Thank you Mischka Kamener for sending us this game to review!

Sokoban puzzle games originally came out in 1982 and they involved pushing crates (they can’t be pulled) to designated tiles without trapping your character in the process. The game was a roaring success and inspired many sequels and games with similar mechanics.

Room to Grow has you playing as a cactus trying to slide their way back to the desert one tile at a time. Along the way, they’ll have to rescue other cactus plants by pushing them in the designated areas before advancing to the next area.

Room to Grow is pretty flexible and lets you remap the controls and there are no time limits on how long you have to complete each level. I used an Xbox controller and used the D-pad to move around my cactus and the B button to undo my many mistakes. The left button can reset the entire level if you really mess up.

In the beginning your cactus starts off with the tiles marked in a grid-like pattern and you cannot travel outside of the grid. Dotted lines cannot be traversed, but you can push against the objects behind them. You cannot push against the edges of the level, nor can you overlap into yourself.

There are over one hundred levels to play though and I was getting at my mental limits at around level eleven. This game does not go easy on you! Naturally, I had to stream my endeavors and make a fool out of myself publicly.

If you get super stumped, it is possible to skip a level. However, in order to advance to the next area you have to solve a majority of the levels in the previous section. I must say the difficulty ramps up at a consistent pace and if you skip one puzzle, the next one will unlikely be easier.

There are different terrains with new challenges to keep things interesting. Many of the levels are deceptive in their appearance and look to be easy to solve until you actually attempt to do so.

The simple graphics are cartoonish in appearance and are very colorful. This game ran well on my gaming laptop though it's overpowered for the meager system requirements that this game has.

The soundtrack is upbeat and does its best to not add any additional pressure to the gamer. It’s pleasant to listen to and is fitting for this game type.

As long as you don’t object to pushing around cactus plants, there’s little to complain morally in Room to Grow. Given the challenging nature of this title, it’s not suited for everyone. Kids and adults looking for a relaxing game will be sorely disappointed at the mind-bending puzzles before them. Fans of Sokoban puzzle games will enjoy this game immensely.