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Death in the Box is a Roblox horror-survival game by ARK-ADE. Players sit around a table while a clown deals cards and runs events. You are trying to be the last player alive. Luck decides some shots, and reading the current prompt decides the mistakes you can avoid. This wiki collects the card types, the event inputs, the mode vote, the eight badges, and the cash rules that the game description and the public references actually state.

Death in the Box is a Roblox horror-survival game by ARK-ADE. Players sit around a table while a clown deals cards and runs events. You are trying to be the last player alive. Luck decides some shots, and reading the current prompt decides the mistakes you can avoid. This wiki collects the card types, the event…

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Game overview

What is Death in the Box?

Death in the Box artwork

Join the official experience, vote a map and a mode in the lobby, then handle one prompt at a time. Identify whether you must dodge, read a wire manual, pass a bomb, choose a player, or vote. Check a card only after you know its usage type and whether the event is excluded. Safety, the card older notes call Shield, breaks to stop one clown shot. It does not defuse a bomb, and Blank does not cover a duel. Underfilled seats can be bots, so a chat deal is not a promise from every chair.

Last player at the table winsThree card behaviors, not one buttonThe event decides the buttonCash bonuses are not a stacked 40%

Quick facts

Creator
ARK-ADE, Roblox group 14080716
Released
25 August 2023, place 14564651437
Match and server
Up to 15 other players at the table. The games API lists server size 50.
Genre
Horror, with Survival as the public genre label
Cash bonuses
15% for the group and 25% for Roblox Premium. No stacking formula is published.
Status
The description says the game is still in development.
Visits snapshot
274,235,962 visits on the public games API, retrieved 7 October 2026. Not a live counter.
Explore the wiki

Where are Death in the Box codes, guides, and tools?

Featured
Bomb manual
Guides

Bomb manual

Preserve the wire the sentence protects. Green is not always that wire.

Card types
Guides

Card types

Why Use Card is missing, and when Blank fails.

Badges
Guides

Badges

Eight enabled goals, from a full round to the puppet.

Modes
Guides

Modes

Free for All through Roundabout, and the modes a command starts.

Cash and passes
Guides

Cash and passes

Group and Premium bonuses, the wheel, and four passes.

Maps and closed routes
Guides

Maps and closed routes

Vote maps, plus the cave and mushroom routes described as closed.

Video Tutorials

Watch Death in the Box in action

All video tutorials
Latest updates

What changed in Death in the Box recently?

  1. eventGroup owner announced a summer updateThe ARK-ADE group owner posted a summer update announcement telling players to go check it. The captured post did not list modes, cards, or codes. A SUMMER code for 2 Spins is still disputed between lists, so the announcement alone is not treated as a working code.
  2. eventApril Fools 2026 additionsThe April Fools 2026 update notes describe the return of the Fart card, the Die card, Ricochet, Quadruple Cards, a Competitive duel mode, a Pianist vote, and a Flashbang mode. Die's effect was not stated. Flashbang was not given a control list. Limited wheel cosmetics were also said to be replaced.
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  6. 6PopularMaps and closed routes
How to start

How do you start Death in the Box?

  1. 1

    First match

    Lobby vote, three card types, and what to do after the first loss. Open page

  2. 2

    Defuse the bomb

    One pictured manual, then how to tell the three bomb events apart. Open page

  3. 3

    Use your cards

    Active, Passive, and Activation, plus the old names Shield and Tutelar. Open page

  4. 4

    Survive an event

    Knives, guns, votes, and the cards that do not work in a duel. Open page

  5. 5

    Check codes

    Expired history only. Conflicting strings stay out of the active list. Open page

All pages

Where is every Death in the Box page?

CodesCodesCodesCodesCodesHow to RedeemCodesExpiredGuidesGuidesGuidesGuides OverviewGuidesYour first matchGuidesHow to defuse the bombGuidesHow to use your cardsGuidesRead the mode before you reuse a strategyGuidesCash, spins, and passesGuidesBadges and closed routesGuidesSurvive the next eventVideo TutorialsVideo TutorialsPlayersPlayersPlayersAll entriesPlayersThe ClownPlayersPuppet

Player feedback

I remember playing this amazing game for the first time (somehow won first try)

InFireTen

This game needs more love tbh.

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FAQ

What do players ask about Death in the Box?

What are you trying to do in a match?

Be the last player alive. Up to 15 other players sit at the table with you while the clown runs events and hands out cards. The official description calls the game a mix of luck and strategy, so a correct read does not guarantee the next shot.

Is Safety the same card as Shield?

The current card name in the card references is Safety: if the clown shoots you while you hold it, the card breaks and you survive. The Still standing badge still says shield card. Older write-ups also say Shield. Read the card in your hand if a later update renames it again.

Why did my card do nothing?

Active cards fire on their own trigger, Passive cards work while you hold them, and only Activation cards use the Use Card control. Blank does not apply in duels, and a printed Blank example also excludes PVP events. Vengeance is also described as not working during duels, a stab, or hostage. A turn counter can expire the card before you needed it.

Do the 15% group bonus and 25% Premium bonus add up to 40%?

No published formula says that. The game description advertises both bonuses separately and does not explain whether they stack. Do not add the two percentages together.

Can I still open the old cave or claim the Disco Ball?

The cave hatch's old opening is described as disabled, and the Disco Ball character effect is described as unobtainable. The 2025 Halloween Suspicious Mushroom display is also described as unobtainable. An old video can show a real past route that no longer opens.

Ready to play Death in the Box?

Play on the official Roblox page, or start with the first-match guide if the last round ended on a button you did not understand.

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