Following the success of its demo-focused Next Fests, Valve has introduced multiple genre-specific mini-sales, now occurring weekly on Steam. The latest is the Box-Pushing Fest, which focuses on 'sokoban' games, illustrating the platform's extensive catalog featuring hundreds of titles within such specific niches. While the gameplay of pushing blocks can frustrate some players, others find joy in the challenge. The article highlights popular examples within this genre that are part of the sale, showcasing how even specific themes can yield rich gaming experiences.
The puzzling format-in which you must push blocks around a level to align them correctly-is somewhat notorious for its finickity nature, where mistakes are irreversible.
It's fantastically specific! Previous fests have included Tower Defense Fest, Dinos vs. Robots Fest, and most recently City Builder & Colony Sims Fest.
Box-pushing sales week fits right in. It also highlights just how many games there are on Steam, how unfathomably ludicrous its catalog is.
I've pulled together a selection of some stone-cold classics of the genre that are included in the Box-Pushing Fest sale.
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