Press kit - Glowpop
Fact sheet
Developer:
Punnu Games
Based in Turku, Finland
Release:
Steam: 7 Sep, 2024
Nintendo Switch; 7 Mar 2025
Platforms:
Steam
Nintendo Switch
Press kit docs:

Description
Glowpop is a punishing Nintendo Switch/PC 2.5D platformer game where the player gets a glimpse to the epic journey the Punnu have on their way to find a source of an unidentified signal.
Get ready for an out-of-this-world adventure. Take on the role of the Yellow Punnu, a bright little explorer who can light up even the darkest places. But there's a twist – no fighting skills, just a glowing heart!
Explore four wondrous planets, each with five funky maps, in the adorably challenging but cute universe. However, don't be fooled by the cuteness; the Brutal difficulty means no slip-ups and no health bars.
So, let's light up the galaxy, shall we?
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Features
- Yellow Punnu has no combat ability, only a double jump and a light
- Four planets with Five maps each
- Each planet introduces couple new mechanics, for exampe: Dash-Grub that allows player to dash and whirlwinds that allow the Punnu to fly to greater heights.
- Player has no health points and no checkpoints
- Each map has a goal to place five P.O.S.T. Boxes* (Planetary Observation & Surveillance Telemetry Box) These are sentient little robots.
- Each map needs to be completed with One Single Run
- Light has a stamina system, it turns off if no stamina-fuel found and stamina runs out
- Player can see a lot of stats about how they died, where they died
- Yup, the game has a death counter
- Player receives cool space-telemetry to their space-ship
Unique Selling Points
- Skill based game: Addictive because you actually get better by playing
- Punishing gameplay, souls games philosophy: We do not hold players hand
- Cute artstyle combined with a difficult gameplay: attracts new players to the genre
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