About

Taiwan Coolfox is a side-scrolling platformer video game published by Lijia Films on June 30th, 2025. In the game, players take on the role of a furry anthropomorphic fox hero or heroine through seven levels and eight boss fights. The game went viral following its release for its seemingly low production values, comparisons between the design of its protagonist and Miles "Tails" Prower from Sonic the Hedgehog and for the design of the gorillas in one section of the game, which were accused of being racist by incorporating Black stereotypes. The game has also inspired a notable amount of fan art and garnered a sizable fandom since its debut.

History

Pre-Video Game

On January 2nd, 2017, the 立佳影業 (Lijia Films) Facebook^[1] page released a 3D rendering of several anthropomorphic animals with the text "Happy New Year" at the top and the "Cool Fox" logo in the bottom right corner. This is the first known post to feature the Cool Fox branding.

On June 7th, 2019, the same Facebook^[2] page released the earliest known rendering of the character Taiwan Coolfox. A Microsoft Windows logo can be seen in the bottom left corner, suggesting it was planned as a video game.

On the same day, they posted a rendering of the heroine of Taiwan Coolfox to Facebook.^[3]

The Facebook page continued to post images of Taiwan Coolfox and the various characters seen in the now-released game in the following months and years.

On January 25th, 2020, the Taiwan Cool fox Lijia Films YouTube^[4] channel posted its first Taiwan Coolfox animation, a "New Year short film," garnering over 1,300 views in five years. The channel posted a variety of animations featuring the characters over the following years.

Taiwan Coolfox Video Game

On April 16th, 2025, the Taiwan Cool fox Lijia Films YouTube^[5] channel released the trailer for Taiwan Coolfox, garnering over 13,000 views in three months, advertising its release on Xbox consoles and Steam that year.

On June 30th, 2025, Taiwan Coolfox was released on Steam.^[6] On July 4th, YouTuber^[7] TheSavchynGames posted a video compiling footage of all boss fights in the game, garnering over 130,000 views in six days.

Online Presence

The Taiwan Coolfox video game went viral in early July 2025, becoming the subject of fan content, discussions and some controversy.

On July 7th, 2025, X^[8] user @zxnoshima posted a screenshot of the thumbnail for TheSavchynGames' boss compilation video, writing, "Is that fucking Tails," garnering over 13,000 likes in three days.

That same day, X^[9] user @zxnoshima quoted their own post with a screenshot of the gorilla boss, implying the design is racist, garnering over 111,000 likes in three days.

Also on July 7th, X^[10] user @EfraArt_Mix posted a piece of fan art depicting Tails and Taiwan Coolfox meeting one another, garnering over 10,000 likes in three days.

Later that day, X^[11] user @amongusfartvore posted a piece of fan art depicting Taiwan Coolfox as Tails' older brother, garnering over 40,000 likes in three days.

On the same day, X^[12] user @ashura_rogue posted a video clip of their reaction to arriving at the gorilla level, showcasing the perceived racist designs of the gorilla enemies.

On July 9th, 2025, X^[13] user @sonicmaniademo posted a screenshot of the gorillas from the game, writing, "that taiwan coolfox game gives me vibes of one of those low budget 2010's CG Nickelodeon cartoons especially in the monkey characters. you guys see it right," garnering over 7,800 likes in a day.

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