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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · 5d

Almost missed this Ludum Dare! Found out on Saturday morning. The theme was perfect, got an idea instantly. Started Sunday, finished Monday night with help from Josh & Vlad. They nailed the testing, balance, and SFX.
Play it here split82.itch.io/the-collector #indiedev #gamedev #ldjam

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Aug 31

I made another game jam game! split82.itch.io/jump-and-dare This time for #BrackeysGameJam 2025.2. Climb a 400 m tower, collect gems, take daring bets, unlock upgrades, and claim the biscuit at the top! #RiskItForTheBiscuit #gamedev #indiedev

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Aug 1

I’m working on this idea for #GMTKJam. Two buttons, two loops minimalist rhythm game.

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jul 28

Hey. I’m not completely sure, because of my initial work (which was vanilla 1.0 version of the game), there was some more work done by other people, including publisher. But as far as I know, there is no hidden star on Android version.

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jul 12

Working a bit on the UI for my small puzzle game. Wanted to try something more interesting this time, so I ended up with these flipping tiles. What do you think?

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jun 18

Not sure yet. Really depends on what I decide to do with it. But hopefully soon.

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jun 18

Yes exactly!

Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jun 18

I hope I will never have to make a game with ads :)

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jun 17

Made this small math puzzle game last week during Puzzle Game Jam. Unfortunately I didn’t manage to hit the deadline, but I will finish it anyway. Missing just some win animation, levels and menu :) #madewithunity #indiegame

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Jun 2

I was invited to a cool podcast Arcade Watch. We talked about game jams and other nice stuff. (In slovak only) youtu.be/0Oce1oVI41I

S Jánom 'Splitom' Ilavským o game jamoch a radosti z bastlenia | AW Podcast 124

YouTube video by Arcade Watch

youtu.be

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · May 21

Zaujimave. Si to asi teraz musim zahrat, tie veci co tam hovori mne osobne asi vobec pri podobnych hrach nevadia.

Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · May 9

Congrats. Looks beautiful . Will give it a try.

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · May 9

Rift Riff is OUT NOW!!

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world.

store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

Buy it
Try it
Review it
Repost the heck outa’ this!!1!

… and here's a feature trailer explaining what I think is noteworthy about our tower defense game!
youtu.be/ePCOuvXU-t0

Rift Riff - Feature Trailer

YouTube video by Adriaan de Jongh

youtu.be

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · May 5

Almost 10 million Beat Saber players on Quest only. Nice! mixed-news.com/en/beat-sabe...

Beat Saber nears 10 million players on Meta Quest

Beat Saber is approaching its next major milestone: nearly ten million people have played the VR game on Meta Quest alone.

mixed-news.com

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · May 4

It helped :)

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · May 1

Today is the 7th anniversary of Beat Saber! I found this cool screenshot of the commit history. It really shows that the real work began once the game was out :D

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 29

This flying quad is bothering me so much in Blue Prince. Right at the entrance :D

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 29

Oh nice I didn't even know about that feature. Will check it. Thanks!

Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 29

When updating to Unity 6000.0.47f1 my fixed timestep got set to 0.0001. Most of the projects will loose tons of FPS so it's pretty easy to figure this out, but on small projects I see only tiny bit different physics behavior :) @unity.com

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 27

It uses some weird system to render UI and texts, so sometimes it's almost unreadable. Not because of the size of the text, but it really looks weird. I'm not sure what's the issue, but I hope it will be fixed soon.

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 26

I just wish it worked better on Steam Deck.

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 26

I had to wait almost a year to feel something similar to what Animal Well did to me. Blue Prince is super cool — highly recommended!
store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/...

Blue Prince on Steam

Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictabl...

store.steampowered.com

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 24

This looks amazing!

Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · Apr 15

The Electrifying Incident is OUT NOW on Steam and itch!

Featuring the monster from A Monster's Expedition in a brand new sci-fi setting! Explore a mysterious facility, manipulate the electrical hazards and find a way to the source of the problem.

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Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 24

Blue Prince has the slowest fade ins and fade outs I’ve ever seen :)

Jan Ilavsky @split82.bsky.social · Apr 22

Best selling Quest games of all time. Beat Saber still rules. www.roadtovr.com/meta-quest-5...

Meta Shares the 50 Best-selling Quest Games of All Time

Ever wonder what the best-selling Quest games are? Wonder no further, because Meta has published a section on the Horizon Store listing the current top 50 best-sellers of all time. As you’d imagine, m...

www.roadtovr.com

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