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Jens Nilsson

@smjn

Maker of small shitty games. Spelmakare.se

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Nov 4, 2025, 11:34 AM UTC

Update loops, physics and render.

## Doing side quests This will be long! A few weeks ago I started working a bit on the next version of the "engine" I have been using for making A Ruthless World (ARW). I got it rolling by branching…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Oct 15, 2025, 9:44 AM UTC

[ARW Game] Bats, toxic waste and dangerous dark caverns.

## Another level completed Took a break from ARW during the summer, but since a few weeks been back at it. Last time I posted an ARW update, I showed the top of a new level that I had done some early…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn May 9, 2025, 11:28 AM UTC

In the murky depths of the wastewater, something unseen lurks.

Slow and steady development continues with A Ruthless World... ___ Spelmakare is game development using web technologies. Wishlist on Steam Spelmakare.se Discord GitHub Play ARW Play Hive P v. S

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn May 8, 2025, 9:53 AM UTC

✈️ VR Prototype Update #2 — Building a more immersive airplane experience

This is a cross post of @rama-dev/vr-prototype-update-2-building-a-more-immersive-airplane-experience by @smjn.Cross post for dev visibility

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Mar 28, 2025, 3:59 PM UTC

[ARW Game] Beat dancing tutorial

## Another mini-game Quick video of a tutorial teaching the player how to make use of a power-up soon to be acquired. Make some sweet moves to unlock the container storing the power-up. ___ Spelmakar…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Feb 21, 2025, 3:27 PM UTC

[ARW Game] Gamepads, gamepads & gamepads

Sidetracking extravaganza with gamepads this past week. Originally started a check to make sure that using a gamepad was working well when solving a particular puzzle. While doing this, I noticed a b…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Jan 31, 2025, 9:50 PM UTC

[ARW Game] Friday evening matinée

## A Ruthless World Been working on a rythmn game section for ARW, but not ready to show it yet. Here is video with another level while waiting. Lure enemies into boxes to harvest their motion as pow…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Dec 6, 2024, 12:58 PM UTC

[ARW Game] Mini-Boss Fight

## What's a game without them? While adventure platforming is a joy in itself, at times a little shoot 'em up isn't wrong. A few weeks ago I added a first mini-boss fight to A Ruthless World. It give…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Oct 1, 2024, 10:54 AM UTC

[ARW Game] Demo Released

## A Ruthless World Demo In preperation for Steam Next Fest a demo of A Ruthless World has been released. The demo features the first few levels of the game, hopefully giving you a good insight into…

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Jens Nilsson
@smjn Aug 23, 2024, 9:58 PM UTC

[ARW Game] Long overdue progress report

## A Ruthless World While work with the game ARW has been intense, the progress reports have been lacking. It seems the last report was posted back in October 2023! ARW has not been dead, after doing…

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