Bonny Bandits
@bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Student Team of 8 developing Synaptic: A Lynchian Narrative Driven FPS inside a Brain!
Dare Academy Finalists 2025 🎉
Available to play on itch: https://linktr.ee/bonnybandits?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Dare Academy Finalists 2025 🎉
Available to play on itch: https://linktr.ee/bonnybandits?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
Wake up! Synaptic's new build is now available on itch.io! You can find it from the linktree in our bio. Please let us know what you think if you give it a shot :3
Updated trailer coming soon 👀
#bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
Updated trailer coming soon 👀
#bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Wake up! Synaptic's new build is now available on itch.io! You can find it from the linktree in our bio. Please let us know what you think if you give it a shot :3
Updated trailer coming soon 👀
#bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
Updated trailer coming soon 👀
#bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
As we close the first day of the last week of DARE, we bring you a video of our chatter teeth in our devbuild! Not long to go now ':D We hope you are excited to use these chompers yourself in our upcoming build!
#gamedev #indiegamedev #DAREAcademy #DARE25 #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits #AbertayUni
#gamedev #indiegamedev #DAREAcademy #DARE25 #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits #AbertayUni
July 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
As we close the first day of the last week of DARE, we bring you a video of our chatter teeth in our devbuild! Not long to go now ':D We hope you are excited to use these chompers yourself in our upcoming build!
#gamedev #indiegamedev #DAREAcademy #DARE25 #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits #AbertayUni
#gamedev #indiegamedev #DAREAcademy #DARE25 #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits #AbertayUni
We're deep in the throes of production right now - busy busy busy! We're raising our heads to share some recent set dressing crrated by our 3d artist for the new levels 🌸
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
July 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We're deep in the throes of production right now - busy busy busy! We're raising our heads to share some recent set dressing crrated by our 3d artist for the new levels 🌸
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
Halfway through DARE already? Here's a peek at some of the incredible work our audio designer has put into Synaptic to celebrate! 🔊
#IndieGameDev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity #gamemusic
#IndieGameDev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity #gamemusic
July 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Halfway through DARE already? Here's a peek at some of the incredible work our audio designer has put into Synaptic to celebrate! 🔊
#IndieGameDev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity #gamemusic
#IndieGameDev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity #gamemusic
We had some fun in the recording studio today! Our Audio Deisnger has her work cut out for her in chopping all this down, and we can't wait to show you what we've been working on 🔊
#gamedev #IndieGameDev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
#gamedev #IndieGameDev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We had some fun in the recording studio today! Our Audio Deisnger has her work cut out for her in chopping all this down, and we can't wait to show you what we've been working on 🔊
#gamedev #IndieGameDev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
#gamedev #IndieGameDev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
Our levels are getting a much-needed update. Here's a sneak peek 👀
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #indiegame
July 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our levels are getting a much-needed update. Here's a sneak peek 👀
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #indiegame
[FLASH WARNING]
Another day, another test passed with flying colours!
(This is not, in fact, intentional)
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits
Another day, another test passed with flying colours!
(This is not, in fact, intentional)
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
[FLASH WARNING]
Another day, another test passed with flying colours!
(This is not, in fact, intentional)
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits
Another day, another test passed with flying colours!
(This is not, in fact, intentional)
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits
The teeth are moving now! Some progress on our chatter teeth projectile 🪥 they can't wait to start eating targets 👁👁
#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gameanimation
#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gameanimation
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The teeth are moving now! Some progress on our chatter teeth projectile 🪥 they can't wait to start eating targets 👁👁
#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gameanimation
#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gameanimation
We finally got a whiteboard and have been making very good use of it 🫡 Bonus points if anyone remembers Roky!
#DareAcademy #GameDev #IndieGameDev
#DareAcademy #GameDev #IndieGameDev
July 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
We finally got a whiteboard and have been making very good use of it 🫡 Bonus points if anyone remembers Roky!
#DareAcademy #GameDev #IndieGameDev
#DareAcademy #GameDev #IndieGameDev
We've gone from a Knuckle Sandwich to some big ol' chompers! Take a peek at the new consuming weapon bullet and hand animation 🪥
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame
July 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
We've gone from a Knuckle Sandwich to some big ol' chompers! Take a peek at the new consuming weapon bullet and hand animation 🪥
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame
#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame
We've got a new target in the works! Keep an eye out for these sanity-hungry lesions in our upcoming release 👁👁
(Still a work in progress, dev build, nothing final)
#Bonnybandits #synapticgame #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy
(Still a work in progress, dev build, nothing final)
#Bonnybandits #synapticgame #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy
July 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We've got a new target in the works! Keep an eye out for these sanity-hungry lesions in our upcoming release 👁👁
(Still a work in progress, dev build, nothing final)
#Bonnybandits #synapticgame #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy
(Still a work in progress, dev build, nothing final)
#Bonnybandits #synapticgame #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy
We can now announce that Bonny Bandits have been accepted into #DareAcademy !
Some very exciting times are ahead for the bonniest of bandits, and we hope you'll follow along on this exciting journey 🎉
Good luck to everyone on the other teams, we're looking forward to working alongside you all ❤️
Some very exciting times are ahead for the bonniest of bandits, and we hope you'll follow along on this exciting journey 🎉
Good luck to everyone on the other teams, we're looking forward to working alongside you all ❤️
July 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We can now announce that Bonny Bandits have been accepted into #DareAcademy !
Some very exciting times are ahead for the bonniest of bandits, and we hope you'll follow along on this exciting journey 🎉
Good luck to everyone on the other teams, we're looking forward to working alongside you all ❤️
Some very exciting times are ahead for the bonniest of bandits, and we hope you'll follow along on this exciting journey 🎉
Good luck to everyone on the other teams, we're looking forward to working alongside you all ❤️
A little group photo of the Bonny Bandits team (minus Alex and Stasi) to commemorate the final play party of the term.
We have all had a blast making Synaptic and are happy to share our game is fully released on itch.io!
Download and play here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
We have all had a blast making Synaptic and are happy to share our game is fully released on itch.io!
Download and play here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
May 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A little group photo of the Bonny Bandits team (minus Alex and Stasi) to commemorate the final play party of the term.
We have all had a blast making Synaptic and are happy to share our game is fully released on itch.io!
Download and play here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
We have all had a blast making Synaptic and are happy to share our game is fully released on itch.io!
Download and play here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
Don't panic!!!
Synaptic's Beta build is now live on itch! Play through to experience new voice lines, reworked assets, quality of life changes, and much more!
Play it here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic and tell Roky we say hello :)
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
Synaptic's Beta build is now live on itch! Play through to experience new voice lines, reworked assets, quality of life changes, and much more!
Play it here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic and tell Roky we say hello :)
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
April 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Don't panic!!!
Synaptic's Beta build is now live on itch! Play through to experience new voice lines, reworked assets, quality of life changes, and much more!
Play it here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic and tell Roky we say hello :)
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
Synaptic's Beta build is now live on itch! Play through to experience new voice lines, reworked assets, quality of life changes, and much more!
Play it here: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic and tell Roky we say hello :)
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
If you're at #agdx in Abertay dundee today, swing by our little Synaptic computer to meet two of the team and play our game before Beta next week!
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
April 19, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If you're at #agdx in Abertay dundee today, swing by our little Synaptic computer to meet two of the team and play our game before Beta next week!
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment
We've been hard at work here at Bonny Bandits pulling together our Beta! Buuutttt, in the meantime:
Our good friend Roky got an upgrade!
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
Our good friend Roky got an upgrade!
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
April 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We've been hard at work here at Bonny Bandits pulling together our Beta! Buuutttt, in the meantime:
Our good friend Roky got an upgrade!
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
Our good friend Roky got an upgrade!
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
It Just started raining Chicken Nuggets but how? Try and figure it out in the Hub, when your wondering around and interacting with stuff.
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It Just started raining Chicken Nuggets but how? Try and figure it out in the Hub, when your wondering around and interacting with stuff.
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
Something weird happened, he just appeared but how? Try and figure it out in the Hub, when your wondering around and interacting with stuff.
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
March 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Something weird happened, he just appeared but how? Try and figure it out in the Hub, when your wondering around and interacting with stuff.
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
#indiegamedev #indiegamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gaming
How the Player See's Synaptic vs How the Developers do
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
March 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
How the Player See's Synaptic vs How the Developers do
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
The Bonny Bandits are currently showing Synaptic off at a play party, hoping to get loads of feedback. If your not there its okay you can play it on Itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
March 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Bonny Bandits are currently showing Synaptic off at a play party, hoping to get loads of feedback. If your not there its okay you can play it on Itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
Gameplay of Synaptic's Pre-Alpha!!! Give it a try for yourself and send us your best clips/screenshots as well as some feedback.
Available on itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
Available on itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
March 13, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Gameplay of Synaptic's Pre-Alpha!!! Give it a try for yourself and send us your best clips/screenshots as well as some feedback.
Available on itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
Available on itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
Our Pre-Alpha is now out!!! Here are a few screenshots but why not play it for yourself. It's available to play on Itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
March 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Our Pre-Alpha is now out!!! Here are a few screenshots but why not play it for yourself. It's available to play on Itch: bonny-bandits.itch.io/synaptic
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegamedevelopment
Here another drawing process this time for the concept art of the Hub. #gamedev #indiegamedevelopment #indiegamedev #art #gamedevelopment
March 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Here another drawing process this time for the concept art of the Hub. #gamedev #indiegamedevelopment #indiegamedev #art #gamedevelopment
Ever wondered what the drawing process of the concept art for game is? Well let us show you our 2D artist's process.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #art #development
#gamedev #indiegamedev #art #development
March 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ever wondered what the drawing process of the concept art for game is? Well let us show you our 2D artist's process.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #art #development
#gamedev #indiegamedev #art #development
March 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM