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Made in Game Boy studio 3.0.3, play a small segment of the catacombs and enjoy skeletons, bats and bone pillars getting in your way as you attempt to level up and farm candles for random drops of hearts, healing potions and the knife sub weapon.

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?

This game is made for the 20 Second Game Jam. You play as a small bear where you need to reach your goal in under 20 seconds or else you’ll fail. There are traps and bats flying around. You need to be careful, as you will die on the very first touch.

This 8bit game is a port from a mystery source...This casual, linier, interactive story game centers around a campfire with old friends telling... tales.

A sound engineer's daily adventure in court. Help Marco juggle sullen judges, quirky colleagues and bosses always on his heels.

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!

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.

"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~"

Glory Hunters is an innovative action-adventure RPG designed for the original GameBoy. It introduces a distinctive and original gameplay twist: progression is driven by earning achievements.

Explore the weird and cute post-apocalyptic world of The Outskirts while collecting coins and mysterious ancient treasures like floppy disks and cassette tapes Wink is taking inspiration from Gameboy classics like Super Mario Land 2 and Link's Awakening, but doing its own little thing.

Dog's Muck Island is a short Gameboy game inspired by Link's Awakening's fetch quest. Play in your browser or on a real Gameboy or Analogue Pocket.

Knit-Wit is a push block puzzle game in the style of Nintendo's Game Boy Color. Puzzle your way through fifteen levels as you find enough wool to knit each of your family members a warm jumper and stave off the winter chills.

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.

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.

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.

Nyghtmare: The Ninth King is a dark-fantasy, classic-vania, action-platform game that aims to make an authentic Game Boy [COLOR] retro feel that is as close as possible to the original.

An evil magician has stolen the Enchanted Chalice and has hidden it somewhere in the Kingdom. The object of the game is to rescue the Enchanted Chalice and place it inside the Golden Castle where it belongs. This is no easy task, as the Evil Magician has created three Dragons to hinder you in your quest for the Golden Chalice. There is Yorgle, Grundle and Rhindle. There are 3 castles in the Kingdoom: the White Castle, the Black Castle and the Golden Castle. Each castle has a gate over the entrance. The Gate cas be opened with the corresponding colored Key. Inside of each Castle are rooms (or dungeons), depending at which Skill Level you are playing. The Castles are seperated by rooms, pathways and labyrinths.

Explore an ancient tomb, solve some puzzles, maybe find a secret room and find your way out.

A historically rich and emotionally immersive Game Boy adventure. Vermeer's Twilight is an intimate and atmospheric journey into the mind of the painter Johannes Vermeer, set in the final years of his life. As the world around him changes and the golden age of Dutch art fades into uncertainty, the painter wanders through his home and the streets of Delft, reliving his greatest works and confronting the struggles of a life devoted to art. Explore the house and the city, uncover forgotten memories, and collect the paintings that define an era. Will Vermeer find meaning in the fading light, or will it vanish like the colors on his empty canvas?

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.