Soukoban

Soukoban is a puzzle game that appeared on the MSX 1, a home computer popular in the 1980s. This is a port of the original Sokoban, a classic logic puzzle that originated in Japan and was first released in 1981 by Thinking Rabbit. The MSX version brought the same box-pushing challenge to a new audience, though the exact release details and publisher for this specific port are not widely documented. In Soukoban, your goal is to push all boxes onto designated target squares within a warehouse-like grid. You control a character who can move in four directions and push one box at a time, but you cannot pull boxes or push two simultaneously. The puzzles increase in complexity as you progress, requiring careful planning because a single wrong move can trap a box in a corner, forcing a restart. There is no time limit, so the focus is entirely on logic and patience. Today, Soukoban remains a solid entry in the MSX library for fans of brain teasers. It is simple in presentation but offers deep, satisfying challenges that hold up well. If you enjoy games like Pushover or the many Sokoban clones that followed, this is a faithful version worth trying. Its straightforward mechanics and lack of clutter make it a perfect pick-up-and-play title for puzzle enthusiasts exploring retro computers.