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Two runaway boys see different versions of the same world and rely on each other’s descriptions to solve side-scrolling puzzles.
Released 09 Aug 2023
Solve Two-View Puzzles
Describe Different Worlds
Coordinate Platforming
BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.
Developed by tokoronyori · Published by Kodansha
Themes from a helpfulness-selected sample of Steam reviews, not the aggregate Steam score.
BOKURA follows two boys who run away from home. After an encounter in the forest, they wake to different versions of the world: one sees animals, while the other sees machines.
The game is built for exactly two players on separate machines. Each player sees a different perspective, so they must communicate—using an outside method such as voice chat—to work out what the other can see and coordinate their actions.
Together, players tackle side-scrolling platforming and puzzles, make choices during the story, and continue the boys’ journey. A replay lets players switch roles and experience the other perspective.
Reviewers often enjoy how the different views make communication essential to solving puzzles, and many describe playing together as a memorable experience with a friend or partner. Puzzles and the chance to replay from the other character’s perspective also come up positively. Opinions on the story are more divided, with some finding it affecting and others criticizing its pacing or clarity.
Are you and I really seeing the world the same way?
An exclusively two-player puzzle adventure game that makes you question your reality.
*Players must communicate with each other to play this game. If you are not playing in the same location, you will need another communication method, such as voice chat. Before buying the game, please keep in mind that the game itself does not provide a separate communication method.
BOKURA is a puzzle adventure game that can only be played with two players. To play the game, two people must play on two separate machines.
While you have to work together, what you see on your game screens is completely different.
Even though the same character should be displayed on both of your screens, to one of you, they might look like an animal out of a picture book, while to the other, they might look like a robot. (The objects you can interact with might move differently for each of you too!)
You will need to talk to each other to find out what you can and cannot see. Work together to solve the puzzles and continue your journey.
You can play online in different locations while talking to each other over a call.
Player 1: A world of animals
Player 2: A world of machines
The game is a side-scrolling co-op puzzle adventure. You will be faced with a number of critical choices throughout the story which will lead your journey in different directions.
A unique feature of this game is that you cannot play it alone. You cannot play it singleplayer or with a computer as player two. It can only be played with two people—no more, no less.
As such, the very first choice you make in this game takes place before you even start: Who should I play this game with?
The total gameplay time is around three to four hours. While you play, you and the other player will need to talk to each other to understand what is happening, solve problems, and make important decisions together.
Two boys who run away from home encounter a dead deer. The sight of it causes them to faint, but when they wake up, the worlds they see are no longer the same.
One of them sees a world of animals, while the other sees a world of machines. Will the boys be able to find out what has happened to them and return to the world they used to be in?
tokoronyori
An indie game dev with a distinctive style that fills his games with originality and mystery. He is known for his 2016 hit game Hitoribocchi Wakusei (Lonely Planet). He created the two-player puzzle adventure game BOKURA as a member of the first round of Kodansha's Game Creators' Lab. He specializes in making experiences only possible through games with his characteristic game mechanics.
Have you ever wondered if the world you see is the same as the world everyone else sees?
BOKURA is a game about two boys whose worlds are no longer the same as everyone else's. When you play, you'll find that what you and the other player see are not the same either. I hope you'll overcome the differences in how you see the world and relive the friendship of your childhood through the story of these two boys.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 14 |
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| Players | 2 |
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| Multiplayer | BOKURA is an exclusively two-player cooperative game. It cannot be played solo, with bots, or with more than two players. Each player uses a separate machine and sees a different version of the world, so voice communication is required but not built into the game. Store info lists Online Co-op and LAN Co-op, and the text says players can play online from different locations. |
| Multiplayer & mods | No mod support or multiplayer mod behavior is mentioned in the provided information. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
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