Honey Bun Games presents

Swipe, match, savor. A vampire dating sim where matching with humans is how you find dinner, and some profiles are hiding more than they let on.

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Or play the free demo on itch.io

Mini demo · Love at First Bite

Who’s on the menu tonight?

You’re a vampire on a dating app. Swipe right on humans to quench your thirst, and swipe left on anyone who seems a little too… immortal.

  1. Read the profile. Bios are full of clues.
  2. Drag the card or tap ♥ / ✕. Arrow keys work too.
  3. Keep your thirst up until sunrise.

A tiny taste. The full game has dates, chats, endings and a lot more teeth.

Night 1

Lucius: grey streaked hair, round green glasses, a striped tee, under a full moon

Lucius, 247

he/him

About

Exploring the world when the sun sleeps, seeking nocturnal adventures.

Riley: short red hair and a pale pink jumper, on a sunny day

Riley, 23

they/them

About

Amateur chef with a secret pancake recipe — swipe right for breakfast in bed.

Selene: lilac hair and a dark turtleneck, in a room lit by the night

Selene, 29

she/her

About

I thrive when the world rests, savoring life’s rich, midnight encounters.

Hazel: long green hair and a white tee, in front of a rose-covered door

Hazel, 26

she/her

About

Wanderlust-driven traveler searching for a co-pilot to explore the world one passport stamp at a time.

Felix: messy orange hair and a green sweater, at sunset

Felix, 27

he/him

About

Thrill-seeker seeking an adrenaline junkie to join me on roller coasters and skydiving adventures.

Honey Bun Games mascot: two sleepy capybara buns stacked on top of each other

The studio

Welcome to HBG

Hi there, thanks for dropping by! We’re Honey Bun Games, an independent video game studio based out of Madrid, Spain.

There are three of us, and we started out as a game jam team. Love at First Bite was our entry to the Indie Spain Jam 2023, and the idea had teeth: we took it through the PowerUp+ pre-incubation program and founded the studio to build the full game.

  • Based inMadrid, Spain
  • Born atIndie Spain Jam 2023
  • CurrentlyLove at First Bite

Our games

Things we’ve made

Love at First Bite key art: a vampire holding a glass of wine and a shy human with a bouquet
  • Dating sim
  • Narrative
  • Investigation

Love at First Bite

You live the life of a vampire surviving through a dating app. Swipe right on tasty humans, swipe left when a profile feels off, because some vampires are better at hiding than others. Matches are limited each day, and your thirst only grows while you decide on tonight’s dinner.

  • Profiles are puzzles. Read bios, photos and chats to unmask the vampires in disguise.
  • Thirst is a clock. Limited matches and a growing hunger force you to commit.
  • Dates are minigames. Keep them charmed before suspicion peaks.

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Swiping through profiles: a “Yuck” stamp sends a vampire away, under the thirst bar and the matches left tonight
Chatting with Addison, who is “Not ready to date” yet: picking each reply in the chat
A date by a lake at night: the match talks while the comfort bar on the side moves
Ending screen, “Vampire valentine”: you romanced a vampire
Jam build swipe screen: a “Yuck” stamp on Hyacinth, 35
Jam build swipe screen: a “Yum!” stamp on Hyacinth, 24
Jam build result screen: “You got lucky… what a great catch! Your thirst has been quenched”

Inside the game

Swipe through the game

Yum or yuck: swipe through the profiles and spot the vampires hiding among the humans.

01 / 07

From jam to Steam

  1. Indie Spain Jam 2023

    One-week prototype

    Swipe, eat, survive the night. Reviewers loved the dating-app satire.

  2. 2023 to 2024

    Vertical slice

    The art redrawn and the full loop built: chat and date, not just swipe.

  3. Sept 2024 to now

    Playtest & Steam

    Playtested at Indie Dev Day 2024, then a demo on itch.io. Steam date to come: wishlist it so you don’t miss it.

From the jam vault

Spain Game Devs Jam II · 2020 · Puzzle

Blaster Buds

A duel of wits on a grid, set in the vacuum of space. Your rival mirrors your every move: move and it moves, shoot and it shoots. Victory comes from making the level fight for you.

Play on itch.io

Indie Spain Jam · Stealth · Demo

R4D10 HEAD

A broken little robot moves at full speed and full volume, and goes blind the moment it stops. Dodge the guards, sneak through a rainy city at night and find the way out.

Game jam · 2022 · Arena action

La Ruleta del Infortunio

A TV game show nobody should want to be on. A slot machine rolls your curse, and whatever misfortune it lands on, you carry into an arena fight while a delighted host commentates your suffering.

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