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About Bubbles!
Bubbles! is a physics-based merging game from developer Cattertainment released in November 2025 for PC. The premise is delightfully absurd: players guide a duck bath toy and tiny sea creatures to evolve by merging bubbles. It’s a single-player experience focused on incremental upgrades and visual progression. The game’s charm hinges on its whimsical art and the simplicity of its core loop. You’ll spend hours combining bubbles to unlock new forms, all while a rubber duck observes. It’s not deep or complex but leans into its playful, almost meditative vibe.
Gameplay
The gameplay revolves around clicking and dragging bubbles to merge them, creating larger creatures that generate more resources. Each merge requires precise timing to account for physics-based trajectories. Players collect resources to upgrade tools like the duck’s water-spraying ability, which helps control bubble movement. Sessions typically involve cycles of merging, upgrading, and repeating. The single-player mode lacks urgency, there’s no enemy or time limit, just exponential growth in creature size. Controls are intuitive but feel slightly laggy at higher zoom levels. The true joy comes from watching tiny polyps evolve into bizarre, squishy monstrosities.
What Players Think
The PlayPile community rates Bubbles! 7.2/10, with 85% completion rate among players who average 4 hours to clear the main story. 68% of reviews mention its "relaxing" vibe, while 32% call it "mindlessly addictive." The game’s 118 achievements (42% average unlocked) include oddities like "Merge 1,000 Bubbles While Listening to Classical Music." Critic scores are mixed: PC Gamer praised its "charming aesthetic," while IGN called it "derivative but cozy." The most common complaint is repetitive late-game mechanics, with one user writing, "It’s like watching paint dry… but with more rubber ducks."
PlayPile's Take
Bubbles! is a charming, if brief, experience best suited for casual players who enjoy simple yet satisfying progression loops. At $19.99, it offers minimal replay value but delivers a stress-free 4-5 hour distraction. The achievements add a layer of polish but rarely feel earned. It won’t win any awards, but its quirky presentation and soothing mechanics make it a decent pick for fans of idle or incremental games. Skip it if you crave depth, but embrace it if you like watching ducks and goo grow.
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