One More Box

Update: the bug has been fixed, and now it's possible to finish the game. However, the whole experience is still very short and basic, and there's no satisfaction when you go through the last exit. If the name didn’t give it away, your task is simple: move boxes—or more precisely, restock empty store shelves. It doesn’t matter who you are or why you’re doing it. What matters is that all ten boxes are delivered and the shelves are fully stocked again. There’s no complicated mechanic here. You grab a box from storage, run through the store to the scanner, and restock the marked spot. Then you return to the storage room for another box, but here’s the twist. Before you can open the storage room door, you must press a switch and decide whether the store looks normal. If you’re correct, the box count decreases and you can continue. If you’re wrong, the boxes reset, and you’ll have to start over. The first box always leads to the “default” store, so it’s important to remember how it looks. After that, each box may or may not lead to a fake store. The store itself is small, with just one customer, a few posters on the walls, shelves, and subtle details like a security camera or a radio. As with most anomaly games, these differences can be either glaringly obvious or nearly invisible. You might notice a missing front door, a cracked floor, or a different light on a camera. The good news is you don’t have to worry about empty shelf spots because that’s exactly where the boxes belong. The only exception is if an entire shelf is empty, which counts as an anomaly. Everything runs smoothly until the fourth box. After scanning it, the visual marker indicating where to place the box disappears. While there may be a hidden mechanic at play, it seems more likely to be a bug, as it prevents progress and makes the game unplayable. Nothing happens even if you bring out all the remaining boxes. Graphically, the game doesn’t offer surprises, and the low-poly assets may feel familiar from other games. Still, I never found them distracting, especially with the grainy “camera” filter that masks the simplicity. Alongside a record text with a bright red dot, the interface also displays the current date and time.

Entertaining for a couple of hours