This is one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a WHILE. I found this game trying to look for romance games with good art styles and just fell in love with this one. The art style, the characters, both romanceable and friends, they're all just wonderful. I laughed, I cried, I loved it all so much. xyx is definitely the love of my life but all the routes are just so fantastic. This game is literally better than some games that cost money and I still can't believe this one is for free. Oh also the MUSIC?? I'LL DM U sounds like love to me, I swear. Thank you so much for making this game!!! <3<3<3 Side note, I intended on playing seekL next because the voice actor for xyx is in it, but I didn't realize until now that you guys created that one too and now I'm even more excited to play it!! I just know I'll have the best time.
i haven't even downloaded the game yet I'm identifying with a character already based on description... someone send help there is no way I'm going to bed on time for work tomorrow ;-;
WHERE TO START WITH THIS AMAZING PIECE OF ART. I heard about this game on the Error143 discord after I had played the demo that was available at the time. A person in chat gave a list recommending games similar to Error143 for players that wanted to play more visual novels, and it was a plus for me because Blooming Panic had a reference present in the game at the time (I do not know if it is still present), so I wanted to learn more. That same night I installed Blooming Panic, and I gotta say it was a once in a lifetime experience, I would do anything to experience it again for the 1st time. I spent my whole night, from midnight to around 4-5AM playing it tot get all endings. This game was an absolute masterpiece. After each ending, bad or good, you get a small fanfic of what happens a bit afterwards and I absolutely adore that mechanic. The character designs are on POINT! To the point that my Tumblr account is still "NightowlIRL" as a reference to NightOwl from the game. I swear this game is absolutely amazing. I recommend it to everyone that wants to start visual novels. Please someone shoot this up my veins.
This game was an absolute delight! Loved all the routes and how fleshed out all of the chat members were. Shoutout to salociN and BigLady especially <3
Great game, loved playing this as a follow up to seekl, but i cant stop imagining them with skyrim voices, i think i need to stop playing TES and hop on ffXIV lol
i loove visual novel typa games but i had never played one specifically like this one before and saying it was fun would be such an understatement. I loved alll the little details and the different typing and character quirks each person had. they were crafted like actual people. i loved all the characters but NEEDLESS TO SAY xyx has to be my favorite. i felt sick to my stomach when i got his bad ending as my first ending when i had no idea how the game mechanics worked and how i even managed to go down his route TToTT I was going to SOB ON THE GROUND like genuinely. Then I stayed up for another hour because I coudlnt sleep unless I got his good ending. I absoolutely adore him. I CANNOT for the life of me handle bad endings in any typa game so after unintentionally getting xyx's bad ending and almost choking myself i decided to get the good endings only for the rest of the characters for now lol. buuut i might (probably will) end up back here to get their bad endigs as well when i am mentally prepared enough lmaoo. and on a side note, i loved the art as well!! this will seem very irreleveant and dumb lol but one of the complaints i have with visual novels are when they place the spirtes so small. like i really enjoy looking at the details of the drawings and i cant do that when i see them in a full body drawing far from the mc?? and with this game, since we were pretty much only video chatting when we saw the characters, they were always very close up to the camera, (even though its just because of the premise of the game, i still really appreacited that aspect :3) anyways this game was sooo worth sacrificing my sleep over. amazing work !! .p
I know this wasn't intended but I played this game when I was having the absolute worst fucking day of my life.. as in nearly s*iciding kind of bad, and I expected a little comfort.. Instead I got rammed by the absolute fucking dump truck that was Xyx's BAD ending... I don't know what I did wrong! ... It honestly made me feel so much worse.... I really connected with him and for it to just end like that.. I wish there was some kind of warning.. I feel horrible right now (does anyone know if and how I can get a better Xyx ending?)
Gender neutral! You can pick between she, they, and he pronouns. I believe there’s just one gendered reference in the theme song- a relic from the game jam version before we implemented the feature :]
i played blooming panic a few years back when there wasnt even a xyx route... and i'm so glad i revisited
honestly this was one of my favorite games back then (i was like 15-16 at that time and im 19 now) and it felt so silly hearing the menu music play again esp when i remembered the amount of times i had to hear it just to get through the routes of the diff characters back then
sometimes id think about itch io, then eventually this game, and id think if youd ever do an update for xyx's route. i vaguely remember that you stated that you were working on some sort of thing for him....
i just finished the route for xyx T__T i had work earlier and im tired af and i got classes later but oh my god ... "worth it" is an UNDERSTATEMENT. i always wondered what kind of character xyx would turn out to be and i'm glad that i decided to revisit this game if there were any changes.
it feels so nostalgic (in a sense) to be able to experience this game for the first time in another way. i still remembered the time that i yapped about this game so much & the excitement i'd get when i'd get interactions from the dev (coz i was truly... just so amazed by how well-written the characters were)
playing this game again was so worth it... and im so happy to have had discovered this game all the years ago. you're awesome robobarbie :D
also i love how these characters were so well-written :D i really loved how xyx's story came out to be. i love how the hypebot started to act after it started malfunctioning. it was such a great touch to detail (also allowed us to actually learn more about xyx, like we were watching it unfold in "real time" with the other characters"
i came to this right after becoming completely obsessed with “seekL” and – oh. my. god. i swear, robobarbie, you might honestly be one of my favorite devs ever. i’m already hyped to play anything that has even a sprinkle of your magic touch!
literally everything about this game is perfection. i wouldn’t even know where to start, so i’ll just say that i can hardly decide which route i loved the most, because every single character is so well-written and charismatic – even the side characters!
nightowl was definitely the most relatable for me – i saw so much of myself in him T^T and hearing odxny’s voice again (aka my beloved hacker) as xyx made my heart so happy ♡
anyway, i’ll stop myself from yapping now – just know that i’m super grateful for this absolute masterpiece!
I'm missing a Quest CG... I've done every ending for every character, I have both of Quest's main CGs, his mugshot, and the gratuity meme, but I'm missing the other one. Anyone know how I can find it??
Onion and Xyx my beloveds T_T I had so much fun playing this game and the characters were so creatively written I really enjoyed Blooming Panic thank youuuu
I think I downloaded this game last year and played it and couldn't get enough of it and downloaded it again this year ....All of them are so cute and you guys made them so real that I feel like they do live somewhere.
Also, all four boys are so cute....It's really hard to start the process of bad endings... Quest love you ;^;
I have played in order of Quest, NightOwl, Xyx, and NakedToaster. Too scared to touch bad endings, every good ending has given me quick moments of joy and a lot of fanning my face with my hands. They are all loveable in each and every way. Every character, and I mean EVERY, are so well loved. I can tell with the amount of hours I put into just hoping for good endings with my choices (Thank you quick saves). I love even the non-romanceable characters. So much love has been put into this game. Do I have a favorite? No they all have something I love about them. Will I be going back to play the bad endings? Yes, but when I'm feeling that "Its got a kick to it" feel (Haha). All in all, 8 hours for four characters on all good endings, Ill still be back for more! Very well written and very much a good game! I hope all people involved in the development are well rested with both sides of the pillow cold! Thank you again! (The intro theme song is so catchy I love it) Give this game a try! :)
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no one loves nightowl or xyx like i do. im gonna put nightowl on a mug.
i love nakedtoaster i would literally eat my toes nail if he asked me to
thats fun..
god forbid i love my amazing beautiful smart talented breath taking wifey material 1000000/10 perfect adorable funny handsome hot cute ethereal celestial otherworldly unreal radiant lovely whimsical perfect majestic cool glamorous gorgeous sexy angelic brilliant outstanding intelligent charming thoughtful staring courageous creative gentle humble generous passionate wise funny loyal dependable sweet loving graceful calm confident warm compassionate witty advent ours respectful sincere magnetic bold articulate empathetic inspiring honest patient powerful attentive uplifting classy friendly reliable ambitious intuitive supportive grounded determined charismatic extraordinary trustworthy noble dignified perceptive innovative refined considerate balanced open minded composed imaginative mindful optimistic virtuous noble-hearted well-spoken quick-witted deep philosophical fearless affectionate expressive emotionally intelligent resourceful delightful fascinating sharp selfless driven assertive authentic vibrant playful observant skillful generous- spirited practical comforting brave wise-hearted enthusiastic dependable tactful enduring discreet well mannered composed mature tasteful joyful understanding genuine brilliant- minded encouraging well-rounded magnetic dynamic radiant- spirited soulful radiant- hearted insightful creative- souled justice- minded uplifting- minded preserving devoted down-to-earth golden-hearted gentle- spirited practical comforting brave wise-hearted enthusiastic clever courageous- hearted courteous harmonious loyal- minded loyal comforting- voiced wise-eyed naked toaster
ykw hell yeah
i just...i just love quest so much
i love this game sm, thank you for making this game
This is one of the most enjoyable games I've played in a WHILE. I found this game trying to look for romance games with good art styles and just fell in love with this one. The art style, the characters, both romanceable and friends, they're all just wonderful. I laughed, I cried, I loved it all so much. xyx is definitely the love of my life but all the routes are just so fantastic. This game is literally better than some games that cost money and I still can't believe this one is for free. Oh also the MUSIC?? I'LL DM U sounds like love to me, I swear. Thank you so much for making this game!!! <3<3<3
Side note, I intended on playing seekL next because the voice actor for xyx is in it, but I didn't realize until now that you guys created that one too and now I'm even more excited to play it!! I just know I'll have the best time.
AHHH I LOVED IT ESPECIALLY THOSE AFTER STORIES <3 <3 <3
i haven't even downloaded the game yet I'm identifying with a character already based on description... someone send help there is no way I'm going to bed on time for work tomorrow ;-;
incredible no notes i need to do it nasty with xyx
WHERE TO START WITH THIS AMAZING PIECE OF ART. I heard about this game on the Error143 discord after I had played the demo that was available at the time. A person in chat gave a list recommending games similar to Error143 for players that wanted to play more visual novels, and it was a plus for me because Blooming Panic had a reference present in the game at the time (I do not know if it is still present), so I wanted to learn more. That same night I installed Blooming Panic, and I gotta say it was a once in a lifetime experience, I would do anything to experience it again for the 1st time. I spent my whole night, from midnight to around 4-5AM playing it tot get all endings. This game was an absolute masterpiece. After each ending, bad or good, you get a small fanfic of what happens a bit afterwards and I absolutely adore that mechanic. The character designs are on POINT! To the point that my Tumblr account is still "NightowlIRL" as a reference to NightOwl from the game. I swear this game is absolutely amazing. I recommend it to everyone that wants to start visual novels. Please someone shoot this up my veins.
That Australian man makes me wanna do things.
SCUHH a good game, I played this years ago and yet I never commented for some reason!!
I always loved these type of texting games, the twist was amazing too!
This game is sooooo cute!!! i love the art style! I absolutely adore each and every storyline, even if i havent done the bad storylines yet >_>
anyways, i hope to play more of your games!!!
This game was an absolute delight! Loved all the routes and how fleshed out all of the chat members were. Shoutout to salociN and BigLady especially <3
LOVED ITTTTTTTTTTTT
um. holy shit??? i literally ADORE this game. even weeks after finishing every route i find myself thinking about this game & replaying.
so so so cute and this has def become a comfort game for me <3
Great game, loved playing this as a follow up to seekl, but i cant stop imagining them with skyrim voices, i think i need to stop playing TES and hop on ffXIV lol
though i will say, may that joker wannabe suffer
XYX SOUNDS LIKE SHEOGORATH 🩷🩷🩷
Played for the first time today and just gotten Xyx's good ending! I am IN LOVE with that man. He has taken my heart!!!
Can't wait to try the other routes as well! This is really so good and well-made, I love it!
i loove visual novel typa games but i had never played one specifically like this one before and saying it was fun would be such an understatement. I loved alll the little details and the different typing and character quirks each person had. they were crafted like actual people. i loved all the characters but NEEDLESS TO SAY xyx has to be my favorite. i felt sick to my stomach when i got his bad ending as my first ending when i had no idea how the game mechanics worked and how i even managed to go down his route TToTT I was going to SOB ON THE GROUND like genuinely. Then I stayed up for another hour because I coudlnt sleep unless I got his good ending. I absoolutely adore him. I CANNOT for the life of me handle bad endings in any typa game so after unintentionally getting xyx's bad ending and almost choking myself i decided to get the good endings only for the rest of the characters for now lol. buuut i might (probably will) end up back here to get their bad endigs as well when i am mentally prepared enough lmaoo. and on a side note, i loved the art as well!! this will seem very irreleveant and dumb lol but one of the complaints i have with visual novels are when they place the spirtes so small. like i really enjoy looking at the details of the drawings and i cant do that when i see them in a full body drawing far from the mc?? and with this game, since we were pretty much only video chatting when we saw the characters, they were always very close up to the camera, (even though its just because of the premise of the game, i still really appreacited that aspect :3) anyways this game was sooo worth sacrificing my sleep over. amazing work !! .p
I know this wasn't intended but I played this game when I was having the absolute worst fucking day of my life.. as in nearly s*iciding kind of bad, and I expected a little comfort.. Instead I got rammed by the absolute fucking dump truck that was Xyx's BAD ending... I don't know what I did wrong! ... It honestly made me feel so much worse.... I really connected with him and for it to just end like that.. I wish there was some kind of warning.. I feel horrible right now (does anyone know if and how I can get a better Xyx ending?)
so sorry you're having a hard time! i hope things get better soon... you can see Xyx's walkthrough here, the good end is lovely!! https://robobarbie.itch.io/blooming-panic/devlog/326192/xyx-walkthrough
such a cute and fun game. Pretty immersive and I loved playing all the different routes to get the full story. Thanks so much for this!!
Love this game! It's my first time trying this type of game, and I honestly REALLY love the characters. It felt SO real, I was so invested!
Good job to everyone who worked on this!
omg... ı got brain ANUARİZM BKBVSB BC OF mr joker bootlicker YUCKS. and the worst part is that the guy was an accurate "nice guy" creep.
other than that, Game is rlly good! walktros are really helpfull to!!! chars are also loveble!!!
is this a horror game
nope!
does this have a gender neutral or fem protagonist?
Gender neutral! You can pick between she, they, and he pronouns. I believe there’s just one gendered reference in the theme song- a relic from the game jam version before we implemented the feature :]
AAAAAAAAAA THIS IS SO GOOD OH MY GOD I LOVE THEM SO MUCH THANK YOUUUU
I need onion as a love interest (╥﹏╥)
i played all routes (minus final) and i think june is my favorite character can i give her a hug
june for election. give that gall the world and we good tbh
I LOVE QUEST THATS LITERALL MY MANNNNNN
spoilers maybe coz im yapping a LOOOT ////
i played blooming panic a few years back when there wasnt even a xyx route... and i'm so glad i revisited
honestly this was one of my favorite games back then (i was like 15-16 at that time and im 19 now) and it felt so silly hearing the menu music play again esp when i remembered the amount of times i had to hear it just to get through the routes of the diff characters back then
sometimes id think about itch io, then eventually this game, and id think if youd ever do an update for xyx's route. i vaguely remember that you stated that you were working on some sort of thing for him....
i just finished the route for xyx T__T i had work earlier and im tired af and i got classes later but oh my god ... "worth it" is an UNDERSTATEMENT. i always wondered what kind of character xyx would turn out to be and i'm glad that i decided to revisit this game if there were any changes.
it feels so nostalgic (in a sense) to be able to experience this game for the first time in another way. i still remembered the time that i yapped about this game so much & the excitement i'd get when i'd get interactions from the dev (coz i was truly... just so amazed by how well-written the characters were)
playing this game again was so worth it... and im so happy to have had discovered this game all the years ago. you're awesome robobarbie :D
also i love how these characters were so well-written :D i really loved how xyx's story came out to be. i love how the hypebot started to act after it started malfunctioning. it was such a great touch to detail (also allowed us to actually learn more about xyx, like we were watching it unfold in "real time" with the other characters"
dude I agree so much!! Nostalgic. this game has and will forever be my lifeline. Quest ml <3
i came to this right after becoming completely obsessed with “seekL” and – oh. my. god. i swear, robobarbie, you might honestly be one of my favorite devs ever. i’m already hyped to play anything that has even a sprinkle of your magic touch!
literally everything about this game is perfection. i wouldn’t even know where to start, so i’ll just say that i can hardly decide which route i loved the most, because every single character is so well-written and charismatic – even the side characters!
nightowl was definitely the most relatable for me – i saw so much of myself in him T^T and hearing odxny’s voice again (aka my beloved hacker) as xyx made my heart so happy ♡
anyway, i’ll stop myself from yapping now – just know that i’m super grateful for this absolute masterpiece!
I'm missing a Quest CG... I've done every ending for every character, I have both of Quest's main CGs, his
mugshot, and the gratuity meme, but I'm missing the other one. Anyone know how I can find it??QUEST AAAAAAAAAUUUGGHGHHHH
i finished all of the routes so quickly i was literally so hooked... this was so serious to me.
my favorite routes were xyx's and toastys- UGHHHH i just adore them so much. cannot get enough of it!
Onion and Xyx my beloveds T_T I had so much fun playing this game and the characters were so creatively written I really enjoyed Blooming Panic thank youuuu
I think I downloaded this game last year and played it and couldn't get enough of it and downloaded it again this year ....All of them are so cute and you guys made them so real that I feel like they do live somewhere.
Also, all four boys are so cute....It's really hard to start the process of bad endings... Quest love you ;^;
I absolutely ADORE this game, but I have a little question-- will Onion ever be an available route?? :3
I have played in order of Quest, NightOwl, Xyx, and NakedToaster. Too scared to touch bad endings, every good ending has given me quick moments of joy and a lot of fanning my face with my hands. They are all loveable in each and every way. Every character, and I mean EVERY, are so well loved. I can tell with the amount of hours I put into just hoping for good endings with my choices (Thank you quick saves). I love even the non-romanceable characters. So much love has been put into this game. Do I have a favorite? No they all have something I love about them. Will I be going back to play the bad endings? Yes, but when I'm feeling that "Its got a kick to it" feel (Haha). All in all, 8 hours for four characters on all good endings, Ill still be back for more! Very well written and very much a good game! I hope all people involved in the development are well rested with both sides of the pillow cold! Thank you again! (The intro theme song is so catchy I love it) Give this game a try! :)
I GUESS I'M IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER 4 MEN, THANK U SO MUCH FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Status Update: QUEST JUST MADE ME SOB ON MY BEDROOM FLOOR. MULTIPLE TIMES IN A ROW. RUDEEE 😭😭😭 I LOVE THEM ALL SO MUCH MY LITTLE DISCORD SKRUNGLES...
Quest I love u I could never hate you my sweetest baby 🥹🫶
PLEASEEEE MAKE AN ANDROID VERSION, THIS LOOKS SO COOL BUT I CAN'T PLAY IT 😭😭