A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

Depressed day-in and day-out from a draining corporate job, you become invested in a fantasy webnovel and find a mysterious link to a fan server. Everyone is warm and welcoming, but four members take a special interest in you! 

WELCOME TO BLOOMING PANIC: FULL BLOOM EDITION! 


WALKTHROUGH NOTES FOR PLAYERS

  1. NakedToaster is the intended true and final route of the game. If you would like to play NakedToaster without having to go through nightowl and Quest (not recommended), you can access his route through using the username "LovelyLola".  (Xyx's route is not required to access NakedToaster's route.)
  2. In order to arrive at his route, you'll need to select "..." when the server greets you and call his selfie "cute". 


  • ~75k words (~5-8 hours of playtime)
  • 8 CGs
  • 15 in-game fanarts 
  • 8 endings
  • 8 epilogues 
  • As well as...


A music channel!

PII restrictions!


Server arguments!


And plenty of video calls! 



Director/Programmer

robobarbie 

Editor 

Allie Vera

Writers 

robobarbie (NakedToaster/nightowl), Destini (Quest + xyx), Allie Vera (webnovel + xyx)

Sprite/Background/UI Art 

robobarbie

Emoji/Icon Art 

Basil 

Meme Creator

FakeImpostor

OST  + Voice Editing

FaeField Productions

Main Voice Talent

Charlatean (NakedToaster), Kija (nightowl), BardCommander (Quest), Katy133 (BloomBot), Mike Young (xyx)

Additional Voice Talent

Selendri (BIGLADY), Selendri's cat Persephone, Orpheo Fenn (two2), Ara Christian Letim (onionthief), Cocolamoco (June), Sawyer Lash (salociN), Homoagogo (societyboy)

Fanartists 

Rae Byrd, Cocolamoco, Grimmy, Rinna, Ava, Baehino, Allie Vera, Bakatino, Destini, Katy133, robobarbie, Seylgark, Sleepy

QA Lead

Mykola

QA Team

DoubleDaze, Flint Whitelock, perpetuallyNewGuy, redstormpopcorn, Selendri, Ara Christian Letim, Zero, BocajTheInfinite, Basil, Moth, Willy Elektrix



Made initially for the 2021 Otome Jam. Original press kit here

Warnings - game contains: 

  • Cursing
  • Mildly suggestive content 
  • Situations involving stalking
  • Discussions of parental verbal abuse 
  • LOUD SUDDEN SOUNDS


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StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(4,656 total ratings)
Authorrobobarbie
GenreVisual Novel
TagsComedy, Mystery, Otome, Ren'Py, Romance, Voice Acting

Download

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BloomingPanicFBE-2.1-mac.zip 376 MB
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BloomingPanicFBE-2.1-pc.zip 393 MB

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this game wow!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH!! Definitely going to my faves TwT I love love Xyx! and Nightowl comes second but all the characters are amazing, even the nonromancable ones. AND THE VOICES ARE AMAZING, great picks! I actually felt sad I finished it. I can't wait to make fanarts >:DDD

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I loved this one! usually I don't like to do more than one route in visual novels because I don't like reading the same main dialogues again and again and just liked one or two characters, but this one make the routes completely different from each other and everyone is charming in their own way! So now I want all the good endings KLAJSDKASD

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god. thank you so fuck much for that game, i loved your work S2

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i love xyx's route so much help

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OMG I WANT TO GO IN A CALL WITH ONIONTHIEF!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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I LOVE QUEST SM UGGHHHH

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what a wonderful story!

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i literally panicked thinking i made the wrong choice on Toasty's route when THE DAMN AI APPEARED

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IM IN LOVE WITH QUEST AND AT FIRST I GOT THE BAD ENDING BC I THOUGHT "PLATONICALLY" WAS A GOOD THING??? I SAID THIS WHEN HE ASKED ME AS WHAT I LIKED HIM BUT THEN HE WAS SUPER DISAPPOINTED i was abt to kms and got the bad ending so i played AGAIN and got the good ending YAY i love him sm such a cutie

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OOOHHH MHHHYYYY GOD.. so goooouuddd‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚!!!!

I sat here and played this entire game in one go, mainly because I just could not put it down. first off,, I played through every route, and the characters are so charming!! Each of them made me laugh in their own ways, and as to not spoil too harshly, each and every twist in the routes had me gasping and staring at the screen! They are so well thought through, and do an *AMAZING* job at representing real problems, reminding us that people aren't always perfect. 

!!SPOILERS BELOW!! And secondly, the art and visuals are just.. chefs kisses. I really enjoyed each end for the routes, being able to see the boys outside of a video call just made my heart swell,, TOO CUTE!! Though I would have really appreciated more art, but that's just because I am a fiend for it, hehehdhwjbavrbei. 

And thirdly! The writing in general; not just of the characters and their personalities, is absolutely amazing. sitting there and reading the Blooming Panic stories and the metaphores for change, and the deeper meaning behind it all made me really reflect on many things. Don't even get me started on the amazing music and voice acting!! Like agghh!! the blooming panic song with the VA's definitely had me humming along and wondering if it was on Spotify, lolol. This game was just too good! I wish I could shovel more of this story into my mouth daily. Huge props to the amazing people who worked on this project!! 

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liked this one too much.. was a bit sad when i got Xyx's bad ending first 😔

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toaster is fr my babygirl (fire game btw i always come back to download it again after a while)

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I fell in love immediately with this game. It's so charming and all the characters are so natural and funny. I played Quest's route first and regretted nothing. He's absolutely amazing. He reminds me of myself a little bit and I empathize with him a lot. I was able to empathize with both Toasty and Nightowl too. I haven't played Xyx's route yet, but I'm quite interested to see how it goes. He didn't catch my attention like the others did, but I want to get to know his character and his story!

Overall, this game is AMAZING.

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xyx reminds me a looot of seven (saeyoung) from mystic messenger! i loveee this game so much 

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you did NOT just make me fall in love with xyx just to get the bad ending 20 times somebody help me im dying in immense sorrow ToT

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okay i found it, but in dead seriousness that's the most I've giggled and kicked my feet ever thank you so much!

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This game is living in my head so rent free right now, I couldn't stop playing it and NakedToaster so reminds me of an ex of mine that I had actually met him through FFXIV so everything about him just made me insanely happy and reminiscent. Thank you so much for this it was such a great experience and the voice acting was everything.

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Hello. Can't believe I just found this game but I'm glad I did in the first place. I 've been chilling with this game and it's very fun and all but I did not expect to feel so emotional with Nightowl's route. His identity theft joke is REAL af. I've never related to a character so much EVER. (i did cry while playing his route because I know how he feels, I've lived it, GOD I LOVE THIS GAME) Guess I just wanna say thank you to the people who made this game. Also, the voice acting is immaculate.  also Ms. Biglady is the best!!!!

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I was looking forward to this game after SeekL, but I'm struggling with it. I'm unsure what I'm doing wrong, but I've never managed to get the same romance option in a row, and even then, I always get the bad endings. If anyone has tips, it would be greatly appreciated!

We do have walkthroughs linked under the download buttons! If you’d prefer hints though I can give those as well :]

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i am a fool.... thank you very much! 

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I played this game in December and finished all the routes after my dear Liana recommended it to me. It's super sweet and light. The true route surprised me, but it has some hilarious parts. My favourites are Toasty and Quest, especially Toasty because he's super adorable when he got flustered. The other LIs are all likeable too.

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Actual review time. (sorry for spamming the comment section- I just love them all sm T-T) Amazing plot, especially on the Xyx and NakedToaster route. Xyx is for me absolute top, because he has a believable personality, and he's also a bit like me. BUT. Amongst all of this---

(That was your que for a drumroll. Anyways.)

The voice acting!! The cast is just spot-on, and I must say, I wouldn't love these folks half as much if it weren't for the voice acting. Really, reaaaaallly good job. To all of you VA's. Genuinely you can't do much better. I, for one, am the type of player that smiles when they find something genuinely funny, and say "aww" at best when they find something touching. On the Xyx route I was laughing out loud, actually doing the tongue-twisters, crying when I got the bad ending (I  have never cried over a video game before).

Mind you, if it were a high quality, million dollar project, this would've been astounding, but for an indie game on itch.io?! Jeepers. 

So yeah. AMAZING job. All of you. Thank you for this amazing project.

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JUST NOW REALISED. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR NIGHTOWL!!!!! HES SO ADORABLE. AND, FOR THE RECORD, I LIKE HIS EPILOGUE THE MOST- I THINK. FJHDSJGHZF-- I CANT GET ENOUGH OF THESE GUYS

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HEEEEELLO AGAIN SUCKERS. OPINION CHANGES ONCE AGAIN. LOOOVE TOASTER!?!?!?!?!?! ASFJGGKGKGJHGJHGC-------BUT. MY POINT STILLS STANDS XYX ON TOP. BUT NAKEDTOASTER IS HELLA CLOSE.

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OKAY. UH. OPINION CHANGES?!?! I want Xyx for the rest of my days holy mother of god. Give my SINCERE thanks to the va. I couldn't stop giggling at the tongue twisters. Love Xyx<33333

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NO how could you make me have to know all the things to do the shy baby

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ok now i've played everyone's routes over three times and every time is SO GOOD!! this is now one of my fav games ^^

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the only thing i would ever add (given that its perfect as it is already lol) is an onion route 

OMG YESSSS

YESS!!! I WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM TOO!

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I replayed this game twice this year. love it

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I'm gonna be chasing the high this game gave me for years to come! Each story was so amazing and well thought out love love love it :) will be promptly replaying it about a million times <3

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Quest my beloved. (The extra is beautiful I want more of Quest.. please?)

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https://robobarbie.tumblr.com/tagged/quest Get in there bb

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I cant explain how intricate the character and the stories are. I can't even make myself go through another bad ending because I care for them so much. thank you so much devs. I cried a little

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The bits of hint on the other character's lore in xyx's route is def appreciated.

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HOW did I manage to get a bad ending (xyx) the first time playing? sigh I thought I was doing good too lmaoo

Also: try not to cry going for Nightowl's bad end challenge: FAILED.

So far I'm loving this game!!! Very adhd friendly and super entertaining, also I'm totally not crushing on, like, EVERYONE...

bro I couldn't get the good ending for SO long for xix I lowkey cried a bit. (Fyi, I haven't cried ever for a video game. Or film.) I had to peek at the walkthrough (not all of it, just the first two days) but it felt like such cheating T-T.

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AHAHSq I LUV NAEDTOASTER SMSMS... AND XYX oml.. ngl probs gona be an obbsession 4 a bit.. im amazing at spelling i swear..

*nakedtoaster

!!!!!!!!!!(MXTX fan?)

YES I AM REALLL

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i liked this! at first i wanst so sure but oh i really got into it later... really like nakedtoaster and xyx :D and the non datable characters are my beloveds 

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A game is it stable enough to not glitch or bug, well i will find out because this always happens when i play a game.

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surprisingly not so far even though i have gotten quite far

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not my cup of tea

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xyx and night owl my beloved i wish there was another game with these characters (or like clips of the characters on yt more like the guys singing together like this: 

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hell yeah

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idk, mine said the same thing as well :(

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Y'all this is my favorite game of all time, replayed it a lot of times, but...there's something weirding me out, i remember there was a linux ver? i downloaded it like a long time ago when i played this game, but now..it's gone?

Hmm, maybe that was the 1.0 build? Robo took all of those versions down to prevent mixups. I talked with them and apparently Ren’Py documentation says the Windows build should work for Linux, tho we haven’t tested it ourselves.

omg, really? i haven't really re-downloaded it to try it out, but i'll see later if so, i think it will work on linux if there is a .sh file, other than that i think not.

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GOD I LOVE THIS,, I LOVED NIGHTOWL's ROUTE SM HES A CUTIEEEE. off topic but makes me remember of Kaveh from GI, architect, depressed and blondie LMFAO, ANYWAY GOD. i simply loved this game SM. IDK HOW TO EXPRESS MYSELF BUT EVERYTHING IS SO GOOD, THE ART, THE VOICES, EVERYTHING. AAASADDHHHHJ. 

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Check out the walkthrough and make sure you’re hitting everything you need- it takes a little more to reel them in! :>

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