Incredibox is an addictive music-based game that allows anyone regardless of musical ability to create complex and catchy mixes by dragging and dropping icons onto a variety of characters. Not only is it a hit with children it's popular with teachers too as it manages to be educational as well as fun teaching children all about rhythm and tempo. It's also fun for people that have already left school.
Incredibox has put together a vibrant and quirky bunch of characters who make up your very own beatbox crew. They are great fun to play around with layering different sounds on top of each other to create dynamic pieces of music. While having lots of fun, children can also learn compositional skills with different elements such as beats melodies and effects being deployed onto different characters. No sound is 'wrong' so whatever the player chooses will always fit into the mix in a pleasing way so it's easy on parents' and teachers' ears even if it might get a little repetitive.
Incredibox drops its ninth iteration, Wekiddy, promising a retro-futuristic twist on the familiar beatboxing formula. This present version celebrates the golden age of hip hop and pre-internet pop culture on a nostalgic trip to the 90s. Hardcore fans can even expect throwbacks to previous themes, a look back to earlier releases, such as Alpha, The Love, and Alive. As always, the visuals bedazzle, blending retro charm with futuristic edge.
Like many games that boast a large fan base, Incredibox allows modifications or modding to keep things fresh without waiting for official releases. Community-made mods or Incredimods offer an alternative or personalized experience created to fill the gaps in the base game or for sheer creativity and self-expression. As many fans learn how to code with JavaScript or Scratch, Incredimods grew in number, some even more popular than the original.
With its undeniable popularity through the years since it was first released, Incredibox has captured the imagination of music lovers and aspiring beatboxers of all ages, even kids. Digital natives can get the hang of it within hours of exploration, given its absorbing gameplay and intuitive controls. What’s more, parents can enable the Safe mode so their kids can only access age-appropriate or kid-friendly content on the platform.
With Incredibox it is easy to make music. The characters are engaging and the sounds are creative and fun to play around with. Recommended by parents and teachers it can help children (and grown-ups) develop an understanding of how musical elements fit together to create compositions.
License
Free
Platform
Windows
OS
Windows XP
Language
English
Downloads
84
Developer
SO FAR SO GOOD