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Oriane recently added a bunch of retro puzzle games to our database!

Sokoban, which inspired and named an entire genre that’s now a staple in the puzzle world, was the very first block-pushing video game!

thinkygames.comSokoban · Thinky GamesThe very first block-pushing video game.

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Another hugely influential sokoban game is Microban! You might recognize some of the levels (particularly Microban 1) from other popular sokoban games.

thinkygames.comMicroban · Thinky GamesSolve small block-pushing puzzles that each illustrate a particular concept.

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One of the first video games to feature metapuzzles, The Fool's Errand, takes place in a fantastical world inspired by Tarot cards!

thinkygames.comThe Fool's Errand · Thinky GamesSeek lost treasure words in the land of Tarot among puzzle solutions and story clues.

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Made by the same person who made 3 in Three!

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Assign terrain-altering abilities to a crew of lemmings so they can make it to the exit in the clever automation game Lemmings.

thinkygames.comLemmings · Thinky GamesAssign terrain-altering abilities to a crew of lemmings so they can make it to the exit.

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Finally, did you know Shigeru Miyamoto produced a puzzle game in the 90s? In Mole Mania, you have to push and heave a wrecking ball across holes onto the exit!

thinkygames.comMole Mania · Thinky GamesNavigate underground tunnels, holes, and enemies, to throw a wrecking ball through each level exit.