I would love to thank all of you for your tremendous support!
Karel, aka KO.DLL
Best Indie Platformer of the Year?
Wow! That's amazing! My solo-developed BZZZT game made it into the final round of INDIE OF THE YEAR 2023 at IndieDB, and it's fighting for first place in the Platformers Category!
I need your support now more than ever before. Click the TOP 100 banner button on the IndieDB page and vote for BZZZT.
Together with that, the game was part of the GDS Prague exhibition during the weekend, and we built a unique one-piece-only arcade cabinet for this occasion, and we are still improving it. The current version has LED lights attached, which react to the music. This arcade cabinet will now travel worldwide as part of the Czech Games Exhibition. The next stop will be LONDON and TOKYO. Stay tuned!!!
The game still has 100% positive reviews from over 250 gamers on Steam and is sitting at 1st place on Steam Hidden Gems chart.
Thanks a lot for your tremendous support! YOU ARE THE BEST!
Karel Matejka aka KO.DLL
v1.003 Update
v1.003
First boss projectiles - sound fix.
The playable character can't dash through laser beams anymore.
The playable character can be hit by traps while going to teleport during the end-stage animation. Controls are restored.
A Leaderboard player's rank out of the top ten has more than two digits of space in the level selection screen.
Improved ladder interactions.
Long-moving platforms have a better damping effect.
Double jump is now detected correctly when the platform in the Exploding Lemmings stage is moving.
Minor text fixes.
Vote for BZZZT!
BZZZT is out for one week, and it has 100% very positive reviews from 150 players! What a fantastic achievement!!!
And because you love the game so much, I have added the game to Steam Award Nominations for the "Best Game You Suck At" category. :)
Yes, I could use the "Best Soundtrack" or "Outstanding Visual Style" categories, but I feel "Best Game You Suck At" is the perfect one.
Please help me with voting to make BZZZT the most "just one more round and I am going to sleep" game.
Thank you!
Karel Matejka aka KO.DLL Solo developer behind BZZZT game.
v1.002 Update
v1.002
High-frequency monitors can run at their maximum frequency.
Note1 There are rare configurations where the Unity engine wrongly detects the maximum frequency, and you can expect unwanted FPS drops. In this case, use the SAFE FRAMERATE MODE toggle in the game settings, allowing you to run the game at the highest and safest framerate.
Note2 The SAFE FRAMERATE MODE option is visible only on high-frequency monitors.
Native Steam Deck Support
Bzzzt game is now fully tested on Steam Deck, and with native Linux support, it runs perfectly and smoothly on this device. For the best experience, I suggest playing that at 60FPS and removing the framerate cap.
A cross-platform cloud system is implemented for saves, allowing players to play the game on multiple devices without losing progress.
Look at these vibrant colours!!!
Some minor fixes:
Sound fixes
Translation corrections
Better controllers support - Updated InControl
Fixed collision in stage 11
Dash movement is mapped on both triggers right now (To enable this function, use the "Set To Default" option in the "Controls" menu.
100% of 98 user reviews are POSITIVE! And the game is getting amazingly great reviews around the world.
Thank you very much for such great support!!!
BZZZT game is OUT NOW!
Hello, dear gamers!
After four years of hard work, I am thrilled to announce that the game is finally finished, and you can buy it right now with a time-limited 10% discount.
Players' reactions are super positive - 100% positive out of 30 user reviews in the first 15 hours!!!! Thank you very much for that!!!
YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
And now, please enjoy this 3-minute-long official launch trailer:
The time machine is ready!
The time machine is ready!
You will be able to time travel BACK TO THE RETRO-FUTURE WORLD of BZZZT on November 13, 7 PM CET (Central European Time)!!!
Be ready for pleasant challenges, beautiful pixel art, more than 50 stages, intense boss fights, global & friends leaderboards, a great story supported by cute animations and a catchy soundtrack!
The game will be part of the incoming CZECH & SLOVAK GAMES WEEK with an initial 10% discount.
It has been four years since I started creating this game.
And now it's done!!!
I can't believe it. It was a crazy journey full of fun, and I hope you will also have fun while playing it!
Please wish me good luck with the release!
Thanks a lot! Karel Matejka aka KO.DLL
The shortlist of the most important game changes:
The game is translated into nine languages. Newly into German and Swedish!
There are 21 Achievements implemented.
We have extended the soundtrack to 24 tracks!
Dev Log 8/23
I am right now entirely focused on implementing the cutscenes. All texts are inside the game and ready for proofreading and translation.
Together with polishing the game, I have implemented one huge game-changer feature!
Global&Friends Leaderboards!
YAY!!!
Every stage now has a score counted from collected bolts and finished time. And Easy mode has a new silver trophy implemented. All of that is being reflected in leaderboards.
I truly hope you will find this feature entertaining.
And as a bonus, I have prepared a short compilation of stages from the full game.
Enjoy it!!!
Have a great weekend! Karel (Ko.dll)
Release date - September
Hello, dear gamers!
My original plan was to release the Bzzzt game in July, but I have decided to postpone the release date till September.
After three years of development, I feel the game deserves a less rushy finish & more polish.
I always wanted to deliver you the most enjoyable platforming experience without compromises and be ready for a smooth game launch. I hope you will understand my decision.
Thanks a lot for your great support❤️
And now, please enjoy the short gameplay footage from the jungle with the new music track:
