Fighter · red · top-left corner
Gnorman
A garden gnome. You play him in 1 Player mode, and Player 1 plays him in 2 Players.
Bomb arena party game
Boom Box
Drop bombs. Last one standing wins.
Drop bombs, blast crates, be the last one standing.
A bomberman-style arena for four fighters, bots fill empty corners.
- Players
- 1 or 2 on one keyboard, bots fill to 4
- Online
- Up to 4 with a 6-digit code
- Device
- Computer, keyboard or controller
- Session
- Rounds of a minute or two
- Genre
- Bomberman-style arena
- Price
- Free
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Highlights
What makes Boom Box fun
01
Four fighters, always
Play alone or with a friend. Bots take every empty corner, so every round has four fighters.
02
Two players, one keyboard
Player 1 uses W A S D and R, Player 2 the arrow keys and Enter.
03
Walls that close in
After a minute, blocks spiral in from the edge until nobody has room left.
04
Online with a code
Host a game and up to three friends join with a 6-digit code.
05
Controllers supported
PS5 and Xbox controllers work, one per player, with rumble in supported browsers.
The cast
Fighters, power-ups and hazards
Four toy fighters share the box with three power-ups and a few things that can knock you out.
Fighter · blue · bottom-right corner
Toasty
An angry toaster. Player 2's fighter, or a bot when you play alone.
Fighter · yellow · top-right corner
Sir Quacks
A duck in a top hat. A bot unless an online friend takes over.
Fighter · purple · bottom-left corner
Inky
An octopus. A bot unless an online friend takes over.
Power-up 💣
More Bombs
One more bomb you can have on the floor at the same time.
Power-up 🔥
Bigger Blast
Your blasts reach one more cell in every direction.
Power-up ⚡
Faster
You walk faster, up to a top speed after about five pickups.
Hazard
The Bomb
Explodes 2.4 seconds after it's dropped and sets off any bomb its blast reaches.
Hazard
Closing Walls
From 60 seconds, metal blocks drop in a clockwise spiral from the top-left corner.
Breakable blocks
Crates
They fill most of the arena at the start. About a third hide a power-up.
How to play
Controls
| Action | Keyboard P1 | Keyboard P2 | Controller |
|---|---|---|---|
| Move | WASD | Arrow keys | Left stick |
| Drop a bomb | RSpace | Enter | ✕ (A) |
| Pause | Esc | Esc | Options |
FAQ
Boom Box questions
Is Boom Box free?
Yes. Boom Box is a free browser game on wavebattler.com. No download and no account.
Is Boom Box like Bomberman?
Yes, it's a bomberman-style game: four fighters drop bombs in a grid arena, break crates for power-ups and try to be the last one standing.
Can two players play Boom Box on one keyboard?
Yes. Choose 2 Players: one uses W A S D and R, the other the arrow keys and Enter. Two bots join you.
How do you play Boom Box online?
Choose Play online and host. Share the 6-digit code, and up to three friends join, each taking a bot's fighter.
What do the power-ups do in Boom Box?
💣 lets you drop one more bomb at a time, 🔥 makes your blast one cell longer, and ⚡ makes you walk faster.
Why do the walls close in?
After 60 seconds metal blocks fill the arena in a spiral, so every round ends within about a minute and a half.
Can I play Boom Box on a phone?
No. It's made for a computer keyboard or a game controller.
About Boom Box
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A bomberman-style game you can play in your browser
Boom Box is a free bomberman-style browser game set inside a wooden toy box. Four fighters start in the four corners of a grid packed with crates. Each of them can walk the lanes between fixed pillars and drop bombs. A bomb waits 2.4 seconds, then blasts in a plus shape, breaking the first crate it reaches in each direction and knocking out any fighter in its path. The last fighter standing wins the round and gets a star.
The fighters are toys: Gnorman the garden gnome, Toasty the angry toaster, Sir Quacks the duck in a top hat and Inky the octopus. Rounds are short. You can play one after another, with each fighter's stars adding up on the round-over card.
Two player games on one keyboard, with bots for the rest
Boom Box is made for sitting next to someone. In 2 Players mode, Player 1 plays Gnorman with W A S D and R, and Player 2 plays Toasty with the arrow keys and Enter. In 1 Player mode you play Gnorman with either set of keys against three bots. Either way, bots fill the empty corners so there are always four fighters in the box.
The bots are careful. They see where every bomb will hit, including chain reactions and the closing walls, and they only drop a bomb when they know a safe way out. They go for power-ups first, then crates, then other fighters. Beating them means changing the board faster than they can react, which the strategy guide explains step by step.
Power-ups and the closing walls
About a third of the crates you break leave a power-up: more bombs, a bigger blast, or more speed. Blasts burn power-ups lying on the floor, so grabbing them quickly matters. Bombs also block the way. Nobody can walk onto a bomb once it's down, which is how you trap another fighter in a dead end.
After 60 seconds a banner says HURRY! and metal blocks start dropping from the sky in a spiral, starting in the top-left corner and turning clockwise toward the middle. The next cells glow red before a block lands, and anyone under one is out. The arena fills in under 50 seconds, so no round drags on.
Online play and controllers
On wavebattler.com you can also play Boom Box online. One player hosts and shares a 6-digit code, and up to three friends type it in. Each friend takes over one of the bot fighters, and anyone who leaves is replaced by a bot again. There is no sign-up.
PS5 DualSense and Xbox controllers work in Boom Box: the stick or D-pad moves, and ✕, □ or R1 drops a bomb. Settings has a live controller tester and lets you choose which controller is which player. Full screen is ⌘ or Ctrl plus Enter. Boom Box is made for computers; it doesn't have a phone layout.
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