Bulb Boy (tuxdb.com)

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Hey fellow humans! :) My friends created this 'micro' adventure game. Its about a vigilante with time powers trying not to get shot in the head and It's now available on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277670/Hank_Straightjacket/ Let me pass it on to Kuba - the games programmer - so he can tell you the story behind the game: Hey, everybody! Kuba from My Next Games here. Hows everyone doing in the new year? For us its been busy. Last month, weve won a for a video game prototype! (Im the guy in brown pants in the photo)
The competition was organized by CRPK Poland and we entered it with a proposal for a small point-and-click game - Hank: Straightjacket. Heres the story of how this little adventure game came to be: We were about to start working on a new dialog system for our main project - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land - and we wanted it to be a bit different. In a regular game when the conversation starts the game pauses - you talk to the character and youre basically unable to do anything else. We want to change this and allow players to interact with the world while still in dialogue. There are some challenges that stem from that approach, though. What happens if the player does something noteworthy during the conversation? Wouldnt it feel strange if the hero broke a piece of furniture and the npc didn't react to it? We had some ideas on how to tackle those problems but we couldnt be sure they would work without trying them out in an actual game. And so we went on a rapid prototyping spree
Two weeks and five gallons of coffee later we finally had a build and a working prototype of the system. As a side effect we created this tiny escape room experience. We were quite surprised that it was even playable! So, we called it Hank: Straightjacket and decided to release it as a free game. If youd like to - giving it a go! Hope you guys enjoy it and if youre interested in more Hanks adventure here the link to Hank: Drowning on Dry Land: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1937880/Hank_Drowning_On_Dry_Land/ Cya Around, Kuba

[ 2023-03-12 19:24:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Bulb Boy

Bulbware Developer

Bulbware Publisher

2015-10-29 Release

Indie Singleplayer Tags

GameBillet: 7.55 €

Game News Posts: 15

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (521 reviews)

http://bulbboygame.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Bulb Boy Linux [2.31 G]

Available DLCs:

Bulb Boy Soundtrack

Game is not tagged as available on Linux on Steam.

Linux is not in the OS list.

One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves. Find light in yourself!

Gameplay

Bulb Boy is an intuitive 2D point & click horror adventure about a boy with a glowing head (alright, it's a bulb...) inspired by Machinarium and Gobliiins. Solve puzzles, defeat wicked monsters and reveal bulby's abilities to unfold a twisted tale. Ohhh... And don't forget to save your Grandpa-raffin and Mothdog from the frightening darkness..

Key Features

DEFEAT THE MONSTERS -Explore the Bulb house, that is full of frightening creatures. Defeat the evil in all its forms and bring the light back.
BULB'S TALENTS - Being a boy that is a bulb comes with many talents. Not only does your head light up and allows you to survive electrical shocks, but it can also be unscrewed for use in strange places.
PLAYABLE FLASHBACKS - Play as other family characters. Relive Bulb Boy's childhood memories to uncover the mystery of the story.
BUBBLE SPEECH - No dialogue, just bubble speech. Watch the story unfold in animated clouds.
SECRETS - There are things in the house waiting to be revealed.
POOP - In many sizes and proportions.