Lumpy Games launches BuggOut on the App Store!

I'm happy to announce that our first iPhone game BuggOut just launched in the App store today.


I originally developed BuggOut as a Windows title waaay back in 2004, but never actually shipped it on that platform. I worked with some very talented people on the title, and not shipping the game gnawed at me.

Early this year my wife and I decided to start developing games for the iDevices primarily because we love making games, and the nature of the devices lends itself well to smaller, tightly-focused titles. Just the sort of thing we needed as part-time developers.

Due to my experience with Torque-based technologies, choosing iTGB as our engine for game development was a no brainer. We had to jump through a few hoops to get the game done, but overall we're very pleased with the tech.

It was just natural that we port BuggOut to the platform as the first title. It would allow us to figure out how to develop games for the App Store, and would hopefully restore my karma for having not released it on Windows back in the day. ;)

BuggOut is a puzzle game based on the board game Rush Hour. The goal of the game is to get Sparky to the exit of each puzzle.


You'll begin the game at the BuggWorld map screen. All of the locations are locked except the first - Snail Trail. Green map locations are Easy difficulty, Orange are Medium difficulty, and Red are Hard difficulty. There are a total of 300 puzzles to challenge you.


Each puzzle has an optimal number of moves to get Sparky out. If you solve the puzzle in the fewest number of moves, you'll get a Diamond Medal on the puzzle results screen. If not, you'll receive either a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Medal.

If you are a completionist and want to get all Diamond Medals, simply click on the puzzle back arrow on the play screen and replay the puzzle. You can do this as many times as you like.


We have plans to update the game with new maps, new puzzle backgrounds, and new puzzles. We are very proud of the game and hope everyone has fun playing it. Check it out on iTunes and the iPhone App Store. Also visit the official BuggOut website at www.BuggWorld.com.

Lumpy Games