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Toby Alden
Toby Alden
@brlka.com
game dev & DJ they/them LOVE ETERNAL OUT NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/LOVE_ETERNAL/ π blog: brlka.com π² games: brlka.itch.io πΉ music: brlka.bandcamp.com πΏ mixes: mixcloud.com/brlka
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if you played LOVE ETERNAL and enjoyed it, please consider leaving a steam review! we're only 3 away from 500, and it makes a big difference in visibility. even just a few words is fine!
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If you thought LOVE ETERNAL was different, interesting, or memorable, we'd love for you to leave a quick little review and help us hit the 500 review milestone! It's a very very easy way to help your favourite indie teams!
For my birthday can just 19 more ppl please please please leave a positive review on LOVE ETERNAL?? We never expected to get this close to a big algorithm number but are so grateful πππ store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...
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For my birthday can just 19 more ppl please please please leave a positive review on LOVE ETERNAL?? We never expected to get this close to a big algorithm number but are so grateful πππ store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...
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i joined Edvard and Ludvig on episode 69 of their podcast, talking about designing, playing and programming arcade-style games! check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G1g...
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20. LOVE ETERNAL That's right. I'm still talking about it. Where else would you find a mix of experimental horror and punishing yet glorious precision platforming? LOVE ETERNAL is a short 3-5 hour adventure that, thanks to its hollowing sound design, will leave you shook after you're done.
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mario is dead. but LOVE is ETERNAL. its october so it might be scary. this is the type of game i have been STRONGLY recommended by friend but the type of game that said person can't say anything at all about whatsoever. aka my jam probably. i will be live VERY SOON twitch.tv/wayneradiotv
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It's a low probability that you, the person reading this, are one of the 23 people on Bsky who played LOVE ETERNAL. If you watch this trailer and haven't played it, don't read the thread; please just go play the game now. You'll hardly find a work so profound for $8 and 3 to 5 hours of your weekend.
Another long process thread about making this animated launch trailer for LOVE ETERNAL.. vimeo.com/user72249609...
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yes, learning how to ask questions and find the answers yourself is a valuable skill, but if you want to make progress, spending thirty minutes a day just watching old JP Xrd videos and finding some stuff to copy in training mode will get you further than 30 minutes of journaling in a public Discord
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Another long process thread about making this animated launch trailer for LOVE ETERNAL.. vimeo.com/user72249609...
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πΈPetal Crash 2 is OUT NOW!!ππΈ The freshest in arcade puzzle action blossoms again! The Early Access release has lots to enjoy, including a single-player Arcade Mode, local multiplayer, and a built-in puzzle editor! Check out the game on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2697670/...
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new mix! two hours of pure ambient. my final KCHUNG show <3 www.mixcloud.com/brlka/sleepw...
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New blog post: How I Design Original Arcade-Style Games Arcade players kept telling me that Hyper Bun Buster's game mechanics felt arcade-like, despite it not playing like any existing arcade games. Here are some tips if you want to design arcade-like games too. duckberet.com/blog/how-i-d...
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New blog post: How to 1 Credit Clear (1CC) Arcade Games I get asked about this from time to time so I thought I'd write a post about it. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but hopefully it helps make arcade games feel a little less intimidating. They're just games! duckberet.com/blog/how-to-...
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π brlka.com/posts/2026-0... new blog post! this one's about designing "avoiders", the term i've been using for all my tiny arcadey games about dodging obstacles. imo these are really underrated design exercises, and i'd love to see more people give making them a shot (esp. since they're so easy!)
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π¨π¨π¨ NEW GAME π¨π¨π¨ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is πππ Today's Star Is... βοΈβοΈβοΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is A new level every day to do your best in! ποΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is β³π» (What could the post-game be...?)
you wishlist this now
I'm very pleased to announce that Intergalactic Puzzle Touchdown will be launching on Steam soon, on October 28th! It's a match 3 PVP puzzler, where swaps represents one of your four downs, trying to score enough to get first down while your opponent blocks! store.steampowered.com/app/4648890/...
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finally releasing a project i've spent a lot of time working on. a mod for Arcana Heart 3 XTEND which adds several improvements, including rollback! special thanks to @armonte.meltyblood.org for doing much of the reversing work download and install guide here: github.com/super-contin...
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MY DRPG SEALED FORTRESS IS COMING TO STEAM (and Itchio) SOON! If you could wishlist the game it would make my day π₯° store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/...
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Grapplehook Midpoint Teleport Killer is out! Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow! sylvie.itch.io/gmtk
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illustration, family computing, magazine (1987) archive.org/details/fami...
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Hey so I have been having some health issues this week that I have just been informed Im gonna need at least two surgeries for. This is going to pretty severely impact my ability to do my gig work for the next 6 weeks at minimum so if you can spare anything I could really use the help.
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been playing this almost every day since it came out. early on i would fight to climb the leaderboard (and try to beat the devβs time) but now iβm having fun doing just one blind playthrough each day and seeing how i rank
π¨π¨π¨ NEW GAME π¨π¨π¨ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is πππ Today's Star Is... βοΈβοΈβοΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is A new level every day to do your best in! ποΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is β³π» (What could the post-game be...?)
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just beat mine today!! really fun little game
π¨π¨π¨ NEW GAME π¨π¨π¨ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is πππ Today's Star Is... βοΈβοΈβοΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is A new level every day to do your best in! ποΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is β³π» (What could the post-game be...?)
π« just pushed a small update that lets you choose different ghosts to race against - your best time, your closest rival on the leaderboard, or the current champ. play it in your browser here: brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is
π¨π¨π¨ NEW GAME π¨π¨π¨ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is πππ Today's Star Is... βοΈβοΈβοΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is A new level every day to do your best in! ποΈ brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is β³π» (What could the post-game be...?)
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illustration, micombasic, magazine (1992) archive.org/details/mico...
nice writeup of my new game from RPS :) (you can play it in browser here! brlka.itch.io/todays-star-is)
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