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Press release:
Giebelstadt, Germany, August 17th, 2021.
The Germany-based indie games publisher HandyGames and France-based indie games developer Seed by seed, are today very pleased and excited to announce that their family-friendly cooperative 3D platformer “Pile Up! Box by Box” is now finally available for the PS4 (via PSN), Xbox One (via the Microsoft Store), and the Nintendo Switch (via the Nintendo Eshop).

In a time when colour left the box world and dreariness and coldness hit, only solidarity and teamwork can save the Boxlings from eternal shades of grey.

Now, it is up to you! Become a Boxling to experience family-friendly co-op adventures and unfold mysteries while solving puzzles and quests as a team in your unique way! Explore a colourful world made entirely of cardboard together, as you visit the friendly citizens of sun-baked islands, amber forests, and vibrant caves!

PileUp! Box by Box ticks all the right boxes as a family-friendly cooperative 3D platformer! Jump up, slide down, play together and carry the load!

Play together, stick together, think together – and Pile Up! Box by Box

About Pile Up!:
Coordinate with your friends or rely on your own creativity to navigate cardboard worlds full of uniquely joyful levels. Unfold mysteries, solve puzzles and quests as a team and visit the friendly citizens of sunbaked islands, amber forests, and magical caves. Or maybe just kick back and challenge your friends in action-packed rounds of Boxball, Pile of Dunk, or Tic Pile Toe? The development of Pile Up! Box by Box was supported by CNC and New Aquitaine.

Features:
GO ON AN ADVENTURE Explore colourful cardboard worlds in this cute 3D platformer. Find your way through countless levels, uncover mysteries and bring joy to the cardboard inhabitants of these places.
LOCAL MULTIPLAYER Play with your friends with up to 4 players! Drop-in and out at any time with dynamic challenge rescaling. Remote play via Steam is possible.
A GAME FOR EVERYONE Anybody can play Pile Up! The chill-paced game has simple controls, no punishment for failure, and no time pressure. And remember that teammates can always help each other!
TEAMWORK Cooperate to progress! It’s all about communication and organization. Share the tasks, synchronize your moves and carry each other to overcome the challenges.
MINIGAME FRENZY Face your friends in frantic minigames and lead hilariously chaotic battles. For party game lovers!
CREATIVITY IS KEY Think outside the box and solve the puzzles your own way. There is no unique solution, creativity is the key! The sky is the limit! Build stairs and structures with the boxes you collected.
OPTIMIZE YOUR STRATEGIES Unlock the timer mode and test your skills at piling up boxes. Find the best strategy and the quickest way to progress through the worlds.

Pile Up! Box by Box is also available on Steam and GOG

About HandyGames:
HandyGames™ is part of the THQ Nordic and Embracer Group family and operates as an international publisher for mid-sized projects and developers for a worldwide audience.

The focus lies on creating and publishing games for current gen consoles like PlayStation®4, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X or Nintendo Switch™ as well as games for Steam and many other PC gaming distribution channels. HandyGames™ produces titles for new innovative gaming platforms, for example VR (Virtual Reality) on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR, but also offers games of all kind of genres for Android smartphones and tablets, Apple iPhones, iPads and many other mobile and smart devices.

As a games company and that is truly passionate about gaming, we always strive for gameplay innovation. We received the German Developer Award as “Best German Game Studio” in 2015 and produced and published award-winning games of virtually every video gaming genre imaginable for a diverse range of audiences and gameplay styles. One example is “Townsmen VR” which was awarded with the German Games Award 2018 in the category “Best Game Design”.

About Seed by Seed:
Seed by Seed is an independent game development studio, based in Angoulême, France, created to bring the coop game Pile Up! Box by Box to life. We were brought together by the love of shared breakfasts, cute plants surrounding us, and carefully handcrafted video games. We want to share this love with others, and we have chosen to combine our talents to create soft, fun, friendly games. Games that remind people why everybody loves to play with their loved ones.