Bunhouse

Bunhouse
DeveloperReky Studios
PublisherDigerati Distribution
ComposerPatrick Gauthier
Platforms
Release
  • Windows[1]
  • 19 October 2021
  • Nintendo Switch[2]
  • 18 May 2023
  • Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5[3]
  • 12 April 2024
GenreVirtual life
Mode

Bunhouse is a 2021 gardening video game featuring rabbits. It was developed by Greenville, South Carolina-based[4] studio Reky Studios and published by Digerati Distribution[3] following a successful Kickstarter campaign that met multiple stretch goals, with the initial launch on Windows via Steam occurring October 19, 2021.[1] The game released on Nintendo Switch on May 18, 2023,[2] and on Xbox, PlayStation 4, and PlayStayion 5 on April 12, 2024.[3] Reky Studios went on to develop Cinnabunny, a game about running a bakery in a community of rabbits, in 2024. The game is not directly related to Bunhouse in story or characters.[5] Contributors to Cinnabunny's Kickstarter were allowed to submit fur pattern designs based on their own pet rabbits for game characters.[6]

Gameplay

In Bunhouse, players take control of anthropomorphized rabbits running a plant nursery. Plants are grown by filling a planter with soil, dropping in seeds, and watering the soil until it reaches the appropriate moisture level. After some time, a plant will grow that can be sold to afford more seeds and upgrades to the greenhouse and its amenities. Outside of the nursery, there is a forest and river where activities like foraging for mushrooms and fishing are possible.[7]

Reception

Bunhouse received middling scores from reviewers. Chloe Osborn gave it 3 out of 5 stars in a review for Rapid Reviews UK,[9] and Daniel Waite gave it a score out of six out of ten.[10] Peggy Doyle reviewed the game for Xbox Addict and cited a lack of content and constant glitches in her 65 out of 100 score.[3][11] Tyler Wilde put forth that some elements could be likened to a horror game in his review for PC Gamer, though no intentional horror aspects are present in the game.[7] Writing for Siliconera, Elliot Gostick described the concept as interesting but found the blurry visual style and awkward character movement frustrating.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 Moyse, Chris (7 October 2021). "Bunhouse could prove to be the most wholesome game of 2021". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 12 December 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Bunhouse for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site". www.nintendo.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Bunhouse Reviews". www.metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Press Kit". Reky Studios. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Webling, Cat (26 March 2024). "An Interview With the Creator of Cinnabunny, a New Cozy Bunny Baking Game". SUPERJUMP. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Kivel, Katelyn (19 March 2024). "Cinnabunny's Kickstarter Will Help Game Raise Charity, Let Backers Submit Their Rabbits for the Game". GameRant. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  7. 1 2 Wilde, Tyler (30 October 2021). "This game about gardening bunnies is raising a lot of questions for me". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bunhouse".
  9. ↑ Osborn, Chloe (21 January 2022). "Bunhouse Review". Rapid Reviews UK. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Waite, Daniel (19 May 2024). "Review: Bunhouse". Movies Games and Tech. Archived from the original on 3 August 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Doyle, Peggy (10 May 2024). "Staff review of Bunhouse (Xbox One)". Xbox Addict.
  12. ↑ Gostick, Elliot (4 June 2023). "Review: Bunhouse Is Adorable, but Frustrating". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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