Boxes vs Superliminal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Boxes
Step into the shoes of a legendary thief tasked with infiltrating a lavish mansion. Discover a series of intricate puzzle boxes that hold a deeper, more sinister secret. Escape the mansion and uncover the truth behind its mysterious purpose.
- Solve 20 original puzzle boxes
- Explore a mysterious mansion
- Intricate machinery and controls
- Cryptic atmosphere
- Test your resolve and skills
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As a legendary thief, your next assignment lures you into a grand and lavish mansion. There you find a series of puzzle boxes, designed for an unknown purpose. Soon signs begin to emerge that you are no longer in control of what is unfolding, and perhaps never were. You start to doubt if this is an ordinary residence or a containment facility of some sort. What should have been a quick in-and-out, gradually turns into your own harrowing struggle for freedom and answers. Inspired by the cryptic atmosphere, intricate machinery and smooth controls of the best room escape games, we have created 20 original puzzle boxes that will test your resolve and skills in order to successfully navigate this mysterious and compelling journey. Each puzzle box is beautiful, unique, and a true delight to explore and figure out.
Superliminal
Experience a first-person puzzle game where perception is reality. Solve impossible challenges by thinking creatively and embracing the unexpected in a dreamlike world with a unique narrative.
- First-person perspective puzzles
- Optical illusion mechanics
- Perspective-based challenges
- Intriguing voiced narrative
- Subdued and surreal world design
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*NOTICE - TRY BEFORE YOU BUY* - Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. Falling asleep at 3AM, you close your eyes to the cheesy commercial of Dr. Pierce's dream therapy program. You wake up in an unfamiliar enviornment, only to realize that you're stuck in a dream - a dream where perception is reality. Welcome to Superliminal. Superliminal is a first-person puzzle game inspired perspective and optical illusions. Players tackle impossible puzzles by thinking outside the box and learning to expect the unexpected. This game features a wonderfully subdued world, an intriguingly voiced narrative, and things that are really weird.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Superliminal at every 8 days against Boxes's monthly. Boxes's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (85% vs 72%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Boxes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Superliminal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Boxes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Boxes has 13K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Boxes's written reviews are positive against 72% of Superliminal's.
Boxes ships an update monthly, Superliminal every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Boxes | Superliminal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (13K ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 71.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 1.3K |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 1.9 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Snapbreak Games | Noodlecake |
Customer experience
Boxes
Superliminal
User reviews
Boxes
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Intuitive controls
- 💎 Stunning visuals
- 🎨 Immersive audio
- 🧠 Challenging puzzles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- ⏱️ Short game length
- 💰 Expensive for content
- 🤔 Some puzzles too easy
Superliminal
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Very good execution
- 👍 Interesting puzzle features
- 👍 Unique and creative gameplay
- 👍 Excellent visuals and narration
- 👍 Therapeutic and mind-bending experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 👎 Unintuitive and difficult controls
- 👎 Overpriced for the content
- 👎 Misleading as a 'free' game
Bugs and requests
Boxes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain puzzles
- Save progress issues
- Compatibility problems on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters
- Difficulty settings
- Replayability options
- Expanded story and lore
Superliminal
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes on loading screens
- Glitches with objects and navigation
- Unremovable red line on screen
- Inconsistent and buggy door behavior
- Saving and progress issues across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add controller support
- Improve camera controls and sensitivity
- Provide more levels and content
- Add a hint system or tutorial
- Optimize performance and stability
In-app purchases
Boxes
- Full Game$8.99
Superliminal
- Full Game$7.99
- Full Game Unlock$7.99
