GB Studio

As part of some work I've been doing to help optimise a @gbstudio.dev project I've put together this tool that other people might find useful codepen.io/roastb/pen/X... it lets you drop in background pngs and it merges similar tiles + creates a common tileset image

23.06.2025 15:28 — 👍 52    🔁 13    💬 1    📌 0

Been testing out GodotBoy this morning, a project for @godotengine.org that lets you drop in your @gbstudio.dev game and export a native exe for Windows/Mac/Linux. Seems like this could a good way for anyone looking to distribute in the different app stores greenf0x.itch.io/godotboy-tem...

23.06.2025 10:32 — 👍 107    🔁 26    💬 1    📌 1

LGBTQ+ Game Boy Games 17 LGBTQ+ focused narratives with Game Boy aesthetics, spanning visual novels, adventure games, and slice-of-life stories. Experience diverse queer narratives through the lens of retro handheld gaming...

New Exhibit:Play Collection 🏳️‍🌈

LGBTQ+ focused game narratives that use the artstyle and mechanics of a retro Game Boy game. All of these can be found on @itch.io and most are made with @gbstudio.dev which means you can even play them on a physical Game Boy.

13.06.2025 11:06 — 👍 74    🔁 43    💬 3    📌 2

Working on some tools to help diagnose slowdown in @gbstudio.dev games. Can scrub through recordings and see what was running each frame. Already found a few easy wins for optimisation coming to the next release! Code up at github.com/chrismaltby/... if anyone might find it useful (plugin devs?)

06.06.2025 17:56 — 👍 67    🔁 13    💬 4    📌 2

Finished adding splash effect for when the hero falls into the water. I think it came out well.

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22.04.2025 11:39 — 👍 28    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0

Very cool!

07.02.2025 15:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

World Design for 2D Action-Adventures Award-winning action-adventure designers Christopher Totten and Adrian Sandoval guide you on a quest to create levels for different styles of 2D action-adventure games, from top-down dungeon-crawler a...

@totter87.bsky.social's latest book is out!

We want to help get the word out about their awesome book, so let's do a giveaway.

Repost this post to be entered into a draw for a copy. Contest ends on February 21st, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST.

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07.02.2025 15:05 — 👍 22    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 1

Top games made with GB Studio Find games made with GB Studio like Opossum Country, Small Town Emo (demo), Batty Zabella, Disco Elysium: Game Boy Edition, Neighbor on itch.io, the indie game hosting marketplace

Hi! Yes, the limit is 4MB. There's plenty of games tagged "Visual Novel" and "Interactive Fiction" at itch.io/games/made-w... if you want to see what's been done so far

07.02.2025 15:28 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Spent the afternoon playing through a collection of @gbstudio.dev games graciously provided by @brokestudio.bsky.social!

31.01.2025 18:23 — 👍 44    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0

New to Bluesky, any indie dev recommendations for me to follow? @gbstudio.dev and others :-)

13.01.2025 10:29 — 👍 62    🔁 12    💬 13    📌 0

Back in the UK now! Returned to find another excellent issue of @gbstudiocentral.com magazine all about @gbstudio.dev games

13.01.2025 10:25 — 👍 35    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1