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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. 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 Gra

Release date
October 24, 2017
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Developer
Bulbware
Publisher
Bulbware
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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.. 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. DEFEAT THE MONSTERS -Explore the Bulb house, that is full of frightening creatures.…

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★ 7.8/10GOG · 73 ratings
GOGLast checked November 1, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
A bit on the short side, took me around 2,5 hours; but the overall style and atmosphere is quite enjoyable (if that's the right word).…
★ 3 / 5
The strongest side of the game, for me, is the illustration and creepy/funny atmosphere. What you can see in screenshots is exactly what you get…
★ 2 / 5
Most of Bulb Boy, I found passable, if not particularly interesting. It runs into the problem of trying to use monsters to generate a genuine…
★ 5 / 5
For the first point and click I ever finished I have to say it's not a bad experience. (I'm an FPS person by nature.) I…
★ 4 / 5
Art style is great (unless you are easily grossed out)! Puzzles are straightforward for the most part, I found the last boss a bit tedious.…
★ 4 / 5
A really great game with an interesting cute/creepy art style and fitting music and sound! The puzzles aren't too difficult in the beginning but they…
★ 4 / 5
If the visual style appeals to you, then this game is probably for you. I would consider it more of a sequence of espace rooms…

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★ 3 / 5
this game doesnt take too long to complete, and the puzzles are pretty easy going - there's also hints you can take if you need!…
★ 3 / 5
Game has very nice art and story is cute, but gameplay is average. Most puzzles are intuitive. I never got stuck, which is good, but…
★ 4 / 5
If the visual style appeals to you, then this game is probably for you. I would consider it more of a sequence of espace rooms…
★ 4 / 5
A really great game with an interesting cute/creepy art style and fitting music and sound! The puzzles aren't too difficult in the beginning but they…
★ 4 / 5
Art style is great (unless you are easily grossed out)! Puzzles are straightforward for the most part, I found the last boss a bit tedious.…
★ 4 / 5
There are many genres of horror: body horror, comedy horror, splatterpunk, slasher but have you ever heard about cute horror? Bulb Boy is first of…
★ 2 / 5
Bulb Boy is a puzzle game with puzzles that aren't that difficult, with a unique look that isn't very scary - just weird. Looking at…

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