GB Studio
A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.
gbstudio.dev Source★ 440 Discord RedditSoftware Development / Game Development
- Monthly visits
- 45.9K
- Down21.3%MoMSep 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- Free
- No monthly subscription pricing
- Launched
- 7y ago
- 2019-04-17 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
GBS Music – web based, open source Game Boy music editor/tracker — Hi HN, I've been working on an open-source, Electron (sorry) app for creating Game Boy games with no-code for a few years now. Recently I'…
Apr 21 · 7mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
A free and easy to use game creator for the GameBoy
Apr 23, 2019 · 7y agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (5 pts)Launch
GB Studio – GameBoy Game Maker for Windows, Mac and Linux
Apr 17, 2019 · 7y agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hi HN, I've been working on an open-source, Electron (sorry) app for creating Game Boy games with no-code for a few years now. Recently I've been making some improvements to the inbuilt music editor/tracker and have got it running in the browser as a PWA. https://www.gbstudio.dev/music https://music.gbstudio.dev/ It runs entirely client-side (no backend), us
Open Source & Self-Hosting
- GitHub Stars
- ★ 440
- Forks
- 53
- License
- See repository
- Primary language
- Go
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Organic Search59%
- Direct24%
- Referrals8%
- Social5%
- Other3%
Countries
- United States28%
- Russia10%
- Brazil8%
- Indonesia7%
- United Kingdom7%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2019-02-28
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| gb studio | 5,330 |
| gbstudio | 1,220 |
| gb studio plugins | 260 |
| gameboy game maker | 240 |
| descargar gb estudio | — |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshots- Homewww.gbstudio.dev/
- Featureswww.gbstudio.dev/de/ Snapshot 2026-11-04
Changes
No pricing, plan, or positioning changes detected since tracking started.
Design
3D Tactile (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and 3d render / tactile object visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + 3D Render / Tactile Object → Download App / Install Extension
- Pain Relief & Replacement
- Large Hero Product Shot
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 7.0
- Color & Contrast
- 8.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 7.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 7.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Inter
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- 3D Render / Tactile Object
- Conversion CTA
- Download App / Install Extension
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Dark · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Large Radius · With shadow
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: 3D Tactile (with Vibrant Pop)
Rendered 3D objects, soft studio lighting, and tactile material depth.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #9e1548;
--surface: #ffffff;
--foreground: #ffffff;
--muted-foreground: #f3d4e0;
--accent: #f02a86;
--radius: 16px;
--font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #9E1548 (~46%) · Surface #FFFFFF (~16%) · Text #FFFFFF (~8%) · Muted Text #F3D4E0 (~6%) · Accent #F02A86 (~24%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Large Radius; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: 3D Render / Tactile Object
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension
- Headline hook: Pain Relief & Replacement
- Hero components: Large Hero Product Shot
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: 3D Tactile (Dark canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and 3d render / tactile object visuals.
## Avoid
- Flat unstyled wireframes
- Cluttered text walls competing with the 3D focal point
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much website traffic does GB Studio get?
- Vaneform estimates 45.9K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is GB Studio and what platforms does it support?
- GB Studio is catalogued under Game Development: A quick and easy to use drag and drop retro game creator for your favourite handheld video game system.. Supported platforms: Web.
- Is GB Studio open source?
- GB Studio has a public repository (https://github.com/chrismaltby/gb-studio) with its source repository published, recording 440 GitHub stars.Source
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