In 2011, Broken Bulb Games launched a creature collector on Facebook called Errors. According to Broken Bulb, this colorful, streamlined take on the genre focused on making each creation stand out, and it was one of the most successful games on Facebook until time caught up with it. Many Facebook games have been unceremoniously shut down, and this was the case with Errors in 2017..
Seven years later, Broken Bulb is teaming up with an eccentric fan, the head of the GK revival project, to bring the beloved Facebook title back to gamers. Aimed at an app store release and in alpha testing, GK and other members of the Discord revival community discussed the project with Game Rant.
How Miscrits returned after seven years
When the changing market and declining interest in Facebook's gaming platform hit games like Farmville, Errors was hardly an exception. Broken Bulb founder Robert Nelson explained that while there was a lot of rumor and speculation at the time, the truth was simply that the player base for Facebook games was shrinking. As a result, it became more expensive to continue working Errors than the revenue the game brought in, forcing Broken Bulb to operate at an unsustainable loss.
G.K., which conducts the current Errors revival, as a result, once unable to enter their favorite game, decided to return Errors to the world. A project to create a playable version has been underway for some time, and an alpha test is underway for a fully rebuilt one Errors is currently running a mobile experience that looks eerily similar to the game that disappeared in 2017.
At that time, they thought about trying to release Errors as a mobile title, but Broken Bulb didn't think that was a viable option seven years ago. But today it is a much more possible prospect and GK is ready for this massive undertaking.
Miscrits is a legendary game. Since it was on Facebook, it took a lot of effort and resources for the developers to create it… it's very difficult to draw even one Miscrit. After adding all the content from the original, there will probably be a continuation of the story, new locations and new Miscrits. There are a lot of things to do before the new version is released, but this version will be much better!
Of course, before the game could be released, there was a rights issue. Because Nelson owned the intellectual property (and a lot of the assets) for the original Errorsthe small GK team needed to get official permission to use Errorsname and assets. Although GK was hesitant, a member of the Discord community tracked down Nelson and contacted him, initially via LinkedIn, to explain the project and discuss the license. Nelson originally quoted a number that, while very reasonable on a corporate level, was well beyond the capabilities of a fan-powered project.
Eventually, however, Nelson joined the project as a consultant and supported GK's efforts, announcing it on the revival's Discord server on November 5th. Nelson was happy to see the huge support that GK received and that the team decided to use legal means to revive the title. While the specifics of the agreement reached between Nelson and J.C. are understood to be unknown, Nelson said he was moved to support the project by speaking with someone who sounded both serious and professional, and was able to conclude legal name recycling agreement.
With that hurdle cleared and the assets that came with it, GK was able to go full steam ahead with the public revival of the Facebook classic. Although at the moment there are no other members of the original Errors team joined, Nelson mentioned that some other members of the Broken Bulb team had expressed interest over the years.
It's too early to speculate on a release date, but fans of the classic era of Facebook games and Errors, in particular can rest easy knowing that their beloved Miscrit will soon return home.
