Ooblets

Ooblets (previously known as Moblets[1]) is a life simulation video game developed by Glumberland. It was released via early access on July 15, 2020 for Windows and Xbox One.[2][3]

Ooblets
Developer(s)Glumberland
Publisher(s)Glumberland
Designer(s)Ben Wasser
Programmer(s)Rebecca Cordingley
Artist(s)Rebecca Cordingley
EngineUnity 
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
ReleaseJuly 15, 2020 (early access)
Genre(s)Life simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The game combines the farming elements of Story of Seasons with the creature collecting and battling mechanics of Pokémon.[4]

Development

Ooblets was developed by a two-person indie game development studio composed of artist/programmer Rebecca Cordingley and designer Ben Wasser, since 2016.[5][6]

The game was due to be published by Double Fine, but following that company's acquisition by Microsoft in June 2019,[7] the Ooblets developers announced that they would instead self-publish the title.[8] On August 1, 2019, it was announced that Ooblets would be an Epic Games Store exclusive.[9] In the announcement by Glumberland's Ben Wasser, he included what he felt had been joking language related to criticisms of the Epic Games Store, calling those who threatened to pirate Epic Games Store exclusives "immature, toxic gamers", but that the situation was "nothing to get worked up about". The announcement then led to large numbers of threatening and abusive messages being sent to the developers as well as misinformation being spread via platforms like Reddit. Wasser had not expected the community to react to the message that way, and tried to clarify Glumberland's position of needing Epic's support rather than any attempt to spurn the gaming community.[10][11][12]

Further reading
  • Fenlon, Wes (June 12, 2017). "Ooblets trailer shows off exploration, dancing and fashionable poop hair". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  • Jarman, Casey (September 2, 2020). "Pedro Silva's 'Ooblets' Score Exudes Cuteness Through Far-Flung Future Funk". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  • Plunkett, Luke (February 22, 2017). "Ooblets Is About Farming And Collecting Cute Animals". Kotaku. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  • Priestman, Chris (February 7, 2017). "Building audience early with visuals-first development in Ooblets". Gamasutra. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

References
  1. Carpenter, Nicole (August 22, 2016). "Moblets will let you catch creatures way cuter than Pokémon". Kill Screen. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. Caldwell, Brendan (February 22, 2017). "Cuteness overwhelming in Ooblets trailer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. "Ooblets is still the cutest game at E3". The Verge (11 June 2018). Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. Frank, Allegra (March 6, 2017). "Ooblets is a Pokémon and Harvest Moon lover's dream game". Polygon. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  5. Marks, Tom (January 20, 2017). "How Stardew Valley inspired the creator of Ooblets to quit her job". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  6. Grayson, Nathan (August 6, 2019). "Epic Store Rage Has Gotten Out Of Hand". Kotaku.
  7. "Microsoft acquires Psychonauts-maker Double Fine Productions". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  8. "Very exciting Ooblets news! | Rebecca Cordingley on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  9. Grayson, Nathan. "Ooblets Is Epic Exclusive, Developer Puts Expected Backlash In Perspective". Kotaku. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  10. "Ooblets dev received thousands of "hateful, threatening messages" over Epic exclusivity". GamesIndustry.biz.
  11. "Ooblets Epic exclusivity results in thousands of hate messages, claims dev". GameRevolution. August 5, 2019.
  12. "Ooblets: The Story So Far - What's with the outrage and fake screenshots?". PC Invasion. August 6, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
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