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Blink the Bulb

Blink the Bulb

Blink the Bulb is a 16-bit platformer composed of massive, holiday-themed realms. Explore six unique worlds, mix and match varied power ups, and stave off the nefarious Holidaemon in this throwback to games of yore.

Released Jan 2, 2017 Developer White Sparkle Games Platforms Windows AdventureFree to PlayActionIndiePlatformer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-14)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.

85.7%positive112 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Blink the Bulb is a free 16 bit platformer that goes for a very old school feel while adding a few ideas of its own. I play as Blink, a living light bulb travelling through the Jubilee Realm to stop the Holidaemon from taking over it. The whole setting is built around twisted…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Blink the Bulb is a spirited retro platformer that takes obvious inspiration from the 16-bit era while adding enough unusual systems to establish an identity of its own. Developed and published by White Sparkle Games, it combines traditional running, jumping, combat, and…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.

14achievements
26.4%median completion
25.1%rarest: Shot Its Eye Out
35.4% of players 31.9% of players 29.5% of players 28.6% of players 27.3% of players 27.1% of players 27.0% of players 26.4% of players 26.2% of players 25.8% of players 25.7% of players 25.2% of players 25.1% of players 25.1% of players 35.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
35.4%Wrecked — Defeat the boss of Winter Land Stage 1 during the day
31.9%Chest Master — Open 10 chests
29.5%Spark Star — Collect 500 imagination sparks
Rarest badges of honor
25.1%Shot Its Eye Out — Defeat the boss of Winter Land Stage 1 during the night
25.1%Screen Slayer — Defeat the boss of Terra Land Stage 1 during the night
25.2%Gumdropped — Defeat the boss of Egg Land Stage 1 during the night

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

May 13, 2018
Game Over Odyssey Announced

Hey all, Just thought I'd post here about the next project from White Sparkle Games for anyone interested. Game Over Odssey is a turn-based RPG set in an alternate universe where games loosely based o

Oct 01, 2017
Blink the Bulb - Version 1.02

Patch notes for Blink the Bulb version 1.02: Bug Fixes: *Fixed a glitch that distorted Blink's sprite while ducking during idle animations *Fixed a glitch where using the Egglight's special ability on

Oct 01, 2017
Blink the Bulb - Version 1.02

Patch notes for Blink the Bulb version 1.02: Bug Fixes: *Fixed a glitch that distorted Blink's sprite while ducking during idle animations *Fixed a glitch where using the Egglight's special ability on

Jan 11, 2017
Blink the Bulb - Version 1.01

Patch notes for Blink the Bulb version 1.01 Features/tweaks: *Added Steam achievements *Slightly increased the damage Blink's double jump deals to enemies on contact *Increased shield duration for Lam

Jan 11, 2017
Blink the Bulb - Version 1.01

Patch notes for Blink the Bulb version 1.01 Features/tweaks: *Added Steam achievements *Slightly increased the damage Blink's double jump deals to enemies on contact *Increased shield duration for Lam

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.

GenresAction, Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Free to Play · Action · Indie · Platformer · Retro · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements14
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon HD Graphics 1.50 Gz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6520G Storage: 119 MB available space Sound Card: AMD High Definition Audio