# Games like Patrick's Parabox

> The closest matches to Patrick's Parabox: Baba Is You, Stephen's Sausage Roll, Sokobond, Gentoo Rescue, and 14 Minesweeper Variants. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Baba Is You](https://imho.run/games/736260/baba-is-you) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 12,222 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/736260/)
2. [Stephen's Sausage Roll](https://imho.run/games/353540/stephen-s-sausage-roll) — Also Sokoban, like Patrick's Parabox. 1,082 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/353540/)
3. [Sokobond](https://imho.run/games/290260/sokobond) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 280 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290260/)
4. [Gentoo Rescue](https://imho.run/games/2830480/gentoo-rescue) — Shares procedural generation and puzzle solving with Patrick's Parabox. 163 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/)
5. [14 Minesweeper Variants](https://imho.run/games/1865060/14-minesweeper-variants) — Shares procedural generation with Patrick's Parabox. 449 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1865060/)
6. [Manifold Garden](https://imho.run/games/473950/manifold-garden) — Also Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 4,329 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/)
7. [Room to Grow](https://imho.run/games/1471960/room-to-grow) — A frequent pick in Patrick's Parabox players' libraries, and another Strategy. 136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471960/)
8. [A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build](https://imho.run/games/316610/a-good-snowman-is-hard-to-build) — A frequent pick in Patrick's Parabox players' libraries, and another Indie. 416 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316610/)
9. [Loophole](https://imho.run/games/3629400/loophole) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 114 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/)
10. [Linelith](https://imho.run/games/1923790/linelith) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 895 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1923790/)
11. [Maxwell's puzzling demon](https://imho.run/games/2770160/maxwell-s-puzzling-demon) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 78 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2770160/)
12. [Filament](https://imho.run/games/1137350/filament) — Also Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 383 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1137350/)
13. [Paquerette Down the Bunburrows](https://imho.run/games/1628610/paquerette-down-the-bunburrows) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 540 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1628610/)
14. [SOK MIN](https://imho.run/games/839340/sok-min) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 51 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/839340/)
15. [Jelly Is Sticky](https://imho.run/games/1492620/jelly-is-sticky) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 79 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492620/)
16. [Antichamber](https://imho.run/games/219890/antichamber) — Also Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 10,145 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219890/)
17. [Yugo Puzzle](https://imho.run/games/1693260/yugo-puzzle) — Also Sokoban and Abstract, like Patrick's Parabox. 95 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693260/)
18. [140](https://imho.run/games/242820/140) — A frequent pick in Patrick's Parabox players' libraries, and another Action. 1,292 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242820/)
19. [Strange Jigsaws](https://imho.run/games/2702170/strange-jigsaws) — Shares puzzle solving with Patrick's Parabox. 2,800 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/)
20. [Starseed Pilgrim](https://imho.run/games/230980/starseed-pilgrim) — Shares procedural generation with Patrick's Parabox. 173 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230980/)
21. [Parcel](https://imho.run/games/316080/parcel) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 82 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/316080/)
22. [Understand](https://imho.run/games/1299400/understand) — Also Abstract and Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 333 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299400/)
23. [Puddle Knights](https://imho.run/games/1180540/puddle-knights) — Also Sokoban and Logic, like Patrick's Parabox. 131 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1180540/)
24. [Hexcells Infinite](https://imho.run/games/304410/hexcells-infinite) — Shares procedural generation with Patrick's Parabox. 2,519 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304410/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1260520&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1260520&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1260520&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1260520
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1260520
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Patrick's Parabox

Patrick's Parabox is a challenging strategy puzzle game released in 2022 by developer Patrick Traynor. Players navigate a recursive system of boxes nested within other boxes, employing paradox-exploration and rule-bending mechanics to solve increasingly complex problems. The game features procedural-generation to create its long campaign of demanding scenarios, with mechanics centered on puzzle-solving and creative spatial reasoning. Reviewers highlight the creative-and-fun-mechanics and note that tactical-positioning-matters throughout its many levels. Players describe the experience as brutal and challenging, rewarding persistent logical thinking. The game runs in a playable state on Steam Deck and costs $19.99. It supports single-player sessions designed for extended sit-down play and holds a 99% positive rating from over 2100 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1260520
- **Developer:** Patrick Traynor
- **Publisher:** Patrick Traynor
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Keyboard Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Mar 29, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1260520/patrick-s-parabox)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1260520&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1260520/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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