Stephen's Sausage Roll remains one of the most influential puzzle games
https://thinkygames.com/features/10-years-of-grilling-stephens-sausage-roll-remains-one-of-the-most-influential-puzzle-games-ever-created/Article
- 10-year retrospective on Stephen Lavelle’s minimalist sokoban-style puzzle game
- Near-universal acclaim in puzzle game communities as an all-time best
- Influential for stripping puzzle design to pure mechanical elegance
Discussion
- HN puzzle community confirms SSR’s reputation; unusual level of consensus for any genre
- Several commenters quit in frustration — praised as brilliant but brutally difficult
- Recommendations for related games: Baba is You, Void Stranger, Opera Omnia (also by Lavelle)
- Currently on sale on Steam for $5.99
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