Popular games built on game engine GB Studio
Dashosaur DX is a short precision platformer for the Gameboy. You play Roxy, one of the last living dashosaurus of this era. She is known for her powerful dash ability. Guide her through the valley to a safe place while a volcano suddenly awaken.
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.
A (very small) game boy project - a love letter to developer Louie Zong's college days in boston!
"A horror fiction kinetic novel made especially for the Game Boy (and Super Game Boy)! Go through a linear, zero-choice visual novel made up of 4 short horror vignettes, each inspired by very personal fears and anxieties, and using real photos that [the dev] adapted for the Game Boy- many taken with [their] actual Game Boy Camera! Just a small series of nightmares, all over in about 15 minutes or so. [They] promise~"
Animus Toil is an experimental puzzle-adventure video game built for Game Boy, Analogue Pocket, PC, and web browser. The Temple of the Herring was a legend to the people of Thera. Cursed by an evil wizard known only as Somnus, the temple strikes the curiosity of two explorers seeking answers. Who exactly is Somnus? Why is the temple cursed? What is the secret behind the mysterious artifacts? And how does this tale all tie into the future of our humanity?
He Fucked The Girl Out Of Me is a semi-autobiographical narrative visual novel about trauma and sex work made for the GameBoy. The author explains how sex work impacted her life and changed her perception of the world. The game takes approximately 40 minutes to play from start to finish.
Veve, a mischievous jester deer (or Jesdeer) accidentally shatters a great crystalline star, releasing an evil spirit hellbent on causing chaos and destruction to the world. She goes on a quest to collect the fragments and undo what havoc she unleashed.
An unofficial adaptation of the opening portion of Studio ZA/UM's Disco Elysium for the Game Boy.
CUPID is a logic puzzle game made for the Game Boy Color. Something or someone has broken the Heart, a magical relic that stitches all things together. Without it, the universe will slowly unravel and everything will fall into darkness. Play as a cute little Cupid, tasked with mending the broken Heart. Do your best to spread love and happiness to all that you meet and prevent the darkness from taking hold!
Pyrotoad is an action platformer where you leap, shoot, and puzzle your way through 35 challenging stages. Harness flame powers, unlock new moves, and battle through diverse biomes in your quest to reclaim Pyrotoad’s stolen sunglasses!
Back in January of 2022, Robert Dorman released a video on Art Carts. He asked the question "What would a book look like on a Game Boy". I was inspired by this thought and the end result is this - "The Ungrateful Son" by the Brothers Grimm, adapted for the Game Boy.
Squarenose has been diligently working for Doctor Megan in the True Pasta laboratories, where genetically modified animals have been testing experimental new pet food. The perfect formula will be used to produce meaty rings that will be eaten by cats and dogs in our sweet homes. But disaster has struck as the experimental pet food has driven the animals into a wild frenzy; surely it is foul play! Old Ram, the leader in the pet food market, will stop at nothing to maintain its dominance in the lucrative industry. Can Squarenose survive the relentless aggression of the wild animals that are approaching?
Worried about your friend, you stop by his apartment to check in on him...only to discover he's nowhere to be seen and the apartment is barricaded and bloodied. See You... is a horror-themed Game Boy Color point & click prototype that lasts only a few minutes.
Ofelia left her hometown years ago, estranged from her mother and most of the family; her grandmother her only link to the past she cut ties with. But as she receives the news her grandmother has passed away, Ofelia has to return to Tor Marina once more...
A remake of the original "Dhilly Game 6" focused on giving the game more polish.
take care of your ghost friends until they're ready to leave this realm. In ghostfriend, you are in charge of taking care of wayward ghosts who aren't quite ready to leave the mortal realm. watch over them until they grow up and see them off into the afterlife!
A small game about remembering.
A homebrew port of Blastar, developed by Elon Musk (at the age of 12) for the Spectravision in 1984. In this game you have to destroy an alien space freighter, which is carrying deadly Hydrogen Bombs and Status Beam Machines. This game make good use of sprites and animation, and in this sense makes the listing worth checking out.
Neonsomnia is a game about exploring a strange and surreal dream world. It was developed for the Dream Diary Jam 7 and is a fangame based on Yume Nikki.
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!