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Life & fun · December 18, 2015

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I spent 6 years making a cool free game

Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. I've just reached beta in my game BoxByte Lyte. -What is it- It's a free 3d arcade game for hardcore players that uses color matching in interesting ways. Also it's a one button game, well movement and one button. Cool huh? The final release will be free too. -What I need- This is a very challenging game, so I really need to balance the difficulty so that it's still hard but not impossible. It would be great just to hear your experiences of the game and how far in it you got. -Where can I report bugs?-…

I spent 6 years making a cool free game launched on December 18, 2015 with 151 votes, #173 of 3,505 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.

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BoxByte Lyte is a free 3D arcade game designed for hardcore players that combines color-matching mechanics with simple one-button controls. The game uses an innovative color-matching system as its core mechanic and is intentionally challenging. After six years of development, the creator has released the game in beta across Windows, Mac, and Linux, with the final version remaining free. The developer is actively seeking player feedback on difficulty balancing and bug reports.

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Hey everyone! Long time lurker, first time poster. I've just reached beta in my game BoxByte Lyte. -What is it- It's a free 3d arcade game for hardcore players that uses color matching in interesting ways. Also it's a one button game, well movement and one button. Cool huh? The final release will be free too. -What I…

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