As a kid, I loved a good fart joke — and nothing has changed! Even now, I am very amused at the title of Billy Bumbum: A Cheeky Puzzler — a block-pushing game where you “fart for freedom”. Created by Frambosa, this adorable game is already set to win over hearts, not just with farts, but with cute art. Hey, that rhymes!
Recently released on the 8th of September, Billy Bumbum greets me by having Billy and his block friends resting peacefully on a mountaintop. A flurry of little black creatures in hot air balloons scare them away, and one of them finds a rather pleasant scent left behind in a patch of grass.
What does it do? Bottle the scent? Manufacture more artificially?
Nope! In true villain fashion, everyone is kidnapped as living scent pouches — save for Billy, who busts out of the crate with a magical fart. Billy goes on to save Mama, the (literal and figurative) head of the group. You see, before the group was broken apart, they all huddled behind Mama — like parts of a toy dragon’s body.
Once freed, Mama joins Billy and they go on an adventure throughout 8 worlds with a total of 250+ levels to free all the shapes. In each level, roll Billy the cube around on a grid, aiming to reach the portal at the end of the level butt-down and releasing your friend from their box prison. While games with cube-rolling can be hard to visualize, Billy Bumbum manages to avoid this pitfall by, in most cases, having the correct path through the puzzle automatically orient you correctly for the ending.
Not to mention that the floor spaces disappear as you roll over them, so you can only move through each space once, save for the dark gray floor tiles which allow you to do it twice. Billy can also push blocks off the edge of the platform to form new spaces — opening up more paths! The one thing in Billy Bumbum better than using farts to open boxes is how Billy’s fart cloud can blind enemies that shoot out laser beams.
If this isn't enough to pique your interest, consider this: colourful characters and a banging soundtrack! Now that’s something that can really blow your enemies’ minds! Billy Bumbum: A Cheeky Puzzle is available now for Windows on Steam. Now that's something that can really blow you away!
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