BoxBoy!#Sequels
{{short description|Video game series}}
{{about|the video game series|the first game in the series|BoxBoy! (video game)|}}{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox video game series
| width =
| title = BoxBoy!
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| image = BoxBoy! Series Logo.jpg
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| platforms = Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo Switch
iOS
Android
| developer = HAL Laboratory
| publisher = Nintendo
| genre = Puzzle-platform
| creator = Yasuhiro Mukae
| composer = {{ubl|Jun Ishikawa|Hirokazu Ando}}
| first release version = BoxBoy!
| first release date = January 14, 2015
| latest release version = BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
| latest release date = April 26, 2019
| spinoffs =
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{{nihongo foot|BoxBoy!|ハコボーイ|Hako Bōi!|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} is a series of puzzle-platform games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centres around Qbby, a square-shaped character who can produce a string of connected boxes. The boxes are used to overcome obstacles in stages that Qbby must be guided through. The first game, BoxBoy!, released on January 14, 2015, in Japan on the Nintendo 3DS. Its sequel, BoxBoxBoy!, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, with a third game, Bye-Bye BoxBoy!, in 2017. A physical compilation of the first three games, HakoBoy! Hakozume Box, was released in Japan. A fourth installment, BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!, was released for the Nintendo Switch in April 2019.
Games
{{Timeline of release years
| summary = A timeline of releases in the BoxBoy! series, from the first in 2015 to present.
| range1 = 2015 –
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| 2015 = BoxBoy!
| 2016 = BoxBoxBoy!
| 2017 = Bye-Bye BoxBoy!
Uniqlo x HakoBoy!
| 2019 = BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
}}
=''BoxBoy!''=
{{Main|BoxBoy! (video game)}}
BoxBoy! was developed by Japanese video game company HAL Laboratory. It was a small experimental project in development while the studio was working on Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. The project plan for BoxBoy! was conceived in July 2011 by employee Yasuhiro Mukae, who would later serve as the game's director. The game revolves around Qbby, a character who can produce boxes and use them to solve puzzles, move around, and press switches.
=''BoxBoxBoy!''=
{{Main|BoxBoxBoy!}}
A sequel, BoxBoxBoy!, was released in Japan in January 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-06-boxboy-sequel-gets-a-surprise-release-in-japan|title=Boxboy! sequel gets a surprise release in Japan|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|author=Matulef, Jeffrey|date=6 January 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713182528/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-06-boxboy-sequel-gets-a-surprise-release-in-japan|url-status=live}} and in other territories in June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-boxboxboy-release-date-set-this-month|title=BoxBoxBoy! release date set this month|work=Eurogamer|publisher=Gamer Network|author=Matulef, Jeffrey|date=15 June 2016|accessdate=2019-07-13|archive-date=2019-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713182527/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-15-boxboxboy-release-date-set-this-month|url-status=live}} This game introduces the concept of being able to summon two sets of boxes at once.
=''Bye-Bye BoxBoy!''=
{{Main|Bye-Bye BoxBoy!}}
Bye-Bye BoxBoy! was released worldwide in 2017. It features boxes with special properties, such as exploding and warping, and Qbabies that Qbby must escort to the end of a level.
= ''Uniqlo x HakoBoy!'' =
A spinoff advergame promoting a line of Japan-exclusive BOXBOY!-themed clothing released in 2017 by Uniqlo, Uniqlo x HakoBoy! is a mobile game accessible from Uniqlo's official iOS and Android app. Players do not control Qbby directly, but instead swipe to create boxes. Qbby will then attempt to use the boxes the player has made in order to reach the end of a level.
=''BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!''=
{{Main|BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!}}
BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! is the fourth game in the BoxBoy! series and first to be released on the Nintendo Switch. BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! features a two-player multiplayer mode for the first time in the series, which was praised by critics. The game was released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch exclusively via Nintendo eShop on April 26, 2019.
Gameplay
{{See also|BoxBoy! (video game)#Gameplay|l1=Gameplay of BoxBoy!}}
Reception
{{Video game series reviews
| updated = May 1, 2020
| sales_title = Units sold
{{small|(in millions)}}
| game1 = Boxboy!
| year1 = 2015
| game2 = BoxBoxBoy!
| year2 = 2016
| game3 = Bye-Bye BoxBoy!
| year3 = 2017
| game4 = BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!
| year4 = 2019
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The BoxBoy! series has received generally favourable reviews from critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
Notes
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References
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{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/box-boy-is-full-of-puzzles-platforming-and-cuteness-1681298991 | title=Box Boy is Full of Puzzles, Platforming, and Cuteness | work=Kotaku | publisher=Gizmodo Media Group | first=Richard | last=Eisenbeis| date=January 23, 2015 | accessdate=October 28, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824133941/http://kotaku.com/box-boy-is-full-of-puzzles-platforming-and-cuteness-1681298991 | archivedate=August 24, 2016 | url-status=live}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-06-boxboy-sequel-gets-a-surprise-release-in-japan | title=Boxboy! sequel gets a surprise release in Japan | work=Eurogamer | publisher=Gamer Network | first=Jeffrey | last=Mautulef | date=January 6, 2016 | accessdate=May 1, 2020 | archive-date=August 16, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816013538/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-01-06-boxboy-sequel-gets-a-surprise-release-in-japan | url-status=live }}
{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/goodbye_boxboy_has_been_announced_for_nintendo_3ds | title=Goodbye! BOXBOY! Has Been Announced for Nintendo 3DS | work=Nintendo Life | publisher=NLife Media | first=Mitch | last=Vogel | date=December 5, 2016 | accessdate=May 1, 2020 | archive-date=July 25, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725053711/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/12/goodbye_boxboy_has_been_announced_for_nintendo_3ds | url-status=live }}
{{cite news | url=https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch/2019/2/13/18223965/boxboy-boxgirl-nintendo-switch-trailer-release-date | title=BoxBoy and BoxGirl announced for Nintendo Switch | work=Polygon | publisher=Vox Media | first=Petrana | last=Radulovic | date=February 13, 2019 | accessdate=May 1, 2020 | archive-date=February 16, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216153216/https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch/2019/2/13/18223965/boxboy-boxgirl-nintendo-switch-trailer-release-date | url-status=live }}
{{cite web | url=http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/04/interview_bringing_together_the_3ds_and_game_boy_in_boxboy | title=Interview: Bringing Together the 3DS and Game Boy in BOXBOY! | work=Nintendo Life | publisher=Gamer Network | first=Jon | last=Wahlgren | date=April 24, 2015 | accessdate=October 28, 2016 | url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426183056/http://www.nintendolife.com:80/news/2015/04/interview_bringing_together_the_3ds_and_game_boy_in_boxboy |archive-date=2015-04-26 }}
{{cite web | url=http://kotaku.com/the-guy-behind-one-of-the-year-s-best-3ds-games-1702235041 | title=The Guy Behind One Of The Year's Best 3DS Games | work=Kotaku | publisher=Gizmodo Media Group | first=Stephen | last=Totilo | date=May 5, 2016 | accessdate=October 28, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824143056/http://kotaku.com/the-guy-behind-one-of-the-year-s-best-3ds-games-1702235041 | archivedate=August 24, 2016 | url-status=live}}
{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds | title=BOXBOY! for 3DS Reviews | work=Metacritic | publisher=CBS Interactive | accessdate=October 28, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308100850/http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/boxboy%21 | archivedate=March 8, 2016 | url-status=live }}
{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title=BoxBoxBoy! for 3DS Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=2020-05-01|archive-date=2024-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817121921/https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/bye-bye-boxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title=Bye-Bye BoxBoy! for 3DS Reviews|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=2020-05-01|archive-date=2024-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817121911/https://www.metacritic.com/game/bye-bye-boxboy/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|url-status=live}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboy-plus-boxgirl/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|title=BoxBoy! + BoxGirl|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=2020-05-01|archive-date=2024-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817121910/https://www.metacritic.com/game/boxboy-plus-boxgirl/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch|url-status=live}}
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