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A Game About Boxes

A Cardboard Box · 2026-01-28

Steam

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jan 28, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

"Boxes are the most wonderful things ever! Truly they are, didn’t you know?" A Game About Boxes is a quirky little adventure that shifts from minimalist aesthetics to uncanny atmospheres, all while you jump around, summon boxes, and slowly learn to love them. :) or else <3

93%
positive of 56 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 82% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (26 reviews).
  • · Top 72% of 13,097 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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262620262026Week of 2026-01-28: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-26: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsStereo SoundFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

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