Bloxi: The Word Game

Devlog

• Rebindable Controls
  December 24, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Added rebindable/remappable gameplay controls. This is our first iteration. Sometimes it is a bit slow, we'll work on making this better in the future, but should be a vast improvement over not having... Continue reading
• Hotfix
  December 21, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  There was a span of time there where the download was broken for players without a save file. Sorry for the inconvenience this should fix the issue. Let us know if you run into any other issues... Continue reading
• First Update
  December 19, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Reduced the height of starting blocks for Easy and updated the cost of Big Bomb and Shock Wave to balance this change Now there is a countdown timer at the start for Clear Down, Daily Challenge, and E... Continue reading
• Officially Releasing!
  December 17, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We're officially releasing Bloxi: The Word Game! Thanks for everybody who helped with the beta! We are also releasing on Steam. If you buy it here you'll also get a Steam key... Continue reading
• Should be Better Than Ever
  December 15, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We fixed the issues that were caused by getting the Steam Integration set up. We also added a new power up for the play modes without Add Row. Fixed an annoying bug with Clear Down Mode... Continue reading
• Not Quite Working Again
  December 14, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We've been working to get the game up on Steam, but the Steam Integration completely broke all of our Itch builds! We working to fix this problem so you should be able to run all of these outside of S... Continue reading
• Redid Main Menu
  December 05, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We redid our Main Menu to make it more intuitive. We also keep working hard on cleaning up bugs... Continue reading
• New Daily Challenge!
  November 22, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Try the new Daily Challenge and let us know what you think!... Continue reading
• Crushing Bugs
  November 19, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We fixed a lot of bugs! Bugs with pausing, bugs with weird cases of loading, bugs here and bugs there. If you find any bugs please let us know, so that we can fix them!!... Continue reading
• Complete Redesign
  November 16, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  This was so much work but we hope you think it's worth it! Changed so much it's hard to summarize it here, so I'll just encourage you to check out the new design... Continue reading
• Score Popup and Bug Fixes
  November 10, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  A point pop will appear the word if it's over 1,000 points. Fixed spacebar not dropping blocks in Zen Mode. Fixed View All button staying toggled in Zen Mode. Fixed powerup cooldowns not updating imme... Continue reading
• Timer Added
  November 05, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We added a timer to the game, how has can you beat the game? How it works: It doesn't count the time when words are clearing. It stops time and is displayed when the game is paused. The game now pause... Continue reading
• Added Shock Wave Power Up
  November 01, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We added the Shock Wave power up, this will drop blocks towers of blocks and shuffle the blocks around if they don't have adjacent blocks on both sides. We also did some more small bug fixes... Continue reading
• No More Repeating Words!
  October 29, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Now on Endless and Zen Mode after you get a word, you can't get it again during that game. You'll really need to expand your vocabulary now!... Continue reading
• Easy Difficulty Overhaul
  October 27, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We overhauled Easy Difficulty, now you need 3+ letter words but it's extremely generous with the power ups and 4+ letter words count as long words (clearing extra blocks saying them). This also includ... Continue reading
• Updated Dropping Block Behavior
  October 26, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Now when you go to the Settings or Main Menu while you are kids game the dropping block will stay in place, like normal pausing. When you quit the game entirely it will be at the top however... Continue reading
• New Play Mode (Clear All the Blocks)
  October 25, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Added a new Play Mode! Can you clear all the initial inactive blocks by using them in words and win?... Continue reading
• Tooltip and End Game Fixes
  October 21, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  A few cleanup items, now the tooltips shouldn't block the gameplay and the End Game display won't have text that is getting cut off. For Medium, now you can't keep banking power-ups when you use a pow... Continue reading
• Better End Game Display
  October 12, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We now show you your highest value word with and without multipliers. We added screen shake as well... Continue reading

  
• Keeping a Streak Going!!
  October 04, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We made the game much more friendly to keeping a streak going. If you get your multiplier to 5x or higher an extra row of blocks will spawn at the bottom if your tallest block is at row 7 or lower. If... Continue reading
• More Pizazz (i.e. Particles) and Inactive Blocks
  October 01, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We added some more pizzazz to the game in the form of a little burst when you get words! Now when a row of blocks spawns either at the start or with the power up those blocks start out as inactive. Yo... Continue reading
• Now Called Bloxi and New Power Up (Adding Rows of Blocks at the Bottom)
  September 27, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Words with Shapes is now Bloxi! We added a new power up which shifts the blocks up and adds a row of blocks. We also updated more graphics... Continue reading
• Books (i.e., Levels) Added and Visual Updates
  September 24, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Now as you get more and more points the blocks also fall faster!! Visual updates: We updated the flashing colors to use the base color every other time (so you can see when you get higher value letter... Continue reading
• Tooltips and More Fiddling with Word Library
  September 20, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We added tooltips to help out with explaining how the game works. We also keep fiddling around with the word libraries!... Continue reading
• Major Update to Look and Feel
  September 18, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Made a huge update to the look and feel of the game, thanks to Matt's new artwork! We also updated how the powerups work and scoring. You can also see all the words you've gotten... Continue reading
• Less Sketchy File for Mac
  September 14, 2021 by Cherry Beam##mac

  Thanks to Tim, it should now be way easier for our Mac users!! You shouldn't have to mess with the terminal anymore. You'll just get a popup that informs you that the file wasn't downloaded from the A... Continue reading
• Auto-Saving Your Game
  September 13, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Have you been in the middle of a long game with the potential for a High Score, but you need to go sleep? Well, now the game will auto-save whenever you Quit or go to the Main Menu. So you can just Qu... Continue reading
• Two Rows of Letters at the Start
  September 12, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Hey, we are experimenting with the game starting with 2 rows of letters at the beginning. This means that you can start looking for words to create as soon as you start! Let us know what you think. :D... Continue reading
• Performance Improvement and Library Cleanup
  September 10, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We made a change to the backend that should cut the load time in about half when you open the game. We also started removing obscure or offensive words that made it through our original screening and... Continue reading
• Combos!!
  September 07, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We implemented a new combo system! Can you keep getting words back to back? If so, we think you should get a bonus the longer you can keep this going!! After you get two words in a row you will get a... Continue reading
• Power Ups!! Dynamite in Zen Mode??
  September 05, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Hey everybody! We wanted to experiment with power ups. We added a dynamite power up which for a limited time will make it so that when you get words the adjacent blocks also get cleared. Do you like t... Continue reading
• Zen Mode, Controls Update, and Small Facelift
  September 03, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We updated Zen Mode now such that the blocks only fall when you press down. Making it even more Zen instead of having to worry about pausing and unpausing; so naturally we also removed the Pause butto... Continue reading
• Bug Fix (Moving Blocks when they first show up)
  September 01, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Fixed a bug that didn't allow you to move the blocks right away when they show up (thanks Ross for pointing this out). :D... Continue reading
• Zen Mode Added (and Endless Mode changed)
  September 01, 2021 by Cherry Beam#bug fix, #zen mode

  Now the game is split off into two modes Endless Mode (or Normal Mode) which will hide the play area when you pause and Zen Mode that won't hide the play area when you pause. This is because some peop... Continue reading
• Changed How Letters Drop
  August 27, 2021 by Cherry Beam#prototype

  Were those floating blocks getting you down? Good news, we changed the way that blocks fall now! Check it out and let us know what you think!... Continue reading
• Game Over, High Score Fix and Visuals Update
  August 27, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Did a huge overhaul of the Game Over (get a menu, shows how many words you got, and you get a popup if you got a new high score), I think the High Score was broken so this fixes that (I hope), and big... Continue reading
• High Scores
  August 25, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  We've implemented a basic High Score system, now when you lose if you get a new high score we'll save that and when you play again you can see your high score!... Continue reading
• Difficulty Settings
  August 24, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  Added difficulty settings that currently changes how long words have to be for them to count... Continue reading
• Pausing and No More Game Over Crashes
  August 24, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  The game now has a pause feature and when you lose it goes back to the Main Menu instead of crashing (not ideal but we think it's a step forward)... Continue reading
• Flashing Words
  August 23, 2021 by Cherry Beam

  The words that you get will now flash for a few moments, this makes it much easier to see what words you got and follow with the game (we heard your feedback on this)... Continue reading
• Vertical Search and Music
  August 23, 2021 by Cherry Beam#prototype, #music

  We added vertical search, WASD control in addition to arrow keys, and Music (by Will MacFee)!! Coming soon: Were actively working on adding something to highlight the words you get in the main area... Continue reading
• Getting to the Starting Line
  August 21, 2021 by Cherry Beam#prototype

  We're just trying to get this game to something more or less playable! This update added a display of the words you have gotten and changed the blocks to a more subtle color (the previous ones weren't... Continue reading