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...
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 😁
Wunder is gonna be playable at EGX Rezzed in Birmingham this weekend, in the Game Republic Zone! If you're going come and check it out!
There's no trailer yet but we did get a Steam page up. If a coin based, double-sided deckbuilder sounds interesting to you, wishlisting could be cool!
There's no trailer yet but we did get a Steam page up. If a coin based, double-sided deckbuilder sounds interesting to you, wishlisting could be cool!
Wunder on Steam
The Double-Sided Deckbuilder. Wunder is an endlessly rewarding game of chance about flipping coins, and hopefully landing enough heads or tails to escape the Underworld.
store.steampowered.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Wunder is gonna be playable at EGX Rezzed in Birmingham this weekend, in the Game Republic Zone! If you're going come and check it out!
There's no trailer yet but we did get a Steam page up. If a coin based, double-sided deckbuilder sounds interesting to you, wishlisting could be cool!
There's no trailer yet but we did get a Steam page up. If a coin based, double-sided deckbuilder sounds interesting to you, wishlisting could be cool!
I'm gonna say it, I don't think AI has a place in prototyping, mood boards, pre-production, etc... It feels weird how much I keep seeing people say it
I'm not gonna sit there and remake what I told a robot to slop so it feels like mine 😂
I'm not gonna sit there and remake what I told a robot to slop so it feels like mine 😂
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I'm gonna say it, I don't think AI has a place in prototyping, mood boards, pre-production, etc... It feels weird how much I keep seeing people say it
I'm not gonna sit there and remake what I told a robot to slop so it feels like mine 😂
I'm not gonna sit there and remake what I told a robot to slop so it feels like mine 😂
Reposted by bumbleborn
Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
June 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Reposted by bumbleborn
After one year of development the first milestone is done actually 😭 Holy shiiit. So for full context on how crazy this is, I have a long history of starting projects and running out of steam so the 1 yr milestone is..mad. I also did not know javascript and three.js was new to me 🫡
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 AM
After one year of development the first milestone is done actually 😭 Holy shiiit. So for full context on how crazy this is, I have a long history of starting projects and running out of steam so the 1 yr milestone is..mad. I also did not know javascript and three.js was new to me 🫡
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
Reposted by bumbleborn
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
My game is for BLOODBORNE and ZELDA FANS, algorithm PLEASE FIND THEM!
Columbo makes me feel so smart, with murder mysteries I always try to guess who did it before the big reveal and I'm usually wrong but with columbo I'm 6/6 atm and only getting more confident
November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Columbo makes me feel so smart, with murder mysteries I always try to guess who did it before the big reveal and I'm usually wrong but with columbo I'm 6/6 atm and only getting more confident
I've always liked columbo but I think I've realised today that I actually love columbo, it's such a good show!!!
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I've always liked columbo but I think I've realised today that I actually love columbo, it's such a good show!!!
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 :/
Don't get me wrong, silk is important but I can't help but think that it's really plasmium that is the lifeblood of this industry.
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Don't get me wrong, silk is important but I can't help but think that it's really plasmium that is the lifeblood of this industry.
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
Demoing Wunder at GaMaYo last night went reallyyyy well!! Almost everyone who played it wanted to be in the beta 😭
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
November 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Demoing Wunder at GaMaYo last night went reallyyyy well!! Almost everyone who played it wanted to be in the beta 😭
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
I've got 2 weeks to polish and add more to the demo before locking in for the open playtest in Jan, currently on track for next fest in Feb and release in Mar/Apr
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)
Reposted by bumbleborn
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
In case anyone ever asks, I *have* written a material generator and a music generator for Eldritch 2, but that's not AI. That's me taking all the things I personally know about those things, and writing my own tools to make the process a little faster and easier for myself. It's still 100% me, baby.
November 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
A big reason proc gen feels so different to AI in spite of superficial similarities is exactly this!!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
Proc Gen systems reflect the interests and creative preferences of the tool makers, whereas AI is catch-all sludge that reflects no specific point of view. It’s not remotely the same!
ngl, if this is the case then it's likely important to assume I won't be buying games from companies that have CEOs :/ (which is like, all of them right 😅)
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
ngl, if this is the case then it's likely important to assume I won't be buying games from companies that have CEOs :/ (which is like, all of them right 😅)
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
I do wish there was a way around how much I lose any desire to play a game with genAI use involved but I just don't see it.
I love this! I really wanna embrace making small games centred around interesting ideas to get better at design
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
my ThinkyCon 2025 talk about crankin out little games in my free time is up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl... includes a cute photo of Stegi ((un)official mascot of the corgispace manifesto)
My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025)
YouTube video by Thinky Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I love this! I really wanna embrace making small games centred around interesting ideas to get better at design
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
hopefully I'll have Wunder out in Mar / Apr and I can make an actual small game for once 😅
Reposted by bumbleborn
Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
November 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame people 👋 Here is my game
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
It's a pocket-sized, 1-bit action RPG/Dungeon Crawler exclusively for @play.date 💛
It has reaction based fights, a node based overworld and of course Souls-Like elements 😏
I hope you like it 🥰
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.
Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is only 5 bucks for the next 2 weeks!!
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
The Catalog Fall Sale is back, bigger than ever, and it starts… NOW! ⚡
🛍️ Over 200+ games on sale
📅 October 30, 10 AM PT - November 13, 10 AM PT
⬇️ play.date/games
🛍️ Over 200+ games on sale
📅 October 30, 10 AM PT - November 13, 10 AM PT
⬇️ play.date/games
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is only 5 bucks for the next 2 weeks!!
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
Still can't believe it's been out for over a year
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!