- "gbcompo21", "gbcompo23", "gbcompo25" are good sources of free game jam entries
- gbdk-2020.github.io/gbdk-2020-ga... and hh.gbdev.io also collect game boy homebrew. both start with featured entry listings if you don't know where to start
- gbdk-2020.github.io/gbdk-2020-ga... and hh.gbdev.io also collect game boy homebrew. both start with featured entry listings if you don't know where to start
GBDK Showcase
A collection of GBDK/GBDK-2020 Games, Demos, Music and Programs
gbdk-2020.github.io
December 19, 2025 at 9:43 PM
- "gbcompo21", "gbcompo23", "gbcompo25" are good sources of free game jam entries
- gbdk-2020.github.io/gbdk-2020-ga... and hh.gbdev.io also collect game boy homebrew. both start with featured entry listings if you don't know where to start
- gbdk-2020.github.io/gbdk-2020-ga... and hh.gbdev.io also collect game boy homebrew. both start with featured entry listings if you don't know where to start
The gbcompo dispute got a little out of hand - I did not know you can even get 16 downvotes on an Itch post - so I decided to write a blog post to clarify my personal perspective, as opposed to being split across a dozen posts on three platforms and thus hard to follow.
blog.asie.pl/2025/12/gbco...
blog.asie.pl/2025/12/gbco...
On the gbcompo23 dispute
Two days ago, an author requested all of their games to be taken down from the Homebrew Hub, a project to preserve all non-commercial homebrew software created for the GB, GBC and GBA family of consol...
blog.asie.pl
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The gbcompo dispute got a little out of hand - I did not know you can even get 16 downvotes on an Itch post - so I decided to write a blog post to clarify my personal perspective, as opposed to being split across a dozen posts on three platforms and thus hard to follow.
blog.asie.pl/2025/12/gbco...
blog.asie.pl/2025/12/gbco...
Lightseeker jeu sortira d′ici au 31 décembre 2025. Il est désormais disponible en pré-commande pour son edition physique sur le site de son éditeur. L′article a été modifié en conséquence et a un lien vers la page de pré-commande.
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
[News] Lightseeker, le elden ring gameboy sera édité par BitmapSoft et sortira début 2026 - GBrewFR
Lightseeker est un jeu développé par Zani Pixels. C’est un jeu d’aventure rétro qui est arrivé 3e en catégorie graphisme de la GBcompo23. Toutefois cette belle place n’a pas été une fin pour le jeu, p...
www.gbrew.fr
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lightseeker jeu sortira d′ici au 31 décembre 2025. Il est désormais disponible en pré-commande pour son edition physique sur le site de son éditeur. L′article a été modifié en conséquence et a un lien vers la page de pré-commande.
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
Feed IT souls DOME, la version complète du jeu de Gumpy function vient de sortir aujourd'hui sur itch.
Cependant il y a une surprise, le jeu débarquera aussi la semaine prochaine sur @playtiles.bsky.social
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
Cependant il y a une surprise, le jeu débarquera aussi la semaine prochaine sur @playtiles.bsky.social
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
[News] Feed IT souls DOME est sorti et arrivera la semaine prochaine sur playtiles - GBrewFR
Gumpy function est un créateur assez connu de la scène homebrew. Il avait fait sensation en 2023 avec Feed IT souls, son jeu GBcompo23. Il s′agit d′un metroidvania ou l′on joue une abomination qui doi...
www.gbrew.fr
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Feed IT souls DOME, la version complète du jeu de Gumpy function vient de sortir aujourd'hui sur itch.
Cependant il y a une surprise, le jeu débarquera aussi la semaine prochaine sur @playtiles.bsky.social
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
Cependant il y a une surprise, le jeu débarquera aussi la semaine prochaine sur @playtiles.bsky.social
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
Lightseeker me fait beaucoup beaucoup penser à l'esthétique des souls et elden ring. La bonne nouvelle est que son éditeur confirme une sortie physique et dématérialisée pour début. Plus de détails dans l′article.
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
[News] Lightseeker, le elden ring gameboy sera édité par BitmapSoft et sortira début 2026 - GBrewFR
Lightseeker est un jeu développé par Zani Pixels. C’est un jeu d’aventure rétro qui est arrivé 3e en catégorie graphisme de la GBcompo23. Toutefois cette belle place n’a pas été une fin pour le jeu, p...
www.gbrew.fr
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Lightseeker me fait beaucoup beaucoup penser à l'esthétique des souls et elden ring. La bonne nouvelle est que son éditeur confirme une sortie physique et dématérialisée pour début. Plus de détails dans l′article.
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
#GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-li...
Feed IT souls était un metroidvania très intéressant de la GBcompo23. Il aura le droit le 21 novembre a une version plus complète et finale. #GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
[News] Feed IT Souls: DOME le metroidvania monstrueux débarque le 21 novembre - GBrewFR
Feed IT Souls: DOME Edition marque le retour du jeu de grumpy function de la GBCompo23. Dans ce jeu, vous incarnez une bio-entité qui a besoin de se nourrir. On évolue dans le jeu en trouvant de plus ...
www.gbrew.fr
November 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Feed IT souls était un metroidvania très intéressant de la GBcompo23. Il aura le droit le 21 novembre a une version plus complète et finale. #GBhomeFR
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
www.gbrew.fr/news/news-fe...
Lastly, here are the trends for toolchains in #gbcompo over time. As mentioned, mostly steady showing continued participation from all parts of the #Gameboy development community.
There's much more of a shift visible in music drivers.
#gbcompo21 #gbcompo23 #gbcompo25
There's much more of a shift visible in music drivers.
#gbcompo21 #gbcompo23 #gbcompo25
September 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Lastly, here are the trends for toolchains in #gbcompo over time. As mentioned, mostly steady showing continued participation from all parts of the #Gameboy development community.
There's much more of a shift visible in music drivers.
#gbcompo21 #gbcompo23 #gbcompo25
There's much more of a shift visible in music drivers.
#gbcompo21 #gbcompo23 #gbcompo25
Sharing this bit of info since I just compiled it for some #gbcompo25 related discussion (using modified catskull header tool):
MBC type usage for #GBCompo23 Entries
#gameboy #gameboycolor #gbstudio #gbcompo
MBC type usage for #GBCompo23 Entries
#gameboy #gameboycolor #gbstudio #gbcompo
April 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Sharing this bit of info since I just compiled it for some #gbcompo25 related discussion (using modified catskull header tool):
MBC type usage for #GBCompo23 Entries
#gameboy #gameboycolor #gbstudio #gbcompo
MBC type usage for #GBCompo23 Entries
#gameboy #gameboycolor #gbstudio #gbcompo
In case you're wondering what Moki, the Monster Kid is
It is a game jam entry I made for GBCompo23. It is a 2D top down rpg for GameBoy I made in GBStudio. It is about a monster child who wants to go to school but can't really because he is different
sleepingpandagames.itch.io/moki-the-mon...
It is a game jam entry I made for GBCompo23. It is a 2D top down rpg for GameBoy I made in GBStudio. It is about a monster child who wants to go to school but can't really because he is different
sleepingpandagames.itch.io/moki-the-mon...
Moki, the Monster Kid - GBCompo23 by Sleeping Panda
Story driven top-down RPG for the GameBoy where your choices matter.
sleepingpandagames.itch.io
December 5, 2024 at 10:55 PM
In case you're wondering what Moki, the Monster Kid is
It is a game jam entry I made for GBCompo23. It is a 2D top down rpg for GameBoy I made in GBStudio. It is about a monster child who wants to go to school but can't really because he is different
sleepingpandagames.itch.io/moki-the-mon...
It is a game jam entry I made for GBCompo23. It is a 2D top down rpg for GameBoy I made in GBStudio. It is about a monster child who wants to go to school but can't really because he is different
sleepingpandagames.itch.io/moki-the-mon...
**itch-dl**
CLI tool to bulk download itch.io games
" Can handle links with: Game jams (ex. https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023 or https://itch.io/jam/gbcompo23), Browse pages (popular, newest, browse by tag...), Collections (ex. https://itch.io/c/4187503/test-collection), Your library, Individual […]
CLI tool to bulk download itch.io games
" Can handle links with: Game jams (ex. https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023 or https://itch.io/jam/gbcompo23), Browse pages (popular, newest, browse by tag...), Collections (ex. https://itch.io/c/4187503/test-collection), Your library, Individual […]
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tomcasavant.glitch.me
December 3, 2024 at 3:30 PM
**itch-dl**
CLI tool to bulk download itch.io games
" Can handle links with: Game jams (ex. https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023 or https://itch.io/jam/gbcompo23), Browse pages (popular, newest, browse by tag...), Collections (ex. https://itch.io/c/4187503/test-collection), Your library, Individual […]
CLI tool to bulk download itch.io games
" Can handle links with: Game jams (ex. https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2023 or https://itch.io/jam/gbcompo23), Browse pages (popular, newest, browse by tag...), Collections (ex. https://itch.io/c/4187503/test-collection), Your library, Individual […]
Hermano won #gbcompo23!!! Very happy day!
Thanks to the judges for loving our baby 😍
Thanks to the judges for loving our baby 😍
January 31, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Hermano won #gbcompo23!!! Very happy day!
Thanks to the judges for loving our baby 😍
Thanks to the judges for loving our baby 😍
Other great options for Game Boy dev:
- RGBDS (asm): rgbds.gbdev.io
- GBDK-2020 (C): github.com/gbdk-2020/gb...
- ZGB (GBDK-2020 + a game engine): github.com/Zal0/ZGB
There was a recent jam with all toolchains represented:
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
(disclaimer: I'm one of the GBDK-2020 maintainers)
- RGBDS (asm): rgbds.gbdev.io
- GBDK-2020 (C): github.com/gbdk-2020/gb...
- ZGB (GBDK-2020 + a game engine): github.com/Zal0/ZGB
There was a recent jam with all toolchains represented:
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
(disclaimer: I'm one of the GBDK-2020 maintainers)
Welcome! | RGBDS
RGBDS is the community's preferred Game Boy and Game Boy Color assembler package, free and open-source. Find here documentation and install instructions.
rgbds.gbdev.io
January 31, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Other great options for Game Boy dev:
- RGBDS (asm): rgbds.gbdev.io
- GBDK-2020 (C): github.com/gbdk-2020/gb...
- ZGB (GBDK-2020 + a game engine): github.com/Zal0/ZGB
There was a recent jam with all toolchains represented:
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
(disclaimer: I'm one of the GBDK-2020 maintainers)
- RGBDS (asm): rgbds.gbdev.io
- GBDK-2020 (C): github.com/gbdk-2020/gb...
- ZGB (GBDK-2020 + a game engine): github.com/Zal0/ZGB
There was a recent jam with all toolchains represented:
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
(disclaimer: I'm one of the GBDK-2020 maintainers)
Check it out! NUNYA got 5th place in the Overall category at the #gbcompo23 ! (and 2nd in graphics!) Congrats everyone, you all did an amazing work! Thanks everyone for all the support 🥳🎉
gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
January 31, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Check it out! NUNYA got 5th place in the Overall category at the #gbcompo23 ! (and 2nd in graphics!) Congrats everyone, you all did an amazing work! Thanks everyone for all the support 🥳🎉
gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
The winners of the Game Boy Homebrew competition, GB COMPO 23 have been revealed! See my full judging process of the 15 finalists here - youtu.be/TReOijaLXsg?...
See the list of winning games and check them all out here - gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
See the list of winning games and check them all out here - gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
Judging The Game Boy Homebrew Competiton - GB Compo 23
Find the results from the GB COMPO 23 here - https://gbdev.io/gbcompo23.html#gamesCheck out all the games from the GB Compo here - https://itch.io/jam/gbcomp...
youtu.be
January 30, 2024 at 11:31 PM
The winners of the Game Boy Homebrew competition, GB COMPO 23 have been revealed! See my full judging process of the 15 finalists here - youtu.be/TReOijaLXsg?...
See the list of winning games and check them all out here - gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
See the list of winning games and check them all out here - gbdev.io/gbcompo23.ht...
The #GBDev account didn't post yet #gbcompo23
January 29, 2024 at 9:56 AM
The #GBDev account didn't post yet #gbcompo23
Game Boy jam #gbcompo23 winners start to be announced
Kabcorp wins first place in music category with "8bit Sunset"
kabcorp.itch.io/8bit-sunset
#gbcompo #gameboy #chiptune #nintendo
Kabcorp wins first place in music category with "8bit Sunset"
kabcorp.itch.io/8bit-sunset
#gbcompo #gameboy #chiptune #nintendo
8bit Sunset (GameBoy Music) by Kabcorp
kabcorp.itch.io
January 29, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Game Boy jam #gbcompo23 winners start to be announced
Kabcorp wins first place in music category with "8bit Sunset"
kabcorp.itch.io/8bit-sunset
#gbcompo #gameboy #chiptune #nintendo
Kabcorp wins first place in music category with "8bit Sunset"
kabcorp.itch.io/8bit-sunset
#gbcompo #gameboy #chiptune #nintendo
Nikku4211 released the #music he did for #GBCompo23, which includes the tunes he did for my demo. Check it out or something.
youtu.be/E-XcsOuZOcA?...
#gbcompo23jam #chiptune #gameboy
youtu.be/E-XcsOuZOcA?...
#gbcompo23jam #chiptune #gameboy
My Music for the GB Compo '23
This is all the music I've made for the GB Compo '23. Recorded from a real Game Boy DMG with a screen mod.Jam link: https://itch.io/jam/gbcompo237heaven: htt...
youtu.be
December 16, 2023 at 8:35 AM
Nikku4211 released the #music he did for #GBCompo23, which includes the tunes he did for my demo. Check it out or something.
youtu.be/E-XcsOuZOcA?...
#gbcompo23jam #chiptune #gameboy
youtu.be/E-XcsOuZOcA?...
#gbcompo23jam #chiptune #gameboy
Really bad quick drawing of the battle screen layout (made during #gbcompo23) and how it turned out in the game. Found a bunch of those sketches lying around, thought they would make for an interesting share. Luckily, my pixel art skills are better than my skills with a pencil!
December 5, 2023 at 10:30 PM
Really bad quick drawing of the battle screen layout (made during #gbcompo23) and how it turned out in the game. Found a bunch of those sketches lying around, thought they would make for an interesting share. Luckily, my pixel art skills are better than my skills with a pencil!
Im so happy that Lightseeker was chosen as one of the 15 favorites of GBCompo23!
retro | gameboy | gbstudio | homebrew
retro | gameboy | gbstudio | homebrew
December 2, 2023 at 9:40 PM
Im so happy that Lightseeker was chosen as one of the 15 favorites of GBCompo23!
retro | gameboy | gbstudio | homebrew
retro | gameboy | gbstudio | homebrew
Short list #gbcompo23 entries release by gbdev
fedi.gbdev.io/@gbdev/11150...
compo info
gbdev.io/gbcompo23
itch page
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
#gameboy #homebrew #gbcompo #gbdev
fedi.gbdev.io/@gbdev/11150...
compo info
gbdev.io/gbcompo23
itch page
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
#gameboy #homebrew #gbcompo #gbdev
December 2, 2023 at 1:04 AM
Short list #gbcompo23 entries release by gbdev
fedi.gbdev.io/@gbdev/11150...
compo info
gbdev.io/gbcompo23
itch page
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
#gameboy #homebrew #gbcompo #gbdev
fedi.gbdev.io/@gbdev/11150...
compo info
gbdev.io/gbcompo23
itch page
itch.io/jam/gbcompo23
#gameboy #homebrew #gbcompo #gbdev
Vu que je suis quelqu'un de vraiment littéral, je joue à "Ghost of the Arcade" au sein de la salle d'arcade d'Arcade Legends à la foire gastronomique de Dijon 😆
Super jeu de la #gbcompo23 en passant, n'hésitez pas à aller le découvrir 😉
#gameboy #gbc #homebrew #arcade
Super jeu de la #gbcompo23 en passant, n'hésitez pas à aller le découvrir 😉
#gameboy #gbc #homebrew #arcade
November 10, 2023 at 9:46 AM
Vu que je suis quelqu'un de vraiment littéral, je joue à "Ghost of the Arcade" au sein de la salle d'arcade d'Arcade Legends à la foire gastronomique de Dijon 😆
Super jeu de la #gbcompo23 en passant, n'hésitez pas à aller le découvrir 😉
#gameboy #gbc #homebrew #arcade
Super jeu de la #gbcompo23 en passant, n'hésitez pas à aller le découvrir 😉
#gameboy #gbc #homebrew #arcade
Chantey is a 🏴☠️pirate 🤘metal, top-down rhythm adventure I am developing for the original Game Boy - my entry to #gbcompo23
Demo is available here: gortyncode.itch.io/chantey-prol...
#gbdev #gameboy #pixelart #indiedev
Demo is available here: gortyncode.itch.io/chantey-prol...
#gbdev #gameboy #pixelart #indiedev
October 30, 2023 at 9:58 AM
Chantey is a 🏴☠️pirate 🤘metal, top-down rhythm adventure I am developing for the original Game Boy - my entry to #gbcompo23
Demo is available here: gortyncode.itch.io/chantey-prol...
#gbdev #gameboy #pixelart #indiedev
Demo is available here: gortyncode.itch.io/chantey-prol...
#gbdev #gameboy #pixelart #indiedev
DF PROJECT //
"Being just another prisoner in a dungeon, there is only one option to escape, going deeper, even if it means falling."
#gbcompo23 #GameBoy
projectsrya.itch.io/df
"Being just another prisoner in a dungeon, there is only one option to escape, going deeper, even if it means falling."
#gbcompo23 #GameBoy
projectsrya.itch.io/df
October 10, 2023 at 3:38 AM
DF PROJECT //
"Being just another prisoner in a dungeon, there is only one option to escape, going deeper, even if it means falling."
#gbcompo23 #GameBoy
projectsrya.itch.io/df
"Being just another prisoner in a dungeon, there is only one option to escape, going deeper, even if it means falling."
#gbcompo23 #GameBoy
projectsrya.itch.io/df