Slime Chess

Devlog

• phone ui
  January 06, 2026 by codename_B#phone, #ui

  Did some more work on making the slime preview slimier, and some more work on making phones supported as a control input scheme. Slowly getting there, though much harder to get into a polished state!... Continue reading

  
• ux update
  January 05, 2026 by codename_B#ux, #gamemaker, #update

  After receiving some feedback that it was sometimes tricky to see when your Slime was in a state that could capture pieces I've added some more highlighting and more explicit shapes for the move previ... Continue reading

  
• ux pass
  January 01, 2026 by codename_B#ux, #ui, #polish, #gamemaker

  I've finally fixed the dupe bug that was happening with the portals, and completed a UX pass on the menu elements and game board to make everything feel more chessy. You'll notice a set of new challen... Continue reading

  
• level editor
  December 29, 2025 by codename_B#level editor, #gamemaker

  As the need to create more interesting puzzles got more interesting to create, the .slime file format hit the limitations of what I was able to visualize in my head and into OneText . I spent some tim... Continue reading

  
• slime chess procedural music
  December 26, 2025 by codename_B#music, #gamemaker, #procgen

  Classic chess music is piano, so I wanted to do something piano-y but a bit more procedurally generated. I had a read of https://www.chess.com/blog/BadXinton/turning-chess-into-music and enjoyed what... Continue reading
• move preview
  December 25, 2025 by codename_B#gamemaker

  Some of the feedback from early playtesters was that it was a bit hard to figure out where your Slime is going to end up, so I've added a very simple Peggle inspired move preview. The overall game UI... Continue reading

  
• .slime file format
  December 24, 2025 by codename_B#gamemaker

  I've added a save/load mechanic so you can leave a game and come back to it, and also moved the challenges to this same format so that is easier and faster for me to create new challenges! This also m... Continue reading