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Unbox: Newbie's Adventure
Developer Prospect Games
Unbox: Newbie's Adventure is a 90s style 3D platformer about the ultimate postal service, self-delivering cardboard boxes! Unbox: Newbie's Adventure has giant worlds full of challenges, collectibles and boxy boss battles! From the Steam store page
183 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 12, 2026 · last updated Oct 17, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
78
LovedLoved
130 positive · 37 negative
95% range 71–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 130 | 37 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
386 of 459 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 132 yes, 37 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 169 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (519 of 627 positive).
Many reviewers note the controls can be awkward and the physics janky, leading to frustration. [1][2][3] Some players find the game underrated and a hidden gem, while others consider it bland and repetitive. [4][5][6]
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- [6]
I mean... I'll be honest, it works. It's playable, but... it gets old really quick. I do like that you can kinda zoom accross the level with some well times unboxeseses, but I'd rather the game actually challenge you to platform proper. The moves are jump, move, butt slam and unbox, which is a mid-air jump in the cost of one health... that's it. :U The levels are open world things that involve collecting this and …
- [9]
I had the ol’ lockdown blues the past few days so I was really in the mood for a 3D platformer to keep me busy but not take up too much concentration. Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure is a cute casual 3D platformer which I think fit the bill pretty well. Although it has most of the classic characteristics of an old 90s 3D platformer; bright colourful graphics, hub world, collectables, slightly cheesy story, antagonist and …
- [11]
I'm so sad this never got a sequel Out of all the indie 3D platformers chasing the feelings of the ones from yesterday, Unbox does something the rest fail to do. It doesn't have a fancy roster of attacks - it's mostly a two button game (though not without depth). It doesn't try for faithful 1:1 re-imagining. No 3D Mario complex movement and succumbing to the Nintendo game design mold. No Rare-esque collectathon …
- [5]
It's such an underrated gem; I don't even know why people just don't know about this game. I was searching for a fun platform game, similar to Croc 2 which I loved dearly when I was a kid. And I found this. It's rather a collectathon like Banjo-Kazooie, but I still had a blast with it. The whole world is well-built, the story is simple but cute (perfect even for little kids), and the characters, jokes, references …
- [1]
A lovely chilling game that has a great potential in everything. You're a box.. In an adorable world where there the concept of death doesn't exist even for your bitter enemies. You have to adventure around, doing few tasks along the way.. Mostly collecting stuff, racing, or just running around. Controls are a bit tricky at first but you will soon get used to them. You see, you're a box.. You don't have legs so you …
Summarised from 34 of the 184 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
78% of the 169 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Unbox: Newbie's Adventure. The complaint that keeps coming up: controls are awkward and physics feel janky. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm gonna be honest: I was looking forward to playing this game. And the first hour or two prove that this game has amazing potential. Unfortunately it was all squandered. Let's start with the posititves: the overall feel of the game is cute, innocent and lighthearted to 11. Playing the first stage felt liberating and the mechanics seemed perfect. There's a lot of places to visit, micro challenges to tackle and collectibles to get. Climbing the radio tower is probably the best the game has to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lovely chilling game that has a great potential in everything. You're a box.. In an adorable world where there the concept of death doesn't exist even for your bitter enemies. You have to adventure around, doing few tasks along the way.. Mostly collecting stuff, racing, or just running around. Controls are a bit tricky at first but you will soon get used to them. You see, you're a box.. You don't have legs so you will have to jump around or just roll on your sides.. And as a box, you have a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I keep having to forcefeed this take to Nuzlockers who say the game is too easy because you can use Gyarados/Crobat/Golem. My brother in Christ you built the team. Unbox your Hoppip and then we can talk
neutral · AI labelView post →I mean... I'll be honest, it works. It's playable, but... it gets old really quick. I do like that you can kinda zoom accross the level with some well times unboxeseses, but I'd rather the game actually challenge you to platform proper. The moves are jump, move, butt slam and unbox, which is a mid-air jump in the cost of one health... that's it. :U The levels are open world things that involve collecting this and popping a switch that. Doesn't help that the physics feel like you're constantly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I had the ol’ lockdown blues the past few days so I was really in the mood for a 3D platformer to keep me busy but not take up too much concentration. Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure is a cute casual 3D platformer which I think fit the bill pretty well. Although it has most of the classic characteristics of an old 90s 3D platformer; bright colourful graphics, hub world, collectables, slightly cheesy story, antagonist and characters, what Unbox does slightly differently is the movement mechanic. If…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unbox is a platformer where you play as a self-delivering box who works for the global postal service. There are three open-world areas you explore. Within these areas, you have to collect a number of stamps either by completing challenges or by finding them in hidden locations before taking on the boss. While the open areas are kind of neat to explore, the missions are boringly basic. Each mission varies but they are usually the most standard challenges you can think of such as collecting 20…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[ad/key/pr kit] OH BOY WE GOT A BIG BOX FROM @rebellion.com TOWARDS THEIR NEW GAME @atomfall.com - TIME TO UNBOX @vampire.poncle.games SGDQ Speedrun recording later tonight as well! www.twitch.tv/nikoheart
neutral · AI labelView post →DanTDM is the reason i bought this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A cute and competent platformer a lot like TY: Tasmanian Tiger or A Dogs Life, the graphics kinda look like poop with lots of geometry-lod popin (performance is very good tho), but its a lot of fun, very fast with bouncy goodness! and so many secrets and fun hidden stuff 10/10 edit: i like the mission where you deliver a letterbomb
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →8. I teach Flip 7 Grinch version (just a different look); 9. Unbox and prep Oddities; 10. Unbox and prep Skara Brae; 11. And play a game of The Sims: The Board Game! Great job, everyone! The next BGA will be Monday, December 29. 3/3 #boardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Laidback loot box incremental/clicker game Unboxathon is out now! 🍪 Unpacking meets Cookie Clicker 📦 Unbox, upgrade, and unlock 💰 Sell your items for profit 🫧 Simple and satisfying gameplay store.steampowered.com/app/3565100/...
neutral · AI labelView post →very underrated and after 8 years of waiting to play this after watching DanTDM play this and i can say it was 100% worth every penny
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An enjoyable casual 3D platformer! Your a cardbox nothing can go wrong... Pros: It's just fun to play and very de-stressing Music and sound effects are catchy. Character customization its ok. Graphics are fine. Great variety of missions. Family-friendly Collecting the items are fun and challenging. Cons: Level desgin could be more creative. Controls are bad. No story at all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can safely say from presentation alone, this collection is great. A huge art gallery and sound test, the menu is vibrant. It even lets you "Unbox" each game (save for the 2 Famicom games) and see not only the cartridge but the original manual. And the games themselves run fine too
neutral · AI labelView post →let my nephew play this a couple of years ago and now he's working in delivery
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Criminally underrated physics platformed. Movement and momentum take a moment to get used to, but is very much part of the charm of the game in my opinion. There's plenty here for casual players and people looking for a challenge. Shockingly good open world level design for an indie game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm so sad this never got a sequel Out of all the indie 3D platformers chasing the feelings of the ones from yesterday, Unbox does something the rest fail to do. It doesn't have a fancy roster of attacks - it's mostly a two button game (though not without depth). It doesn't try for faithful 1:1 re-imagining. No 3D Mario complex movement and succumbing to the Nintendo game design mold. No Rare-esque collectathon obsession. It's not trying to be a Banjo 3 or a Super Mario 128. No Yooka-Laylee…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's just OK. Mindless, super casual gameplay. Probably ideal for a younger audience. If you want a fix of casual platforming adventure, pick this up for a discounted price and get a few hours of fun out of it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You'd think a 3D Platformer where you rolled around as a cube would be god-awful, but surprisingly it's not. The atmosphere is great, the characters are all charming with unique personalities, the levels are for the most part well-thought-out and never feel empty, the 'unboxing' mechanic is interesting and what makes this game really stand out in my opinion. It's certainly not for everybody though. For one, it's incredibely easy; anything on a clock gives you way more than enough time and the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With Unbox, gamers finally get an answer to that age-old question: Would players prefer playing a 3-D platformer as a crudely rolling box? No, no they would not.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Quick Unboxing of the Corps of Discovery Board Game #Boardgames #oneasthand #unbox #boardgames #Boardgame #soloboardgames
neutral · AI labelView post →Nice and short old school collect-a-thon platformer. Bit rough around the edges but had a good time playing it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a short and simple, yet charming, 3D Platformer Collectathon reminiscent of Banjo & Kazooie. The main feature is the physics based movement, similar to Monkey Ball, the one difference being that you roll around a cube instead of a ball. This can cause some frustrations during some more precise jumps, but there is no punishment for failing aside returning to one of the many checkpoints around the map. You have 6 "Unbox" points that serve both as you health meter and the number of extra…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is charming, relaxing, and really rich in little secrets. On top of that, it has built-in tools to make sure that you can complete its collect-a-thon to 100% without getting frustrated, as any time you are really stuck, you can ask for a visual cue of where the collectible is located. I spent 20 hours engaging in its world and have to say that I came out very satisfied. Deeply recommended for gamers that like to explore and discover without too much focus on combat.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted this to be better, but I have to go with no. There are just better 3D platformers out there even on PC right now. I don't have a problem with the mapping of the controls, but the jank of them and how difficult it is to ACTUALLY control your character make what should be simple tasks often frustrating or seemingly impossible. This is a combination of the control feeling bad, and bad level design. E.g. needing to roll a ball, uphill, into a curbed switch, with no way to actually…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really interesting type of arcade adventure. Visiting islands to complete some tasks, many of which are tricky or need skill and many retries. I'm really hooked by the achievements.I'll try to complete the game some time soon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun and relaxing, a definite recommendation to anyone craving a new 3d platformer collectathon. The box physics add an extra little dimension to it and the box jumping is very satisfying and let's you get around really fast and it's just fun to do.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unbox is a collectathon in it's core. This is what the game is so you have to come into this game with a gotta collect them all mindset. It's a 3d collectathon "platformer" game, and while I couldn't care any more about the story, and the gameplay is a bit janky overall I had good time with this game and would be interested to see more of this. So how's the game feels like? Well it's kind of weird. The game is essentially split into 3 + hub worlds, each repeating on the collect…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whoever made this game... Keep going dude you have some great ideas in here.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure is pretty damn dreadful, so much so that I gave up on it after a mere two hours of play. I’m often reticent to compare games to others too heavily, because I like letting them stand on their own merits, but seriously, there are so many high-quality 3D platformers out there that I can’t imagine why you would want to waste your time with this one. Even without comparing it to other games in the genre, it falls down under scrutiny. It’s unpleasant to control, tedious…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I give the entire experience a thumb's up. If you're looking for the old school 3D collectathon vibe with varied minigames/challenges and general exploring without a whole lot of actual threat or anything at stake, this is it. It definitely has a Banjo-Kazooie vibe, despite having no ability progression. The main mechanic is that you can "unbox" for an extra jump mid-air. Each layer of box serves as a health point as well, and you can store up to 6. It makes for some interesting maneuvering…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Morlan's shorts: It's a silly, colourful, not-much-brain-required-y kind of game! The whole atmosphere is quite enticing but keep in mind..it is silly. This isn't Tomb Raider open world! It's just pure silly (third time you said that -Ed) fun, to relax (but work for it as well.. it has some challenging moments) and immerse yourself in a cartoony postal-office world where collecting counts. In fact the main aim of the game is collecting to perfection so make sure you like finding and collecting…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even though you'd initially not correlate this game with Wuppo, I mention it for 2 reasons: 1) The attention for detail is extraordinary in both games; 2) For a 2D game I was surprisingly immersed into the Wuppo world due to the OST, character development, (humorous) story and atmospheric worlds, so I was motivated and felt to make progress vs. I didn't feel engaged with the 3D world and its characters in Unbox; e.g. a forgettable, mellow OST that works counter-productive, I couldn't care less…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's such an underrated gem; I don't even know why people just don't know about this game. I was searching for a fun platform game, similar to Croc 2 which I loved dearly when I was a kid. And I found this. It's rather a collectathon like Banjo-Kazooie, but I still had a blast with it. The whole world is well-built, the story is simple but cute (perfect even for little kids), and the characters, jokes, references are delightful. I 100% completed the game in 15 hours (first playthrough with no…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is an ok open-world platform game. the level design is very good and it can keep you entertained for quite some time. though I can't reccommend it due to the following: -lack of progression -repetitive "quests" -awful controls -useless collectibles I wuold have gave it a "maybe" if steam allowed that, but it's definetly not worth 20€, maybe 3/4
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →much nice very sex
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Everything's a bit off. The tone is as for kids but the humor is for older audience. The controls feel sloppy (in addition to the "boxy" movement) and the unboxing mechanic seems as if it's a leftover from alpha-testing where you got stuck all the time. You occasionally get stuck now, too. I also encountered a couple of game-halting bugs. The music is repetitive but decent steel band stuff. All in all it's just not worth the hours.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While the game has a LOT of charm, I simply cannot recommend this game after playing through the initial tutorial and starting the first island for one reason alone: CONTROLS. The game seems to be a platformer, but the controls and character movement of Newbie (your character) are... frustrating, to say the least. I spent almost five minutes trying to jump up one area to get a collectible, with the following issues: 1. Since your character is a box, and you "roll" around (even in the air??),…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lighthearted and charming, Unbox hearkens back to the golden age of 3D platformers on the PS1 and N64 where mechanics weren't overly complex. This is solid classic platforming fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun little collectathon.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite platformers i've played in recent years. When you first start, the controls feel a little bit off since you are playing as a square box, but once you get used to it the game is a blast! very cure characters and level design with tons of secrets to find for completionists as well. Would 100% recommened
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is best compared to a variety of other collect-a-thon games like super mario, banjo tooie, crash bandicoot, etc. You play as a box and need to collect stamps, tape, outfits, and do quests for other boxes to do that. The gameplay is fun, rolling around as a box is a bit unweildy at the beginning but it becomes more like rolling a lumpy marble than anything. I found that I spent most of the time jumping to get around. The Good: -Theres a box you can talk to at any time and he'll give…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute peak from beginning to end
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe having self delivering boxes isn’t as good of an idea as it sounds. And that’s what this game’s about. You are a box, you go around completing side quests, helping a postal service with its various jobs while also collecting stuff lying around, evading obstacles and maybe even battle some enemies in the process. What enemies? More boxes of course, an annoying bunch that only serve to make you waste time by blasting you off, force you to participate in a boss fight or represent the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i loved the part wher newbie said "its unbox time" and then he unboxed all over the place, 10/10 would un my box again
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Maybe back in 2016 this would of been an acceptable game as there were not many new Collect-a-thon platformers coming out at the time or at all really that emulated Banjo Kazooie. But in today's age or even back then, compared to any other game that was already out prior to Unbox and in our current year, this game isn't very good. It feels like a first project for a new studio which I congratulate them as they were successful in creating a platforming game but there is not much substance, it is…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Link to review: https://backloggd.com/u/RedBackLoggd/review/1893454/ Tl;dr - if you’re a veteran gamer like myself, there’s just not enough meat on the bones of Unbox to make it completely worth your while. It’s a beautiful love letter to the Banjo-Kazooie’s of yore, but again, there’s a reason we left those platformers behind in the fifth generation: there’re better game design principles out there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →HVIS game is one of my favorite games kinda short but fun but sometimes things that are collected will not be registered still would recommend 7.3/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very charming little collectathon. Quite easy but still enjoyable, the physics and platforming is smooth and nice. The Multiplayer mode is fun to mess around in. Surprisingly good music too! Mope/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super interesting concept but really bland overworld with really no challenge. The game is really easy and repetitive.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought this was a super fun little 3d platformer! The collecthaton aspects were fun to 100%. the movement is sometimes clunky and odd, but i found it really fun and the unbox ability gave the platforming a fantastic sense of freedom.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beaten - 10 Hours A n64 collectathon platformer throwback game that, unlike Hat in Time or something, takes place in several larger open worlds (not huge, mind you) instead of focused themed levels. Emphasis in these is completing challenges in each level (or enough of them) to take on the boss. There are a lot of extra things to do/collect that you dont HAVE to and largely serve no major purpose other than unlocking new swag for your customizable look. A fun game that I wouldnt hold up in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →unbelievably borning!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Disclaimer: My scores/reviews are almost always based on having bought the game at close to the "lowest historical price" on steam at time of purchase. Quick score: 4/5 Notes: The movement is a bit goofy and simple. But the exploration, world, characters, and "collectathon" gameplay is enjoyable. 9 hours to 100% the game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It has potential. It has a few unique little things going for it... But rolling around the world as a box feels about as fun as you would expect. Though it's not nearly as bad as say, the stone cube in the Rock of Ages games.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is cute and challenging, my girl and I just can't stop playing. Pick it up today for a fun colorful game that will bring you enjoyment and fun.
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