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Boson X is a fast-paced rotational runner set in a particle accelerator.

Boson X is a difficult, action and arcade game developed by Ian MacLarty and Jon Kerney and published by Shape Shop.
Released on September 15th 2014 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,565 reviews of which 1,449 were positive and 116 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Boson X into these genres:

Difficult Action Arcade Runner Minimalist Parkour Science Psychedelic Fast-Paced Singleplayer 3D Platformer Female Protagonist Platformer Sci-fi Third Person Stylized Indie Precision Platformer Colorful Unforgiving

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 2GHz
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 1.5
  • Storage: 20 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.6.8 (64bit)
  • Processor: 2GHz Intel
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 1.5
  • Storage: 20 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
  • Processor: 2GHz Intel
  • Memory: 512 MB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 1.5
  • Storage: 20 MB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
I bought this due to reading the research (Fighting Depression: Action Video Game Play May Reduce Rumination and Increase Subjective and Objective Cognition in Depressed Patients) that indicated it was helpful for reducing rumination etc, I have found so far that a. it's fun (if somewhat frustrating at times), b. it seems to increase my reaction speed overall, which I wasn't expecting, c. it's great for playing before other games because it seems to increase your abilities in navigating rapidly, and your overall speed of observation/reaction. d. it wakes me up in the morning. Probably haven't played it long enough so far to observe any other differences but will continue to do so and observe the results! How long lasting the effects are I'm not sure, but if I play it daily I hope it might help... Great game!
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March 2025
Boson X is a hexagonal runner. It's similar to the Flash game series "Run" in the sense that you rotate the screen so the character can jump over gaps. The game is about jumping over platforms that randomly spawn in a set of a few different patterns per level. Occasionally there's blue platforms which increase your energy level. Every time you increase the level, your character runs faster. Once you reach 100%, the level is considered complete. You can keep playing for a higher score but it's way faster than before you reached 100% so it's harder. It's similar to Super Hexagon in the sense that you have to reach a certain requirement to go to the next stage, in this case energy versus the actual 60 seconds of time. It's also about memorizing patterns and having good timing for the different speeds. Every pattern in SH is beatable regardless of what order they show up in. Boson X has a problem where some patterns require you to be on 1 of the 8 axis to get past it, so you can fail with barely any warning. The 4th to last level was way harder for me than the last 3 which felt strange. Also, a good amount of the level's patterns are very visually overwhelming to the point that it's kind of hard to look at. So if you have a issues with flashing lights or busy patterns, then this might not be for you. Regardless, it wasn't that big of a deal for me. It just took some getting used to. I had bought this game back in 2018 and I played it for an hour and then I completely forgot about it. I've recently been getting into grinding achievements so while I was thinking about shortish games in my library, I remembered this game. Despite all of my complaints I really do genuinely like this game. It's really fun. (By the way, holding left or right does the same as holding up for a jump so it's a good idea to practice doing that more often versus just holding jump. It's easier to land from a long jump in my experience.) I'd definitely recommend this game! It's really fun to 100% as well.
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Dec. 2024
Vertigo, faith, fear, angst and fun can happen every 5 seconds inside a Boxon X level. God forbids if you dare to blink. sneeze or pee. This game feels stronger than any drug you can image.
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Dec. 2024
Unexpecadly good runner. Very catching gameplay. Rhytmic and fast. Easily grabs attention and holds it as well. Appealing visuals. Thought i generally don't appreciate sci-fi theme. Besides sounds. I'm total synthwave fan, so it feels great for me.
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July 2024
the only issue with this game is that it ends . it's simple but it's so effective and it's a great tribute to online flash endless runner games. aside from the nostalgia of playing it years ago on my phone. genuinely might be one of my favourite games, not because it's a masterpiece, but because it's fun and so good at what it does
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Frequently Asked Questions

Boson X is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Boson X is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Boson X received 1,449 positive votes out of a total of 1,565 achieving a rating of 8.79.
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Boson X was developed by Ian MacLarty and Jon Kerney and published by Shape Shop.

Boson X is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Boson X is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Boson X is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Boson X is a single-player game.

Boson X does not currently offer any DLC.

Boson X does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Boson X does not support Steam Remote Play.

Boson X is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Boson X
4.99€
8.8
1,449
116
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Developer
Ian MacLarty, Jon Kerney
Publisher
Shape Shop
Release 15 Sep 2014
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