Paperfrog, a small studio comprised of developers Case Jernigan and Todd Anderson, has announced a new game titled Bub. It will release in 2027 for PC via Steam.
The first trailer for Bub is available to watch on the game’s Steam page, as well as via the full Day of the Devs stream:
The Steam page describes it as follows:
Bub is the story of an artist in New York City. He paints, sculpts and makes worlds for people to explore. But he’s losing his gift, you see. He’s sick. Bub is the story of an artist turning his memories into art while he still can. Bub’s journey through his past is mirrored by changes in artistic style and mood, from ink drawings to rough cut paper puppets to abstracted slashes of paint. Thousands of cut paper pieces, painted frames and collages form the uniquely textured and layered stop-motion world of ‘Bub.’ The result is something personal and unique, analog artworks that create a living, breathing game world.
Bub’s the artistic project of Case and Todd, two friends in Brooklyn. Over the years and through life’s complexities, the game has became a record of personal experience, a kind of memory palace if you will. Expect artistic style, mood and sonic feeling to fluidly change as the story unfolds through the stream of conscious musings of Bub, voiced by Whitmer Thomas, fresh off his supporting role in the critically acclaimed film ‘Weapons.’
The announcement comes courtesy of Day of the Devs. Day of the Devs is a non-profit organization focused on highlighting a variety of different titles within the industry. This year, it showed off games such as Mr. Records, 33 Immortals, Screenbound, Trine 6: Together in Time, Slap Out of It, and countless more.
