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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Developer(s)Squid Shock Studios
Publisher(s)Humble Games
Director(s)Christopher Stair
Programmer(s)Trevor Youngquist
Composer(s)Moisés Camargo
Manami Kiyota
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: July 17, 2024
Genre(s)Platform, action-adventure
Mode(s)Single player

Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is an action-adventure platform game developed by Squid Shock Studios and published by Humble Games.[1] It was released on July 17, 2024, for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.[2][3] It was the final game Humble Games published before effectively being closed on July 23.[4][5]

Premise

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The game follows Bō, a fox spirit born from a celestial blossom in the heavens, who journeys through a world based on Japanese folklore and mythology in order to fulfill an ancient prophecy.[1]

Gameplay

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The player controls Bō, who gains new abilities that allow access to previously inaccessible areas. Bō wields a shapeshifting bō that can gain new transformations through teas and can be aided in combat by daruma found throughout the world.[1]

Development

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Creative director Christopher Stair began work on the game in early 2021 as a solo developer using the Unity engine, with lead programmer Trevor Youngquist joining soon after as lead programmer. Milton Guasti and Robert Sephazon, the lead developer and producers of AM2R, were announced to be an associate designer and producer on the game.[6] The game was first revealed with a Kickstarter campaign in February 2022,[7] with Squid Shock raising $174,999 from almost 4,000 backers.[7] One of the goals reached was a Nintendo Switch port of the game.[7]

A proper reveal of Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus was announced at a Humble Games Showcase livestream in May 2023.[8] The game was also showcased at Gamescom in August the same year.[9] In February 2024, the companies announced a July 18 launch date.[2] However, the release date was moved to one day earlier on July 17.[3]

Soon after the game was officially released, publisher Humble Games announced it was laying off all 36 of its staff.[10] Following the shutdown, Squid Shock said that it had lost access to backend support, making it impossible to update console versions of the game for the time being, and would use Patreon to help fund future support for the game.[11]

Accolades

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Date Award Category Result Ref.
December 19, 2024 The Indie Game Awards Visual Design Pending [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Romano, Sal (18 May 2023). "Hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus to be published by Humble Games". Gematsu. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b Romano, Sal (23 February 2024). "Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus launches July 18 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bo: Path of the Teal Lotus Release Date, Gameplay, Story, Trailers". ClutchPoints. 16 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ Straw, Mike (23 July 2024). "HUMBLE GAMES LAYS OFF ENTIRE TEAM". Insider Gaming. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Chris Radley on LinkedIn: #humblegames". LinkedIn. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ Director, Graham Smith Deputy Editorial; Smith, Graham (21 June 2022). "Bo: Path Of The Teal Lotus is a Metroidvania from the people Nintendo stopped making Metroid fangames". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Cole, Joshua (10 February 2022). "Help Support Beautiful Game, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, On Kickstarter". The Game Crater. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ Bellingham, Hope (18 May 2023). "This Gorgeous Platformer Inspired By Japanese Folklore Could Be The Next Best Thing For Hollow Knight Fans". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Humble Games Drops Sizzling Trailers for Upcoming Indie Gems at Gamescom 2023". Gaming Lyfe. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  10. ^ Wilde, Tyler (23 July 2024). "Humble Games says it's 'restructuring,' employees say its entire staff has been laid off". PC Gamer. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ Blake, Vikki (5 August 2024). "Humble Games' latest release says it has "lost access to the pipeline of critical systems"". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  12. ^ Romano, Sal (19 November 2024). "The Indie Game Awards 2024 set for December 19". Gematsu. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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