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Puzzle Box Palace

Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out.

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January 18, 2021
5 years and 197 days ago
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About the Game

Puzzle Box Palace is an escape room style puzzle game where you are pulled into your grandfather's magical puzzle box. Solve puzzles, manipulate the puzzle box, and jump across furniture as you look for a way out. You find nostalgic letters from your grandfather throughout the puzzle box, reminiscing about your relationship with him as you navigate his last gift to you.

Puzzle Box Palace was developed by graduate students at SMU Guildhall over the course of approximately four months.

Key Features:
  • Five complete escape room style puzzle levels
  • Alternate solutions for you to find
  • 14 letters to collect
  • Puzzle box elements you can move and rotate
  • Light platforming sequences
  • Buttons, levers, a playable piano, and more!