Blooming Panic
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Depressed day-in and day-out from a draining corporate job, you become invested in a fantasy webnovel and find a mysterious link to a fan server. Everyone is warm and welcoming, but four members take a special interest in you!
WELCOME TO BLOOMING PANIC: FULL BLOOM EDITION!
WALKTHROUGH NOTES FOR PLAYERS
- NakedToaster is the intended true and final route of the game. If you would like to play NakedToaster without having to go through nightowl and Quest (not recommended), you can access his route through using the username "LovelyLola". (Xyx's route is not required to access NakedToaster's route.)
- In order to arrive at his route, you'll need to select "..." when the server greets you and call his selfie "cute".
- ~75k words (~5-8 hours of playtime)
- 8 CGs
- 15 in-game fanarts
- 8 endings
- 8 epilogues
- As well as...
A music channel!
PII restrictions!
Server arguments!
And plenty of video calls!
Director/Programmer
Editor
Writers
robobarbie (NakedToaster/nightowl), Destini (Quest + xyx), Allie Vera (webnovel + xyx)
Sprite/Background/UI Art
Emoji/Icon Art
Meme Creator
FakeImpostor
OST + Voice Editing
Main Voice Talent
Charlatean (NakedToaster), Kija (nightowl), BardCommander (Quest), Katy133 (BloomBot), Mike Young (xyx)
Additional Voice Talent
Selendri (BIGLADY), Selendri's cat Persephone, Orpheo Fenn (two2), Ara Christian Letim (onionthief), Cocolamoco (June), Sawyer Lash (salociN), Homoagogo (societyboy)
Fanartists
Rae Byrd, Cocolamoco, Grimmy, Rinna, Ava, Baehino, Allie Vera, Bakatino, Destini, Katy133, robobarbie, Seylgark, Sleepy
QA Lead
QA Team
DoubleDaze, Flint Whitelock, perpetuallyNewGuy, redstormpopcorn, Selendri, Ara Christian Letim, Zero, BocajTheInfinite, Basil, Moth, Willy Elektrix
Made initially for the 2021 Otome Jam. Original press kit here.
Warnings - game contains:
- Cursing
- Mildly suggestive content
- Situations involving stalking
- Discussions of parental verbal abuse
- LOUD SUDDEN SOUNDS
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- here is a collection of games i'd think you could like,
- as well as a collection of blooming panic fan games.
- or, here is our new chatsim, seekL!
Download
Development log
- ok i made the walkthroughsJul 06, 2022
- Update Thoughts!Dec 22, 2021
- xyx walkthroughDec 19, 2021
- XYX ROUTE NOW AVAILABLEDec 18, 2021
- Discord ServerJul 31, 2021
- Nightowl WalkthroughJul 03, 2021
- Launch Thoughts!Jul 02, 2021
Comments
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I REALLYY WANNA TRY THIS GAME OUT, DOES THIS WORK ON ANDROID? (please tell me it does ToT)
whet does deez mean
PLEASEE ARE YALL PLANNING TO PUT THIS ON MOBILE??? IM VEGGING ToT
started the game because of quest! but ended up really liking "onionthief" hahas :) ty for the lovely game
i fell in love with xyx and no one can stop me
Where can I find myself a Quest to take home with, and to take care of ?
This game is amazing. The amount of personality in each character, even the non-LIs is really amazing! I wasn't expecting to be as invested in every route as I got - I'm not usually a completionist when it comes to vns, but the writing is just wow! I ended up doing all the routes before I even realized what happened lmao. And I loved the little fanzine and guide pdfs you get sent. Like it was all so thought out and detailed, it really made a difference.
I need an irl Xyx
The man that you are Quest...
Literally ...
I LOVE THIS GAMEE!!! THE WAY I STARTED ROLLING ON THE FLOOR GIGGLING WHEN I SAW NIGHTOWL FOR THE FIRST TIME WAS CONCERNING
Really enjoyed playing through the routes of this game. Somehow my first run I managed to get Xyx's bad ending and I felt HORRIBLE. T.T All of the romantic interests are so cute in their interactions with mc. On that note, anyone else think Onion Thief should get his own route? He has his own concept art and he was an active part in Nightowl's route. Maybe mc could teach him to relax and learn balance between life outside and in school. Just some food for thought. :3
..Is anyone struggling to get the bad endings? 😭 Specifically xyx and Toasty lol
WHY WOULD U WANT TO 😭
I WANNA SEE THE DIALOGUES AND ENDINGS
well while ur here IM TRYING SO HARD TO GET THE GOOD ENDING FOR XYX BUT I CANT HELP 😭😭😭
no same, i dont understand what im doing wron
Check out the walkthroughs under the download buttons on this page! Follow the directions for a good ending, do the opposite for the bad one :]
I SOMEHOW CAN ONLY GET THE BAD ENDING OF XYX AND IT MAKES ME SO SAD :( (like I can't get the ending of someone else, nor the good ending of Xyx and I don't know why
I played through all the routes in a few days omg this game IS SO AMAZING AND IM SAD ITS OVER I WILL BE REPLAYING. I loved all of the routes but especially nightowl and xyx the most, and the plot is so unexpectedly deep and compelling in every route!!!! 11/10 game :3
played nightowls route right before an exam i failed last year for the same reasons as him???lmao????? 10/10 experience!!!
This game helped me through a really tough time in my life last year! It's always going to be somewhat of a comfort game for me. Thanks so much for making it!!!
honestly this game changed the indie otome community
I did both Quest and nightowl their routes but i cand seem to get toasty his route not even with the username LovelyLola and the walk trough. he just doesn't send the picture that you have to reply to. can anyone pls help me?
hi! on day 0 you have to click "..." when it gives you that option. and then for the other options i'm pretty sure it doesn't matter until they send toasty's pic and then you have to call him cute! after that, if it worked, you should get a dialouge option with one of the options being "it take more than that to weird me out" or something along those lines. i just did it even w/o the Lola username so hopefully it works for you!!!
okeyy, thank you
i just wanna say the objective and the writing of this game is incredible! the different pathways are amazing and I love the bonus stories. i love how much detail was put into this and I'm excited to see what you release next! <3
10/10 ong LOVE this game UGH so sad its over, i LOVE my boy nightowl >:3
I looooveee this game! absolutely madly in love with the format and the way the story develops, i really adore Quest, but i'm also enamored with all the characters as well, totally worth the time. <3
Love this game so far!! i'm still playing it rn , but ireally like onion , i think he's my fav character so far^^! keep the good work cuz that game is amazing!!
This game is so cute, and I think it's one of the best games I've played. My personal favorite is Toasty good ending because it's just so cute and it's a really good experience in general (*^▽^*).
I'M SO SAD ITS OVER!!! I fell involve with every single character and loved ever second!!! I loved being able to help them through there sad parts and keep them to stay in the sever!! I would say I got all the endings but that would be a lie... I only got the good ones and one bad one with xyx. that one was really tricky! and if you can't tell I LOVED this game and will now and forever LOVE your work!! I can't wait to play more games you create!! (and yes I played them all in order from nightowl to quest to xyx to nakedtoaster) THANK YOU FOR MAKING SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL AND ENTERTAINING FOR MY BORED SINGLE LIFE!!!!!! (I've already played seekl and got the seeklove ending <3)
HI! sorry to bother, but i wanted to ask how to get to Toasty's route? i've played all the other routes (including Xyx) and got all the good endings, i've even looked into the walkthrogh for it but i never get the option to say "It takes more than that to weird me out lol" or something similar. Do i have to get the bad endings to unlock it or is it just a problem with my brain? haha (im not a native speaker so im sorry if something sounds weird)
well toasty is the ending character of all the routes so i suggest going through the main two first, nightowl, quest, then toasty. xyx isnt necessary to start toastys route but if you really wanna start off with toastys route. you can by making your user 'lovelylola' in the game then when his photo pops up call him "cute" but i highly suggest doing nightowl and quests route first :
you have too do the ... option from the start! i had trouble to so don't worry! and no you dont have to get a bad ending
very great, very good - loved every second ! this was a cinematic masterpiece. i thank the whole team on this. this was beyond amazing !!!!!!!
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i REALLY really enjoyed this game so much !!! had fun playing all the routes and getting the good endings
can you call the number your given in the game? can you use the emojis too?
Will you ever to a android Version?
I JUST STARTED ROMANCING QUEST, PLEASE TELL ME HE ISNT ACTULLY A FATHER AND ITS JUST A FIGURE OF SPEACH. I DO NOT WANNA BE A HOMEWRECKER.
just finished my second? third? idk, playthrough lol
love Toaster so muchhh, currently writing a couple of fics for himmm (im having way to much fun with how cute this man is)
OMGG SEND THE LINKS!
i really need more game like this, LOVE IT SOMUCHHHHH
The man that you are Nyx...
I love them all to unhealthy degrees. Also you did the impossible, I like all the love intrests... almost the same amount... I got all 4 good ends, and I can't bring myself to get the bad ends.
Ok, TBH when Nightowl was a little possesive, like it sealed his spot as my faverote. (I may or may not have an unhealthy obssesion with yanderes...)
You and i are besties now i also have a unhealthy obssession with yanderes
The unhealthy yandere obsession group :)
Edit: All my yandere obsessed besties are free to join :3
Looks like I'm joining lol :D
any spots open ? :)
I STRONGLY encourage anyone who's finished the routes to click on the "Bonus" option on the main menu. I was about to delete the game before I remembered it.
How do you start the game TT
I downloaded the lastest version, extracted all the files but it doesnt seem to work
It says BloomingPanicFBE.exe is missing and I can't find it, even in the upzipped folder
All you have to do is drag the file out of the zip file! once it's on your pc screen, go into the folder and click Blooming Panic. It should start! Works for all itch.io games like that.
Thank you I got it now <333
how does one get Xyx's route?
Instructions are at the top of the walkthrough here!
XYX'S ROUTE OH MY GODDDD I LOVE ITT
im gonna love this arent I
just did my first playthrough and did nightowls route. i really enjoy this game so far
Just finished all the routes in one sitting and I really loved it, thank you so much for making it! all of the love interests are great QuQ