Backpack Boy

A puzzle platformer about light.

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A Puzzle Platformer About Light

Backpack Boy is off on one of his treks when he discovers a peculiar flashlight that changes the world around him. Explore a seemingly abandoned structure in this puzzle platformer built around mode-swapping.

Backpack Boy screenshot: a beam of light revealing a different version of a pixel-art lab

Flashlight

The Flashlight is the first and most important tool in your backpack. Though, this flashlight doesn't just light up the dark. It shines its way to somewhere else. Use it to solve puzzles and explore a dilapidated facility that has been long abandoned.

Lantern

The second tool at your disposal is The Lantern. Endowed with the same power as The Flashlight, these lanterns provide the ability to punch holes between here and somewhere else. But what are they doing here? And who left them?

Backpack Boy screenshot: light beams crossing an overgrown room of the facility

Explore An Abandoned Facility

The game takes place in an underground scientific facility where light doesn't always work quite as it should. Solve puzzles to uncover the mysteries within.

Videos

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Backpack Boy | Launch Day Cinematic Trailer

After 2 Years Of Working on This Indie Game, We Finally Have a Release Date

Launching Our Indie Demo On Steam

Backpack Boy Announcement Trailer

Dunkey Plays Backpack Boy

I Released My First Game: Backpack Boy!

Meet The Team

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Creator of games like "Tools Of The Trader", "Tower Of Reflection", "Death Mame Gun Kill", and many more, Chuck is the programmer and designer behind Backpack Boy.

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