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A puzzle game where you must avoid the doing the most awkward of things: facing someone while riding an elevator

You know when you follow someone into the elevator and when they turn around to face the doors, you choose to stand still and instead meet their eyes? No, of course you don't. Everyone knows that when you're in a lift you don't under any circumstances face other people in the lift unless you know them and you're already in a conversation. Just yesterday I got into the lift with someone I sit one…

A puzzle game where you must avoid the doing the most awkward of things: facing someone while riding an elevator

When two individuals enter an elevator together, the instinct is to avoid facing each other. However, in the puzzle game "How To Ride Elevators Like A Human," you play as an alien tasked with helping people who find themselves in this awkward predicament. Your mission is to guide the passengers to safety using your small UFO's tractor beam, relocating them within the compact lift until no one is still staring at one another.

While this game may seem like a straightforward sokoban-style puzzle, its unique alien perspective adds an extraterrestrial twist that keeps things engaging. Despite the familiarity of the gameplay, the author of the source material finds the concept captivating and looks forward to sharing this game with others.

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