BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!

 Switch
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 42
  3. Negative: 7 out of 42

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  1. Mintendo
    Jan 23, 2020
    6
    The game is enjoyable, but I felt there could have been better pacing throughout. Some of the cut scenes and intermittent screens seemed to interrupt the flow of gameplay, rather than enhance it. And I got tired of the level completion music really quickly. Also, a minor point, but I didn't like how in co-op mode, the default "lead" character is BoxBoy. And that we're still delineatingThe game is enjoyable, but I felt there could have been better pacing throughout. Some of the cut scenes and intermittent screens seemed to interrupt the flow of gameplay, rather than enhance it. And I got tired of the level completion music really quickly. Also, a minor point, but I didn't like how in co-op mode, the default "lead" character is BoxBoy. And that we're still delineating female characters via a bow and eyelashes.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#65 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#18 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 41
  3. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 27, 2020
    95
    BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! is a fantastic continuation for this not-so-finished-after-all franchise. [Issue #40 – July/August 2019, p. 24]
  2. FNintendo
    Jul 29, 2019
    70
    BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! is the fourth game of the BoxBoy! series and this iteration brings a very welcome cooperative mode, as well as new additions that contribute towards making puzzle solving more enjoyable. Character customization is also a new element that contributes to make this a remarkable and fun puzzle game and which will fit perfectly with those who enjoy using their heads.
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  3. Nintendojo
    Jul 17, 2019
    83
    Overall, Boxboy! + Boxgirl! does much more right than wrong. Outside of some ambiguity in how to perfectly solve a puzzle and a generally underwhelming visual style, Boxboy! + Boxgirl! is a daringly innovative puzzle-platformer. There’s so much to see, so much to do, and with another person in tow the whole adventure takes on a different dimension. This is one of the best new franchises to come out of Nintendo and HAL in recent times and further proof of how both companies are not showing any signs of slowing down. Boxboy! + Boxgirl! should be on everyone’s download lists.
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