BoxBoy! (series)


is a puzzle platformer video game franchise developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centres around Qbby, a square-shaped character who can produce a string of connected boxes. The boxes are used to overcome obstacles in stages that Qbby must be guided through. The first game BoxBoy! released on January 14, 2015, in Japan on the Nintendo 3DS. It's sequel, BoxBoxBoy!, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, with a third game, Bye-Bye BoxBoy!, in 2017. A fourth instalment, BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!, was released for the Nintendo Switch in April 2019.

Games

''BoxBoy!''

BoxBoy! was developed by Japanese video game company HAL Laboratory. It was a small experimental project in development while the studio was working on and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. The project plan for BoxBoy! was conceived in July 2011 by employee Yasuhiro Mukae, who would later serve as the game's director.

''BoxBoxBoy!''

is a puzzle platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. The game was released in Japan in January 2016, and in other territories in June 2016.

''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!''

Bye-Bye BoxBoy! is a puzzle platformer video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console. The game was released worldwide in 2017

''BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!''

is a puzzle platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It is the fourth game in the BoxBoy! series and first to be released on the Nintendo Switch. It is a follow-up to Bye-Bye BoxBoy! released in 2017. BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! features a two-player multiplayer mode for the first time in the series, with it being praised by critics. The game was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch exclusively via Nintendo eShop on April 26, 2019.

Gameplay

Reception

The BoxBoy! series has received generally favourable reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.