Boxed In (2017)

[b]boxed in[/b] is a 1st-person matching game, supports vr if that's your thing. you're in a confined space with a gun that can change the color of blocks and place new ones, so do that to make matches as new blocks keep appearing on their own as well. an [b]optional tutorial[/b] teaches the basics. [b]if you get out, there's more to explore[/b], but I never made it that far. well, [b]I fell through the ground a couple of times and got stuck in space[/b], but it probably doesn't count. I was told by the dev it's part of the game, but all it does is ruin the run and it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ annoying when it happens. if it looks and feels like a bug or glitch, it should be considered as such and fixed. the game is [b]endless score attack[/b], there's [u]survival[/u] and [u]solitaire[/u]. in the former you have to act quick before blocks reach the other end of the room, the latter is more relaxed, no time pressure or new blocks, just clear the mostly filled room. [b]no outside exploration after non-survival completion[/b] either, which is a bummer, so it's essentially just busywork for nothing. [b]further customization[/b] includes number of colors (3, 4 or 5), match mode (rows or blocks), whe…

Full Disclaimer: I am the developer of this game, that's why the number of hours played is over 1,000! (Shame it's not 9,000.) What I liked about this product...erm, well I feel I might be biased but, I do like the music...oh wait, I made some of that...erm...the Easter Egg is cool - it features a jetpack which you can take into the main game. There's also a mini-game where you have to fly through rings, pick-up pineapples and land on a target. Oh, and there's a hidden castle too. By the way - all of that is completely true. If you don't believe me - do a quick search for "Boxed In Easter Egg". What I disliked about this product...the fact that I've spent over 1,000 hours on it! Just kidding.

[h1] Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers [/h1] I have played other similar games in VR to this, but this is the best and only one I recommend of its type. It plays smooth. It's frantic. It's fun, but obviously it's not for everyone. You have to like the match color type gameplay. If you do, then I recommend this is the one you should get from the other options. This is also family friendly. The graphics are simple. The sounds are basic. There's 2 main game modes: Solitaire and Survival. Survival is the clear winner if you like frantic gameplay. It's actually very difficult to keep up with the pace. So you'll see huge multipliers where you clear up an entire area, but this one block stays near there and so you have to keep your eye on that to try to get a match 3 (or 4). The cubes keep pushing forward or down or up until you run out of space. Solitaire is more relaxed. The cubes don't push forward. You basically just want to clear out the cubes as fast as possible. However, I personally didn't really find this mode all that interesting. You can teleport around to get better line of sight. You can eliminate cubes by matching 3 colors in a row or 4 squared colors…

(Got this game for free courtesy of a developer's submission to SteadyGiveaways. Thanks!) [h1]This nice puzzle game won't exactly make you feel [i]Boxed In[/i]![/h1] [i]Boxed In[/i] is a clever puzzle game following old conventions, but adding a nice 3D perspective into the fray. You can eliminate boxes from the wall, from the ceiling or even from beneath your own feet. You can run and jump to angle yourself in order to eliminate the boxes. Quite a unique experience! (Please note that you do NOT need VR to play this game. People with VR can receive a different experience from keyboard players though.) In your arsenal is a gun that randomizes which kind of block/beam to shoot. Left click changes an existing block to the presented color, right click lays a box of the presented color next to the box you're pointing at. Use this knowledge to destroy the boxes! There are 2 different modes you can play, an endless survival mode that creates more and more boxes. Eliminate as many as you can before the furthest-most box touches the opposite wall! Or you can play a casual solitaire mode if rushing isn't your forte (if you're like me). In Solitaire, the boxes won't move and y…

Not the most visually detailed, but for an indie, simple and relaxing (if you do Solitaire mode) game, this is good to play. Amongst the three setups, I prefer the back-to-wall and looking-down arrangements. Looking up is exciting in survival mode, but this arrangement is awfully painful on my neck. Some glitchy things you may find when teleporting on top of a block: If you don't stand close enough to the center of the block, you end up teleporting to the side of it and then falling down. Not a big deal breaker, but it can throw you off-balance. In the looking-down Solitaire mode. there have been times where I can break certain blocks downward and venture down there like cave exploring. This is cool, but at times you can teleport into 1x1 cube spaces and the visuals start jittering. It's as if your character teleported too close to an object and can't figure out where it should go. Luckily you can teleport away and that'll get you out of that eyesore. Other than that, not bad for what you're paying.

I've put a ton of time into this game over the years, mainly on the PlayStation and with the PSVR. But still, I've had it installed on my desktop for years and dipped in for a quick go every so often. It's a very chill game and if you've played any kind of match 3 style game before, you'll know the deal, except it's framed as a first person shooter rather than you tapping a screen. Also, Richard, the fella who made it - top chap. But not top enough to top his own leaderboards.