A weekly diary of Crystal Dream’s development, from the first commit onwards. Each post sums up the week’s changes from the game’s changelog, with screenshots of that week’s build.https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/en-gbhttps://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-11/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-11/The adventure now starts in Ash's own house, under a huge old oak. Plus a new title logo, gold window frames, birds and butterflies, falling leaves and fireflies, a wall of brambles, and paintings on every wall.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-11/ash-house.webp" alt="Ash inside his attic bedroom: a stone fireplace with a fire, a bed with a red patchwork blanket, a painting of green hills and a round window." /></p><p>The adventure now starts in Ash's own house, under a huge old oak. Plus a new title logo, gold window frames, birds and butterflies, falling leaves and fireflies, a wall of brambles, and paintings on every wall.</p>v0.26.0v0.27.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-10/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-10/A crooked wizard's hut with a hat for a roof, chimney smoke and a bubbling cauldron, all-new forest houses in two styles, Crystal Stone checkpoints, new ground art, shop signs and fires that really burn.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-10/wizard-hut.webp" alt="The Wizard's hut: a stone cottage with a crooked purple roof topped by a wizard-hat spire, a smoking chimney and glowing round windows, among trees." /></p><p>A crooked wizard's hut with a hat for a roof, chimney smoke and a bubbling cauldron, all-new forest houses in two styles, Crystal Stone checkpoints, new ground art, shop signs and fires that really burn.</p>v0.22.0v0.23.0v0.24.0v0.25.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-09/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-09/Version 0.20.0 ships everything from the last month. Then: tutorial stones that show the controls, grass and flowers that bend as you walk through them, background trees, and a real Wizard.Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-09/meadow.webp" alt="A meadow in Realm 1 with round trees, a fir and a big old tree, grass tufts and Ash walking past a signpost." /></p><p>Version 0.20.0 ships everything from the last month. Then: tutorial stones that show the controls, grass and flowers that bend as you walk through them, background trees, and a real Wizard.</p>v0.20.0v0.21.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-08/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-08/Only two commits, but one of them brings a new face: the forest girl, with her own animations and portrait. Plus a way to quit back to the title screen.Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-08/lyra.webp" alt="Lyra, a girl with long brown hair, walking on a strip of ice in the test village next to Ash." /></p><p>Only two commits, but one of them brings a new face: the forest girl, with her own animations and portrait. Plus a way to quit back to the title screen.</p>https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-07/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-07/Locked doors and the keys that open them, spear-carrying bear knights, real portraits in every conversation, new animated doors and a three-layer parallax sky.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-07/knights.webp" alt="Two armoured bear knights with spears guarding the door of a stone tower in the test village." /></p><p>Locked doors and the keys that open them, spear-carrying bear knights, real portraits in every conversation, new animated doors and a three-layer parallax sky.</p>https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-06/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-06/The Mushroom starts throwing pieces of its cap, enemies appear in a puff of smoke, the Heart Potion gets real art, and menus and dialogues switch to a glassy blue look.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-06/puff.webp" alt="Two white puffs of smoke in front of a stone house in the test village, as enemies appear." /></p><p>The Mushroom starts throwing pieces of its cap, enemies appear in a puff of smoke, the Heart Potion gets real art, and menus and dialogues switch to a glassy blue look.</p>https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-05/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-05/Ash learns to swim underwater, water gets real waves and ripples, ice reflects whoever walks on it, everyone casts a shadow, and the first flying enemy takes to the air.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-05/ice.webp" alt="A strip of ice blocks in the test village, with a snake and a mushroom reflected upside down inside the ice." /></p><p>Ash learns to swim underwater, water gets real waves and ripples, ice reflects whoever walks on it, everyone casts a shadow, and the first flying enemy takes to the air.</p>v0.17.0v0.18.0v0.19.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-04/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-04/The green rectangle is gone: Ash is now a real pixel-art character with walking, jumping, climbing and sword animations. The camera moves in closer, the first monsters get real art, and inns open their doors.Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-04/realm1.webp" alt="Ash, now a pixel-art boy with brown hair and a blue tunic, standing on a grassy hill at the start of Realm 1." /></p><p>The green rectangle is gone: Ash is now a real pixel-art character with walking, jumping, climbing and sword animations. The camera moves in closer, the first monsters get real art, and inns open their doors.</p>v0.14.0v0.15.0v0.16.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-03/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-03/The first real realm is mapped out, from the Sylvaris woods to the Mother Tree. Plus NPCs to talk to, a shop, torches in the dark, rain and thunder, quicksand, and the first save slots.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-03/torches.webp" alt="A dark underground gallery lit by torches, with a ladder, a treasure chest and the area name written in the corner." /></p><p>The first real realm is mapped out, from the Sylvaris woods to the Mother Tree. Plus NPCs to talk to, a shop, torches in the dark, rain and thunder, quicksand, and the first save slots.</p>v0.9.0v0.10.0v0.11.0v0.12.0v0.13.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-02/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-02/Ladders, moving platforms, spikes, water you can float in, lava, slippery ice, signs you can read, chests to open, and a complete rewrite of the story: welcome to the Lands of Valdor.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-02/ice.webp" alt="A test area with a strip of slippery ice blocks, a pool of water, floating platforms and placeholder enemies." /></p><p>Ladders, moving platforms, spikes, water you can float in, lava, slippery ice, signs you can read, chests to open, and a complete rewrite of the story: welcome to the Lands of Valdor.</p>v0.3.0v0.4.0v0.5.0v0.6.0v0.7.0v0.8.0https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-01/https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/en/devlog/week-01/Day one of Crystal Dream: a Phaser 4 scaffold, gold coins, hearts, a title screen and a first level built in Tiled, with slopes, parallax and a well to climb out of.Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT<p><img src="https://crystal-dream.pages.dev/devlog/week-01/fight.webp" alt="The first level of Crystal Dream: a green rectangle standing in for the hero, red squares for enemies, brown hills and floating platforms under a blue sky." /></p><p>Day one of Crystal Dream: a Phaser 4 scaffold, gold coins, hearts, a title screen and a first level built in Tiled, with slopes, parallax and a well to climb out of.</p>v0.1.0v0.2.0v0.3.0