Ludography
70/100
Players22 ratings
83/100
Critics2 reviews
More scores
Metacritic5 critic reviews
84/100
Metacritic usersuser score
73/100
GameFAQsEasy-Just Right
3.65/5
Player reviews
89% positive594 reviews
Steam Deck
Verified
Runs on
Windows, Mac
Price
US$0.89

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2017 · Adventure · Indie

Bulb Boy

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.

Released
2017
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneiOSmacOS
Genres
AdventureIndiePoint-and-click adventurePuzzle
Developers
—
Publishers
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Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Horror
Country
Poland
Age ratings
PEGI 12ESRB TCERO C
Languages
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
1hmain story2.5hwith extras

About

Bulb Boy is a 2D point-and-click horror adventure video game developed and published by Bulbware. It was released on PC in 2015, on Android and iOS in 2016. The Nintendo Switch version was released in North America on July 6, 2017, in the PAL region on July 13, 2017, and in Japan on July 20, 2017 .

On October 6, 2017, it was released worldwide for the Xbox One. And it was released on PlayStation 4 on March 1, 2018.

›Story

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.

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Reception

Review aggregator Metacritic gave the Switch version of Bulb Boy a score of 75 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Writing for Nintendo World Report, Justin Nation gave the game an 8/10. He praised the game's artstyle, positively comparing it to the work of The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi calling the visuals "a lot of fun". He also praised the music, feeling that it was "appropriately themed" and helped "reinforce what's on the screen nicely".

The touch controls were similarly lauded, with Nation calling the game "easy to pick up" as a result. Of the few gripes Nation had with Bulb Boy, its short length was one of them. He also bemoaned one instance where a control option wasn't clear to him, causing a puzzle to stump him for the "wrong reason".

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows29 October 2015North America · Worldwide 29 October 2015
macOS29 October 2015Worldwide
iOS21 July 2016Worldwide
Android8 September 2016Worldwide
Nintendo Switch6 July 2017Worldwide · North America 6 July 2017 · Europe 13 July 2017
Xbox One6 October 2017Worldwide
PlayStation 431 December 2017Worldwide

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