Sokobond

Very Interesting

Simple concepts taken to extremely tricky ends, a classic puzzle game this is. Elegant as described and the audio is soothing. This is a straightforward game once you understand the mechanics. Some of the puzzles I end up just brute-forcing because the solution doesn't come easily to me. I would recommend this for anyone who likes Sokobon (box pushing) puzzles and not recommend it otherwise. Even for me, my enjoyment capped out after unlocking all the areas and I don't think I will ever complete it. That doesn't mean I didn't get my money's worth. I hope the creators are proud of making such a tightly designed game.

Sokobond was the first puzzle game out of the Draknek publisher. It's probably the worst one, but is still a solid game, and since it is the first one, it's only up from here. It's definitely relaxing, but my main problem compared to other games from this publisher, is the sense of accomplishment. In games like A Monster's Expedition and Cosmic Express, a lot of the branching paths are completely optional. This is not the case with Sokobond; if you can't complete one level, you can't just go into another path to finish the game. I did not complete the game because of this; I only went through 71 out of "96" levels. I did use a Walk-through in a couple of levels, but doing that for a large portion for me to continue, isn't my thing. I do have to consider that maybe most people don't have to do that, and I'm just dumb. I do like its minimalism and it's soundscape, and I had a good time overall. 7/10

Deciding to tackle the Draknek & Friends catalogue, the first game on the list is Sokobond. Personally, I am not super enthusiastic about sokoban-like games as the box pushing element usually evokes tedium and muted feelings of accomplishment when solving puzzles. With the minimalist visuals, Sokobond sometimes falls into that aspect but the elegance in its simplicity and spin on the sokoban formula shines through. The overall theming of chemical bonding and the mechanics around it can make the usual fanagling of objects ever so slightly more bearable.

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really interesting and the right amount of challenging you'll have more fun if you take hints for some puzzles you get stuck on; i watched the first few seconds of the solution for some of them when i was stuck but you can probably do these without help, just be prepared to spend a lot of time with little progress

Clever puzzle game. Nice twist on the sokoban idea, and you get cool little chemistry facts about all the molecules you make when you complete each level.