Developer posts and news about this game.
Botlings are curious buggers by nature, and you need to manage that curiosity. Give them too much work or too much fun, and you will start to see schenanigans... Botlings has a unique feature among automation games: the dissidence system . This system collects data from all over
Botlings move in one direction and keep on moving until you turn them. Because they are born from a simple source, this tends to make lanes of the botlings. These lanes have similarities to conveyor belts in classic automation games, but have some key differences. Lanes are not s
Hey everyone! The playtest got us quite a few players and we got what we needed via your great feedback using the ingame forms and some data points (anonymized of course). A couple of core things I found: The research menu needs a complete overhaul. The tutorial (which was toggle
Today I want to talk about logistics and layout design. At first glance, botlings move a lot like traditional conveyor belts. You plan their routes and they transport goods from point A to point B. However, the way you manipulate these lines is where the fun (and the brain-meltin
Hey everyone! The countdown has officially begun. Early Access is approaching, but to make sure it’s a truly GREAT, highly playable, and polished experience right from day one, I need your help. Your raw, honest, unfiltered help. The Botlings Playtest is NOW LIVE! All you have to
Hey everyone! Right now, players from all over the world are diving into the updated Botlings demo, pushing my tiny mechanical swarm to its absolute limits, and launching bots across the desert. If you haven’t jumped in yet, the gates are wide open, and I am currently live stream
Hi all! I'll be streaming Botlings throughout Next Fest. Some of it will be a recording, but I'm going throw in a few live streams in there as well. I'll be playing the full game so it's going to show some stuff that's not included in the demo. Stay tuned!
Hello again! Time for second part my diary: why Botlings? Building on that foundation of Factorio logistics and Lemmings movement, something was still missing. The factory ran smoothly, but it lacked a narrative heartbeat. Then, a piece of community feedback changed everything...
Hey everyone! Every game developer’s journey starts with the titles that shaped them. For me, the road to creating Botlings is a direct love letter to the gaming masterpieces I spent decades obsessing over - from classic childhood strategy games to modern automation giants. I wan
Hey everyone! I have been reading through all your comments, feedback logs, and suggestions from the demo, and one request kept popping up. You wanted more control over the pace of the game. Well, I listened, and I am happy to show you what I have been working on for the latest b
Hey everyone! I want to dive deep into the core loop of Botlings and talk about how the automation here completely flips the standard genre formulas on their head. The Core Loop: Everything is a Botling You start a game with 100 Botlings and a couple of basic structures that you
We are incredibly happy to announce that the Botlings demo is officially live! We have been working hard to get this into your hands, and we cannot wait to see what you build. What is in the demo? This is your first look at the full factory automation experience, Botlings style.