Popular games built on game engine GB Studio
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Precrna Rupa ("Too Black of a Hole" in English) is a short narrative adventure game with a metroidbrainia twist, set in the streets of Zagreb, Croatia. Inspired by POYY, the punk album by Croatian artist IDEM, the game adapts the record's themes, stories, and music into an interactive experience. Players explore the city, talk to its inhabitants, gather information, and connect seemingly unrelated details to progress through the story. Developed for the Nintendo Game Boy, Precrna Rupa can be played on original hardware, compatible devices, emulators, and directly in a web browser through its Itch.io page. Available in both Croatian and English, it is the first Game Boy game ever released in the Croatian language.
Gameboy remake of the original Super Mario Bros
Tavern Farkle GB is a push-your-luck dice game for the Game Boy. Roll six dice, bank your points or risk it all. Play a quick match against a random villager, or take on six opponents in a row, ending with Lucifer himself and his wild Devil's Die.
Explore an ancient tomb, solve some puzzles, maybe find a secret room and find your way out.
A small 2D platformer developed in GBStudio for the Gameboy Color, featuring external music with CD quality and Chiptune style.
A small Game Boy game about sushi & cats made in GB Studio!
There are 16 fish to collect in this collectathon made for the Gameboy Color! The goal is to complete the museum, and to buy all of the extra goodies that you can from the Frog Shop! You can earn Frog Tokens by fishing with each catch! Your progress autosaves. You can also view the lectern in the museum to see how many of each fish you've collected. If it seems like you can't interact with something, you could be facing the wrong way, try pressing the direction again.
Play as Ramuel, a young boy who destroys his enemies with his Gun-Lighter. Get inside a haunted building and eradicate the menace!
If you look up the word Frog, detective, and prequel...well...you'd be reading a book and not playing this unofficial prequel to the Frog Detective games! So put down that book and pick up the gauntlet that has been thrown down at your feet, to solve a mystery like no other. Best played on an actual Game Boy (a pocket would be best!) Download the ROM at the bottom of the page and use an emulator like BGB, Sameboy or MGBA to play!
Fable: 20th Anniversary Demake is a pixelated nostalgia trip to the world of Albion, reimagined for the Game Boy Color. This game is a passionate homage to the iconic 2004 RPG Fable, meticulously recreating its first full level with a retro aesthetic that mimics the 8-bit era. Players step into the role of the fledgling Hero again, embracing a top-down perspective reminiscent of classic handheld RPGs. Although the mechanics have been simplified for the control scheme of Game Boy Color, the spirit of Fable is intact with key nuances like basic combat, character interactions, and item collection. The standout feature of this demake is the inclusion of voiced cutscenes - a technical marvel on the GBC hardware that amplifies immersion to new heights. Accompanied by a chiptune version of the iconic Fable soundtrack, players experience a unique blend of storytelling and action that aligns with the charm of retro gaming.
A bite-sized Game Boy eat-em-up made in GB Studio. Escape the Tomb of Eetemhup in a first-person dungeon crawler style, but with fast paced action combat. 7 short but difficult levels in total. Lots of mysterious creatures to eat.
RTA Run!! is an unofficial action game starring RTA-chan from “RTA in Japan.”
Hightail is a fast-paced 2D platformer for the Game Boy Color. The game stars Chili, a plucky mouse with a knack for treasure hunting. If there's any chance of encountering treasure, Chili will run, dash, swim, crouch, and twirl their way through any challenge. Hightail takes inspiration from the platforming greats of Wario Land, Sonic, Pizza Tower, Celeste, and more.
The Darkness Guild is lost in Unknown Space! Go on a top down, bite-sized adventure and blast off to three far out planets. Explore Unknown Space from your ship and collect resources to change the ship's look for the climactic Shoot 'Em Up battle! Do you have what it takes escape from Unknown Space?
A Game Boy Color platformer adventure where you'll have to explore, solve puzzles and collect different items to learn the story of Bennie: A drunk heartbroken rabbit trying to crash a mysterious night club in the Andes.
The first level of the Switch game, now available on your Gameboy Color! Features most mechanics from the original game.
A moody and surreal horror adventure game inspired by Italian giallo movies and Junji Ito, created for the Game Boy. A young woman disappears soon after moving into an old building at the edge of town. Can you find out what happened to her and escape with your life?
Inventory Full is a free mini action game, styled after classic Game Boy titles. In the game, players can steal items from party members and sell them on a flea market app.
Kero Kero Cowboy is a brand new western themed platformer for the Game Boy Color! You play as Kero Kero, a frog on a journey to wrangle the wild west's most dangerous outlaws & bring peace to the untamed land. Face dastardly foes, perilous platforming challenges, and intense shootouts across deserts, mines, mountains, trains, forests, and beyond!