The Heart of Arel

Devlog

• The Heart of Arel (dx!) - Out now!
  September 21, 2025 by meadow drone

  Hi everyone! Thank you all for your continued support and general checking out of this lil' game I made. The latest version, a full colour makeover, is out now! If you'd like to share it with anyone w... Continue reading
• A Colourful Dialogue Engine
  July 25, 2025 by meadow drone

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  #game boy color, #update, #gay

  I'm back in the (GB) studio! After a needed break and time to pursue different hobbies and navigating some big ups and downs in life, as well as various design docs, scripts and prototypes that haven'... Continue reading

  
• Trailer, Patch, Palette and Donations Update!
  December 30, 2023 by meadow drone

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  #patch notes

  Hi folks! Thanks to those of you who left some lovely feedback about the game. Ultimately, I hope the game was a nice cozy way to kill an hour over the winter holidays. Some miscellaneous, small updat... Continue reading

  
• v1.0.2
  December 21, 2023 by meadow drone

  Prevented a potential sprite overflow during a cutscene Prevented the player sometimes teleporting off the map at a level transition (I hope!) If you see any other weirdness, and I'm sure there likely... Continue reading
• v1.0.1
  December 20, 2023 by meadow drone

  Fixed a bug where switching a character while in the water would cause them to walk on the water Fixed a bug where a cutscene would return player to the wrong area Fixed a bug where a cutscene would s... Continue reading
• Pre-release thoughts and feelings
  December 20, 2023 by meadow drone

  The past two weeks have been a whirlwind of bugfixing, fixing regressions from the bugfixing, fixing (etc etc), finding time for polishing a couple things I had on my wishlist, lots and lots of playte... Continue reading