Ballbuster

Devlog

• Designing touch controls for Ballbuster
  August 08, 2026 by lorenzoprinci#platform, #mobile, #controls

  Ballbuster started life as a keyboard-controlled platformer. I'm a lifelong PC gamer so, keyboard, or keyboard + mouse, is just how I think about "controls." The nature of how Ballbuster was developed... Continue reading

  
• Designing Mazes vs. Machines: The Level Design Challenge Behind Ballbuster
  August 04, 2026 by lorenzoprinci#platformer, #2d, #puzzle, #maze, #level design, #game design

  One of the biggest differences between Brickslayer and Ballbuster is the fundamental shape of a level. This distinction has proven to be one of the more challenging, and enjoyable, aspects of creating... Continue reading

  
• From Brick-Slaying to Brick-Saving: How Ballbuster Came to Be
  August 02, 2026 by lorenzoprinci#platform, #demo, #puzzle, #maze

  Building Brickslayer was a blast, from a simple idea, to a full-on puzzle creation sandbox to build Rube Goldberg Machine-inspired chain reactions and developing game mechanics around it was more fun... Continue reading