BoxRob 2 — Play Free Online

BoxRob 2 is a puzzle and brain game that runs directly in the browser, with nothing to install and no account to create. It is listed under Puzzle & Brain on Doodle Jump and credited to Poki in the catalogue. You steer a character around a level with the keyboard and use the mouse for aiming and selecting, so it is a game about thinking a move through rather than reacting at speed.

That makes it a different kind of break from Doodle Jump itself. Doodle Jump is a reflex game where you keep climbing and never stop moving. A puzzle game like this one rewards slowing down, looking at the whole screen and working out what each move changes before you make it. If you want a few quiet minutes between faster runs, this fits.

How to play

On a keyboard, move with the arrow keys or WASD. The mouse handles aiming and selecting things on screen. On a phone or tablet there is no keyboard, so you tap and swipe instead. The page is an HTML5 build, so it works in a desktop browser, on a Chromebook, or on a touch device.

Take the first level slowly. Puzzle games like this usually teach their rules through the opening stages, so the early levels are the place to find out what the character can do and what the mouse is for.

Tips

• Look over the whole level before your first move, and plan the order of what you will do, not only the first step.
• If you get stuck, restart the level rather than pushing on. A fresh attempt often shows a simpler route.
• On a laptop, keep one hand on the arrow keys or WASD and the other on the mouse or trackpad, so you can switch between moving and selecting quickly.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you like having two characters to think about, Fireboy and Watergirl is the closest cousin on the site, since it is also built around working out a route through each stage. Helix Jump is a simpler pick when you want something quick and one-handed, and Bloons Tower Defense 2 suits you if you enjoy planning ahead but want a strategy game instead of a room puzzle.

BoxRob 2 suits short sessions and players who like thinking things through. Your progress is kept in your browser, so you can close the tab and come back later on the same device.