About Sokoban
Sokoban ("warehouse keeper") is the deep-thinking classic from Japan: push every crate onto its target spot. You can push but never pull — one careless shove into a corner and the puzzle is stuck.
How to play Sokoban
Move with the arrow keys and push crates by walking into them. Plan the order of pushes carefully — crates in corners are stuck forever, so think before you shove.
Questions & answers
- How do you play Sokoban?
- Push each crate onto a marked target using the arrow keys. The catch: you can only push, never pull, so a crate shoved against a wall or corner may be stuck for good.
- What does Sokoban teach?
- Planning ahead and thinking in consequences — it's used in computer-science courses as a genuinely hard planning problem, yet a 7-year-old can enjoy the early levels.
- Is Sokoban free?
- Yes — free, browser-based, on crumble.lol.