Hello! Big day, big day. BOXROOM, our game about your games, has today transitioned from Early Access to 1.0, bringing a host of fixes and improvements with it, and in doing so realising its final form.
BOXROOM pulls your actual Steam library - the digital collection you've likely spent years building - into a space you can do as you want with. Create your childhood bedroom, a cosy-cafe, your local game store, a museum exhibiting your games, or whatever other strange liminal space you might want for your games.
Here's our new trailer, showcasing everything that's been added since the original Early Access release.
HERE'S WHAT'S
NEW FOR 1.0!
In addition to everything we've added to the game since the Modern, Museum, Retail and Holiday Updates, here's what's arrived in BOXROOM with the latest update...
Building & decorating
Added a unified item browser.
Free placement mode now ignores clipping.
Added room merging when expanding into another room.
Added an outside weather and skybox system. Right-click any window to change the environment.
Added postcards that can be stuck onto anything.
Added skirting boards.
Improved lighting.
Expanded photo mode with more settings.
Your game collection
Added the ability to blacklist games.
Added the option to choose the icon displayed on a game box.
Improved auto-sort with an option to fill shelves from your backlog of unplaced games.
Holding multiple games now displays them as a stack.
Added the ability to right-click a shelved game to inspect it without picking it up.
The Play button now reads Install when the game isn’t installed on Steam.
Steam game data is now gathered entirely locally.
Browsing, controls & settings
Added an in-game Steam Workshop browser for downloading mods.
Added a tutorial system for first-time players.
Improved controller support.
Using Steam features with a controller now triggers the on-screen keyboard.
Added a borderless display mode setting.
Added an optional 2D audio setting for music and TVs.
GET BOXROOM VIA PLAYBILL!
Want a nice little loophole to exploit!? Oh, we all love a nice loophole don't we.
BOXROOM is available as a Primo benefit for November, and will be added to your Playbill instantly on both monthly and annual plans.
ENTER THE COMMUNITY PHOTO COMPETITION!
We want to see your collections! We wish to gaze upon your rooms - your sanctuaries to interactive art.
The three BOXROOMS we like the most will each receive a $50 Steam Gift card - just in time for Christmas. How splendid!
HOW TO ENTER!
BOXROOM's 1.0 has a new and improved Photo Mode - use it to save a snap of your space. You could also choose to capture a little video walkthrough, if you prefer.
Send us that screenshot (or video!) on Blueksy, TikTok, Instagram. or the #boxroom channel of our Discord server. Use the #BOXROOMPhotoComp hashtag. We'll share the best, and we'll also submit each entry to our expert board of Room Reviewers.
We'll pick our favs on Friday 27th November.
That's all! GOODBYE.
pantaloon.