Boxed-In

Boxed-In (2021)

Niche Games · December 10, 2021 · Puzzle, Cartoony, Grid-Based Movement, Strategy, Action

Boxed-In is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
Mostly Positive74% · 19
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Boxed-In price

Boxed-In is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Boxed-In

Story-free, simple action-puzzle game where you trap enemies who are trying to eat you by surrounding them with blocks on all side while avoiding enemies. Each level you complete will have you advancing to the next level where you'll trap additional enemies. With simple mechanics you'll find yourself eventually facing a hoard of enemies blocking your every path. Different game modes will give you a variation of game play and leaderboards will let you know where you rank.

Boxed-In — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 23, 2024
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11 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 27, 2023
my head hurts
3 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 11, 2026
tuff game
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 5, 2026
"Boxed-In" is one of those games that, while being genuinely made (amazingly rare in the Steam Direct section of Steam), doesn't really come up to scratch as a PC game and might have fared better if it was published on mobile app stores where it would find an audience more aligned to the simplicity and low production values of the game. Mobile gamers aren't quite as demanding, you see. Anyway this is a quirky, if poorly implemented top down Sokoban like puzzle game where you trap little enemies running around a block-grid "maze" by pushing blocks to trap them in. Not the worst idea for a casual mobile game, failed incredibly hard when the developer thought they had devloped something that would appeal to PC gamers. Nobody stopped playing DOTA2 for this. This is another case of Itch failing the one single job it has... to protect and preserve the gaming industry from badly made amateur games, by containing them to their group-hug website so they don't leak out to platforms like Steam where gamers look for professionally made, high quality products. This looks, feels and plays like a mobile app. I checked the app stores and couldn't find it there, maybe it was rejected, maybe …
2 found this helpful
Recommended Nov 13, 2025
Игра Boxed-In очаровывает своей минималистичной, но изобретательной концепцией. За кажущейся простотой скрывается глубокий и увлекательный пазл, заставляющий мыслить пространственно и стратегически. Небольшие уровни, представляющие собой квадратные комнаты-головоломки, предлагают широкий спектр испытаний, требующих перемещения ящиков для достижения цели. Поначалу задачи кажутся легкими, но по мере продвижения сложность экспоненциально возрастает. Boxed-In умело вводит новые механики, такие как переключатели, лазеры и телепорты, постепенно расширяя возможности решения головоломок. Удовлетворение от нахождения единственно верного решения – невероятно. Визуальное оформление простое, но стильное. Палитра приглушенных цветов и четкий дизайн не отвлекают от игрового процесса. Музыкальное сопровождение атмосферное и ненавязчивое, хорошо дополняет общую минималистичную эстетику. Boxed-In – это отличная игра для любителей логических головоломок, предлагающая сложный и увлекательный опыт. Она идеально подходит для коротких игровых сессий или для более длительного погружения в решение более сложных задач. Рекомендую всем, кто ищет игру, которая проверит их способности к пространственному м…
2 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 4, 2026
average slop
1 found this helpful

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