Blooming Panic
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
- 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.)
- 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
Editor
Writers
robobarbie (NakedToaster/nightowl), Destini (Quest + xyx), Allie Vera (webnovel + xyx)
Sprite/Background/UI Art
Emoji/Icon Art
Meme Creator
FakeImpostor
OST + Voice Editing
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
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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- as well as a collection of blooming panic fan games.
- or, here is our new chatsim, seekL!
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS |
Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (4,567 total ratings) |
Author | robobarbie |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Comedy, Mystery, Otome, Ren'Py, Romance, Voice Acting |
Development log
- ok i made the walkthroughsJul 06, 2022
- Update Thoughts!Dec 22, 2021
- xyx walkthroughDec 19, 2021
- XYX ROUTE NOW AVAILABLEDec 18, 2021
- Discord ServerJul 31, 2021
- Nightowl WalkthroughJul 03, 2021
- Launch Thoughts!Jul 02, 2021
Comments
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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!!!!
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 :]
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.
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.
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
HEEEEELLO AGAIN SUCKERS. OPINION CHANGES ONCE AGAIN. LOOOVE TOASTER!?!?!?!?!?! ASFJGGKGKGJHGJHGC-------BUT. MY POINT STILLS STANDS XYX ON TOP. BUT NAKEDTOASTER IS HELLA CLOSE.
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
NO how could you make me have to know all the things to do the shy baby
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 ^^
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!
I replayed this game twice this year. love it
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
Quest my beloved. (The extra is beautiful I want more of Quest.. please?)
https://robobarbie.tumblr.com/tagged/quest Get in there bb
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
The bits of hint on the other character's lore in xyx's route is def appreciated.
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.
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?)
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
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.
surprisingly not so far even though i have gotten quite far
not my cup of tea
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:
)hell yeah
idk, mine said the same thing as well :(
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.
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.
Check out the walkthrough and make sure you’re hitting everything you need- it takes a little more to reel them in! :>
Oh my god. I NEVER comment (or even log into my itch io account) but I HAD to. THIS GAME OMFG I DOWNLOADED IT LIKE RANDOMLY AND WENT INTO IT BLIND LIKE WITHOUT RLLY READING WHAT IT WAS ABOUT AND OH MY GOD THIS GAME 😭😭 It's such a good game, I was instantly hooked. I love how realistic this game is aswell 😭 It was as if I was actually on discord talking to real people. the art and the voiceacting is just amazing. I CANT BELIEVE THIS GAME IS FREE. I INSTANTLY FOLLOWED YOU. <3 I love this game and I love whoever made this omg. The emotions I felt whilst playing this game 😭😭😭 <3333333333
I love them! I love them so much! The convos felt so...real? An VAs were amazing? And also they are so cute? xyx and Toasty best boys <3333 I finished all good endings in one sitting
and also did u know that final fantasy xiv now lets you play all of 'a realm reborn' and the award winning expansion 'heavensward' up to level 60. for FREE ?????
i really love you all guys! thank you so much for this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my mouth was on the floor when there was literal VOICE ACTING OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!! AND ON TOP OF THAT WITH THE GOOD ART & STORY... IT'S FOR FREE?!!!! I LOVE YOU ALL AND THANK YOU AGAIN! <3 ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡
Plz someone help, why does the game works perfectly at first but then have an error in the middle? I tried redownloading but is still does that
It errors out when it detects weakness in the player. You must become strong
THIS GAME IS AMZING!!Thank you for your hard work!!! And I love Toasty! :))) He's so cuteeee!
i may have played thru all the routes (except the bad ones, my heart just wouldnt be able to take it..!!!) in like a single sitting and now im starving and thirsty but it was so worth it. i loved all the characters sm! wouldnt even be able to pick a fave between all the love interests, they all have their own charm (the lack of toasty appreciation is a lil baffling tho) and the side characters were so fantastic as well, this was an awesome game!!!
i loved the game!! sooooo good! thanks for making this, i did not have the courage to make the bad endings but i really enjoyed the good one's !!!
..nsfw ver when? /j....
i did the thing.
Did I unlock everything in one day? Yes. Do I regret it? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! Best game I've ever played, I have a newfound obsession with xyx >:3
bro y do i keep getting the bad end for xyx ?????? I THOUGHT I DID EVERYTHING
There’s a walkthrough below the download buttons on this page if you need help! o:
OKAY THX
I FOR AN HOUR HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY GOOD ENDING FOR MY BABY BOY XYX but it still gets the bad end what has he done to deserve this ;^; TWT
There’s a walkthrough for his route linked below the download buttons on this page :] you’ll get there!
THANK YOU SOO MUCH!!! ^W^
BRO THE MUSIC IS INSANEE
nightowl has to be my fav his voice is super cute and hes literally so me, love that guy.
I was trying for xyx route but faith brought me to pookie bear nightowl then I misclicked a response and got a bad end, repeating it all over again to give him a good ending because he deserves it, he's the loml <3 kive this game so much.
If you play this on computer and make a mistake by clicking a wrong choice, you can use the scroll on your mouse. Scrolling up make you go back so you can correct yourself or test out different choices.