The engine I'm using & the Game I'm making
06.01.2026 11:57 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0@bokehdev.bsky.social
โ STEAM DEMO OUT NOW โ ๐ฎ Play Demo ๐ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3668160/The_Ballad_of_Bellum_Demo/?beta=0
The engine I'm using & the Game I'm making
06.01.2026 11:57 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0The most recent patch for The Ballad of Bellum features seasonal winter! โ
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The Ballad of Bellum has been nominated for 'Most Anticipated' in the GameMaker Awards 2025!!
๐๐Please vote if you think it deserves to win๐๐
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Here's a brief look at the upcoming shop interface! This will be used for all sorts of shopping and bartering ๐
youtu.be/Dtz6V-c0_k4
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Demo updated to version 1.1.1. Halloween decoration + lots of additions and bug fixes. Patch notes ๐
store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...
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I've been adding some simple Halloween decorations, but I'm honestly more stoked about this snow, which will looks great around Christmas times!๐
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youtu.be/_3aSdMoCiLM
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The demo for The Ballad of Bellum has now been updated to version 1.1, which includes some additions and a lot of fixes ๐ค
store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...
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@gamingbible.bsky.social wrote about The Ballad of Bellum ๐
www.gamingbible.com/news/platfor...
This is what the game's #coverart / #boxart would look like if it were published by Nintendo or Sega.
17.10.2025 17:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Do you enjoy Zelda games? ๐
Then better keep an eye on The Ballad of Bellum, @bokehdev.bsky.social is cooking something really nice here โฌ
YouTube: youtu.be/rxn84ftD9sM?...
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The demo for The Ballad of Bellum has finally been released!!๐ฟ๐ฎpart(link in bioโ)
youtu.be/FdWtcYsyzrU
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The demo for The Ballad of Bellum is releasing in under 24 hours!! ๐ฅณ๐
youtu.be/2oPTcJ9c2ns
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It's been a lot of work, but it's almost here:
The demo for The Ballad of Bellum will be available on October 17!!๐ฅณ
youtu.be/H10bysFLsc0
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The Ballad of Bellum have passed 10K wishlists!! That's a crazy number I'd never imagine reaching, so thank you ๐๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1MC...
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Added a watermill๐๐ซง And, perhaps it's time to revisit fishing to get it properly up to date๐
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n-k...
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Thanks! No, but I was considering it.
22.08.2025 00:52 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Added controller support, keybinding menu, UI button prompts and soft shadows!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwY7...
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The settings menu is almost completed! With only support for changing language and keybinding leftโ
youtu.be/iFWzWdSIs-U
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Thanks!
08.08.2025 08:11 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sorry I posted the wrong link, so here's another post!
Working on UI can suck somtimes, and I've been postponing the settings menu due to not knowing exactly how I wanted it, but here's a quick peek at how it's looking so far, and I'm quite satisfied with it ๐งฎ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT7_...
Oh damn, I posted the youtube studio link. Thanks for pointing that out ๐
07.08.2025 08:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โผThe Ballad of Bellum will soon have it's very first demo available over at the game's Discordโผ
But in the meantime:
Here's a quick peek at file selection in the main menu, as well as dying๐๐
youtu.be/lQJ29S3UYTk
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I wasn't sure if I was going to post this, as it kinda spoils some of the dungeon, but here's a peek at the bossfight in the dungeon that I've previously showcased. It's still WIP and got some placeholders, but I'd love your feedback๐ฆ๐
youtu.be/s0tzt-nfdXM
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Now that we can properly see through objects that's obscuring the player, I've finally been able to add some larger trees to forest areas, like this new thicc oak tree ๐
youtu.be/wxgwvF4KAko
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I've not been able to dev as much as I had hoped for the last couple of weeks, but here's at least another peek at the dungeon I'm working on ๐With this I've added weight- and time-based buttons!
youtu.be/kjTAHhhd2UM
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Thanks, and glad you like it ๐
09.05.2025 17:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Here's a sneak peek of a dungeon I've been working on ๐๐ฟIt's been a lot of fun adding some of the dungeon mechanics so far!
youtu.be/VxwttzxdwxM
Also, the Discord is up if you wanna hang out (link in linktree)
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Just added a targeting system I'm really happy with! ๐ฏ You can cycle through all enemies within a region, or manually target with the 'free aim' mode . Got some great feedback about it in our Discord! Feel free to join ๐(linktree in bio)
youtu.be/XUZ6mBKfRc4
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After a lot of work I've finally replaced the blue silhouette with a proper dither fadeout while behind stuff ๐I think it turned out great! Wdyt?
youtu.be/Hv0V5nLPJaA
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Been working on a large new forest, and here's a showcase of it with the ambience it will have the first time you travel there ๐๐ง
youtu.be/y_7NcB7AHA0
Also, feel free to join the game's Discord to learn more about the game! (link in bio)
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