Name: Escape from the Box

Characters: Jane, a kidnapping victim who needs the player’s help.

Imagine each of the eight modules that makes up the WOWCube system is actually a prison cell, and there’s a (live-action?) prisoner trapped inside the system who needs your help to escape.

The game starts with Jane slamming her hands on the transparent outer wall of her cell. She stumbles backward in shock when the player touches her cell from the outside.

She explains what happened to her and solicits the player’s help in escaping.

The ceiling in her cell is much too tall for her to reach, but by gently twisting the cube, you can help her move from the floor, to walk on a wall, to walk on the ceiling of the (now upside-down) cube to reach the first puzzle, a hatch which opens to the cell above (now below) hers.

By adding or removing cubicles, remembering sequences (like the game Simon), and other puzzles the player and the prisoner uncover the dark secrets of the Box… and a way out.

“What did you just do?” the prisoner says, reacting to a noise resulting from a user action that happened on the opposite side of the system. “Hey, look, a panel just opened here. I wonder what happens if I pull this lever…”

Early goals are to help the prisoner move freely from one cell to another. Eventually, internal windows and walls are broken. Maybe an anti-gravity system is uncovered and the prisoner can float between rooms in later stages.

The character can react in real-time to cube movements, and the player must take care not to shake it, or turn it upside-down (except as required by the story’s puzzles) to keep the prisoner safe.

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Name: 3D Stacker

Characters: Pixel Pete, a tiny block character who explains the game’s mechanics from his perch on top of the control cube.

One cubicle serves as the main interface (the control cube), and the other seven serve as building blocks. Your job, as the player is to watch for the prompt and try to reconstruct what it looks like, using only the seven remaining cubicles and with a severe time limit, maybe 3-5 seconds.

The sculptures appear abstract at first, but correctly solving them causes images to display which reveal their real-life form. The player builds a simple tree shape or a flamingo, for example and, when it’s finished properly, images appear on the screens to form a 3D picture model.