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Guns N' Boxes

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78%Game Brain Score
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graphics, gameplay
80% User Score Based on 49 reviews

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Guns N' Boxes is a single player and multiplayer shooter game. It was developed by LightArrow Games and was released on January 20, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Guns n’ Boxes is a top-down single screen arena-style multiplayer shooter where you shoot boxes, collect random weapons and use them to blast everything around! Play as zany characters from across the spacetime continuum and duke it out with rifles, hot dog launchers, spoons, rail guns, arrows, magical staffs and tons of other weapons as you try to spot all the references!

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80%
Audience ScoreBased on 49 reviews
character development1 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game offers a fun, fast-paced multiplayer arena shooter experience with a strong emphasis on dynamic combat and weapon variety.
  • It features stylish pixel art graphics, appealing character designs, and smooth animations that contribute to an engaging visual style.
  • Local multiplayer mode is highly praised for providing enjoyable party gameplay with friends, supporting couch co-op and competitive matches.
  • Online multiplayer suffers from connectivity issues, lack of active player base, and problematic matchmaking, limiting the game's accessibility.
  • The game is currently limited in content with only five characters, two arenas, and a limited number of levels, leading to repetitive gameplay.
  • There are several bugs and design flaws including poor weapon pickup mechanics, waiting times between rounds, issues with controls, and lack of features like save files and invincibility frames.
  • graphics
    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features well-executed retro pixel graphics with smooth animations that enhance its top-down arena shooter style. However, some arenas, particularly the forest, can be visually cluttered, making it difficult to distinguish solid walls from the background. While weapon visuals are praised, a few graphics options appear to have bugs.

    • “Weapon graphics are good and everything moves smoothly.”
    • “It's like a Bomberman/rogue-ish game with great pixel graphics.”
    • “In-game graphics have a retro pixel look to them and are well done, but I found the arenas to be too busy to work out what was going on at first, with especially the forest arena not always making it obvious which walls are solid and which are just part of the background.”
    • “There's a handful of graphics options, but they seem a bit bugged.”
    • “Guns n' boxes is a four-player top-down twin-stick arena shooter with pixel graphics.”
  • gameplay
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is fast-paced and reminiscent of Enter the Gungeon, featuring unique mechanics like a challenging respawn system instead of elimination rounds. Animations are well-done but often go unnoticed due to the intense action.

    • “This feels like an Enter the Gungeon-esque game with some interesting mechanics.”
    • “Animations are pretty good, too, but you'll have a hard time finding enough downtime to actually look at them, as the gameplay is pretty fast.”
    • “Respawn mechanic instead of elimination rounds, but this is really hard to implement with this gameplay.”
    • “Animations are pretty good, but you'll have a hard time finding enough downtime to actually look at them, as the gameplay is pretty fast.”
    • “Respawn mechanic instead of elimination rounds, but this is really hard to implement with this gameplay.”
  • music
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's music is generally praised as enjoyable and well-made, though some find it repetitive over time. Sound effects are appreciated, but there are balance issues with the default volume levels between music and effects.

    • “Very nice game, music is amazing, so much fun.”
    • “Music is acceptable, but it gets a bit repetitive after a while.”
    • “Sound effects are good, but the default sound volume is too low compared to the music.”
  • story
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story aspect is either minimal or absent, with some users focusing more on gameplay elements like the online mode or loot mechanics rather than narrative content. Overall, the game does not emphasize its story.

  • stability
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game experiences occasional bugs causing it to freeze after gameplay, but restarts are quick, minimizing disruption to the overall experience.

  • character development
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features well-designed characters with impressive animations, complemented by a wide variety of weapons that enhance the overall character development experience.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is highlighted by its funny characters, adding an entertaining and lighthearted element to the experience.

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Guns N' Boxes is a shooter game.

Guns N' Boxes is available on PC, Mac OS, Windows and Linux.

Guns N' Boxes was released on January 20, 2022.

Guns N' Boxes was developed by LightArrow Games.

Guns N' Boxes has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its character development but disliked it for its graphics.

Guns N' Boxes is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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