
Roll, tumble, and launch your way to delivery in this wacky physics-based 3D platformer! Master chaotic controls, unpack new abilities, and pick up fellow packages as you ship it to your final destination.
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Take a sentient package on a wild ride from warehouse to welcome mat in this physics-based, 3D platformer! Roll through silly situations and perilous obstacles alike—mastering the controls to deliver yourself on time. In The Box is Alive, it’s either get delivered or get trashed trying!
Boreal—the world’s once-dominant shipping service—is gone. The lights are off, the humans have vanished, and the warehouse sits in silence. That’s when you wake up and, with no couriers in sight, decide to take matters into your own flaps. Looks like your ETA is up to you.
Easy to pick up, tough to master. The Box is Alive features a deliberately deep movement system that rewards both creativity and precision. Button-mashing won’t cut it—you’ll need sharp timing and clever routing to bypass perilous levels and reach your final destination.
Unlock new abilities as you ship it through each level—opening faster routes with bigger risks. Triple jump from shelf to shelf, glide across hungry shredders, and tilt around tight corners. Master every move to speed up deliveries, uncover new paths, and get one step closer to that doorstep.
You’re not the only one in transit! Unlock new cardboard companions as playable characters—each with a unique shape and playstyle that shakes up gameplay. This cardboard crew offers fresh, creative ways to solve problems and navigate levels—all en route to their own destinations.
What happened to Boreal? Where did the humans go? Why are you alive?
And…why does it feel like you're being watched?
Are you box enough to solve the mystery, or will you end up in the shredder? Take matters into your own flaps and download The Box is Alive!
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Languages: English
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The game is alright. Gameplay is kinda finnicky and generic, but still a decent way to kill time. The music is, on the other hand, 10/10. I need a separate soundtrack.
There's a lot to *unpack* for this game. It's tricky and the controls are weird for those of you who are used to controlling limbs. But my 7 yr old was able to get through the first few levels in an hour. Each level feels really different, and brings different challenges. I can't wait to see the next few levels the developers are getting ready to *ship*. Watching to see where this one goes. (is there a tracking number?) I bet it would be good for speed-running too. If you like Octodad, or Getting Over It, you should give it a try.
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Hours played at review time, across 21 reviews with recorded playtime.
A "it shouldn't be this fun" physics based platformer I can get behind! I played the heck out of the Box is Alive demo and just grabbed the full copy, and I'm already having a fantastic time with the new levels. Not for the faint of heart, The Box is Alive features a challenging but ultimately enjoyable physics based movement system where you pilot a "Shmamazon" box attempting to deliver itself. A ton of fun, and the devs seem super active with more levels promised between now and full launch. Definitely recommend
Love the original platforming mechanics and show-don't-tell storytelling. Who is Arboreal Shipping? What was the great shipping disaster? You'll just have learn to do a rolling double jump to find out.
Quite a fun game, who knew being a box is such a challenge. Its nice that you can interract wiht a lot of the environment . Controls are a but hard to get for a bit, but then it becomes natural.
Cute platformer, love the premise. Just getting started on the first level but really love it so far. Nice sense of humor with fun extra mcguffins throughout the level you can get if you're feeling brave. For the most part I enjoyed the platforming, although it got a little bit finicky in a few places (mainly around fitting the box in tight spaces).
Tremendo juego de plataformas! Increíble que sea el primer proyecto de los devs
Box is alive is such a unique platformer. The game has a proper indie feel to it without missing out on the finesse. The music, the art, the subtleties in giving cues to me as a player feels good. It was a bit difficult at first to get used to the controls but I got used to it pretty soon. Its not a like button mashing platformer, and demands your attention and focus on the box. But once I did that I realised there are multiple ways to finish the levels. But what is Boreal though? O_O
挺有潜力的一款物理平台跳跃游戏。 箱子的滚动再加上二段跳,刚开始玩会觉得有点难控制,箱子经常滚得比脑子快,看着确实挺像搞怪游戏。但玩熟之后就不一样了,滚动接起跳,再在空中调整位置,整套动作可以做得很顺,操作好的时候甚至有点跑酷的感觉。 关卡设计也挺对我胃口。大部分地方看一眼就知道该往哪走,不太会卡在找路上,但真正跳起来还是需要一点操作。有些地方还能自己找到更快的过法,第一次抄近道成功落到平台上的时候真的挺爽,会觉得自己好像摸到了这套操作的门道。 音乐也不错,和游戏的氛围很搭。连续几次没跳过去的时候本来挺容易急的,但听着背景音乐又觉得算了再试一次。总之很推荐玩玩看。
Give it ten minutes and you're hooked! this taps into some childish part of my brain where everything could be turned into a toy. When you get the controls down you start moving the box around way more fluidly and it becomes fun to explore, objects you avoided you end up rushing to check out! Good afterwork chill out game!
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