The Box Game

The Box Game
Version 1.0
By: Joni Pääskynpää

What is this game?
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My take on the classic game called Sokoban, with NES aesthetics.

How to play?
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Rules are simple: Move all the boxes to the designated spots. You can only push the boxes to move them around. The game consists of 50 stages. Be aware, these stages might get challenging.

There is also a password system. When you play a stage, you can see the password for that stage. You can input the password from the main menu. Good way to continue the game without losing your progress.

You can move around with the arrow keys or with WASD keys. A game controller is also supported (Xbox 360). You can reset a stage by clicking the reset button.

My personal journey
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Here we go again. New game and all. Nothing special here, I guess. Well, all the game art is made by me, so that's something. Good practice. I took this project so I could write a guide for myself. All the things that go into making a game. All the details and settings I have to remember. And all the more broad things, like how to come up with a good game idea. How to plan the game out. Those kinds of things. 

This is something I will update as I continue my journey. I hope it will speed up my development time a bit. It's also my attempt to put all my badly written notes in one place and in some kind of order. Easier if everything is in one place.

Credits
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Graphic design, art, and code
Joni Pääskynpää

Font
Goatmeal - https://fontmeme.com/fonts/nintendo-nes-font/

Music
Josh Lim - https://joshjameslim.itch.io/legend-retro-loops
Gravity Sound - https://gravity-sound.itch.io/puzzle-music-2
Tallbeard Studios - https://tallbeard.itch.io/three-red-hearts-prepare-to-dev

Sound Fx
Luiz Martins - https://luiz-martins.itch.io/8-bit-sfx-pack
Chequered Ink - https://ci.itch.io/arcade-sound-effects-pack
Hunter Audio Production - https://hunteraudio.itch.io/8bit-sfx-and-music-pack

Level maps based on work by Patrick Tingen

( c ) 2026, Joni Pääskynpää, Reload Soft