bumbleborn
@bumbleborn.com
I'm a game designer, artist & sometimes music maker. (he/him)
I made Echo: The Oracle's Scroll | bumbleborn.com
catalog: https://play.date/games/echo-the-oracles-scroll/
devlog: tinyurl.com/mhkvsy7v
I made Echo: The Oracle's Scroll | bumbleborn.com
catalog: https://play.date/games/echo-the-oracles-scroll/
devlog: tinyurl.com/mhkvsy7v
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bumbleborn
@bumbleborn.com
· Oct 8
I released my first video game, it only took me til I was 30!
Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is a metroidvania for the Playdate!
Catalog: play.date/games/echo-t...
Itch: bumbleborn.itch.io/echo-the-ora...
Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is a metroidvania for the Playdate!
Catalog: play.date/games/echo-t...
Itch: bumbleborn.itch.io/echo-the-ora...
Demoing Wunder at GaMaYo last night went reallyyyy well!! Almost everyone who played it wanted to be in the beta 😭
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Demoing Wunder at GaMaYo last night went reallyyyy well!! Almost everyone who played it wanted to be in the beta 😭
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
Gonna be at GaMaYo today demoing Wunder, still on a rollercoaster of confidence but I'm on one of the high bits atm
It's getting really close to landing the Slay the Spire x Balatro concept (I think)
It's getting really close to landing the Slay the Spire x Balatro concept (I think)
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gonna be at GaMaYo today demoing Wunder, still on a rollercoaster of confidence but I'm on one of the high bits atm
It's getting really close to landing the Slay the Spire x Balatro concept (I think)
It's getting really close to landing the Slay the Spire x Balatro concept (I think)
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A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
In case anyone ever asks, I *have* written a material generator and a music generator for Eldritch 2, but that's not AI. That's me taking all the things I personally know about those things, and writing my own tools to make the process a little faster and easier for myself. It's still 100% me, baby.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
ngl, if this is the case then it's likely important to assume I won't be buying games from companies that have CEOs :/ (which is like, all of them right 😅)
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ngl, if this is the case then it's likely important to assume I won't be buying games from companies that have CEOs :/ (which is like, all of them right 😅)
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
I love this! I really wanna embrace making small games centred around interesting ideas to get better at design
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
my ThinkyCon 2025 talk about crankin out little games in my free time is up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl... includes a cute photo of Stegi ((un)official mascot of the corgispace manifesto)
My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025)
YouTube video by Thinky Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I love this! I really wanna embrace making small games centred around interesting ideas to get better at design
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
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Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
tryna do a sweep over all of the UI to get it ready to make a trailer in the next week, UI hard haha
but it's defo getting there!
but it's defo getting there!
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
tryna do a sweep over all of the UI to get it ready to make a trailer in the next week, UI hard haha
but it's defo getting there!
but it's defo getting there!
Mush always yearns to climb higher, but this is the highest point in the flat. He's peaked.
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Mush always yearns to climb higher, but this is the highest point in the flat. He's peaked.
Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is only 5 bucks for the next 2 weeks!!
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
The Catalog Fall Sale is back, bigger than ever, and it starts… NOW! ⚡
🛍️ Over 200+ games on sale
📅 October 30, 10 AM PT - November 13, 10 AM PT
⬇️ play.date/games
🛍️ Over 200+ games on sale
📅 October 30, 10 AM PT - November 13, 10 AM PT
⬇️ play.date/games
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is only 5 bucks for the next 2 weeks!!
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
never made booth art for a game before but it really is starting to make the game feel real! @eelizabethhca.bsky.social did all the actual art here, I just did compositing and layer fx jank haha
October 27, 2025 at 12:12 AM
never made booth art for a game before but it really is starting to make the game feel real! @eelizabethhca.bsky.social did all the actual art here, I just did compositing and layer fx jank haha
Managed to get a talisman pack working for the shop!
October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Managed to get a talisman pack working for the shop!
I've managed to stream game dev every week day, 2pm - 6pm for 2 weeks now and I don't feel burnt out on it yet :D
currently reworking the shop!
currently reworking the shop!
October 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I've managed to stream game dev every week day, 2pm - 6pm for 2 weeks now and I don't feel burnt out on it yet :D
currently reworking the shop!
currently reworking the shop!
Monzo are adding gambling to "paying bills", we really are edging towards the hunger games
Heck ye, I can't wait to enter a lottery for the chance to eat every month!
Heck ye, I can't wait to enter a lottery for the chance to eat every month!
October 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Monzo are adding gambling to "paying bills", we really are edging towards the hunger games
Heck ye, I can't wait to enter a lottery for the chance to eat every month!
Heck ye, I can't wait to enter a lottery for the chance to eat every month!
been watching a bunch of Diablo 2 challenge runs and I wanna play it so bad, but I know if I boot it up I'll lose a few days of work time 😭
October 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
been watching a bunch of Diablo 2 challenge runs and I wanna play it so bad, but I know if I boot it up I'll lose a few days of work time 😭
I heard the louvre jewels are actually needed to start their new tech company so I guess it can't really be theft, I mean think about it, should we really stifle the economy for a bit of art?
October 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I heard the louvre jewels are actually needed to start their new tech company so I guess it can't really be theft, I mean think about it, should we really stifle the economy for a bit of art?
The louvre heist reminded me that you can do a crime where no one gets hurt
ICE being an organised gang of thugs and true crime docs where someone eats 12 people made me genuinely forget that you can just do a caper
ICE being an organised gang of thugs and true crime docs where someone eats 12 people made me genuinely forget that you can just do a caper
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The louvre heist reminded me that you can do a crime where no one gets hurt
ICE being an organised gang of thugs and true crime docs where someone eats 12 people made me genuinely forget that you can just do a caper
ICE being an organised gang of thugs and true crime docs where someone eats 12 people made me genuinely forget that you can just do a caper
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Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
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I've managed to actually be consistent-ish-ly streaming the longest when I go live in a bit, and it's only been 5 work days
I genuinely don't know how people stream full-time o.o
for now at least it is boosting rather than sapping productivity!
I genuinely don't know how people stream full-time o.o
for now at least it is boosting rather than sapping productivity!
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I've managed to actually be consistent-ish-ly streaming the longest when I go live in a bit, and it's only been 5 work days
I genuinely don't know how people stream full-time o.o
for now at least it is boosting rather than sapping productivity!
I genuinely don't know how people stream full-time o.o
for now at least it is boosting rather than sapping productivity!
Streaming some dev on Wunder, getting dialogue working for a tutorial manager!
www.twitch.tv/bumbleborn
www.twitch.tv/bumbleborn
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Streaming some dev on Wunder, getting dialogue working for a tutorial manager!
www.twitch.tv/bumbleborn
www.twitch.tv/bumbleborn
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Who wants some moss berry soup
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Who wants some moss berry soup
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October 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM