[
  {
    "title": "let them push",
    "author": "pancelor",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://pancelor.itch.io/let-them-push",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/letthempush.gif",
    "text": "'poke around, watch it grow, stick it off to the side on a second monitor... enjoy the garden!'\n\nWhy do we enjoy sokoban so much? I wonder... Is it the instrumental practice of solving constrained problems? Is it the satisfaction of overcoming an obstacle? The curiosity of a self-guided tour of a curated logical state-space? Or maybe, it is simply our nature... Take a moment to step outside of yourself, give yourself just what you want, and reflect. Reflect on the joy of following your unconscious desire. On the peace of being at home in the cosmic consciousness. On living your life. On letting them push..."
  },
  {
    "title": "The Summit",
    "author": "Scarlata0",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://akai-scarlett.itch.io/the-summit",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/thesummit.gif",
    "text": "'A tiny game about inner thoughts and introspection.'\n\nSome light sokoban, and some light text. I like the clarity of the tricks that the sokoban levels pull - not confounding, but pleasant. And the text, on the creative struggle to meet our own high expectations, project after project, on the gut punch that inevitably delivers to our motivation -- and on a way out. It's not revelatory, not even that confident in itself. But it is optimistic, that the solution is closer than it seems. And I love the ending - a bit of stylistic flare that feels like a dare, to both the author and the player, to get going, and to enjoy it."
  },
  {
    "title": "Cloud Generator",
    "author": "nebu soku",
    "year": "2025",
    "link": "https://nebu-soku.itch.io/cloud",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/cloud.gif",
    "text": "'Make clouds and enjoy them flow.'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Peakoban",
    "author": "muratsubo",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://muratsubo.itch.io/peakoban",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/peakoban.gif",
    "text": "'A puzzle game about crates moving to extreme positions. There are 5 sections and 20 levels in total.'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Puzzlandia",
    "author": "scottg",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://scottg.itch.io/puzzlandia",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/puzzlandia.gif",
    "text": "'You have discovered the isle of Puzzlandia! Scouts report regions of desert, grassland, hills, and forest. Each type of region appears twice, and all eight regions are each a different size. Similar terrain that is only connected diagonally is not part of the same region. Can you map out the island?'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": ">",
    "author": "noa",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://cubestudio.itch.io/calendar-2023",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/arrow.gif",
    "text": "'A single screen puzzle created for the Confounding Calendar. Experiment to figure out the rules and reach the goal tile to win!'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "A Lonely Ship",
    "author": "7aura",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://7th-aura.itch.io/a-lonely-ship",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/a-lonely-ship.gif",
    "text": "'A two-minute, linear narrative game in puzzlescript. There is no challenge here, just a simple story.'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Lock & Pin",
    "author": "Andrea Gilbert",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://clickmazes.itch.io/locknpin",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/lock-and-pin.gif",
    "text": "'A short sokoban inspired puzzle game loosely based on the theme \"chalk and cheese\". Objects that look similar, behave identically and share a simple goal. Why then... do they feel so contrary?'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Leading Them (Where They Need To Go)",
    "author": "7aura",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://7th-aura.itch.io/leading-them",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/leading-them.gif",
    "text": ":)"
  },
  {
    "title": "4D",
    "author": "Beekie + Corey Hardt",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://coreyhardt.itch.io/4d",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/4d.gif",
    "text": "'A normal puzzle?'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "THE BOONS OF IIUIR",
    "author": "Late Nine",
    "year": "2025",
    "link": "https://late-nine.itch.io/the-boons-of-iiuir",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/boons-of-iiuir.gif",
    "text": ":)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Fixban",
    "author": "smyrnensis",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://smyrnensis.itch.io/fixban",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/fixban.gif",
    "text": "'Fixban is a short sokoban-style puzzle game, but the crates become fixed to the targets.'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "The Sorcerer's Detritus",
    "author": "CHz",
    "year": "2022",
    "link": "https://chz.itch.io/the-sorcerers-detritus",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/sorcerersdetritus.gif",
    "text": "'An eight-puzzle game made with the theme \"magician's hat.\"' \n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Single Block Pushing Game",
    "author": "Leaving Leaves",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://leaving-leaves.itch.io/single-block-pushing-game",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/single-block-pushing-game.gif",
    "text": "'Just one block. How hard could it be?'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Greening the Desert",
    "author": "xxuurruuii & Leaving_Leaves",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://xxuurruuii.itch.io/greening-the-desert",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/greening-the-desert.gif",
    "text": "'A one-level puzzle game made for Confounding Calendar 2024. Rule: Get rid of all the sand. Sand will spread and crates can remove sand.'\n\nA sheer cliff of a puzzle game that you can, nevertheless, climb. I don't often give in to extremely difficult puzzles, but I love the flavor of this one. The simplicity of the level and mechanics let you get started immediately, and yet, after your first few attempts, you end up stuck with one foot still on the ground. You build and tear down device after device, searching for the your way in. And then, you make progress. The freeform nature of the puzzle conveniently allows you to experiment with possible future states, rather than imagine them as you must do with most game puzzles. Slowly, you determine more and more of what you can't do, and you make progress. With each precarious step, you claw your way to green against the relentless power of the sand."
  },
  {
    "title": "AKKETT",
    "author": "TENEX MAVKAI",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://tenex-kezikai.itch.io/akkett",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/akkett.gif",
    "text": "'This game contains 15 levels [technically 16 if you count the level at the start-], with a secret level that can only be found for those who are very observant. It's not quite playable exactly...\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Hermit's New Home",
    "author": "Benjamin Davis",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://bnhw.itch.io/hermit-the-crab",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/hermit-the-crab.gif",
    "text": "'Help Hermit the Crab find their new home.'\n\n:)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Ultimate Míčošťouch Intergalactic Cup Extreme",
    "author": "pluf & Tonyl",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://pluf.itch.io/micostouch",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/micostouch.gif",
    "text": ":)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Ultimate Javelin Golf",
    "author": "Toombler and Patrick Traynor",
    "year": "2024",
    "link": "https://toombler.itch.io/ultimate-javelin-golf",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/ultimate-javelin-golf.gif",
    "text": ":)"
  },
  {
    "title": "Being Alan Hazelden",
    "author": "Tilmann R",
    "year": "2021",
    "link": "https://www.puzzlescript.net/play.html?p=dbb32000738925f19cd89453e64b54c0",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/being-alan-hazelden.gif",
    "text": ":)"
  },
  {
    "title": "CopyPasta with Cheese",
    "author": "Christopher Souvey",
    "year": "2023",
    "link": "https://souvey.itch.io/copypasta",
    "thumbnail": "thumbnails/copypasta.gif",
    "text": ":)"
  }
]