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Patrick's Parabox

Patrick Traynor · 2022-03-29

SteamPlayStation Store

CasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Mar 29, 2022 (Linux), Mar 29, 2022 (Mac), Mar 29, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 26, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), Jul 26, 2023 (PlayStation 5)

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you explore a deep and elegant system.

Patrick's Parabox is a 2022 Casual, Indie, Strategy game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (99% of 5827 reviews).

40
playing now
99%
positive of 5.8k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
4.90★
PlayStation Store rating (145 ratings)
10h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 17h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 14:00 UTC (census sample)

Patrick's Parabox is a puzzle video game created by indie developer Patrick Traynor. Originating as a short demo built in 2020, the game was expanded and released on 29 March 2022 for PC, followed by a release on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on 26 July 2023. The game centers around playing with infinity and recursion by pushing boxes into and out of other boxes, sometimes in and out of itself, in order to finish the level by putting boxes into their spaces.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 722 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~90/week).
  • · Review velocity up 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 29,137 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 117k–262k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,827 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $9.99 at Steam (2025-12-18) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70170120222026Week of 2022-03-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 701 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 203 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

61132026-09-15 15:00 — 37 players2026-09-16 23:00 — 16 players2026-09-18 07:00 — 21 players2026-09-19 14:00 — 41 players2026-09-20 22:00 — 24 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 19 players2026-09-23 13:00 — 32 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 24 players2026-09-26 04:00 — 21 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 35 players2026-09-28 19:00 — 39 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 37 players2026-10-01 10:00 — 30 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 43 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 52 players2026-10-05 09:00 — 38 players2026-10-06 17:00 — 41 players2026-10-08 00:00 — 56 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 41 players2026-10-10 15:00 — 50 players2026-10-11 23:00 — 39 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 29 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
23318Apr 2022Aug 2026Apr 2022 — avg 233 · peak 581Jun 2022 — avg 54 · peak 117Aug 2022 — avg 25 · peak 50Oct 2022 — avg 18 · peak 39Dec 2022 — avg 32 · peak 87Feb 2023 — avg 42 · peak 89Apr 2023 — avg 50 · peak 135Jun 2023 — avg 32 · peak 87Aug 2023 — avg 31 · peak 88Oct 2023 — avg 19 · peak 42Dec 2023 — avg 36 · peak 83Feb 2024 — avg 62 · peak 129Apr 2024 — avg 30 · peak 60Jun 2024 — avg 27 · peak 77Aug 2024 — avg 24 · peak 47Oct 2024 — avg 18 · peak 39Dec 2024 — avg 83 · peak 186Feb 2025 — avg 42 · peak 113Apr 2025 — avg 84 · peak 316Jun 2025 — avg 72 · peak 199Aug 2025 — avg 39 · peak 76Oct 2025 — avg 46 · peak 127Dec 2025 — avg 60 · peak 201Feb 2026 — avg 46 · peak 111Apr 2026 — avg 26 · peak 51Jun 2026 — avg 55 · peak 140Aug 2026 — avg 31 · peak 72
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$9.992022-03-292026-07-092022-03-29 — best price $17.992022-05-19 — best price $17.992022-06-23 — best price $17.992022-11-04 — best price $15.992022-12-22 — best price $15.992023-03-02 — best price $15.992023-03-16 — best price $15.992023-04-24 — best price $15.992023-06-08 — best price $15.992023-06-30 — best price $15.992023-08-03 — best price $14.992023-11-21 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $14.992024-05-23 — best price $14.992024-06-27 — best price $14.992024-07-20 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-04-28 — best price $19.992025-06-05 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-30 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-06-04 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5492026-05-30 — 35 pageviews2026-06-03 — 16 pageviews2026-06-07 — 25 pageviews2026-06-11 — 30 pageviews2026-06-15 — 28 pageviews2026-06-19 — 54 pageviews2026-06-23 — 38 pageviews2026-06-27 — 33 pageviews2026-07-01 — 46 pageviews2026-07-05 — 28 pageviews2026-07-09 — 19 pageviews2026-07-13 — 21 pageviews2026-07-17 — 19 pageviews2026-07-21 — 26 pageviews2026-07-25 — 16 pageviews2026-07-29 — 37 pageviews2026-08-02 — 21 pageviews2026-08-06 — 14 pageviews2026-08-10 — 19 pageviews2026-08-14 — 22 pageviews2026-08-18 — 24 pageviews2026-08-22 — 25 pageviews2026-08-26 — 22 pageviews2026-08-30 — 22 pageviews2026-09-03 — 24 pageviews2026-09-07 — 26 pageviews2026-09-11 — 51 pageviews2026-09-15 — 39 pageviews2026-09-19 — 24 pageviews2026-09-23 — 12 pageviews2026-09-27 — 39 pageviews2026-10-01 — 31 pageviews2026-10-05 — 36 pageviews2026-10-09 — 50 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
93.7%
earned "Challenge puzzle"
36%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportSave Anytime1 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-03-29 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,04118%22
PS5 (PlayStation)21338%23
Switch (Nintendo)560%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DIndieLogicCasualPuzzleSokobanAbstractStrategyDifficultMinimalist

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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