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...
can't wait to finally see what this game is, I don't really like multiplayer games so I'm hoping it's playable without engaging in that stuff, I doubt it but I'm hoping
January 14, 2026 at 12:48 PM
can't wait to finally see what this game is, I don't really like multiplayer games so I'm hoping it's playable without engaging in that stuff, I doubt it but I'm hoping
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Been on a Scifi fastasy kick recently, thought I would post some again for #portfolioday ---
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Been on a Scifi fastasy kick recently, thought I would post some again for #portfolioday ---
You will like my indie game if you played these games:
- Balatro 🃏
- Nubby's Number Factory 🔵
- Slay the Spire 🐳
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3895480/Wunder/
#gamedev #indiedev #deckbuilder
- Balatro 🃏
- Nubby's Number Factory 🔵
- Slay the Spire 🐳
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3895480/Wunder/
#gamedev #indiedev #deckbuilder
January 12, 2026 at 10:49 PM
You will like my indie game if you played these games:
- Balatro 🃏
- Nubby's Number Factory 🔵
- Slay the Spire 🐳
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3895480/Wunder/
#gamedev #indiedev #deckbuilder
- Balatro 🃏
- Nubby's Number Factory 🔵
- Slay the Spire 🐳
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3895480/Wunder/
#gamedev #indiedev #deckbuilder
This was my exact thinking when pricing Echo and I did the same with Wunder, I think every game I make will be 8 bucks tbh. I can't see a reason to go lower/higher yet
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
This was my exact thinking when pricing Echo and I did the same with Wunder, I think every game I make will be 8 bucks tbh. I can't see a reason to go lower/higher yet
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Made a little cactus for this week, ran out of time with this one so it's not as detailed as I would like, but I still enjoy how it came out.
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 2: Cactus
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 2: Cactus
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Made a little cactus for this week, ran out of time with this one so it's not as detailed as I would like, but I still enjoy how it came out.
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 2: Cactus
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 2: Cactus
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
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the engine we use & the game we're making!
January 6, 2026 at 11:23 PM
the engine we use & the game we're making!
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GaMaYo is funded by Game Republic and its membership. Please share this post about what it is like to be part of the network. If this inspires you or someone else to get in touch it all helps to support this free network and our events gamerepublic.net/join-us
youtu.be/ihasAn7tyvU?... #gamedev
youtu.be/ihasAn7tyvU?... #gamedev
What it's like to be a member of Game Republic - Radical Forge (Subtitled)
Alex Earle, Producer at Radical Forge, talks about how Northern games network Game Republic has helped the games studio. Game Republic is the largest games business network in the North of England -…
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January 12, 2026 at 9:49 AM
GaMaYo is funded by Game Republic and its membership. Please share this post about what it is like to be part of the network. If this inspires you or someone else to get in touch it all helps to support this free network and our events gamerepublic.net/join-us
youtu.be/ihasAn7tyvU?... #gamedev
youtu.be/ihasAn7tyvU?... #gamedev
one thing I can promise is that as my games get more successful I'll do more ambitious things in weirder directions!
I love when a game isn't just the same 30 mins of stuff on loop with minor changes, but it's so hard to financially justify making stuff like that
I love when a game isn't just the same 30 mins of stuff on loop with minor changes, but it's so hard to financially justify making stuff like that
January 11, 2026 at 12:08 PM
one thing I can promise is that as my games get more successful I'll do more ambitious things in weirder directions!
I love when a game isn't just the same 30 mins of stuff on loop with minor changes, but it's so hard to financially justify making stuff like that
I love when a game isn't just the same 30 mins of stuff on loop with minor changes, but it's so hard to financially justify making stuff like that
so many games to make but I'm really hoping I can start properly on the zelda-farming game by Nov!
January 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
so many games to make but I'm really hoping I can start properly on the zelda-farming game by Nov!
Best part of the game being past the demo point is that I can make all the cool stuff now, like proc gen maps for each river!
We love a Slay the Spire style map in this house!
#gamedev #indiedev #roguelike
We love a Slay the Spire style map in this house!
#gamedev #indiedev #roguelike
January 9, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Best part of the game being past the demo point is that I can make all the cool stuff now, like proc gen maps for each river!
We love a Slay the Spire style map in this house!
#gamedev #indiedev #roguelike
We love a Slay the Spire style map in this house!
#gamedev #indiedev #roguelike
I've seen Wizard Beer and Witches on Tinder of course, but I've never watched anything else from Worthikids...
Having now done that I feel speechless, truly one of the greatest artists living.
brb off to learn some grease pencil 😅
Having now done that I feel speechless, truly one of the greatest artists living.
brb off to learn some grease pencil 😅
January 8, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I've seen Wizard Beer and Witches on Tinder of course, but I've never watched anything else from Worthikids...
Having now done that I feel speechless, truly one of the greatest artists living.
brb off to learn some grease pencil 😅
Having now done that I feel speechless, truly one of the greatest artists living.
brb off to learn some grease pencil 😅
I love the villain introduction in Miracle on 34th Street, it's very "The Emperor" coded
January 6, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I love the villain introduction in Miracle on 34th Street, it's very "The Emperor" coded
incredibly fascinating as usual, I could imagine like 20 differnt games you could build with this spectrogram tool!
New coding adventure -- experimenting with the short-time fourier transform
youtu.be/08mmKNLQVHU?...
youtu.be/08mmKNLQVHU?...
Coding Adventure: Analyzing Audio
YouTube video by Sebastian Lague
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
incredibly fascinating as usual, I could imagine like 20 differnt games you could build with this spectrogram tool!
just passed 100 wishlists this morning for Wunder!
gonna try to figure out tiktok / shorts marketing soon
#gamedev #indiedev #flippingcoins
gonna try to figure out tiktok / shorts marketing soon
#gamedev #indiedev #flippingcoins
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 PM
just passed 100 wishlists this morning for Wunder!
gonna try to figure out tiktok / shorts marketing soon
#gamedev #indiedev #flippingcoins
gonna try to figure out tiktok / shorts marketing soon
#gamedev #indiedev #flippingcoins
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One of my goals for 2026 is to get better at psx style modeling. As part of this, I'm going to be creating one model a week based off a monthly theme!
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 1: Succulents
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 1: Succulents
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
January 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
One of my goals for 2026 is to get better at psx style modeling. As part of this, I'm going to be creating one model a week based off a monthly theme!
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 1: Succulents
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
Month 1: Plants 🪴
Week 1: Succulents
#blockbench #psx #plants #3Dmodeling #gamedev
I'm starting my newsletter / blog again cause I've gotten back into reading other devs on substack.
A pretty long one at first to cover the last few years, that pic of Cabel is relevant I swear!
There's also pics of cats!
A pretty long one at first to cover the last few years, that pic of Cabel is relevant I swear!
There's also pics of cats!
Bumble(re)born
What I've been doing for the last two years...
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January 3, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I'm starting my newsletter / blog again cause I've gotten back into reading other devs on substack.
A pretty long one at first to cover the last few years, that pic of Cabel is relevant I swear!
There's also pics of cats!
A pretty long one at first to cover the last few years, that pic of Cabel is relevant I swear!
There's also pics of cats!
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Make sure to Visit Molly 🐭 and upgrade your equipment. Reaching the bottom is hard without the right tools!
#HELLEVATOR #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #playdate
#HELLEVATOR #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #playdate
January 3, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Make sure to Visit Molly 🐭 and upgrade your equipment. Reaching the bottom is hard without the right tools!
#HELLEVATOR #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #playdate
#HELLEVATOR #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #playdate
I'm trying to read more this year and I'm starting with Play Nice (the blizzard book) and all it's doing is making me angrier and angrier at ceos pocketing acquisition money and giving nothing to employees cause they didn't "assume the risk"...
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
I'm trying to read more this year and I'm starting with Play Nice (the blizzard book) and all it's doing is making me angrier and angrier at ceos pocketing acquisition money and giving nothing to employees cause they didn't "assume the risk"...
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I'm putting a lot of care into the boss fights of Owlet's Embrace. Here's a preview of what's to come.
Will you take on the challenge?
#playdate #metroidvania #gamedev
Will you take on the challenge?
#playdate #metroidvania #gamedev
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I'm putting a lot of care into the boss fights of Owlet's Embrace. Here's a preview of what's to come.
Will you take on the challenge?
#playdate #metroidvania #gamedev
Will you take on the challenge?
#playdate #metroidvania #gamedev
just finished a trailer for Wunder, The Double-Sided Deckbuilder 🃏☠️🃏
it's not perfect but I landed on a style of music for the game!
it's not perfect but I landed on a style of music for the game!
Wunder: The Double-Sided Deckbuilder - Trailer
YouTube video by bumbleborn
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
just finished a trailer for Wunder, The Double-Sided Deckbuilder 🃏☠️🃏
it's not perfect but I landed on a style of music for the game!
it's not perfect but I landed on a style of music for the game!
2025 was a bad year for lots of things but also happened to be my fav year on the planet yet. I got to go indie and work on cool stuff
Spent the night making a 2026 bingo with friends, got 24 resolutions to attempt 😅😂
Hopefully lots of art will get made next year!!
Spent the night making a 2026 bingo with friends, got 24 resolutions to attempt 😅😂
Hopefully lots of art will get made next year!!
January 1, 2026 at 1:52 AM
2025 was a bad year for lots of things but also happened to be my fav year on the planet yet. I got to go indie and work on cool stuff
Spent the night making a 2026 bingo with friends, got 24 resolutions to attempt 😅😂
Hopefully lots of art will get made next year!!
Spent the night making a 2026 bingo with friends, got 24 resolutions to attempt 😅😂
Hopefully lots of art will get made next year!!
I've never had the words for this sentiment before but I agree with it tremendously
technology that makes people more productive is inherently used to perpetuate capitalism, that’s why I make videogames, technology that makes people less productive
December 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've never had the words for this sentiment before but I agree with it tremendously
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