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
Ahhh we have a game at EGX Rezzed!! V excited to see what people think!
Also our stand is right by the Korean corn dogs van, this is gonna a great weekend 😁
Also our stand is right by the Korean corn dogs van, this is gonna a great weekend 😁
November 28, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Ahhh we have a game at EGX Rezzed!! V excited to see what people think!
Also our stand is right by the Korean corn dogs van, this is gonna a great weekend 😁
Also our stand is right by the Korean corn dogs van, this is gonna a great weekend 😁
weekend 2 on #godot jrpg
I got the whole game loop in, overworld into level into a battle and back out, dunno if I should polish or whitebox the first act next
I got the whole game loop in, overworld into level into a battle and back out, dunno if I should polish or whitebox the first act next
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
weekend 2 on #godot jrpg
I got the whole game loop in, overworld into level into a battle and back out, dunno if I should polish or whitebox the first act next
I got the whole game loop in, overworld into level into a battle and back out, dunno if I should polish or whitebox the first act next
Only a few nights of work but I already got a menu, overworld, normal level with interactions and a battle manager started!
Godot is v solid, v fun
ignore columbo in the bg 😅
Godot is v solid, v fun
ignore columbo in the bg 😅
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Only a few nights of work but I already got a menu, overworld, normal level with interactions and a battle manager started!
Godot is v solid, v fun
ignore columbo in the bg 😅
Godot is v solid, v fun
ignore columbo in the bg 😅
I think I'm done with unity :/
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I think I'm done with unity :/
got to the point where I was spending every day in my little office working on Wunder, not super healthy 😅
so I'm taking weekends and a few hours at night to work on laptop in bed, gonna learn #godot by making a tiny psx jrpg
so I'm taking weekends and a few hours at night to work on laptop in bed, gonna learn #godot by making a tiny psx jrpg
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
got to the point where I was spending every day in my little office working on Wunder, not super healthy 😅
so I'm taking weekends and a few hours at night to work on laptop in bed, gonna learn #godot by making a tiny psx jrpg
so I'm taking weekends and a few hours at night to work on laptop in bed, gonna learn #godot by making a tiny psx jrpg
I just started a little weekend project with psx vibes! it's just cylinders atm haha
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just started a little weekend project with psx vibes! it's just cylinders atm haha
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)
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.
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!
I've got an internal playtest going and the feedback is really positive, this might actually be a good game 😅
At 19 coins so far but they're getting way easier to implement with each one, I've had this Zeus screw me up more times than it helped me... but when it goes well it goes really well!
At 19 coins so far but they're getting way easier to implement with each one, I've had this Zeus screw me up more times than it helped me... but when it goes well it goes really well!
October 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I've got an internal playtest going and the feedback is really positive, this might actually be a good game 😅
At 19 coins so far but they're getting way easier to implement with each one, I've had this Zeus screw me up more times than it helped me... but when it goes well it goes really well!
At 19 coins so far but they're getting way easier to implement with each one, I've had this Zeus screw me up more times than it helped me... but when it goes well it goes really well!
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
Same! I bought a book that taught me the basics of if/else statements (took actual months for it to click)
My childhood on newgrounds was playing this and wondering how they got the license from nintendo (cause I didn't know what fan games were haha)
My childhood on newgrounds was playing this and wondering how they got the license from nintendo (cause I didn't know what fan games were haha)
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Same! I bought a book that taught me the basics of if/else statements (took actual months for it to click)
My childhood on newgrounds was playing this and wondering how they got the license from nintendo (cause I didn't know what fan games were haha)
My childhood on newgrounds was playing this and wondering how they got the license from nintendo (cause I didn't know what fan games were haha)
Working with Emily has also been so nice!! We're making a viva pinata style game as well, but we wanted something smaller that we could release in the next 6 months.
I'm hoping that I can launch at least 2 games next year so it's time lock in, pet cats and write some code!!
I'm hoping that I can launch at least 2 games next year so it's time lock in, pet cats and write some code!!
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Working with Emily has also been so nice!! We're making a viva pinata style game as well, but we wanted something smaller that we could release in the next 6 months.
I'm hoping that I can launch at least 2 games next year so it's time lock in, pet cats and write some code!!
I'm hoping that I can launch at least 2 games next year so it's time lock in, pet cats and write some code!!
My first game with my partner @eelizabethhca.bsky.social!
Wunder! A coin-flipping, double-sided deckbuilder where you flip coins to win games and cross the 5 rivers of the Underworld!
(There will be a proper announcement next month!)
Wunder! A coin-flipping, double-sided deckbuilder where you flip coins to win games and cross the 5 rivers of the Underworld!
(There will be a proper announcement next month!)
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My first game with my partner @eelizabethhca.bsky.social!
Wunder! A coin-flipping, double-sided deckbuilder where you flip coins to win games and cross the 5 rivers of the Underworld!
(There will be a proper announcement next month!)
Wunder! A coin-flipping, double-sided deckbuilder where you flip coins to win games and cross the 5 rivers of the Underworld!
(There will be a proper announcement next month!)
This year I've been trying to relax, it's felt like I've had 2 jobs for a decade and I finally just have one, making lil games in my lil yellow room.
I've worked on the DX version, Echo: Comet Coast (Link's Awakening meets Harvest Moon), a Diablo-Like for the Playdate and....
I've worked on the DX version, Echo: Comet Coast (Link's Awakening meets Harvest Moon), a Diablo-Like for the Playdate and....
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This year I've been trying to relax, it's felt like I've had 2 jobs for a decade and I finally just have one, making lil games in my lil yellow room.
I've worked on the DX version, Echo: Comet Coast (Link's Awakening meets Harvest Moon), a Diablo-Like for the Playdate and....
I've worked on the DX version, Echo: Comet Coast (Link's Awakening meets Harvest Moon), a Diablo-Like for the Playdate and....
This is the revenue over the year, it's made about £15.9k in UK dosh which for me lasts a bit over a year.
It's sold just over 4500 copies, and the feedback I've gotten has made me cry (in a good way) multiple times.
It's sold just over 4500 copies, and the feedback I've gotten has made me cry (in a good way) multiple times.
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is the revenue over the year, it's made about £15.9k in UK dosh which for me lasts a bit over a year.
It's sold just over 4500 copies, and the feedback I've gotten has made me cry (in a good way) multiple times.
It's sold just over 4500 copies, and the feedback I've gotten has made me cry (in a good way) multiple times.
A 3 month project turned into a 16 month project, and that turned into Echo: The Oracle's Scroll.
It released on Oct 8th, 2024, and people seemed to like it!
It won Best Adventure Game & Playdate GOTY in the Playdate Community Awards!
It released on Oct 8th, 2024, and people seemed to like it!
It won Best Adventure Game & Playdate GOTY in the Playdate Community Awards!
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
A 3 month project turned into a 16 month project, and that turned into Echo: The Oracle's Scroll.
It released on Oct 8th, 2024, and people seemed to like it!
It won Best Adventure Game & Playdate GOTY in the Playdate Community Awards!
It released on Oct 8th, 2024, and people seemed to like it!
It won Best Adventure Game & Playdate GOTY in the Playdate Community Awards!
It's the 1st Anniversary of Echo: The Oracle's Scroll, my first real game after nearly a decade in the industry!
So I'm gonna write a bit about how I got into games :D (It's a tad naval-gazing so I apologise) + I'll talk about how much it made and what's next!
#playdate #indiedev #gamedev
So I'm gonna write a bit about how I got into games :D (It's a tad naval-gazing so I apologise) + I'll talk about how much it made and what's next!
#playdate #indiedev #gamedev
October 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
one day I will finish my big short lofi album
September 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
one day I will finish my big short lofi album