It’s #WishlistWednesday
This week we recommend checking out Tough Love Arena — a fun and unique 2D fighter with a strong focus on fundamentals. It’s available as a free web-based game and a Steam version that includes extra features and goodies.
Give it a wishlist & support the #IndieGame Community!
11.02.2026 16:22
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.117.1
- Added Ctrl+S, Ctrl+B shortcuts to the mod editor
- Fixed a bug where mods wouldn't compile if the last line was a comment
- Fixed error line numbers being slightly off
- Fixed a bug where WIP content was accidentally playable
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.117.1
26.01.2026 20:39
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Josie worked on @toughlovearena.com ! She’s great :)
23.01.2026 16:14
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.117.0
- Modding Editor has been completely redesigned!
- New engine features:
- > Projectiles can be randomized like cancels
- > RemoteAnimationConfig.offsetFromStoredPosition
- > FrameConfig.armorMultiplier
- > FighterStatsConfig.meterColor
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.117.0
05.01.2026 04:00
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Shutting down our Patreon | Tough Love Arena
Get more from Tough Love Arena on Patreon
As we get ready for official release, we are shutting down our Patreon. We'd prefer that our fans get something in return for their money :)
Thank you to everyone for all of the generous support over the years!
www.patreon.com/posts/144925...
10.12.2025 17:23
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.116.1
- Mobile: Fixed bug where holding touch controls sometimes tried to select an image rendered below the canvas
- Maintenance: Prep work for story mode launch, fixed some dev tools (thanks clove), and other tooling
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.116.1
11.10.2025 21:33
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Mobile fighting games are actually kinda dope these days. The technical input hurdle have largely been overcome.
Between tough love arena, Vita Fighters, super dragon punch force 3, and 2d fighting training machine, there are quite a few robust and mechanically fulfilling games.
09.09.2025 15:49
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Vampire Garlic hugging a pumpkin
Our annual online Halloween Tournament is tomorrow night! Signup for free and get free skins for playing 🎃 challonge.com/tlahalloween25
09.10.2025 21:24
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.116.0
- Gameplay: Added throw tech lockout. Pressing any non-Throw button while getting thrown will prevent you from teching on a later frame
- Lots of small character changes and bug fixes. Read below for more info
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.116.0
28.07.2025 03:25
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.115.2
- Modding: Removed matchmaker overlay from bottom left
- Modding: Added docs for the April Fools mod features. See log for more info
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.115.2
02.07.2025 03:43
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State of the Game May 2025 | Player Feedback, Event Prep
YouTube video by Tough Love Arena
May's State of the Game VOD is now on YouTube with timestamps! youtu.be/H0XwSbszxvI
07.05.2025 01:35
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mpaulweeks - Twitch
State of the Game
State of the Game is live now! twitch.tv/mpaulweeks
07.05.2025 00:03
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If you're not happy with the direction the big publishers are going with fighting games, maybe try out some indie games!
Frankly, the FGC could do a lot more to support games by small teams, so I'm going to put out some recommendations. 🧵
#fgc #fgcsky 💪🕹️
25.04.2025 01:37
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State of the Game April 2025 | April Fools Recap
YouTube video by Tough Love Arena
April's State of the Game VOD is now on YouTube with timestamps! youtu.be/zlLD14wvHrg
23.04.2025 03:39
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.115.1
- Training: Input Delay will now be ignored when stepping frame-by-frame
- Maintenance: Cleaned up April Fools character code
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.115.1
17.04.2025 17:29
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Community | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
You can find an archive of the April Fools build (as well as past years) on our about page. The source code for the mods has also been made available in the Modding tool, so you can download the zips and keep playing with them in the main game. about.toughlovearena.com/community/
12.04.2025 14:44
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.114.8
- AF Noodle: Fixed bugs related to projectiles/parry/visuals, updated combo trials
- AF Rice: Changed 5HL, increased range on 4L, misc QOL fixes
- AF Beef: Reduced startup on a number of moves, fixed bug with ground bounce
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.8
09.04.2025 19:16
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.114.7
- AF Pork: Increased meter gain on hit, removed armor from 4L but it now breaks armor and parries
- AF Rice: Miscellaneous nerfs and behavior fixes
- AF Garlic: Super Gateway cancel window shortened, meter gain on all hits increased
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.7
08.04.2025 00:18
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.114.5
- AF Noodle: Removed infinite combo, added super, new items, updated combo trials
- AF Rice: Combo tweaks, added groundbounce divekick, added super, updated combo trials
- Patch Notes: Fixed dates and formatting for a few recent patches
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.5
06.04.2025 21:22
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.114.4
- AF Noodle: Increased enemy meter gain on certain attacks
- AF Rice: Lots of small balance adjustments to make Rice more inline with the rest of the cast
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.4
03.04.2025 16:08
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Patch Notes | Tough Love Arena
Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.
0.113.5
- Mobile/Desktop: Fixed bug where version in the bottom left was clickable
- Cabinet: Fixed bug where controls reminder was visible on cabinet mode
- Modding: Added lots of new features in prep for April Fools. Full docs coming soon!
Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.113.5
18.03.2025 22:10
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State of the Game March 2025 | April Fools Announcement, Extra Long Q&A
YouTube video by Tough Love Arena
March's State of the Game VOD is now on YouTube with timestamps! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LaI...
06.03.2025 17:52
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mpaulweeks - Twitch
State of the Game
State of the Game is live now! www.twitch.tv/mpaulweeks
05.03.2025 01:21
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