Void stranger is a game about moving tiles

Over the course of a month I spent nearly 50 hours playing this game. I never considered myself much of a fan of sokoban puzzle type games so I was pretty hesitant going into this. Especially after hearing people in my friend circle losing it about the game. I bit the bullet, though, I mean its only like $12 and I like to support weird indies.

A game about moving tiles

I've never played a game like this. There was a point early on where I was hooked. I knew no matter what, I had to see this through to the very end, and I did. I hated some of it. Not the puzzles, they're great, not the art or the music or the writing. It's all fantastic. But my mistakes. Losing an hour's worth of progress, easily. Resetting all the necessary levers to get back on track. I felt like Sisyphus pushing the boulder or, really,-

moving tiles.

It's infected my brain and changed how I see puzzles and video games. An amazing use of the medium that can only work as a video game. I love it. I hate it. It's melted my brain and made me smarter. It's made me more frustrated than any Fromsoft game and more emotional than any indie darling. This silly, charming, genuine game about pushing blocks and moving-

Reviewed on Dec 22, 2023


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