Fixed the Nerd Drop Achievement not being rewarded when you reach level 50. I studied computers at a good school. I've spent decades practicing my craft. I eat my vegetables. But I used a "less than" when I should have used a "less than or equals" and I'm sorry. I'm sorry to everyone who trusted me. To my family that expected better. To my friends, who must now suffer through their association with me. And to my wife who has pledged to remain by my side during this difficult time, but honestly, I don't know if that's the smart move. But most of all, to you, my players, who have now had to read a patch description 200 times longer than the patch.

[ 2023-06-12 03:15:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

While performing a routine review, we discovered that there was one girl who was uncertain as to whether or not she liked robots. This was unacceptable, so we stopped everything and dedicated our beings to refreshing Girls Like Robots.

• 100+ improved textures
• Delicious font crispness everywhere!
• Support for modern Macs + 64 bit Linux
• Better multi-monitor support
• Much improved controller support
• In game display options (no more launcher before the game)
• Underlying engine updated for increased compatibility and future proofing
• Made Nerd Drop level up way faster
• 10% smaller install size!

This update is a labor of love that took a year of weekends. Well, for Ziba, not so much for Luigi. Luigi had the foresight to draw the original images at GIGANTIC RESOLUTIONS. Modern advances in image compression now let us use those original images while actually reducing the overall size of the game! That was the fun part. There was also a bit of less fun stuff. You see, GLR was running on a 10 year old version of Unity. It would no longer run on macs. Multiple-monitor support was wonky. The clock was ticking on its general compatibility. But updating Unity was not just clicking a button. 100s of tiny, unexpected shifts an cracks opened up. Particles disappeared. Textures were flipped. Animation timing was broken. Audio levels were all over the place. So I went over every little bit, and put it back in place... and them some. I couldn't help but polish up some parts along the way. Girls Like Robots has shaken off the dust and is ready to shine on your first or fiftieth romp through the world's best seating arrangement puzzler with an old time string band soundtrack!

[ 2023-04-24 16:17:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Back in 1924 when my grandfather invented rectangles, life was simpler. Kids these days expect trading cards to spawn after every 30-60 minutes engaging in any given activity. Ate lunch? Here's a trading card commemorating your burrito. Why don't you trade it for the card your friend scored by getting a hair cut. Do you have a shoelace tying card, a state tax preparation card AND a whistling on a bicycle card?! Let me craft that into a badge for you! Actually that all sounds pretty neat. Count me in. Girls Like Robots trading cards for everybody!

[ 2014-09-09 04:32:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

Back in 1924 when my grandfather invented rectangles, life was simpler. Kids these days expect trading cards to spawn after every 30-60 minutes engaging in any given activity. Ate lunch? Here's a trading card commemorating your burrito. Why don't you trade it for the card your friend scored by getting a hair cut. Do you have a shoelace tying card, a state tax preparation card AND a whistling on a bicycle card?! Let me craft that into a badge for you! Actually that all sounds pretty neat. Count me in. Girls Like Robots trading cards for everybody!

[ 2014-09-09 04:32:54 CET ] [ Original post ]

I added a button that does a thing when you press it. It's on a menu. Switches between English and Japanese. Bet you wish you could add buttons like that to things. I totally can. I totally did. Also, did you notice? There was a typo in Japanese. I got that. Taken care of. Everybody put down your knives and laser-flamethrowers. We can all walk out of here alive.

[ 2014-05-29 01:10:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

I added a button that does a thing when you press it. It's on a menu. Switches between English and Japanese. Bet you wish you could add buttons like that to things. I totally can. I totally did. Also, did you notice? There was a typo in Japanese. I got that. Taken care of. Everybody put down your knives and laser-flamethrowers. We can all walk out of here alive.

[ 2014-05-29 01:10:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

Face remixing and a full Japanese translation. That's right. Japan has given me so much. And now I give back to them (and you). What do I give? Robots with unibrows and flowers in their blonde, wavy hair. Girls with wicked scars and wickeder mustaches. Nerds with sad, thinning hair, diamond eyeballs and robot teeth. Edit almost any face in the game and the changes stick through every level and every adorable cutscene. You are no longer chained to the developer's heteronormative depiction of romance! You like blueberries? EVERYBODY IS NOW BLUEBERRIES. done. I will cloudsave your blueberry people. They are with you everywhere. You're welcome Japan. If you're like me, and can only speak Japanese after Google has translated it to English, here's some highlights from our new Japanese website: [quote]"Seki-gae spectacle puzzle engulfing the universe! Explosion-Yul square Kawai! Kawai, the square, boned puzzle! Face of every single character that appeared in the game piece!"[/quote] Engulfing. The. Universe. (drops the mic)

[ 2014-03-17 04:02:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Face remixing and a full Japanese translation. That's right. Japan has given me so much. And now I give back to them (and you). What do I give? Robots with unibrows and flowers in their blonde, wavy hair. Girls with wicked scars and wickeder mustaches. Nerds with sad, thinning hair, diamond eyeballs and robot teeth. Edit almost any face in the game and the changes stick through every level and every adorable cutscene. You are no longer chained to the developer's heteronormative depiction of romance! You like blueberries? EVERYBODY IS NOW BLUEBERRIES. done. I will cloudsave your blueberry people. They are with you everywhere. You're welcome Japan. If you're like me, and can only speak Japanese after Google has translated it to English, here's some highlights from our new Japanese website: [quote]"Seki-gae spectacle puzzle engulfing the universe! Explosion-Yul square Kawai! Kawai, the square, boned puzzle! Face of every single character that appeared in the game piece!"[/quote] Engulfing. The. Universe. (drops the mic)

[ 2014-03-17 04:02:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Girls Like Robots is Now Available on Steam!

Their faces are the playing pieces. The rules are their emotions!

Ridiculously charming puzzles, wrapped around an epic tale of love and danger, topped off with an authentic old-time stringband soundtrack!

The goal is to put every one next to their friends.

But you can't please everybody all the time. Sometimes you gotta break hearts to save the day. And the day definitely needs saving: Volcanoes, exploding chickens, planetary invasion and a boy who just wants to dance with a girl.

[ 2014-02-14 17:49:00 CET ] [ Original post ]