Bonkies News

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!



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!?”




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!




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 :)

Hey there, Bonkie Cadets!

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!

Like last year, Bonkies will be showcased at Comic-Con Oslo/SpillExpo 19!

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

• 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.

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