![]() For less than £2 you get a much-loved PC game lovingly ported to a modern-gen console, that will keep you entertained long into the night. The game’s Pegi 12 guys, so probably don’t let your little dears play it before bed, or the evil lurking in Bulb Boy’s home won’t be the only thing going bump in the night!īulb Boy was an impulse buy because of its low, low price on the Switch Store. Strange monstrous arms protruding from the floor, spiders hungry for flesh, and nightmarish Turkey beasts are just a few of the surprises waiting to turn Bulb Boy’s lights out for good. In fact, there’s so much creepy stuff happening on screen that you’ll never really notice when things get a bit repetitive or simplistic. The gameplay is easy enough, but not too easy that it’s ever boring. However, if you’re willing to persevere then you’ll be rewarded with a charming little story that is reminiscent of kids TV show Courage the Cowardly Dog in tone. If you’re not into dark games – as in you can’t see anything, not that the content is dark – then you’ll probably find Bulb Boy irritating and give up quickly. Released on the Nintendo Switch waaay back in July of 2017, it has found new life on our favourite hand-held console, with very little need for change ![]() Originally finding success as a PC game and mobile-friendly app, Bulb Boy is an award-winning 2D point-and-click puzzle adventure game, that’s brimming with horror. Well, add on to that the fact that you’re house has been taken over by creatures from another dimension, and they’ve kidnapped your good old Grandpa and Mothdog, and you’ve pretty much imagined yourself into the shoes of Bulbware’s titular hero. Users on Metacritic gave the Xbox version of Bulb Boy a 7.6/10.Imagine if you lived in a world where your head was a screw-in lightbulb. He ultimately gave the game a "great" rating of 8/10 concluding that while it may be short, it was "clearly lovingly put-together" and managed to "refreshingly" make horror "cute and fun, rather than take itself seriously". Positive mention was also given to the game's final boss, which Craddock felt "offered a slightly different experience that was put together nicely". Ryan Craddock of Nintendo Life, similarly gave the Nintendo Switch version of Bulb Boy a positive review, citing its "successful mixture of ideas" which "see you doing different things as you progress through the story." Craddock also praised its "simple" controls, noting that while the lack of touchscreen input in a point-and-click style game might seem like a "missed opportunity", it meant that players would have the same experience whether in handheld or TV mode. He also bemoaned one instance where a control option wasn't clear to him, causing a puzzle to stump him for the "wrong reason". Of the few gripes Nation had with Bulb Boy, its short length was one of them. The touch controls were similarly lauded, with Nation calling the game "easy to pick up" as a result. He also praised the music, feeling that it was "appropriately themed" and helped "reinforce what's on the screen nicely". He praised the game's artstyle, positively comparing it to the work of The Ren & Stimpy Show creator John Kricfalusi calling the visuals "a lot of fun". Writing for Nintendo World Report, Justin Nation gave the game an 8/10. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the Switch version of Bulb Boy a score of 75 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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