Doors: Paradox - PC (Prime Gaming)
Completed April 2026
When I decided to play Doors: Paradox as my next game I did not realise that it was made by the same company that created a previous game that I completed, Boxes Lost Fragments.
While Boxes was a game I claimed for free on the Epic store, Doors was a game that I claimed when I had a free trial of Amazon Prime. Doors does play very much like Boxes but instead of a room with a box as the puzzle this game has Doors with the same type of puzzles.
The levels are set up in a more basic level by level way, whereas boxes had a hub level for each act, but that is not necessarily a bad thing - it is just presented differently. It feels very much designed for people on the move that may just have a short time to play one or two levels.
I find this game is best played on the side, maybe while playing a more story eccentric game or when you are invested in a TV show - play a quick level or two here or there.
Overall, I felt that the game was similar to their previous game that I played, Boxes, where it felt rather therapeutic to solve the simple but absorbing puzzles. It was not quite as fun as Boxes: Lost Fragments, but it was fun none the less.
Score 7/10
Well, that was the final game on the 'games I claimed for free backlog' and now I have no games that I have paid for or claimed for free that I have not played - and it feels quite good.
While my backlog has never been quite as extreme as those Youtuber's that have 'How to Beat Your Backlog' type of videos where they have hundreds of unplayed games, I have had enough games in my backlog where I thought maybe I have too many unplayed titles.
For a while now, it has been my aim not to buy any games before finishing the backlog that I had - sure, there has been the odd exception such as RE Requiem. Many of the later entries to this blog have been games I have claimed for free (including the one written about above), but even with the free games I have become more picky about the sort of games I will claim for free - afterall a massive backlog has the same psychological effect even if they were free - it is still like climbing a mountain.
My aim was to be at a point with games similar to what it was like when I was younger - there was no backlog of games during that time, I would have replayed games such as Sonic 2, Sensible Soccer or Golden Axe and maybe if I was lucky a few months later I would be able to have a new game in my collection.
Now, I do not think I it will be quite as extreme as it was when I was younger - but I no longer will be buying 2 or 3 games and amassing games over time where those 2 or 3 games will turn into a backlog of 10 or 20 titles.
There are many games I would like to buy right now, but I do not see the point of buying them all at once because then I will just be creating a new backlog. I also have most of the retro games I want, so I now longer am in the position where I have 10 PlayStation 2 games because they were £1 each.
Resisting sales and buying one game at a time when you are ready to play it feels just right.