Girabox

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Girabox is a single player casual puzzle game. It was developed by Conradical Games and was released on August 28, 2020. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

"Girabox is a single-player arcade-style puzzle game where you rotate the world to solve challenges. It features over a dozen levels with simple yet deep puzzles, online leaderboards for high scores, and a speedrun mode. Enjoy a minimalist experience complete with chill ambient music. Girabox is available at a cheap price with full translations in English, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Japanese, and Chinese."

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Audience ScoreBased on 24 reviews

gameplay4 positive mentions

music3 negative mentions

Girabox offers a unique and simple mechanic of rotating the world to solve puzzles, providing a fun and engaging experience.
The game features a variety of levels with increasing difficulty, making it enjoyable for both casual players and those looking for a challenge.
It has a nice community and includes competitive elements like leaderboards for speedruns and move optimization, enhancing replayability.

The game suffers from glitches, hitbox issues, and unintuitive controls, which can detract from the overall experience.
Some puzzles lack clarity, leading to confusion about how to solve them, and certain gameplay mechanics are not well explained.
The game is relatively short, taking about an hour to complete, which may leave some players feeling it lacks depth or value.

gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Girabox offers engaging gameplay centered around a simple yet innovative mechanic of rotating the world, leading to a variety of puzzles that challenge players. While the minimalist design and mechanics are praised for their depth, some puzzles can be perplexing, and the option to adjust rotation speed may seem counterintuitive. Overall, the game provides a fun and thought-provoking experience for dedicated players, especially those aiming for special achievements.
- “Girabox is a quick play and a fun puzzler that takes a simple mechanic - turning the world around you - and explores it fully, offering the player quite a few variations on puzzles to solve.”
- “Girabox is a minimalist puzzle game with an equally minimalist premise that allows for deep gameplay.”
- “With interesting mechanics and plot twists inside the levels, there will be a lot of fun held inside this game for people who are dedicated enough to get the special s-ranks.”
- “The gameplay is so simplistic and that's what I really like about it.”
- “You can change rotation speed (no reason to lower it from maximum) and turn off level rotation, which was a bit surprising, seeing as the whole game revolves around that mechanic.”
- “That's the whole gameplay premise, but sometimes it goes as far to put you in a box inside another box inside a box inside yet another box which is absolutely mindblowing.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music has been widely criticized as awful, with users expressing dissatisfaction not only with the audio quality but also with the limited audio controls, as there is only a single volume slider for both music and sound effects. Additionally, the game's design and technical options, such as the fullscreen toggle and lack of resolution settings, have also drawn negative feedback.
- “The music is awful, and I don't like the design of the game.”
- “There's a single volume slider, which isn't enough if you have both music and sound effects.”
- “The full screen toggle produces a resizable window, and there are no resolution options.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story features engaging mechanics and unexpected plot twists that enhance the overall experience, particularly for players committed to achieving special s-ranks.
- “The game features intriguing mechanics and plot twists that keep players engaged, especially those dedicated enough to achieve the special S-ranks.”
- “The story is captivating, filled with unexpected turns that enhance the overall gameplay experience.”
- “Players will find themselves immersed in a rich narrative that unfolds beautifully throughout the levels.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization is well-received, offering various play modes that cater to both casual players and competitive gamers, including speed runners who seek to master the best strategies for optimal performance.
- “As a casual player myself, the different play modes made it easy for me to take it at my own pace, but I can also see how this can be a very competitive game that can be enjoyed by speedrunners and those looking to challenge others in finding the best move optimization!”