It was important for us to have multiple save files per game.

One for a first playthrough.

One for experiments and self-imposed challenges.

One for letting someone else play without messing up your main file.

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Take a look at all your Battle Gem Pony facts & figures on the Stats screen! (Here's a snapshot of what the menu looked like in 2015 vs now 📸)

VS Match let's you pick from a crazy variety of arenas to duel in. ⚔️ (Unity's UI ScrollView came in clutch.)

Joyance is Here to Welcome the New Year! 🥳

- art by SugarMorning⛅️

#BattleGemPonies #HappyNewYear2026

Every attack in #BattleGemPonies is made up of a series of particle effects. ✨

This ones a spinning glob being lobbed!

#IndieGameDev #pixelart #creaturecollector

#BattleGemPonies Acts 1-3 are all meant to release this year, each one 10 weeks apart. (Let's see how that goes!)

Moves like Wonder Bolt here are an example of the 2010s brony era DNA embedded into this game. ⚡

You'll end up battling in all sorts of locations across Pinto. We made special battle scene backgrounds for each one. (These backgrounds will also appear as your current location on the File Select screen.)

The first travel trick we HAD to make sure was fun was the Surfing mechanic. 🏄

In BGP, Ultra transformations act as this game's Mega Evolutions. 💎