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Bulb Boy

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App ID 390290
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Bulbware
Franchise Bulb Boy, Bulbware
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28972765
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 03:37:38 UTC ()
Release Date 29 October 2015 – 16:46:47 UTC ()
😎 83.57%
1k reviews
0
In-Game

One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.

Additional Information

Developer Bulbware
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name Bulb Boy
metacritic_score 84
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bulb-boy?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Bulbware
Store Release Date 29 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 29 October 2015 – 16:46:47 UTC ()
Original Release Date 29 October 2015 – 07:00:00 UTC () (1446102000)
Store Asset Modification Time 14 June 2019 – 07:01:26 UTC () (1560495686)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 88
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1206433
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 23 July 2015 – 17:49:08 UTC (), in changelist #1182460

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🌱 Indie 🔎 Point & Click 😱 Horror 😨 Dark 👤 Singleplayer 🗿 Dark Humor 😖 Gore 🧩 Puzzle 🧸 Cute 🌫 Atmospheric 🫠 Surreal 🏽 2D 🕴 Psychological Horror 🤏 Short

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

Assets

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Assets
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timestamp27 January 2025 – 21:39:09 UTC
Trailers
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
390291 Windows 64-bitBulb Boy Win 2.28 GiB 312.47 MiB
390292 macOS Bulb Boy OSX 2.32 GiB 322.54 MiB
390293 Windows 32-bitBulb Boy Win32 2.28 GiB 311.24 MiB
390294 Linux Bulb Boy Linux 2.31 GiB 321.97 MiB
497010 DLC 497010Bulb Boy Soundtrack (497010) - magazyn zawartości 238.77 MiB 239.66 MiB

Total size on disk is 9.43 GiB and total download size is 1.47 GiB.

Total size on disk is 4.56 GiB and total download size is 623.72 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 1206433 14 July 2016 – 14:36:11 UTC
testing 1312671 1 September 2016 – 13:28:09 UTC
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