What the Box?

What the Box? is an online multiplayer shooter where you control a living box hiding among ordinary boxes and try to destroy the other players. You can move around with a box cutter ready or stand still and wait for the right moment to strike. Up to 10 players can play, in first-person or third-person view.

Game modes

The game has six modes for different playstyles. In timed deathmatch, you have five minutes to find and eliminate as many player boxes as possible; the box with the most kills wins. In a one-bullet mode, your weapon does not reload, and you get another bullet only by killing another player. You can also use your box cutter, though other players can see it; the player with the most kills at the end wins.

In juggerbox, one player becomes the powerful juggerbox and is the only one who can score points by killing other boxes. The other players try to kill the juggerbox and take its power. The box with the most points at the end wins.

In kingdom areas, special zones appear at regular intervals in different parts of the map. Stand alone in a zone to become king of the boxes and earn one point every three seconds. If another box enters, the area is contested and awards no points until only one box remains; the player with the most points at the end wins.

Timed team deathmatch gives you and your teammates five minutes to eliminate as many opposing boxes as possible, with the team that gets the most kills winning. In the tape-retrieval mode, your team must take the opposing team's packing tape back to your base; the team that retrieves the most tape wins.

Maps and customization

Box placement in the environment is randomized for added replayability. You can customize rooms by changing the settings, make your own levels with the level editor, and play levels created by other players through Steam Workshop. Bots are available to play with while you wait for other players to join.

Weapons and music

The box cutter is the game's close-range weapon. The original soundtrack is by Thiago Adamo.