HornofBalance

Hi! I'm the solo dev behind the 2D zeldalike "Horn of Balance". A passion project, years in the making, in which the young golem Linden takes on massive challenging dungeons.

Implementing a new enemy.
What should I call him?

#wishlistwednesday #indiedev #zeldalike

Small enemy with a doglike head for a body, with legs. With and without a big helmet.

Might have gone a little off the deep endπŸ˜…

Spend a day working out the overworld elevation, so water logically flows down from mountaintops into lakes etc. People really care about that kinda details, right? ... right?

#gamedev #zeldalike #indiedev

A short service announcement:

I've updated the "Horn of Balance" Discord join link to: discord.gg/vCuVYvgUgp

(Spammer kept targeting me via the old link, so it had to be done πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ )

If you like the game below, why not come take a look at the extra updates and teasers I post.

Needed to blow off steam:
Adding more enemies and bosses for a bit 😈

#gamedev #indiegames #pixelart

More progress!
Read all about it in the latest Kickstarter news post.

kickstarter.com/projects/horno

Just released a small demo update.

You can read all the changes here:
store.steampowered.com/news/ap

#indiedev #zeldalike #demo

HornofBalance boosted:
Ki3 Games | Seed of Life 🌱🐺Ki3_Games
2025-05-29

Ladders! πŸͺœ
Grabbing ladders mid-air! ✨
Ladders on moving platforms! πŸ’₯

EPIC boss reveal. Here we- πŸŸπŸ’€

Really, dude?
You had one job! 😠

#indiedev #zeldalike #hardToFindGoodHelpTheseDays

Implemented a new enemy today.

(And yes, I did take over an hour to make that one pixel pupil look around dynamically. It was a very very important detail, okay πŸ˜…)

#indiedev #zeldalike #screenshotSunday

Adding homing attacks atm.
Made a small typo πŸ˜…
...
You all can handle such difficulty, right?

#screenshotsaturday #Zeldalike #gamedev

Finished adding in player map markers πŸ˜€
(Still using a placeholder map though - for now)

#indiedev #zeldalike #screenshotSunday

We've completed the biggest pixel-art package to date. πŸ₯³

With tons of content, like 4 bosses and 5 new enemies.

Here's a teaser for one of those bosses πŸ˜‰

#indiedev #zeldalike #motivationmonday

Karma is.. sticky?!

#indiedev #lttp #karma

Another month deserves another project update:
kickstarter.com/projects/horno

Also, totally unrelated:
You should praise your favourite dark overlord in the replies today.

#indiedev #zeldalike #skullsarethebest

HornofBalance boosted:
carl // Isle of Reveries on Kickstarter!desertcucco.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-03-30

24 Hours remain for Isle of Reveries on Kickstarter! We're just $3k away from getting the Customizable Township added to the game, and the final stretch goals have been revealed... including SECOND QUEST! πŸ¦‰βš”οΈ Support the game on Kickstarter πŸ”—β¬‡οΈ #indiegame #gamedev

🎡 Another music teaser 🎡

This time you are entering the desert palace.
Whatever you do, do not disturb the sand!

#zeldalike #indiedev #gamedevelopment

Revealing: 🎡 new dungeon music 🎡

And more water dungeon progress !

#Zeldalike #Indiedev #ShowMeSunday

The next project update just dropped.

Read it here:
kickstarter.com/projects/horno

(And here's a little teaser from the post)

#Zeldalike #indiedev #showmeSunday

HornofBalance boosted:
carl // Isle of Reveries on Kickstarter!desertcucco.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy
2025-03-01

The Kickstarter for Isle of Reveries is now live! ✨ There are discounts available for early backers, and the ADVENTURER tier includes a playtest of the game's second dungeon as early as next month πŸ¦‰ Link below ⬇️ #gamedev #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCXI...

Isle of Reveries | Trailer | S...

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