Description

Teleport swaps and box shoves make Boxes Wizard a tight puzzle-platformer where clear thinking beats fast thumbs; how to play: guide a staff-wielding mage across forty compact stages, tapping jump to traverse gaps, pushing crates to bridge spikes, and using the staff’s signature power—swap— to trade places with a target box at line-of-sight; swaps obey clean rules: only orthogonal lines pass, walls block beams, and a swap also inherits momentum if your target is on a conveyor, so timing matters; early rooms teach single-box bridges and simple button presses; midgame weaves in pressure plates, toggling gates, ice floors that slide you until you brace, and crumbling tiles that fall after a step; late levels layer two or three boxes with linked switches that require setting one crate as a brace while swapping another through a window, then reversing the whole dance on the way back; tips for consistent clears: stand still and trace a swap line before jumping so you don’t leap into a blocked sight, push boxes to edges rather than corners so you maintain two approach vectors, and avoid stacking crates unless a plate demands weight—you’ll need free boxes to fix mistakes; when ice appears, place a box as a brake in your slide path, then swap beyond it to stop safely; use short jumps to peek ceilings for hidden runes that unlock cosmetic staff heads and time-trial medals; if a conveyor carries a box past a window, count its rhythm and swap at the second beat when alignment repeats; the pause map highlights unpressed plates and unopened gates so you can plan without guesswork; enjoy fair restarts—checkpoints preserve solved sub-puzzles— and generous undos for box moves so experimentation feels welcome; speed-friendly options let veterans bind swap to a trigger and jump to a bumper for crisp combos; accessibility includes remappable controls, color-blind icons on gates and plates, subtle camera shake toggle, and a slow-motion hold that drops play to 80% speed for tricky swaps; unique blurb: beyond clever layouts, the charm is the feeling of being tidy and resourceful—turning two plain crates and a single spell into a workable bridge because you looked, thought, and tried again; when the exit glyph blooms and your route clicks in your head like a neat diagram, the win feels earned, compact, and satisfying in the way only small, well-solved problems can.

Instruction

Arrow keys or WAD and SPACE

Specifications

• Easy to play