The Box
A downloadable game for Windows
This game was created in 5 days:
A strange box is delivered to your house in the middle of the night, you take it inside not knowing what it could be and open the box to discover... Something.
Interact with the box in your house & find out what is happening. Don't take your eyes off of the box otherwise something may happen. What lives inside the box? What mysteries will you uncover?
Please enjoy this narrative experience for what it is.
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WASD - MOVE
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Nice game
:)
I won’t lie, the game was pretty mid, badly optimized and the main inspiration for this whole game is from the short horror film called “Other Side Of The Box” which is worth the watch.
I still rated this game 5 starts for the effort.
EDIT: Now that I wrote this review I realized I sounded a by too harsh on your game, it is a decent one, I forgot to mention that it is enjoyable.
5/5
thanks mate. Don’t worry, I know it’s rough. This was made a few years ago when I was still trying to work with the engine itself after moving from Unity.
Obviously I’ve learnt a lot since then, and even though I’ve seriously decided on limiting the view on these older projects, fellow devs & friends have said they feel it was best to leave them up so that I can look back on this work.
So harsh or not, it’s okay. I appreciate you playing all the same :)
I will definitely check your other work in the near future when, all love and good luck for the future projects you have planned!
Jeu un peu court ... Mais j'ai beaucoup aimé tout de même ^^// Game a bit short ... But I really enjoyed it
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If my cat was in the game, he wouldn't have been stopped by the essence in the box....
Haha that is one brave cat! Thanks so much for playing!
thanks so much for playing!
Thanks buddy!
I liked! It´s simple but very scary. Played here :)
thanks for playing l!
love your game :):):) and your content
thanks so much for playing! Left you a sub and a like my friend
Muchas gracias por jugar. De hecho, me gusta tu punto sobre la exploración del abismo dentro de la caja. tal vez podría volver a visitar esto en el futuro. gran idea.
full gameplay + Ending
Thanks for playing friend. I liked your video and left a sub
1st game, still finding the correct audio mix
1 question though, was that intentional? the mouse clicking?
Thanks for playing. Not sure what you mean though? The game tells you where to go and only a few select items can be interacted with. There shouldn't be any heavy use of clicking so I'm assuming you just chose to click everything
Nice Game!!!
That's My Video On It :)
Thanks for playing man! Left you a comment and a like.
Thank's Brotha
Usually surprise packages are nice, not tonight. Might have to return this one.
Thanks for playing! Make sure to check out wolf tower for a surprise!
My wife left the stove on and she regrets everything.
This was quite fun! I've mostly been walking around the block, checking on the neighbor's, since my wife did not respond with "burn it all" the second the box was in my home.
I also loved the short movie, that inspired this game (I presume)
Thanks so much for playing dude!
Yeah I am thinking he likes watching ALTER as well...
Thanks for playing!
Juego increible! aqui un gameplay en español.
GRACIAS! : )
That was fun. :)
Thanks so much for playing !
Great Work!
thanks mate! I really appreciate you saying so. Yeah, just need players to relax from time to time & behave and play the game as it’s intended XD
This was a very interesting concept. I like it. Although now I'll never trust box in my life again.
hey man, thanks so much for checking out the game & sorry I’ve given you future nightmares hehe
dude! Thanks so much! Welcome to the party & you are a legend!
Haha thanks my dude I’m always gonna be ready to play your games.. also what’s the connection between you, trial by fire, and Matt reeves? Are you and Matt reeves trial by fire but you guys also make your solo games?
I am trial by fire. That’s the indie studio name.
Matt reeves is his own developer. Matt was the one who started me on game development & we are good friends.
Does this game have jumpscares? Just curious!
maybe one jumpscare. But it’s not really meant to be a horror game
Ok!Thanks for telling me
Thank you for all the support and help by playing my game. I really appreciate it
Send it to PO BOX 7135, Buckingham Palace
I featured this in my video (8:32)
Extra Cheesy!
SURPRISE! THANKS FOR PLAYING!
This game was a ton of fun, I thoroughly enjoyed it!!
Thanks so much!
Love the box's creature.
Thanks so much for playing!
alpha beta gamer played the box
thanks so much for playing!
Thanks so much for playing. I’ve dropped you some love on YT. Make sure you keep growing organically though & don’t do sub for sub. I’ve got some great stuff coming to itchio soon, so make sure you are following to be the first to play new releases.
oh ok bet
Hey man, you did a great job with this for 5 days! I feel like with some more time you could make something really awesome. I'll keep following you if you make anything else, but I had a great time with this one regardless. Thanks for sharing it!
Thanks so much for the kind words. Left you some love on YT!
I really enjoyed the concept of this game tbh! and for only 5 days it took to create it is amazing for its time! I had problems placing the box down for some reason. I kinda expected how it would end but apart from that Really good short horror and is worth playing.
Thanks for the kind words! Much appreciated!
Awesome little horror game, another game I think would be cool to have an extended version.
Thanks so much for playing. Make sure to check out he keeps me here. Thanks for supporting me :)
I'm assuming this game is based off the 2020 Short Film "Other Side of the Box?" If so great Execution! The Game and Film are both Amazing!
It actually wasn’t. Prior to this release I hadn’t seen it, but, I have seen it now. There are only a few things that are similar and they are a stretch at that. But I can see how people are connecting the two. Yeah the short film was great & definitely nightmare fuel.
im russian i found this game amazing you get russian praise
Thanks Edgar!
I love your country by the way! Thanks for playing!
Nice game
Thanks for playing!
I made two screenshots :P
EYYY NICE! I LOVE THESE!
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THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!
really enjoyed this! please check out my play through below x
thanks so much for playing the game. I liked the video. Left you some love on YouTube with a sub/comment & a like :)
11/10, WOULD GIVE FEET FOR.
Good job Aaron :)
WOOOOO! Thanks so much Abbey x