Deal | From $8.99 to $0 on Steam: Adventure game with over 1,000 positive reviews goes free for a very short time
Another new game - Bulb Boy - is now free to keep on Steam for a short window (until November 9), and it’s a giveaway worth flagging. The hand‑drawn point‑and‑click horror adventure from Bulbware follows a boy with a lightbulb for a head who wakes to find his home overrun by grotesque, cartoonish monsters and his family missing.
The story plays out wordlessly through expressive animation and thought bubbles while you solve compact environmental puzzles, sometimes popping off your illuminated head to interact with the world in odd ways. It’s pretty short - often a one‑to‑two‑evening clear - but going by reviews, it's very memorable for its grimly funny creature designs, tight pacing, and a soundtrack that uses creaks, squelches, and synth breaks to keep tension high.
Critical and community feedback over the years paints a pretty consistent picture altogether: clever puzzle design and striking art direction, with the main knocks being the brief runtime and a few trial‑and‑error sequences. If you can handle a bit of gross‑out humor and some jump‑scare‑adjacent moments, Bulb Boy an easy recommendation at any discount - free makes it a no‑brainer, considering it has nearly 1,200 reviews, and over 88% of them are positive.
The promo is a "Free to Keep" event. Expect the typical limitation that Steam Trading Cards don’t drop from these zero‑cost claims. If you’re curious why this is happening now, the timing aligns with fresh attention around the series following the sequel’s store page going live, which is usually a common moment for publishers to widen the funnel with a freebie. You can claim the game for free here.
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