Blippo+
September 23, 2025
Blippo+ is a live-action, off-cable TV simulator. Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows. But don’t touch that remote—everything’s about to get bent.
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76.5
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Critic Reviews (13)
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35.0
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55.0
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75.0
"Blippo+ is a great example of what happens when creative people think completely outside the box. It doesn’t make you struggle with difficulty, it lets you watch at your own pace and take the story how you want to. It’s …"
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70.0
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65.0
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80.0
"Blippo+ is definitely unique, and I have never played anything like it. I didn’t have any sort of video games growing up, so when I was sick from school, I used to watch daytime television. Blippo+ takes me back to …"
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75.0
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45.0
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65.0
"I have a tonne of respect for Blippo+ and the work that was put into it. It&s;s weird and creative, which all my favourite things are, but it&s;s so niche that it&s;s hard to think of someone I know that …"
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70.0
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30.0
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60.0
"For people who grew up watching Gamemaster, early MTV, Hartbeat, &s;80s soaps, Bill Nye or Open University programming, and scanning the high channels past midnight for a glimpse of something softcore, Blippo+ is an absolute must-play must-watch. It really is …"
Read original review"While and absolutely bizarre and generally non-gaming experience, for people who grew up with old-school cable TV it’s an odd time capsule in many ways"
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80.0
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45.0
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55.0
"For those that enjoy the unhinged, 80s style programming on offer here, you’ll get a kick out of sitting back and seeing what&s;s on. For everyone else though, you may want to change the channel."
Read original review"Blippo+ defies what makes a video game in favor of chasing a bygone era in television."
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85.0
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30.0
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70.0
"Once everything is said and done, Blippo+ may only run you about six hours of “play” time, but it’s one of the most honest and unique titles in the last decade of gameplay. It’s an FMV without any game, and …"
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75.0
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65.0
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55.0
"Whether you choose to experience Blippo+ in all its 1-bit glory on the Playdate or either the Steam or Switch versions, it’s impossible to ignore the amount of love and care that has gone into what is one of the …"
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20.0
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20.0
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20.0
"If you’re into weird art projects and vibing to some cool fake cable programming and recapturing that vibe of trying to find something to watch on a weekday afternoon, there’s nothing like Blippo+. But if you’re weirded out by, like, …"
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30.0
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60.0
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85.0
"Playdate&s;s crown jewel is an ambitious experiment that blends video games, cinema, and performance art to tell an intriguing science fiction story."
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65.0
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78.0
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82.0
"Not just mysteries or dark tales, but fun and creativity are what drive Blippo+. There is no game like it I&s;ve played all year and is something that I will often be thinking about in the months to come. If …"
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30.0
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60.0
"Which means you should probably check it out. I’ve never seen anything quite like it, and there’s a substantial chance we’ll never see anything like it again."
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