Orbarella - The Dream Soother

Devlog

• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #8 - 1.0 (Final?) Release
  April 12, 2025 by Rheyan#monogame, #solodev

  Orbarella, my second game, is now finished (or at least finished enough to version it at 1.0) I show the last additions, discuss what was good and not so good about the project and how I'm planning to... Continue reading

  
• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #7 - New HUD & Multiple Levels
  April 09, 2025 by Rheyan#devlog, #monogame, #refactoring, #solodev, #opensource, #github

  Lots more refactoring work in this devlog. I've separated out a Nightmare System, created a HUD class for the UI, reworked the JSON data so that I could create 3 distinct levels to the game, and final... Continue reading

  
• Bug Fixes, 3 Playable Levels & Polish
  April 07, 2025 by Rheyan#monogame, #solodev, #learntocode, #buildinpublic

  I've done quite a lot of work on the game over the last few days. I think I have ironed out all the bugs (but of course please tell me if you find any!), and I've now implemented 3 levels. In each lev... Continue reading

  
• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #6 - Bringing the game to life
  April 05, 2025 by Rheyan#monogame, #simple, #bugfixing

  In this devlog I finally fixed that collision bug that I knew was lurking in there! I've added a game clock and added a simple night to day cycle and some sound effects which is making the game feel m... Continue reading

  
• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #5 - Coding a Nightmare Meter
  April 04, 2025 by Rheyan#devlog, #monogame, #learntocode, #foss, #opensource

  This update starts with the identification of a major bug which would cause the game to hang completely! Once I fixed that I went on to implement a new mechanic, the "nightmare meter", which will caus... Continue reading

  
• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #4 - First playable version
  April 01, 2025 by Rheyan#devlog, #monogame, #learntocode, #solodev

  In this devlog I discuss the difficulty on finding the right kind of artwork for representing a human emotion. Once that is sorted, I implement basic collision and scoring to end up with the first ver... Continue reading

  
• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #3 - Artwork & Level Design
  March 30, 2025 by Rheyan#monogame, #devlog, #artwork, #leveldesign

  The work in this update was a lot less to do with coding and a lot more to do with fiddling with the artwork and the level design to get the game to look right. As much as I'd love to just focus on co... Continue reading

  
• Orbarella (MonoGame) Devlog #2 - Game math & JSON data
  March 27, 2025 by Rheyan#monogame, #practiceproject, #simple, #2d, #learntocode

  In this update I show the progres I've made in the game, getting the nasty math bit out of the way and also working with JSON data to allow me to create the buildings more dynamically. AI Generated Su... Continue reading

  
• 2nd MonoGame Project Devlog #1 - Concept & Early Artwork
  March 26, 2025 by Rheyan#monogame, #simple, #2d, #devlog, #learntocode

  This is the first devlog for my second MonoGame practice project. It's a simple game inspired by a demo project I saw in a book I am studying. AI Generated Summary: Game Design 🎮 Orbarella is a mou... Continue reading