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1 Year ago we launched Guns N' Boxes on Early Access. Today we're celebrating our first year on Steam with our biggest content update yet.

Welcome to the Anniversary Update.

There's a lot to talk about. The game has a brand new logo and ui. The old one needed a big improvement, and we're happy with the direction we're headed right now. There's still some old menus around but we'll get to update them eventually. Ruby and Sapphire join the battle along with 7 new guns. Each gun is unique and offers new gameplay opportunities. Some of them are specially good for dealing with players behind cover. The Countdown game mode has been added. Get the most kills in a set ammount of time to win. The match is played in a single round, with players respawning shortly after being killed without interrupting the flow of the game. The Castle is now avaiable. A brand new map set in an old haunted castle complete with it's own music theme. Compared to previous maps it offers more room to move around and large walls for cover. Multiplayer has also been improved. Online matches now run using Photon and NAT punchthrough has been added. Expect to see better latency all around, specially when playing against people closer to your location. Naturally new problems will arise with the change, so let ut know and we'll fix them. There are lots of small quality of life improvements across the whole game. It should be far more stable. A note for Mac and Linux players: we're having some issues with those versions so they'll be arriving at a later date. For now it is Windows only. This update has taken us far longer than we'd have liked. Moving forward we plan on making them on shorter intervals, comunicate better how development's progressing and we'll make a public roadmap for the remainder of the game's Early Access period. We hope you can join us. The Anniversary Update is update #15.

Patch Notes

Characters

added Ruby
added Sapphire

Guns

added Sniper
added invisigun
added MoonWing
added Delta
added Ice Wand
added Light Bow
added Carrot Launcher
increased Tracker bullets to 5

Gameplay

added Countdown game mode
added Castle map
powerups are now enabled for lan/online matches
mouse is now confined to the screen on multiple display setups
added rumble support for XInput controllers on Windows
added a 3 second invincibility shield when respawning players
fixed issue where powerups would carry over to other rounds
fixed player soft lock when hit by a crossbow arrow while having a shield
fixed bug where changing guns would permanently tint them white
fixed bug where players would be destroyed as soon as the Quit option was selected on the pause menu
fixed rare issue where on level restart a player would hold a gun other than the starting pistol

Graphics & Sound

lowered game's max volume
added light tubes to Bio Lab
aim crosshairs are now colored coded
removed some old text fonts
player sillouette now shows a bit of color
greatly reduced breakable box debri smoke
fixed Bio Lab props lighting
fixed bot lights desyncing with it's sprite
fixed bug where a disconnection notification would appear when closing a player slot on a local game

UI

game logo has been updated
updated Main menu, match menus and settings menu
updated hud heart sprites and animation
menus can now be selected using the spacebar
added player names to ingame hud
added hud feedback for dead players
added news banner to the main menu
added timeout/disconnection handling
added match creation fail handling
added transitions back to the main menu when disconnected from a match
added error handling to the ui to prevent infinite loading screens
added color coding to game notifications
fixed issue where game would softlock when failing to join an internet match
fixed issue where a screen transition would not play when joining an online match

Multiplayer

multiplayer now runs on Photon Thunder
added NAT punchthrough for improved latency
added a game version check when connecting to a match
added a disconnection failsafe when joining a match in progress
boxes now open instantly even when playing with high latency
fixed bug where the host would freeze client players when pausing
fixed bug where client players would still be able to move when pausing

Bots

updated bot ai
increased wait times for bots before firing charged weapons
fixed issue where bots would not fire the Rail gun correctly

Known Issues

high latency and low framerates cause players to stutter and teleport on network matches
controllers may sometime keep vibrating until a new round is played
light arrows can go through obstacles
arrows sometimes dont attach to walls correctly
on rare occations the game can softlock when attempting to load a map
on clients, some players may not show their name correctly on the lobby
ui has no sound
controllers dont reconnect correctly
bots can see you when you're using the Invisigun

[ 2017-09-23 19:42:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Guns N' Boxes

LightArrow Games Developer

LightArrow Games Publisher

2016-09-22 Release

Indie Singleplayer Multiplayer EA Tags

Game News Posts: 36

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Mostly Positive (82 reviews)

http://www.gunsnboxes.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Guns N' Boxes Linux [138.48 M]

Game is not tagged as available on Linux on Steam.

Linux is not in the OS list.

Guns N’ Boxes is a top-down single screen arena-style multiplayer shooter in which you shoot boxes, collect random weapons and use special items to unleash destruction upon everything that moves! Choose your favorite character from across the space-time continuum and duke it out using rifles, hot dog launchers, rail guns, tomatoes, arrows and tons of other weapons.

Pick-up-and-play!

Guns N' Boxes is surprisingly easy to pick up and play with your friends. Learning the basics takes a minute, but becoming an expert takes lots of effort. Foes of all skill levels will feel welcome in Guns N' Boxes.

Multiplayer Frenzy!

Brought friends? No problem! Up to 4 player local and online competitive modes. Fight for survival and prove your skills against the internet. Outshoot your foes, run for cover and become the best in this non-stop, wacky multiplayer gauntlet of bullets!

A Classic Charm

Pixel Art-style aesthetic and animations made with more love than your grandmother's cookies. Modern visuals with a classic feel that will take you back to the 16-bit era as if time hadn’t gone by. Guns N’ Boxes is some sort of a... "neoclassic" with unrelenting action to sate your thirst for adrenaline in pixels.

Pistols, Rifles, Foodstuffs and more!

Arm yoursef with the myriad weapons that are hidden within the boxes! Quick-firing pistols, foe-smiting railguns, exploding hot dogs and many other kinds of armaments can be used to wreak havoc around you. Master and fire laser beams, grenades and shotguns as you adapt to your situation. Oh wait... such a pity they all drop randomly!

Features

-Retro-flavored action and aesthetic.
-Online and local multiplayer craziness.
-Lots and lots of weapons!
-Addictive, action-packed and easy to play but hard to master gameplay!
-Full Gamepad Support (includes Steam Controller)
-Play with the zaniest characters —there's even a deadly washing machine!

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