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Patrick's Parabox
A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“A truly inventive game that respects the player's intelligence! :) You'll face puzzles that seem impossible to solve and something will suddenly click and you'll have a eureka moment. This game will break your brain. Very challenging, very original, very fun. A modern classic.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“There's no going back once you experience recursion.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“It's a Sokoban-like, except it recurses. You can go into smaller blocks. The same block might exist in multiple places. You can create infinities. Fun! Of course, with mechanics as strange as that, it takes quite some brain power to wrap your head around it. Fortunately, the…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:19 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Patrick's Parabox out now on Switch and PS5
Patrick's Parabox has recently released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5! I'm happy for the game to be available on consoles now, so more people can enjoy it! If you know someone who might be inte
25% discount during Cerebral Puzzle Showcase
Patrick's Parabox is 25% off during the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, from August 3-7! Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is an event on Steam celebrating puzzle games. Lots of discounts on great puzzle games, new
Steam Awards 2022
Hi all! Thanks so much for playing and enjoying Patrick's Parabox. I've said this before, but I'm thrilled at the reception the game has gotten! :) Nominations for the Steam Awards are now open, for g
Cerebral Puzzle Showcase sale, and Linelith released
Patrick's Parabox is part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, which just started, and is running from May 19-23! Get the game on discount. But regardless of if you've picked up Patrick's Parabox or not,
Minor bugfix update 2022-04-13
Hi all, I've just uploaded a minor bugfix update. Changes: Tweak puzzle Open 5 Change puzzle Challenge 35 due to the solution relying on a bug which has since been fixed. (whoops!) Add settings to dis
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Strategy |
| Player tags | Puzzle · Sokoban · Logic · Minimalist · Abstract · Singleplayer · 2D · Indie · Difficult · Casual · Strategy · Psychological Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 22 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.patricksparabox.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 250 MB available space