Popular games built on game engine GB Studio
It's dark. How long has it been dark? Monsters prowl everywhere, supplies are scarce. Decide your tasks, carry them out, find more survivors to help, fight back the creatures that emerge from the Night. You must survive, because surely Dawn Will Come.
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!
Short detective game made with GB-Studio.
A fully playable Game Boy adaptation of Squid Game Season 1, made with love in GB Studio by 64 Bits. Experience the deadly children's games on your actual Game Boy (or favorite emulator). Includes 3 endings, a secret hard mode, and a lovingly crafted manual you can print and fold yourself - just like the old days.
What Friends Are For is a puzzle platformer for the original Game Boy. It was developed in GB Studio for Game Boy Showdown 2023. Switch between friendly and unfriendly modes to use your enemies to solve puzzles and platforming challenges... or are they your friends? The game features 5 unique levels lovingly made in a week by Shin, with an awesome dynamic soundtrack from Beatscribe.
A Portuguese merchant who goes by Vasco looking for wealth in foreign lands tries to start business with Japan, he must fight pirates and earn the trust of the Japanese for his business to grow and prosper. However, the Japanese have reason to believe that the merchant is also trading with the Chinese, Vasco must try his best to hide this fact to not cause conflict. He isnt the only portuguese merchant in Japan, as other merchants may try to stop Vasco, going as far as sending assassins after him. Can Vasco surive this struggles while staying in the good side of the Japanese?
A rogue-like dungeon crawler for the Game Boy Color. Roll dice to move across randomised sets of regions, employing whatever random selection of treasures, abilities and paths you come across to strategically push through to respite. Learn tactics, earn trophies, and push to improve your high score as you uncover what little information you can about the curse that looms over the land.
Viv and Bob is a puzzle game made with GB Studio 1.1 where you play Viv and Bob, trying to exit the many rooms of the mansion's basement. While Bob is strong enough to push blocks to their designated places, Lil Viv is light enough to walk above insecure parts of the floor. Bob and Viv are trapped in two sides of a mirror. The room Bob is standing in is a mirrored version of Viv's room and vice versa. Actions on one side of the mirror affect the other side as well. Switch between both protagonists and always think about both sides of the mirror.
Vampire Night Shift is a small adventure game about working the night shift at a convenience store. Also, you are a vampire.
Travel the seas, corrupted by evil crystals. Transform into different spirits and animals to solve puzzles. Find hidden treasures and become stronger to defeat the wild monsters. Save the islands by destroying the beautiful but destructive crystals. And take a break while catching some fish on your own sailing ship.
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.
The Last of Us: Between The Years takes place in the 20 years following Sarah's death and before the main events of the first game. It delves into Joel's character during this period and his grieving process. Explore the relationships Joel forms during this time and uncover some unexpected secrets hidden within the universe of The Last of Us. This game does not contain any spoilers for the main storyline of Part 1 or Part 2.
Small Town Emo is a gay GameBoy walking-simulator. Follow the story of Ken, a 17 year old with an awkward crush on his best friend Fergus. Talk to characters, solve simple puzzles, make (occasional) dialogue choices, and explore! Navigate through the complexities of a teenage crush, and let the story of this small town emo kid unfold around you.
Something seems odd when you can't find your faithful friend Squee in the morning. The forest is ill and you'll need your squirrel friend's help to save the animal spirits. Use your witchy powers to discover the true cause of this turmoil and save the forest from its nightmare.
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 new puzzle platformer for the GameBoy Color with 23 levels, 3 boss fights and a weapon power up.
Experience an epic tale set in a vivid fantasy world. For a number of years after the age-old conflict with dragons came to a head, the people of Archend have enjoyed an era of peace. All was well until the esteemed Yhmszindr, Kurtis, went missing, and the sealed dragons began to awaken. Explore, solve, and battle your way through this heroic adventure, meeting memorable characters while uncovering the rich history of the land of Archend. Step into this world as Kris, son of the Yhmszindr, embarking on a quest to find him. Along the way, put a stop to the plot that threatens the kingdom!
A reimagination of Sonic 1 into a game boy color RPG
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.
The Metamorphosis Collection contains three original horror games, linked together by the theme of transformation. Explore the depths of human psychology with these stories crafted by the award-winning game designer Ben Jelter. Just be careful… as you play, you may find yourself transformed as well! Opossum Country In Opossum Country, you play as a food delivery guy who needs to make a delivery at a trailer park. What seems like another day at work quickly unravels. Can he complete his delivery or will his curiosity lead to his ultimate demise? Decline In Decline, you play as an elderly police detective on the verge of retirement. Wrestling with cognitive decline, she attempts to solve the seemingly simple case. Though, things may not be as they seem as rumors spread about something called the ‘Glitch Witch’… Specimen 134 In Specimen 134, you play as a regular kid named Jason who starts to notice some very unusual things going on in his town. His friend David asks him if he wants to explore the woods but he might not like what he finds there…
A demake of Yume Nikki for the Game Boy. The goals are to walk around and collect "Effects" by interacting with objects and other characters.
Fido needs regular nourishment to keep up strength. Strength is used to wag the tail and the tail is used to stop the moles from digging holes. Simply bash the moles on the head with the tail when sitting down.
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.
Guide this couple through the puzzles - Love may not have forsaken them yet...