How to Play Sokoban: Rules, Strategy & Free Levels

Sokoban is the classic warehouse puzzle. You steer a worker around a grid to push crates onto marked goal tiles. You can only push a crate — never pull it — and only when the space beyond is clear, so a careless shove into a corner can lose the level. It is solved when every crate rests on a goal.

• Skill: Spatial planning & foresight
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• Difficulty: Beginner to Advanced

How to play Sokoban

1. Push, never pull. The worker can only push a crate forward, never drag it back.
2. Need clear space. A crate moves only when the tile directly beyond it is empty.
3. One crate at a time. You can never push two crates at once, or a crate into a wall.
4. Fill every goal. The level is won when all crates sit on goal tiles.

Sokoban strategy & tips

• Never push a crate into a corner or flat against a wall unless a goal is there — it can become stuck forever.
• Plan the final resting order; a crate parked early can block the path to another goal.
• Work backwards from each goal to picture the pushes that place a crate onto it.

Sokoban FAQ

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Reference: Sokoban on Wikipedia