Popular games built on game engine GB Studio
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.
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.
Wishing Sarah is the tiny direct sequel to Dreaming Sarah. After being in a coma, Sarah finally wakes up to find something odd about the world the lives in. She can't seem to understand what's going on very well, and you must help her traverse this new world - filled with intriguing new characters and events. This small game will bridge the gap between Dreaming Sarah and the next game that's yet to come, Awakening Sarah.
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 lovely trip by train.
Help Birdie the bartender work her shifts so she can take a nice vacation!
Halo: Combat Devolved is a fan-made demake of Halo: Combat Evolved that reimagines the game as an 8-bit, Game Boy Color-style action title. The game adapts elements from the original Halo into a top-down perspective, featuring simplified visuals and gameplay inspired by classic handheld games. Early builds include the levels Pillar of Autumn and Halo, along with recognizable weapons and enemies from the original release.
Play as Ramuel, a young boy who destroys his enemies with his Gun-Lighter. Get inside a haunted building and eradicate the menace!
A Dark Comedy Noir Point-and-Click RPG Adventure - Discover the secrets of New Cat City and Rumble with foes! Do crime and make that cheddah!
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?
A slightly naughty GBC-style SHMUP (STG)! Select a Grimoire that contains the power of a magical beast, and wear its power to advance through the stage and defeat the deepest bosses.
PINE CREEK is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and following clues. Have friends, think about life, think about death, eat tasty food, and play games in the arcade!
Jaja is growing old and needs to find an apprentice that will take over her role. But her search brings her into new troubles. She now has to help people from the nearby village get rid of the strange nightmares that were haunting the forest.
What if Elden Ring released in 1993? Elden Ring GB is a demake of Elden Ring that runs on real retro hardware including all Game Boy consoles, as well as in emulators and on Analogue Pocket. You can also play it right here in your browser, though the other methods are recommended to allow for saving, better colours and higher accuracy. Explore all of the Precipice of Anticipation, Northern Limgrave and Stormveil Castle in this bite-sized demake experience made in GB Studio.
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.
Welcome to Resident Evil: Grim Beginnings - an solo developed, Game Boy demake of the original Resident Evil.
Monster of the Weekend is a short, lighthearted adventure/virtual pet game, where what you feed to your little monster will determine how it grows and changes.
A devastating virus threatens to cripple the Galactic Federations Chief Neural Core, threatening to put an end to intergalactic travel and turning a galaxy-spanning empire into mere island settlements - disconnected and alone. Ikalo Pann, Captain of the Starship Leviathan, must track down the source of this virus and bring the unknown terrorists before the Federation to answer for their crimes. An encrypted message sent by a dead man offers a single thread to unwind the mystery. Within are galactic coordinates and a brief message: "Come find me, Pann..." Join Ikalo as she solves hundreds of complex puzzles, explores planets for clues and uncovers a deep science fiction mystery.
A story-driven horror game for Game Boy. Investigate a suspicious trailer park and uncover its secret horrors.