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Hank: Strightjacket

12 Mar, 2023

Hey fellow humans! :)
My friends created this 'micro' adventure game. It’s about a vigilante with time powers trying not to get shot in the head and It's now available on Steam!

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/2277670/Hank_Straightjacket/
Let me pass it on to Kuba - the game’s programmer - so he can tell you the story behind the game:

Hey, everybody!
Kuba from My Next Games here. How’s everyone doing in the new year? For us it’s been busy. Last month, we’ve won a for a video game prototype! (I’m the guy in brown pants in the photo)

The competition was organized by CRPK Poland and we entered it with a proposal for a small point-and-click game - Hank: Straightjacket. Here’s the story of how this little adventure game came to be:

We were about to start working on a new dialog system for our main project - Hank: Drowning on Dry Land - and we wanted it to be a bit different. In a regular game when the conversation starts the game pauses - you talk to the character and you’re basically unable to do anything else. We want to change this and allow players to interact with the world while still in dialogue. There are some challenges that stem from that approach, though. What happens if the player does something noteworthy during the conversation? Wouldn’t it feel strange if the hero broke a piece of furniture and the npc didn't react to it? We had some ideas on how to tackle those problems but we couldn’t be sure they would work without trying them out in an actual game. And so we went on a rapid prototyping spree…

…Two weeks and five gallons of coffee later we finally had a build and a working prototype of the system. As a side effect we created this tiny escape room experience. We were quite surprised that it was even playable! So, we called it Hank: Straightjacket and decided to release it as a free game. If you’d like to - giving it a go! Hope you guys enjoy it and if you’re interested in more Hank’s adventure here the link to Hank: Drowning on Dry Land:

https://steamproxy.com/steamstore/app/1937880/Hank_Drowning_On_Dry_Land/
Cya Around,
Kuba

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We need your help translating Bulb By (Norwegian, Danish)

8 Nov, 2017

TRANSLATION HELP NEEDED! ːsteamhappyː
We have a giant request for you guys.
It appears we need additional translations for Bulb Boy description (7 sentences) to release the game on PS4.
We need it in Norwegian & Danish.
If any of you are ready and willing to help translate it, look for the description below.
We will be grateful forever ❤️

---ENGLISH
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 award winning 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 and flying dog from the frightening darkness...

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Enlightning version 1.03

24 Jun, 2016

We're glad to announce thanks to you feedback we put together a new improved version of this shiny game.

We managed to find &squish some of the minor bugs:

Improved overall performance of the game
Bulb Boy freezing when he starts baking the cake
Some little issues

We're extremely happy to inform you know that we are bringing our shiny child to iOS and it will be powered on next month!

We're also want to let you know that 7 Linux users volunteered to be beta-testers of Linux version! If you want to join the community and help build penguin-friendly version of Bulb Boy please apply here: [email protected]

If you want to share with us anything, involving some constructive critique or funny kittens photos, you can find as always here: [email protected] If you live in Italy and want to meet us in person we are at Game Happens! festival in Genova, Italy until 25 of June.

Take care, we love you all,
Artur & Szymon, Bulbware

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Bulb Boy Update 1.02 is shining!

13 May, 2016

Greetings guys!

We have fixed some user report bugs:

Critical and small bugs fixed
massively improved MacOS version
Gameplay improvements
Animation improvements

Please do contact us if you have any issues. Either use Steam or drop us a line on [email protected].

Thank you for the support guys.
We hope to see some of you in Singapore at Casual Connect Asia from 17th to 19th of May!

May the light shine upon you!
Artur & Szymon, Bulbware

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Awards Celebration

29 Feb, 2016

Bulb Boy has won 4 more awards for the adventure game released in 2015 so have we decided it's something we should all celebrate!

We have won recently:
Silver Aggie Best Adventure Game 2015 [www.adventuregamers.com]
Graczpospolita Medals [graczpospolita.pl] for Best Indie Game and Most Creative Game 2015
StonedGamer Award[thestonedgamer.com] for Greatest Art Direction 2015

So that gives us 7 awards by now and we are still submitting the game for more festivals! Thanks to all of you who believed in our little game and supported it! You are able to get Bulb Boy for a discounted price until March 7th.
Hope you will have great weekend guys!

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Bulb Boy - update 1.01

30 Oct, 2015

Guys,
We just want to let you know that we have just updated version of Bulb Boy that fixes every known issue.

Please check if you have the latest version by clicking right on Bulb Boy in your library and choosing Properities>Verify Integrity.

List of fixed issues
- button mashing system was too hard on some configurations
- 32-bit version now works properly
- problem with beeing killed during picking up a tap
- some minor bugs
- added ALT+R shortcut which allows you to restarts current level

Neither of the bugs appeard during our beta tests on different hardware and sytems. We're really sorry for the inconvinience and hope that you will enjoy our game so only bugs that you find will be these under Bulb Boy's bed!

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Become Green on Halloween

29 Oct, 2015

If you find Bulb Boy interesting maybe you would like They Breathe

They Breathe is a critically acclaimed indie gem risen from the depths of Xbox Live Indie Games. In thirty short minutes, the game leaves it up to you to figure out every part of its increasingly bizarre universe, in order to survive the onslaught of unexpected creatures and ultimately comprehend their true nature. No matter how your descent to the bottom of the forest takes shape, it is guaranteed to give you the chills without a single word of dialog.

Keep your eyes open, for there is darkness beneath the surface. And you're not at the bottom yet.

In the first game by The Working Parts, a lone frog descends into the depths of a flooded forest, not yet knowing the full extent of its tragedy. To survive in a brutal, oxygen-obsessed ecosystem, you must help it see the patterns and hidden truths that make up the rules of the forest - horrible as they may be.

Features
Surreal atmosphere
No hand-holding
Hand-drawn HD art
A story told through gameplay
''Making of'' feature
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They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen

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