video games but the way it borrows ideas and blends them together is simply exceptional. Its paradoxical puzzles will mangle your brain, the concept of applied infinity will stun you. Do you like Baba Is You? If so, play this and thank us later.
  3. Multiplayer.it
    Apr 8, 2022
    88
    Patrick's Parabox is brilliant, there's no other way to say it. It starts with a small idea and expands it again and again, mixing each new insight with the previous one to create larger and larger and more interesting puzzles. It offers lots of content, administered quickly to the player, with lots of optional levels, allowing the more experienced to test themselves and those who struggle a bit more to advance by completing only the easier sections.
  5. Vandal
    Apr 1, 2022
    88
    This is an incredibly smart puzzle game that you should try if you like the genre and, particularly, sokoban games.
  6. Edge Magazine
    Apr 21, 2022
    80
    Those who like their puzzlers to have a supplementary hook will find it wanting on that front, then, but you will struggle to find more ingenious challenges than these in any other game this year. [Issue#371, p.121]
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  7. Slant Magazine
    Apr 11, 2022
    80
    In this bursting-at-the-seams collection of over 350 handcrafted puzzles, you’ll need to think both inside and outside the box.
  8. INVEN
    May 10, 2022
    77
    It's like a fine dining set for puzzle fans. But it's unsatisfying in that its limited reward systems does not motivate gamers to play repeatedly.
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  1. Eurogamer
    Mar 28, 2022
    Beneath Patrick's Parabox's minimalist surface are layers upon layers - a masterclass of simplicity and puzzling challenge. [Eurogamer Recommended]
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Mar 28, 2022
    Mostly, though, it's just the sheer brilliance of Patrick's puzzles that makes it stand out. There's just so much to admire and delight in here, and lemme tell you, the puzzles I can't talk about are just chefkiss.gif genius. Truly wonderful stuff. Just when you think you've got the measure of where this box shuffler's going, it pulls the recursive rug out from under you and captivates you all over again. Given what we're dealing with here, I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say this is an infinitely pleasing puzzle game. If I were Wilmot, I'd be green with envy. [RPS Bestest Bests]

Awards & Rankings

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#37 Best PC Game of 2022

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Gabilean
    Apr 24, 2022
    10
    It's an essential puzzle game, really innvoative and original. Portal was the first puzzle game that accomplished to astonish me with all itsIt's an essential puzzle game, really innvoative and original. Portal was the first puzzle game that accomplished to astonish me with all its level design and mechanics. This game... really made me remind of that time. Excellent.… Full Review »
  2. Kaina
    Apr 24, 2022
    10
    Brain-blowing, fantastic and original game!

    A must buy for all puzzle lovers.
  3. petemul
    Jul 22, 2022
    10
    Of course, if you don't like puzzle games with minimalistic style, this is NOT for you. Otherwise...

    Brilliant. The most brilliant puzzle    Of course, if you don't like puzzle games with minimalistic style, this is NOT for you. Otherwise...

    Brilliant. The most brilliant puzzle game i have played for decades. Patrick's Parabox constantly challenges you AND blows your mind, and it seems to never stop as the level goes on and on.

    The puzzles are well-paced, never too hard or too long to resolve, making it less frustrating than a Baba is You for instance - yet they are amazingly satisfying when you finally solve them.

    And from a gameplay standpoint, this is pure videogame. Nothing else than a VIDEO game can give you these perspective, recursive, loop de loop tricks.

    Try the demo : it gives enough insight to realize if you like this game or not. But i honestly don't see what's what possibly wrong with the whole design.    … Full Review »
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