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i'm making a game where you play as a house on a date!

🏩 Shack up with eligible structures! 💨 Roll, jump, and wave-dash just like a building! 🏝️ Explore an island filled with secrets! 🎣 Or go fishing instead! (but we replaced the fish with cars bc it makes more sense)

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Building Relationships has been delayed 🙏

#building relationships #building relationships game

I heard that all the best video games have a fishing minigame… so I added cars to mine!

Just made more sense!

#building relationships game #fishing game #game design #indie game #building relationships

accidentally introduced a bug to the game where all the text got replaced with "you"

#building relationships game #indie game #game design #game development #indie game dev

what if we were both buildings and we shared a hearth-to-hearth

#building relationships game #indie game #it's like holding hands but they don't have hands #proof that the game isn't just freaky

good question, what is lgbt+ ???

#this is from the steam forum of video game Building Relationships #it's like a dating sim where you play as buildings #(all the buildings are gay)

hello, um sorry--

could you hold on for a sec??

gotta make a call

(you play as a house in this game and they use phone booths as their mobile phone)

#building relationships game #building relationships #also the buildings are gay #and yeah this is d20 coded

I recently redesigned my flower area because it was giving people motion sickness and tanking the frame rate!

Took the opportunity to add flowers local to Thailand and also let the players know where the game stands on trans rights

#building relationships game #indie game #game design #game development #house game that's like a short hike but stupid

What’s the name of your game

It's called Building Relationships!

It's a silly adventure game about a house on a date! Think of it like A Short Hike but stupid :)

#building relationships #building relationships game #you can also fish but the fish are cars #there's degradation in the game too (but only if you're into it)

Have you let a Speedrunner or c

I have not! But I love watching speedruns! I really want the game to feel satisfying to run! You unlock movement abilities from different NPCs on the map, so I'm excited to see how they'd route the game!

This is what I've got so far, but I still want extra movement tech to help with really going fast. I've got some ideas cooking up... we'll see!!

#building relationships #building relationships game #play as a house with realistic movement #yes you can jump and wavedash #the jump plays a kazoo sound

Look at these streetlamps I modeled today! I wanted to share a little bit of my culture through the game, so I based it off the ones you might find in Bangkok (I'm Thai)

(here's the reference I used!)

It's for a very special upcoming area :)))

#building relationships #building relationships game #thailand mentioned #the streetlamps are for enriching the cars

#In Stars and Time #ISAT #isat siffrin #isat siffrin cosplay #siffrin #is it snack time yet #heels dance #the eyepatch is two gloves i tied together #isat fanart

hi i'm the fruity dev behind the silly building game

(you play as a house, you roll and jump around, date buildings, and also fish up cars)

and i want to talk about tiktok!

i've been posting clips there, doing the marketing thing

but before game dev, i used to post random dances on there!

(just remembered these nice messages the other day)

so uh the game definitely will have some sprinkles

(this is the energy i bring to the function)

here's a sneak peak into something i'm working on (hehe)

yes the house will pole dance

#Building Relationships game #zesty ah game #fruity house objectum #pole dancing video game lets go #do people care about my dance content (lemme know)

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buy my game it doesnt have AI images as placeholder in it

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or u could keep the placeholder in the full game lmao

fishing rod made up of random free assets (chopstick, popsicle stick, paprika slice)

fishing sign made from (fish, cutting board, flat sausage)

you really don't need ai to make games (wishlist pls ty)

#BuildingRelationshipsGame #you play as a house and you can date other buildings #you roll and jump around (also wavedash)#also you can fish but the fish are cars

they are cooking me in the QRTs

the people have spoken and so i will be adding rhythm-based yearning to building relationships:

(spoiler free teaser)

#horny building game #rhythm minigame for the objectum crowd #soon you'll be able to yearn through a rhythm minigame #building relationships game

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Did You Try the Building Relationships Demo?

Developer: Tan Ant Games

Release Date: 2025

Price: TBD

Platforms: Steam, TBD

Building Relationships turns players into a tiny house searching for friends, love, and adventure. Players will roll, jump, and dash around an island with unique biomes and get to know some of the other buildings.

In the Building Relationships demo players will explore some of the island and meet some of their potential dates. While out exploring players can learn how to fish, and climb up rocky terrain to collect items. While buildings do not eat food, they do enjoy filling themselves with furniture. Players will even have a chance to build a picnic table to share with a couple other buildings.

The Building Relationships demo is short, taking 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The Building Relationships demo is currently available on Steam, and the full game is set to release later this year.

#yay thank you for playing :))

I cancelled Building Relationships!!

(but not really)

So, Building Relationships has gotten a little bit of shit on tw*tter for being yet another ironic dating sim. And I just want to talk about it a little more!

Is Building Relationships an Ironic Dating Sim?

First off, yes, Building Relationships (at its early inception) took inspiration from games like Hatoful Boyfriend. I understand the gut reaction against absurd dating sims: it feels like the only type of dating sim that gets mainstream coverage.

But I think there is room for nuance!

I try really hard to make romance feel earnest!

There are different minigames accompanying each date: they're different in tone, different in mechanics, giving a more rounded picture of queer romance.

It can get spicy at times, but I do my best to design with consent in mind -- so that players don't feel like they're "punished" for saying no.

It really is not a cash grab

The game doesn't rely on poor writing to pad playtime. There's a variety of side content in the game. It's made by one Thai guy and a composer in the UK. It's not a corporation making an April Fool's joke.

I've also been working on accessibility features like tone markers, no-mashing mode, no input holds, etc.

So yeah, I really hope it doesn't come across as a joke on the genre

I just think that there is room for genuine connection amidst the most absurd of scenarios. A game that makes space for players who love silly games and players who enjoy dating sims.

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But yeah, let me know what you think! Does Building Relationships feel like an irony sim?

#building relationships #i just got annoyed that the game has been called an irony sim when development has been so hard #i've been working on a musical theatre/serenade moment and it's the hardest goddamn thing i've worked on (eventhough it looks so simple)#but yeah i'm back to shitposting baby #ironic dating sims #dating sim #building relationships game #indie game #also the human characters are so cute i really want to add it in (but i do not want to rewrite the dialogue)

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