What The Box?

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 747 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Bitten Toast Games Inc. · Action · Sep 12, 2016

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$1.49−70%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy What The Box??

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 747 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The real strength of the game emerges in multiplayer sessions with friends.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is a purity to its design: no complex loadouts, no convoluted ranking ladders, just boxes trying to outsmart other boxes.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A well balanced multiplayer game with a fun community, active devs and a fresh, enjoyable concept
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls are easy and smooth and the graphics, while simple, are great as well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Animations are functional rather than elaborate, and the sound design remains minimalistic, reinforcing the lighthearted tone of the experience.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op56 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
60% still recommend
Optimization
50% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
57% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
77% still recommend
Combat
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.49$4.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.49

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