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Bulb Boy

Bulbware · 2015-10-29

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 06, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 29, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 29, 2015 (Mac), Sep 08, 2016 (Android), Jul 21, 2016 (iOS), 2017 (PlayStation 4)

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.

Bulb Boy is an Adventure and Indie game released in 2015, priced at $8.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (86% of 2272 reviews).

48
playing now
86%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (22 ratings)
3.84★
PlayStation Store rating (154 ratings)
2.3h
to beat · rushed 1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

48 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Bulb Boy is a 2D point-and-click horror adventure video game developed and published by Bulbware. It was released on PC in 2015, on Android and iOS in 2016. The Nintendo Switch version was released in North America on July 6, 2017, in the PAL region on July 13, 2017, and in Japan on July 20, 2017.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 48 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 43 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~5/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,757 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 57k–136k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,272 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$0.89-90%
GOG$8.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.62 at GamesPlanet UK (2020-04-12) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.99 · on sale 49 of 98 observed days · $8.37 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
181820172026Week of 2017-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7432026-09-15 00:00 — 51 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 8 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 13 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 15 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 13 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 22 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 3 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 13 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 14 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 5 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 42 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 36 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 18 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 47 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 40 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 29 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 12 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 17 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 42 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 61 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 43 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 48 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1280Oct 2015Aug 2026Oct 2015 — avg 1 · peak 19Jan 2016 — avg 1 · peak 10Apr 2016 — avg 0 · peak 4Jul 2016 — avg 5 · peak 17Oct 2016 — avg 2 · peak 21Jan 2017 — avg 3 · peak 10Apr 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 11Oct 2017 — avg 2 · peak 13Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Apr 2018 — avg 1 · peak 10Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Oct 2018 — avg 1 · peak 8Jan 2019 — avg 1 · peak 5Apr 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Oct 2019 — avg 1 · peak 6Jan 2020 — avg 2 · peak 6Apr 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Aug 2020 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 8Feb 2021 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2021 — avg 1 · peak 4Aug 2022 — avg 1 · peak 5Nov 2025 — avg 128 · peak 697Feb 2026 — avg 51 · peak 95May 2026 — avg 47 · peak 91Aug 2026 — avg 42 · peak 85
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-10-292026-10-142015-10-29 — best price $8.992016-03-07 — best price $9.992016-06-14 — best price $3.392016-08-25 — best price $4.992017-01-03 — best price $9.992017-07-03 — best price $4.492017-11-24 — best price $5.392018-04-06 — best price $8.992018-07-16 — best price $3.592018-09-21 — best price $2.152018-12-17 — best price $8.992019-03-23 — best price $7.692019-08-01 — best price $0.902019-11-01 — best price $8.992020-01-04 — best price $9.992020-03-08 — best price $0.992020-05-02 — best price $7.292020-07-14 — best price $8.992020-08-31 — best price $8.992020-10-07 — best price $7.902020-11-25 — best price $0.802021-01-04 — best price $8.992021-02-17 — best price $9.992021-04-08 — best price $0.992021-05-10 — best price $0.802021-06-18 — best price $0.832021-10-05 — best price $7.532021-12-27 — best price $0.802022-07-04 — best price $0.832022-11-07 — best price $8.992023-05-23 — best price $6.602024-04-01 — best price $2.512024-10-18 — best price $8.992025-04-03 — best price $8.992025-08-02 — best price $6.522025-10-06 — best price $8.992026-01-11 — best price $8.992026-08-25 — best price $0.892026-09-19 — best price $8.992026-10-14 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1902026-05-30 — 7 pageviews2026-06-03 — 6 pageviews2026-06-07 — 5 pageviews2026-06-11 — 6 pageviews2026-06-15 — 4 pageviews2026-06-19 — 3 pageviews2026-06-23 — 5 pageviews2026-06-27 — 6 pageviews2026-07-01 — 9 pageviews2026-07-05 — 6 pageviews2026-07-09 — 10 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1 pageviews2026-07-17 — 8 pageviews2026-07-21 — 7 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1 pageviews2026-07-29 — 2 pageviews2026-08-02 — 5 pageviews2026-08-06 — 5 pageviews2026-08-10 — 9 pageviews2026-08-14 — 4 pageviews2026-08-18 — 3 pageviews2026-08-22 — 5 pageviews2026-08-26 — 5 pageviews2026-08-30 — 6 pageviews2026-09-03 — 6 pageviews2026-09-07 — 5 pageviews2026-09-11 — 10 pageviews2026-09-15 — 1 pageviews2026-09-19 — 4 pageviews2026-09-23 — 0 pageviews2026-09-27 — 4 pageviews2026-10-01 — 8 pageviews2026-10-05 — 4 pageviews2026-10-08 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
40.6%
earned "First Blood"
15.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-07-18 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,79234%12
Xbox One (Xbox)1,34367%12
PS4 (PlayStation)17920%12
PS4 (PlayStation)6417%12
Switch (Nintendo)100%0
Switch (Nintendo)90%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCuteDarkGoreIndieShortHorrorPuzzleSurrealAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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