I really like this mechanic, it could definitely be made into a whole game! Since you're planning on working on it more, a few things I found frustrating were when I had to wait for a shadow to finish it's long loop to show the block I needed it to show, and when I accidentally got a block stuck on a wall/in a corner. Since you're thinking about grid movement, it might fix accidentally moving a block, but it might also be nice to have an undo, even if it was only a few per level. Also, if the cycles of the shadows stay, having some kind of fast forward might be nice so if I miss my timing I don't have to wait as long.
Really nice, keep polishing it and I bet it'll turn out really good!
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Thanks so much! An undo feature (unlimited, like other sokoban games like Baba is You) is being worked on for the full release, and the light system will be looked at; I agree with you that it’s a bit annoying to have to wait. A fast forward might work, I’ll look into that :)
Thanks for the feedback!