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The Ballad of Bellum: Map interface
The Ballad of Bellum: Map interface YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

Here's a brief look at the game's map interface🗺All maps will be in 3D, and I'm currently planning to add dungeon maps, a world map, and perhaps also area maps, but I'm not quite sure yet👀

youtu.be/hOdXIlhIvU8

#Gamedev #indiegame #map

1 week ago 10 3 1 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Smelly swampy marshland🌾
The Ballad of Bellum: Smelly swampy marshland🌾 YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

Apparently it only uploaded the screenshots, so here's the video 😅
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjOQ...

3 weeks ago 6 3 0 0
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Here's a sneak peek at Mirewood Marsh, a marshland area featuring another dungeon👀🌾

#sneakpeek #indiegame #gaming #indiedev #gamedev

3 weeks ago 26 7 1 0
The Ballad of Bellum: now that's a bridge!
The Ballad of Bellum: now that's a bridge! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

This area turned out quite nice, but where does it lead to? 👀

youtu.be/djyoKPE8pqE

#gamedevs #Indie #IndieGameDev #GameMaker #pixelart

1 month ago 6 2 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Ocean vibes
The Ballad of Bellum: Ocean vibes YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

If you travel far enough west in The Ballad of Bellum, you'll eventually reach the ocean👀🌊
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #GameMaker

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1 month ago 8 2 0 0
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The engine I'm using & the Game I'm making

3 months ago 11 2 2 0
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The most recent patch for The Ballad of Bellum features seasonal winter! ❄

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3 months ago 8 3 1 0
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The Ballad of Bellum has been nominated for 'Most Anticipated' in the GameMaker Awards 2025!!
🎉👇Please vote if you think it deserves to win👇🎉

#GameMaker #Gaming #gamedev #Indiegame #Indiedev

4 months ago 10 2 1 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Let's go shopping!
The Ballad of Bellum: Let's go shopping! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

Here's a brief look at the upcoming shop interface! This will be used for all sorts of shopping and bartering 👀

youtu.be/Dtz6V-c0_k4

#Indiegame #Indiedev #Gaming #GameMaker

5 months ago 8 4 0 0
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The Ballad of Bellum - Demo updated to version 1.1.1 (Halloween update) - Steam News Fixed bugs, added QOL stuff, and added new settings. Added Halloween decoration.

Demo updated to version 1.1.1. Halloween decoration + lots of additions and bug fixes. Patch notes 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...

#Halloween #gaming #indiegame #indiedevs

5 months ago 14 5 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Snooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow
The Ballad of Bellum: Snooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

I've been adding some simple Halloween decorations, but I'm honestly more stoked about this snow, which will looks great around Christmas times!🎅🎄🎁

youtu.be/_3aSdMoCiLM

#gaming #indiegame #indiedev #GameMaker #Halloween #Christmas

5 months ago 7 4 0 0
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The Ballad of Bellum - Demo update 1.1 + status - Steam News TL;DR: some additions, lots of fixes. Noooice!

The demo for The Ballad of Bellum has now been updated to version 1.1, which includes some additions and a lot of fixes 🤝

store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...

#gaming #Steam #indiegame #indiedev #GameMaker

5 months ago 13 4 0 0
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@gamingbible.bsky.social wrote about The Ballad of Bellum 👀
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5 months ago 7 1 0 0
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This is what the game's #coverart / #boxart would look like if it were published by Nintendo or Sega.

5 months ago 1 1 0 0
THE BALLAD OF BELLUM Gameplay | Steam Next Fest Demo | BokehDev x Ben's Gaming Lab
THE BALLAD OF BELLUM Gameplay | Steam Next Fest Demo | BokehDev x Ben's Gaming Lab YouTube video by Ben's Gaming Lab

Do you enjoy Zelda games? 👀

Then better keep an eye on The Ballad of Bellum, @bokehdev.bsky.social is cooking something really nice here ⏬

YouTube: youtu.be/rxn84ftD9sM?...

#indiedev #indiecontent

5 months ago 2 2 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum - Demo out now!!
The Ballad of Bellum - Demo out now!! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now!

The demo for The Ballad of Bellum has finally been released!!🌿🎮part(link in bio☝)

youtu.be/FdWtcYsyzrU

#gaming #indiegame #gamdev #balladofbellum

5 months ago 12 3 0 1
The Ballad of Bellum: DEMO TIME!!!
The Ballad of Bellum: DEMO TIME!!! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo October 17

The demo for The Ballad of Bellum is releasing in under 24 hours!! 🥳🎉

youtu.be/2oPTcJ9c2ns

#Gamedev #Indiedev #Game #Indiegame #Steam #Demo

5 months ago 15 6 1 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Demo available on October 17!
The Ballad of Bellum: Demo available on October 17! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo October 17

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!!🥳

youtu.be/H10bysFLsc0

#Gamedev #Indiedev #Indiegame #Steam #Demo #Adventure

6 months ago 31 7 0 2
The Ballad of Bellum: Thank you for 10K
The Ballad of Bellum: Thank you for 10K YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

The Ballad of Bellum have passed 10K wishlists!! That's a crazy number I'd never imagine reaching, so thank you 🎉😍

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1MC...

#Gamedev #Indiedev #indiegame #game #wishlists

6 months ago 4 1 0 0
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The Ballad of Bellum: mah mill!
The Ballad of Bellum: mah mill! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

Added a watermill🌊🫧 And, perhaps it's time to revisit fishing to get it properly up to date👀

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n-k...

#Indiegame #GameMaker #Indiedev

7 months ago 7 3 0 0

Thanks! No, but I was considering it.

7 months ago 1 0 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Controller support and keybinding🎮
The Ballad of Bellum: Controller support and keybinding🎮 YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

Added controller support, keybinding menu, UI button prompts and soft shadows!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwY7...

#GameMaker #Indiegame #Indiedev #Adventure #controller #gamepad

7 months ago 8 3 1 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Look at all the options you have!!
The Ballad of Bellum: Look at all the options you have!! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

The settings menu is almost completed! With only support for changing language and keybinding left✅

youtu.be/iFWzWdSIs-U

#Indiegame #Indiedev #GameMaker

7 months ago 10 4 1 0

Thanks!

8 months ago 0 0 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: settings?
The Ballad of Bellum: settings? YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

Sorry 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 🧮

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT7_...

8 months ago 7 1 1 1

Oh damn, I posted the youtube studio link. Thanks for pointing that out 😆

8 months ago 1 0 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: File selection and dying??
The Ballad of Bellum: File selection and dying?? YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

‼The Ballad of Bellum will soon have it's very first demo available over at the game's Discord‼

But in the meantime:
Here's a quick peek at file selection in the main menu, as well as dying📂💀

youtu.be/lQJ29S3UYTk

#Indiegame #Indiedev #GameMaker #Discord #Steam #Demo #Adventure

9 months ago 12 2 0 1
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The Ballad of Bellum: Bossfight
The Ballad of Bellum: Bossfight YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

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 feedback🦋🍃

youtu.be/s0tzt-nfdXM

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10 months ago 4 1 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: thicc ass oak 🍃
The Ballad of Bellum: thicc ass oak 🍃 YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

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 🍃

youtu.be/wxgwvF4KAko

#GameMaker #Indiegame #Indiedev

10 months ago 10 2 0 0
The Ballad of Bellum: new interactable dungeon mechanics!
The Ballad of Bellum: new interactable dungeon mechanics! YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum

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 👀With this I've added weight- and time-based buttons!

youtu.be/kjTAHhhd2UM

#Indiegame #Dungeon #Indiedev #GameMaker

10 months ago 4 2 0 0