Pile Up! Box by Box is a 1-to-4 player couch coop 3D platforming adventure for friends and families! Jump on each other, explore the cardboard world together and use items you find along the way to build the wackiest piles!
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Great balance between approach-ability for all ages and worthwhile challenges.
I initially tried this out on PS5 with a young one. This game is great for playing couch co-op with a variety of ages and skill levels. You can literally carry people around. The graphics and story are harmless and cute. It's really neat in that regard. But I'm also a sucker for 3D platforming and collecting. Which Pile Up! Box by Box also offers.
So I loaded it up on Steam to go solo and collect some things. It was a mostly rewarding experience. The puzzles and platforming take a much more methodical approach when playing solo. It made for some fun problem solving and exploring. Unfortunately the game kind of snowballs by the fourth and final world/level. They ran out of good ideas and the design gets clunkier and lazier. So much so that I couldn't reset a room and missed out on the last couple collectibles. It very much spoiled and soured the experience of an otherwise impressively built game. I ended up skipping the other extras and modes because of this.
All that said, it's a great game. It especially shines in co-op. You can literally carry a novice or run through it with a competent buddy. There's a ton of extra stuff to do that is co-op centric as well. Definitely thumbs up.
[copied from my Steam review]
I initially tried this out on PS5 with a young one. This game is great for playing couch co-op with a variety of ages and skill levels. You can literally carry people around. The graphics and story are harmless and cute. It's really neat in that regard. But I'm also a sucker for 3D platforming and collecting. Which Pile Up! Box by Box also offers.
So I loaded it up on Steam to go solo and collect some things. It was a mostly rewarding experience. The puzzles and platforming take a much more methodical approach when playing solo. It made for some fun problem solving and exploring. Unfortunately the game kind of snowballs by the fourth and final world/level. They ran out of good ideas and the design gets clunkier and lazier. So much so that I couldn't reset a room and missed out on the last couple collectibles. It very much spoiled and soured the experience of an otherwise impressively built game. I ended up skipping the other extras and modes because of this.
All that said, it's a great game. It especially shines in co-op. You can literally carry a novice or run through it with a competent buddy. There's a ton of extra stuff to do that is co-op centric as well. Definitely thumbs up.
[copied from my Steam review]