Bonkies
Lift-off! Bonkies are available TODAY!
We are enormously excited to announce that Bonkies are now available for you and your loved ones’ playing pleasure! This launch trailer should help you prepare for the space construction goofiness that is about to ensue!
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It’s been a great adventure and we’re thankful to everyone who accompanied us on the way to launch. Your support and comments helped us shape Bonkies to be what it is today. We sincerely hope that playing the game will bring you tons of joy and will make these long evenings even cozier and happier
And if you’re still on the fence about purchasing Bonkies, now is the time! The -20% launch discount will only be here for the first week after release, so hurry!
Remember, that even if you’re socially distancing, you can still have fun with your friends thanks to Steam’s Remote Play Together feature! Brew some cocoa, grab a blanket and invite your prime mates to raise the wackiest constructions together!
Once again, a huge thank you to everyone and we hope you have fun playing Bonkies!
Bonkies Launch Date Reveal!
Bonkies - jolly, couch co-op (1-4 players) party game with a pinch of construction building is set to launch on Steam, Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on January 29th, 2021!
Don't forget to Wishlist and Follow:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/889260/Bonkies/
Check out our Gameplay Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-cmJn6JVkw
But wait, there is more!
Dear Supporters!
To express our gratitude for your trust we decided to make the full game available to all players who bought Bonkies during the Early Access.
So all Early Access Players can download the final version right now!
Please let us know what you think! We can't wait to hear from you.
Tweet at us: https://twitter.com/bonkiecorp
or leave a comment (or two) here: www.facebook.com/BonkieCorp
Cheer! Cooperate! Construct!
and take care of each other 💛
Cheer! Cooperate! Construct!
You know that spine-tingly feeling that straightens your tail, makes the fur on your neck stand up and tightens the grip on your banana plush toy? So do we!
That’s exactly what the whole Mission Control HQ is feeling, as Bonkies are putting on space-suits, clicking in their belts and making pre-flight checks. Soon, we’ll see pretty, green, flashing lights on the board, and even though we have no idea what they mean, we’re super excited!
Bonkies will colonise PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in Q1 2021!
Yeah! We can’t wait either!
In the meantime, we’ve prepared a cool instructional video for all aspiring Space Cadets!
A keen eye will probably catch a few cool features that might have gone unnoticed before. Let us know if you find it, or we’ll have to show them in a more obvious way :)
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It should answer almost all your burning questions! (No, we still have no idea why bananas curve like that. For better aerodynamics?)
Keep an eye out for updates on our Bonktastic social media:
And peep our new website! Let us know what you think!
http://bonkiecorp.com
And if you haven’t already, it’d be really swell if you wishlist the game too :)
THANK YOU!
We’re dropping in to share a little surprise with our friends and supporters, and give you an update on what’s happening with Bonkies. Read on!
Big thanks to our friends (that’s you!) and a little surprise
We wanted to take this opportunity to give a very special thanks to all of the players who have supported Bonkies. Unfortunately, virtual hugs are yet to be invented, so we have to improvise. Instead, all the people who have bought the game in Early Access will now be able to play a nearly final version of the game! We’re very excited to hear what you think, so be sure to send us some feedback or leave a review!
Remember, that thanks to Steam’s Remote Play Together Feature, you can invite your friends to have fun with you, no matter how far away!
But wait, there’s more!
What about all the people who haven’t yet had the chance to play Bonkies?
We’ve got something for them too!
Playable demo - tell your friends!
We want to allow as many people as we can the opportunity to play Bonkies and see what the game has to offer - that’s why we’re setting the demo version of Bonkies live and inviting everyone to have some fun! If you have friends that you think would enjoy going bananas in space, feel free to let them know! Or, if you already own the game, you can invite them to Play Together with you!
Development update
We also wanted to let you know that Bonkies is well on course and is speeding towards a multi-platform release this year! The ongoing, difficult situation brought about by the worldwide pandemic has slowed the progress slightly, but we’re aiming to deliver Bonkies in Q4 2020.
Right now, we’re nearly done with the hardest and most time consuming parts of development - all the stuff that happens “under the hood” is optimised and polished. We’re checking for any possible bugs and gathering precious feedback on balancing the levels, to achieve that perfect fun-challenge harmony.
Simultaneously, we’re working on making sure that console players will be able to join us in raising wacky constructions all over the solar system! We want to make sure that anyone can become a Space Cadet, whether they’re gaming on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One or PlayStation 4.
As we’re moving forward with development, we’re ever more proud and happy to see our game shaping up and being brought closer to launch to finally let you all take part in space construction!
That’s it for now, but don’t think we’re all done. There are still a lot of exciting things set to happen before we launch Bonkies into space! Keep your eyeballs peeled for updates here and on our Twitter and Facebook. You can also come and hang out at our Discord! It would also mean the world to us if you could spread the word about Bonkies to your friends!
Until next time, Space Cadets!
Release Date Announcement, a new publisher and a time-limited demo!
Development update
First things first - the development of Bonkies is going full-speed and the game has just reached Beta status! We’re adding some final features (single player mode is here!), ruthlessly exterminating bugs and polishing every corner of the Solar System, to prepare it to receive all of you space-engineers! This, of course, is a long process and there’s still work to be done, but the game is closer to being finished literally every day! We’ll happily share some more specific updates soon, but for now, we just wanted to assure you that we’re motivated as ever to bring you the most fun couch co-op experience on this side of the Milky Way!
[Developing a game can be a difficult process, even if you already have thumbs]
But let’s get serious for a second. In order to properly execute all of the tasks necessary to prepare Bonkies for the official launch, we have to “unpublish” it for a while. That means the game will not be available to buy for now. Those who own the game can still play it and very soon we will let you know how to access the newest build of the game via a Beta Branch.
Now on to some other stuff. And big stuff it is, Stuff with a capital S!
Bonkies now have a publisher
We’re very happy to announce that we’re partnering up with Crunching Koalas - a Polish publishing and development studio specialized in consoles. They will add their expertise and experience in helping promising projects rise to their full potential, taking over the marketing and publishing duties, and allowing us to focus more clearly on developing Bonkies!
“Wait a second”, we can hear you say, “did you mention a studio SPECIALIZED IN CONSOLES!?”
New platforms and the release date
Yes, and to answer the next question rising so quickly from your throats - yes again. Bonkies will launch simultaneously on PC and consoles sometime during summer 2020!
You can check out the teaser trailer here:
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Crunching Koalas already have a stellar record of titles they have helped bring to other platforms (Frostpunk, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and Darkwood, to name a few) and we’re happy Bonkies is joining the roster!
Bonkies at Digital Dragons Indie Celebration and playable demo!
To put a banana on top of this, we have some more exciting things to announce: Bonkies have been chosen to participate in the Digital Dragons Indie Celebration online event! It starts now and will last until the 15th of May and it will showcase 50 indie games from around the world. A jury of esteemed game industry experts will choose 3 titles to award and the community will pick the 4th!
During this event, you will be able to play a new Bonkies demo, along with other titles, see livestreams and interviews and find out more about amazing, upcoming games!
We can’t wait for you all to play the final, fully polished and shiny version of Bonkies and we’re working hard to make it happen! After all, colonizing the Solar System is no easy task! (unless you’re a monkey)
Anyway - we’ll be back soon with some news, but for now we would like to invite you to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for updates and some monkey related goofiness :)
Big news coming soon!
As you might have noticed, Bonkies is no longer available to buy. But don’t worry - that’s because we have some really exciting news and we can’t wait to share them with you as soon as possible!
Stay tuned and keep an eye out on our Twitter and Facebook!
Bonkies at Comic-con Oslo!
We will have our own stand in the Indie area (no sharing this time!), where visitors can expect some fun activities:
- Try out Bonkies in its newest build!
Since SpillExpo 18 we have done so much, and we are so looking forward to letting you all try it. Even you amazing people who have bought Early Access have lots of new stuff to look forward to! Including a shortened version of all 5 planets and perhaps some super secret surprises? - Drawing competition!
If you were at our stand last year, you might remember our drawing competition. This year we are doing a version of the same concept! We got so many awesome level suggestions last year, lets see what you do with this next challenge. - Talk to the devs!
Give your feedback, suggestions or make an interpretative dance of how Bonkies make you feel? I don't know! We just would love to meet you!
For tickets, dates and generally more info, look at SpillExpos post here:
Facebook post link
Or go straight to their website:
Comic-con Oslo
- Lise
The Banana Update!
Key features
- System for adjusting puzzles according to how many players there are
- Cat
- Block 'feeding' system
- Moon tutorial level
- Tighter game loop
- New kind of bomb
- Level rearrangement
- Beat the devs, earn a Banana rating
- Cleaner visuals
- More thoroughly tested levels
- General bug fixing
- Introducing kinda-sort-of narrative
Last week, Bonkies got a little snack sized update which we have dubbed the Banana Update!
We have changed up the bomb and rearranged some levels because we are in the process of figuring out how the level progression and mechanics should work in the final game. We want it to be both fun and challenging, so it requires some experimentation. This is also part of the reason we have (re)introduced the banana rating! Let us know how well you do!
This time we also didn't delete your old save! Although this might mean you seem to have completed levels that are now revamped or new, but have the same name/ID as a previous level.
We have been using the feedback we get here from Steam, our IRL user tests and the events we have been attending lately, and have made this update. We hope you'll like it, and let us know all your feedback either here or on FB. You can also suggest what you'd like to see in the future, which levels would you like to see more versions off? Blocks you think are missing? Should we start a discord? Reddit? Let us know!
Going forward we will be focusing most of our efforts on making content, stay tuned for updates.
THE IGNITION UPDATE IS NOW LIVE!
Mission control calling all cadets!
We know it has been a while, sorry for the radio silence but we have been hard at work in the lab. Rocket science isn’t easy, and try throwing monkeys into the mix, I’ll tell you what-...
Anyways, we are proud to announce our second and definitely biggest update to Bonkies thus far: THE IGNITION UPDATE! Check out this list for all the amazing new stuff:
New music!
Bonkies now feature original tunes made by the super talented Norwegian artist Dahlstrom!
New 3D graphics!
That’s right, the look of the game has been given a complete 3D overhaul, space colonization never looked so good!
New sleek UI!
It isn’t just the in-game graphics that’s been given some love, the UI has also received a major upgrade.
New Bonkies!
Find your favorite among the all new 3D Bonkies! Also, try out special Bonkies that will be made available as unlockable characters in the story when the game releases.
New and exciting levels!
New fun and exciting puzzles utilizing new block types, as well as new win conditions!
New and crazy block types!
Use the magnet-block to stick magnetic stuff together, use the jet-block to push or lift stuff and build even more crazy structures with support-blocks.
New planet unlock system!
Progressing from planet to planet is now a matter of unlocking the space-ports on each planet.
New Level unlock system!
Game progression is now semi-linear, stuck on a level? Try another one!
New awesome keyboard controls!
2 Players on 1 keyboard has been reworked and now works better than ever!
Smoother loading times!
Bonkies has been given a substantial upgrade under the hood and now features a smoother experience overall!
We hope you enjoy it.
- Christer
OVERLORD UPDATE NOW LIVE
Greetings Bonkie cadets!
We are proud to announce the release of our first major update to Bonkies: code-named OVERLORD, the update features a wide range of commonly requested improvements as well as laying the groundwork for future updates.
Update highlights:
- Up to 8(!) players now supported!
- 8 Bonkies have now joined the team, and they have all gotten names!
- Jetpacks now more responsive! Turn on a dime like never before.
- The Moon is now unlocked and features a series of tutorial levels.
- Brand new puzzles, as well as a couple of remixes of existing puzzles, bringing the total number of puzzles to 18!
- Brand new material: Rubber! Such bounce, very friction. Wow.
- New and shiny block designs.
- Overall graphics improvements.
- With the press of a button, anyone can join a game in progress to help out their friends!
In addition to a lot of minor tweaks and bugfixes.
Thank you so much to everyone who have been giving us feedback so far, we are thrilled with all the awesome suggestions for new content and improvements we have recieved!
Anyways, hope you have fun with the new update and godspeed cadets!
- Studio Gauntlet