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Maxwell's puzzling demon

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App ID 2770160
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher muratsubo Games
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 31751975
Last Record Update 19 October 2025 – 11:48:48 UTC ()
Release Date 30 August 2024 – 00:00:22 UTC ()
❓ 89.67%
280 reviews
10
In-Game
🧩 Puzzle 📦 Sokoban 😓 Difficult 🧩 Logic 🤯 Abstract

"Thermodynamic" puzzle where Maxwell's demon does work of block-pushing. Deal those hot blocks with cold blocks so that the demon doesn't get burnt.

Additional Information

Developer muratsubo Games
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher muratsubo Games
Store Release Date 30 August 2024 – 00:00:32 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/9VJvS9EBvA
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 30 August 2024 – 00:00:22 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 23 February 2025 – 03:43:01 UTC () (1740282181)
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englishMaxwell's puzzling demon
japaneseマクスウェルのパズルな悪魔
schinese麦克斯韦解谜妖
tchinese馬克士威解謎惡魔
koreana맥스웰의 수수께끼 악마
review_score 8
review_percentage 98
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 12 September 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15662948
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First seen on SteamDB 5 January 2024 – 00:00:26 UTC (), in changelist #21764932

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
Japanese Yes Yes
English Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes

Tags

🧩 Puzzle 📦 Sokoban 😓 Difficult 🧩 Logic 🤯 Abstract 🏽 2D ♟️ Grid-Based Movement 🧸 Cute 😌 Casual 🌱 Indie 👤 Singleplayer

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing

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timestamp1 March 2025 – 12:59:14 UTC

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timestamp 18 May 2024 – 08:40:30 UTC

User File System

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Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
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