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Sokoban
Play the classic Sokoban warehouse puzzle in your browser, pushing crates onto target tiles across multiple difficulty levels with keyboard and touch controls.
This works right here on your device — nothing gets sent out.
Classic Sokoban Box-Pushing Puzzle
Push all crates onto the storage target dots. Use Arrow keys, WASD, or on-screen buttons.
Legend
🧑 Keeper | 📦 Crate | 🎯 Target Dot | 🧱 Solid Wall
Golden Rule
Crates can only be pushed, never pulled. Avoid pushing crates into dead-end corners!
Controls
Keyboard Arrow Keys or W / A / S / D. On mobile, use the on-screen buttons.
How it works
- Select a puzzle difficulty level (Level 1 Easy Intro, Level 2 Warehouse Squeeze, or Level 3 Four Corners).
- Control the warehouse keeper using Arrow keys, WASD, or the mobile on-screen directional pad.
- Push crates (📦) strategically across floor tiles onto matching target storage dots (🎯).
- Plan your path carefully to avoid pushing boxes into unmovable corner deadlocks.
FAQ
What is Sokoban?
Sokoban (Japanese for "warehouse keeper") is a classic transport puzzle video game invented by Hiroyuki Imabayashi in 1981 where the player pushes crates around a warehouse labyrinth onto designated target storage locations.
Why is Sokoban famous in computer science and AI?
Sokoban is computationally PSPACE-complete. Because boxes can only be pushed and never pulled, a single wrong move can permanently lock the board into an unwinnable deadlock state, making it a classic benchmark for AI search and heuristic planning algorithms.
What are the main causes of deadlocks in Sokoban?
A corner deadlock occurs when a box is pushed into an interior non-target corner formed by two adjacent walls. Line deadlocks occur when two adjacent boxes are stuck along a continuous wall without targets.
How do you control the keeper in this browser version?
Use the standard keyboard Arrow keys, WASD keys, or the on-screen directional touch pad on mobile devices.
How we compare
| Feature | Online Tool Store | Retro game emulators | Flash game archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure lightweight zero-dependency web canvas | ✓ | ✗ (Heavy ROM loading) | ✗ (Deprecated plugins) |
| Keyboard (WASD/Arrows) & Mobile Touch D-Pad | ✓ | Partial | ✗ |
| Move and Push counter analytics | ✓ | ✓ | Partial |