Wilmot Works It Out
Wilmot Works It Out
Game
Game2019
Wilmot's Warehouse
Developer Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg
Wilmot's Warehouse is a puzzle video game about storing and retrieving objects. It was developed by Richard Hogg and Ricky Haggett and published by Finji. It was released on August 29, 2019, for macOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows platforms. The game was a finalist for "Excellence in Design" at the 2018 Independent Games Festival Awards. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
283 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
95
LovedLoved
167 positive · 9 negative
95% range 91–97%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 167 | 9 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 45 | 0 | 52 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
437 of 456 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
95% recommend · 170 yes, 9 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 179 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (544 of 565 positive).
Players find the game addictive and relaxing, praising its simple yet challenging organization mechanics. [1][2][3] Some reviewers note the game becomes stressful under time pressure, especially with many items. [4][5][6] Several players express disappointment with the abrupt ending and lack of endless mode. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [6]
It went from adorable and cute start, to insanity inducing middle… ending sadly on a sour and tedious note. This is more of a “thumb sideways” kind of review, even if I ultimately file it as negative. Wilmot’s Warehouse is an amazing idea that should fit my personality and taste. Minimalism, organization and feeling of keeping things together tight is my kind of jam. Game promised me an experience that will be like …
- [1]
A simple idea that turns into a surprisingly addictive experience. Wilmot's Warehouse looks like a simple organizing game at first, but it quickly becomes much more challenging. With hundreds of different products to unlock, you slowly build your own system for arranging everything and try to remember where each item belongs. The best part is that the game doesn't always give you obvious answers. Many products have …
- [7]
Had a great time but the ending was very disappointing. Lots of missed potential with no endless mode or any way to keep playing and it left me disappointed with the game abruptly ending and kicking you out.
- [2]
Wilmot's Warehouse has been my go to game for when I can't determine what I want to play. It's relaxing and oddly hypnotic. The idea of organizing in a game made me laugh at first but this game is extremely addictive and a blast to play. It's easily one of those start at 6pm, blink and its now 2am games. Highly recommend.
- [3]
I didn't realise a game could be both stressful and relaxing at the same time but Wilmot achieves that. A game for all the organising champs out there. You decide how your warehouse is organised and aim to serve customers on time. Becomes more challenging when you get more and more deliveries through and need to adapt your warehouse organisation. There is no right or wrong way to organise your stock, and the stock …
Summarised from 34 of the 266 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
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Wilmot's Warehouse sits at 95% positive across 176 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
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Reactions
60 of 283 · most liked firstHello I'm Ricky - game designer / programmer / creative director of UK-based independent game dev studio Hollow Ponds. It's been a busy year for releasing things! - July: our chill creature-tracking game FLOCK - August: The Wilmot's Warehouse Boardgame - Oct 23rd: Wilmot Works it Out! 🧵...
neutral · AI labelView post →Someone made a Pico8 game inspired by Wilmot's Warehouse!
neutral · AI labelView post →We are SO excited to announce WILMOT WORKS IT OUT, a sequel to beloved organization game Wilmot's Warehouse! Available October 23rd! Trailer: bit.ly/4cva2S9 Wishlist: bit.ly/4dRbDmb 🧩 PLAY THE DEMO ON STEAM NOW! 🧩
neutral · AI labelView post →"Wilmot's Warehouse" - a group memory game. Add abstract image tiles to a board (after discussing how they might relate to what they're being placed beside), turning them face down as they are placed. Every 7 tiles, a card is drawn that makes it harder. At the end, identify all the face down tiles.
neutral · AI labelView post →Such a lovely game. I've been listening to the soundtrack obsessively for 6 years (it's fantastic), but for some arcane reason I convinced myself that the game was not for me. Today I repaired that, and I have to say, it's an absolutely delightful experience. Try Wilmot's Warehouse if you can!
positive · AI labelView post →Hello, I'm Ricky - game designer / programmer / founder at UK-based independent game dev studio Hollow Ponds. Currently working on FLOCK Previously: I am Dead, Hohokum, Wilmot's Warehouse, Super Exploding Zoo, Tenya Wanya Teens, Frobisher Says, Loot Rascals Also one of the Wild Rumpus folks.
neutral · AI labelView post →Two years ago today, I wrote about Wilmot's Warehouse, a game I still play regularly: spacebiff.com/2024/08/06/w...
positive · AI labelView post →What games did you complete this year?. Back on the other website, there used to be a sub called r/12in12 where people would try to beat 12, 24, 36+ games per year. I never really set myself any specific target like that, but the end of year reviews were always fun to read/write. Considering that I don't think a single game I beat came out this year, I think this is the right community to ask this. What games did you beat this year? What did you think of them? For me: *January:* Nothing!…
neutral · AI labelView post →Out of Sorts is a real-time memory game about being abducted by aliens to organize their library. It rivals Wilmot's Warehouse for sheer creativity while still carving out its own celebration of what it means to be human. I love this one. My review: spacebiff.com/2024/11/12/o...
positive · AI labelView post →Some good stuff in here 868-BACK, a sequel to 868-HACK and my 2026 game of the year Tunic, Chicory, Night in the Woods, Wilmot's Warehouse and the sequel. Tunic is so good y'all I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, which I haven't played but want to, is half off …Canabalt is $2 CAD instead of $4 CAD
neutral · AI labelView post →Wilmot's Warehouse is a memory game. Let me finish! It's a memory game but good. But great. But a miracle. My review: spacebiff.com/2024/08/06/w...
positive · AI labelView post →Some good videogame to Board game adaptations: Slay the Spire Frostpunk This War of Mine Wilmot's Warehouse Stardew Valley Dorfromantic XCOM Sniper Elite Deep Rock Galactic Dead by Daylight Bloodborne Anno 1800 What did I miss?
neutral · AI labelView post →Nearly all our games are discounted as part of the Steam Autumn Sale. Some up to 60% off! Flock! I Am Dead! Wilmot's Warehouse! Loot Rascals! Hohokum! store.steampowered.com/developer/ho...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wilmot's Warehouse is 50% off on Steam!
neutral · AI labelView post →Finji has something for everyone. Wanna be existential? Night in the Woods. Wanna be intrigued? Tunic. Wanna be pretty and chill? Chicory. Explore & relationships? Exocolonist. As for me, I always wanna organize, so my fave Finji game is Wilmot's Warehouse. Can't wait for Wilmot Works It Out.
positive · AI labelView post →Hi, one shipment of highways, please! Wilmot's Warehouse is this game about learning what associations and patterns your own brain forms, and then a guy in a truck arrives and completely obliterates you for your brain being wrong
positive · AI labelView post →Being a big fan of the video game version, and having checked out some comments on the board game, I had high hopes for @hollowponds.bsky.social's Wilmot's Warehouse boardgame. Finally got around to playing it today 3-player and had a great time. Good stuff! Will play more!
positive · AI labelView post →Wilmot's Warehouse is currently me and my partner's go-to game to play together cause hes obsessed with organization. And I'm enjoying watching him play Wilmot Works It Out too. Such delightful puzzle art! He runs the puzzle club at Bungie so it's kind of a natural fit 😂
positive · AI labelView post →A simple idea that turns into a surprisingly addictive experience. Wilmot's Warehouse looks like a simple organizing game at first, but it quickly becomes much more challenging. With hundreds of different products to unlock, you slowly build your own system for arranging everything and try to remember where each item belongs. The best part is that the game doesn't always give you obvious answers. Many products have abstract designs, and you’re often not even sure what they are supposed to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sort, sort, sort. I love to arbitrarily sort. However, I am extraordinarily slow and bad at games when there's a timer element because my brain stops working as soon as time pressure is applied. So I don't play this one because it stresses me out - I never seem to have enough time to sort and arrange the new items before the customer window opens, and things get messier and messier, and it's harder and harder to keep up, and pretty soon it's not a game anymore but it's my life. Because for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got that warehouse job I always wanted! Super excited to be playing this boardgame over the holidays. #wilmotswarehouse
positive · AI labelView post →If you're autistic this game is like crack 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Are you not at a big furry con tonight? Me neither! So you should come hang out and watch me play a video game instead! It's Wilmot's Warehouse!! I love to sort things!! This should go well!! Live NOW! www.twitch.tv/duinoduck
positive · AI labelView post →Finishing up our night with Wilmot's Warehouse It's such a great co-op game with weird memory and story telling/connection building brainstorming Really like it!
positive · AI labelView post →Continuing the weekend's boardgame shenanigans with some lighter and shorter fare: first, a couple games of Wilmot's Warehouse, followed by a classic round of Fireball Island 🏝️ #boardgames
positive · AI labelView post →Got home from a week of playing games, so what did my family want to do? Play games! We crushed a play of delightfully silly memory game Wilmot's Warehouse, followed by two quick games of a fun little stacking game - Buffet Boss boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42... boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37...
positive · AI labelView post →oh yea in case you missed it, the SECOND entry in the Wilmot Cinematic Universe is the Wilmot's Warehouse board game, by David King (TINY ISLANDS), Dick Hogg, CMYK (yes that CMYK), SUSD (yes that SUSD), et al!! www.cmyk.games/products/wil...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wait isn't this a board game? Wilmot's Warehouse?
neutral · AI labelView post →As an autistic person, I feel like I've been given catnip and have never had so much fun playing a video game in a long time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →And Out of Sorts by @connorwake.bsky.social is a memory game that's so charming and hectic that it gives Wilmot's Warehouse a run for its money! My review: spacebiff.com/2024/11/12/o...
positive · AI labelView post →Huge thanks to @timfactorial.bsky.social, who not only made this Wilmot's Warehouse boardgame review video which does a great job of explaining the game, but also crammed it full of Wilmot jokes. Well worth a watch! youtu.be/izYRwz5izKI?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Hard enough to feel like you’re thinking, easy enough to have no thoughts brain empty time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wilmot's Warehouse is still one of my favorite games of all time and this article had me laughing (Only sadists organize by color and I stand by that.) If you haven't played Warehouse, this is my plea to play it. Laugh at yourself and your brain. And then go play the board game with your friends.
positive · AI labelView post →Had a great time but the ending was very disappointing. Lots of missed potential with no endless mode or any way to keep playing and it left me disappointed with the game abruptly ending and kicking you out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →someone ougtta tell this guy about unions
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game broke my brain. This game fixed my brain. This game encouraged me to develop deeper understandings of how I interact with sorting and conceptualization, and did it all through mechanics. Wilmot's Warehouse is like eating tasty steamed vegetables. Not only is it good for munchin', but you feel better after you've spent time enjoying it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My first hell-yes at #paxwest is the board game version of Wilmot's Warehouse. VERY clever! Find it in the tabletop free-play zone if you attend (Summit level 2).
positive · AI labelView post →Absolutely fantastic. I get home from work where i sort warehouse and grab items, to play a game where i sort warehouse and grab items.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Favorite 1: "Wilmot's Warehouse", which we finally tried! It is a delightful collaborative game of memory and storytelling. Easy to learn, quick to play, very relatable, and very satisfying! Recommended - find it here: boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...
positive · AI labelView post →NEW REVIEW for Wilmot's Warehouse. very proud of the intro for this one. spent a while on it. take a look if you'd like! game by @cmyk.games & @rickyhaggett.bsky.social (and some others not on bsky, from what i can find) #boardgames youtu.be/izYRwz5izKI
neutral · AI labelView post →He's just a lil guy. A lil guy moving boxes. Play the game, move the box, love the lil guy. (I've played this game through 4 times and I never love it any less than the first time)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Podcast! We spent the weekend hanging out with Mark, and we have a lot of board games to show for it! Including, Rise & Fall, Fractured Sky, and Wilmot's Warehouse. boardgamebarrage.com/wiki/Episode... #boardgamesky #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →A fascinating game that is simultaneously meditative and relaxing, while reminding you that capitalism demands infinite increases in productivity and efficiency until the heat death of the universe.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wilmot's Warehouse has been my go to game for when I can't determine what I want to play. It's relaxing and oddly hypnotic. The idea of organizing in a game made me laugh at first but this game is extremely addictive and a blast to play. It's easily one of those start at 6pm, blink and its now 2am games. Highly recommend.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It went from adorable and cute start, to insanity inducing middle… ending sadly on a sour and tedious note. This is more of a “thumb sideways” kind of review, even if I ultimately file it as negative. Wilmot’s Warehouse is an amazing idea that should fit my personality and taste. Minimalism, organization and feeling of keeping things together tight is my kind of jam. Game promised me an experience that will be like nothing else I played previously, and for the first few hours, game delivered…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wilmot’s Warehouse is a wonderfully clever little game with a concept that immediately hooked me. As someone who operates like a Vulcan Mentat—hyper‑systematic, pattern‑driven, and deeply invested in organizational logic—I found the core loop both satisfying and intellectually stimulating. Sorting, categorizing, and optimizing the warehouse layout scratches a very specific cognitive itch. That said, once I crossed the threshold of about twenty product types, the time‑limited stock deliveries…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wilmot's Warehouse may be one of the best memory and storytelling games you can play with your Family. Leo from @boardgamegateway.com takes us through why! Another PC game turned into a board game, and it is spectacular. youtube.com/shorts/jEg71... #boardgames #tabletopgaming #wilmotswarehouse
neutral · AI labelView post →I didn't get to work on my WIP, because I spent the day planning for the next section of my homebrew D&D game. My players are heading into the Underdark tonight! Right now, I'm going to appease my OCD self and play some Wilmot's Warehouse.
neutral · AI labelView post →This week was a busy one, board game–wise. I played Finspan, Four-Corner Detective, Wilmot's Warehouse, Tiny Fluxx, and Dark Stories (not pictured). #boardGames
neutral · AI labelView post →I just find this fascinating. It's like someone wanted to make an exercise demonstrating the memory palace technique but complicated it with abstraction. The main action is fighting the stickiness of memory as you recontextualize the identity of objects in order to simplify the warehouse. There's a satisfaction of having everything just so but also those surprising moments where the system works and you just remember where everything is.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tonight's game for #Spielmas is based on one of my favorite indie video games, Wilmot's Warehouse! 📦
neutral · AI labelView post →Very relaxing game where you can just sort of zone out and organize the warehouse or retrieve stuff for customers. Worked well on mouse and keyboard and also controller. Seems to be over too quickly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lovely puzzle game for those who like to keep things in order. Just like your messy room where you know where to find all the things. Fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We finished up last night with a game of Wilmot's Warehouse This game is still so good The Best memory game! @cmyk.games
positive · AI labelView post →this is quite literally nearly exactly what i do as a dayjob as of writing but i like this more
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →soothes my autistic mind
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yesterday I couldn't focus on anything so I ended up playing this game, a very good (if mostly different!) sequel to Wilmot's Warehouse: store.steampowered.com/app/2060590/...
positive · AI labelView post →I heard this was a memory game and I think that does this game a disservice. This game gives me a feeling that I love where you build a thing that's yours and you navigate it. It's the reason you that if you sit down to someone else's Factorio game or any city builder you feel lost, but they feel at home. It's a thing built over time that's yours. Great coop game. Loved the slick graphics and controls. My only wish was that it didn't end so abruptly. I wanted something just a little…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →very distressing for a casual game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played Wilmot's Warehouse - a wildly fun cooperative memory/party game! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42... #bggplay
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