Bonbon

Devlog

• Spooktober PWYW sale + now app compatible
  October 16, 2018 by Aetheric

  During Spooktober, or Ratober as it is more properly known, Bonbon is on a PWYW sale. That means you can grab it for free, or you can toss us a treat. Once the sales start here and on steam, it'll go... Continue reading
• Update
  November 03, 2017 by Aetheric

  Did you have a spooOoOoOOoky Halloween? Hope you spent some time with Bonbon. That is, if you could keep up with him and his new found C-list fame. Around Halloween, Bonbon appeared in PC Gamer and Th... Continue reading
• REAL LIFE giant monster rat!
  October 28, 2017 by Aetheric#Halloween

  Are you scared of rats? Do you get a shiver from their cute little twitchy noses? Do you want to tickle their terrible little tummies? Me too! As a special Halloween treat, you can now get some REAL L... Continue reading
• Logistical Problem - carryable physics objects in ver 2.0
  October 17, 2017 by Aetheric

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  In the previous post I announced that there will shortly be a new version of Bonbon, also hitting Steam as well as itch.io. In the change log, observant people might have noticed: - You can now move a... Continue reading

  
• Bonbon is coming to Steam!
  October 17, 2017 by Aetheric

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  #Steam, #Pixeljam, #Update, #Patch, #key, #steam key, #changelog, #change log

  I'm happy to announce that Aetheric Games is working with Pixeljam to publish Bonbon on Steam ! The latest release (2.1) will come in two versions: a Steam version including overlay and achievements;... Continue reading

  
• Update
  August 09, 2017 by Aetheric

  Hello playmates of Bonbon! As an early birthday present for you, an update is now available for Bonbon. It's not a major change: just a few small problems tidied up. Version 1.1.0.0 - The orange ball... Continue reading
• Seen and not heard
  July 28, 2017 by Aetheric

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  #80s, #atmospheric, #first-person, #gamepad, #horror, #narrative, #story-rich, #surreal, #unreal-engine, #walking-simulator, #dialogue, #voice over, #recording

  This is the story of how a badly planned feature became a serendipitous mechanical metaphor at the eleventh hour of the development of Bonbon . For once, I gave myself enough time for beta testing. A... Continue reading

  
• Trailer... Release date... Cost..?
  July 20, 2017 by Aetheric

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  #80s, #atmospheric, #first-person, #gamepad, #horror, #narrative, #story-rich, #surreal, #unreal-engine, #walking-simulator, #pricing, #release date, #trailer

  Just a quick devlog this time to highlight a few updates. The first update is the new trailer: The second update is what you already know if you paid attention to the trailer: a release date: 4th Augu... Continue reading
• Preschool Reticule
  July 06, 2017 by Aetheric

  In Bonbon you play from the perspective of a small child, possibly 3 years old. This is certainly not the first horror game with first-person infant protagonist. In particular there's Among The Sleep... Continue reading

  
• Animism and Procgen
  June 15, 2017 by Aetheric#80s, #retro, #vintage, #horror, #scary, #domestic horror, #childhood, #toy, #toys, #narrative, #walking-sim, #walking-simulator, #walking simulator, #walking sim, #procgen, #procedural generation, #random, #randomisation, #RNG, #first-person, #models, #unreal engine, #UE4

  I must have been about 4 years old. It was dark, and late, and I was crossing the unsafe territory of not quite understanding the rules about whether it was ok to get out of bed to go to the toilet. I... Continue reading
• Toys and Textures: a few production notes
  June 05, 2017 by Aetheric#80s, #domestic horror, #first-person, #horror, #unreal engine, #walking sim, #toys, #retro, #vintage, #textures, #materials, #ue4, #models, #PBR

  I mentioned that in Bonbon you get to interact with some toys, and since the protagonist is a small child in the 1980's, these are naturally 1980's toys. Quite a lot, but not all, of the toys in Bonbo... Continue reading

  
• Bonbon: Devlog Zero Origins
  May 31, 2017 by Aetheric#unreal engine, #horror, #first-person, #walking sim, #80s, #domestic horror

  Hey there, thanks for clicking on a devlog for a game you maybe know nothing about. I appreciate it. I've made Unreal games, Amnesia mods, Flash toys and more, but this is the first time I've tried sh... Continue reading