Bokura
2023
- platform
- puzzle
- adventure
- indie
- action
- drama
- multiplayer
- co-operative
The story
Bokura is a puzzle adventure game for 2 players only. Each player will be two boys who have run away from home, and will work together to overcome the wall and aim for "somewhere far".
What it’s like
Soft pixel art in muted pastel tones, with small hand-animated boys and gentle, painterly backdrops that shift from sunlit streets to dusky hills. The soundscape is light and airy: a plucked, wistful melody that loops quietly under birdsong, footsteps and the creak of wooden fences. Movement is deliberately simple, a series of two-player puzzles where one character boosts the other over walls and rails, so the pace stays unhurried and conversational, with pauses for the scenery to breathe. Its mood is warm, wistful and low-stakes, a sweet summer-afternoon feeling with a touch of longing for somewhere beyond the familiar. It suits a rainy Sunday on the couch with a partner or a friend, or an easy co-op evening when you want something cute to share. Emotionally it follows two young friends learning to trust and rely on each other as their small journey unfolds. Intensity is very gentle: no violence, no gore, no sexual content, and only mild peril from falls. It is made for players who want co-operative puzzling with a soft, nostalgic heart.
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