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Tough Love Arena

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's free to play! Try now at toughlovearena.com DMs open

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 10h

1.1.1 - Steam: Fixed bugs and inconsistent behavior with external links - Crashes will now automatically restart the game after 3 seconds - Temporarily removed themed welcome screens while we make some corrections Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.1.1

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 15/09/2026

1.1.0 - Steam: Added Linux support - Steam: Added 12 Steam Achievements - Steam: Removed in-game EULA confirmation (since its now required by Steam before launching) Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.1.0

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 31/08/2026

1.0.4 - Cabinet Mode: Added new bosses to the rotation Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.0.4

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 31/08/2026

1.0.3 - Frame Data: Fixed notation for Malicious Meat Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.0.3

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 31/08/2026

This should be fixed now! Please let us know if you have any further issues. bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 30/08/2026

1.0.2 - Steam: Fixed bug where new boss characters were unlocked automatically, fixed bug where Enter/Exit fullscreen didn't work - Story: You can now skip cutscenes - Various bug fixes / balance changes on bosses - Fixed bug with sprites loading Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.0.2

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 27/08/2026

Sorry to hear that! Thank you for the heads up, we will look into it later today 👍

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 26/08/2026

1.0.1 - Steam version now has ALL skins unlocked - Free version now defaults to locking premium skins in offline game modes Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.0.1

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 26/08/2026

To celebrate our 1.0.0 launch, we're running a sale on the Steam version! Pick it up if you want to support the team and unlock some cosmetics :) store.steampowered.com/app/1807330/...

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 26/08/2026

1.0.0 - Launch version! We're officially leaving Beta / Early Access - Updated splash art and logos Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#1.0.0

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 22/08/2026

0.118.3 - Story: Fixed bug where Easy/Hard had CPU taking over both players - Reverted Summer Theme to July only Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.118.3

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 21/08/2026

0.118.2 - Renamed "Arcade Mode" to "Story Mode" to better match the game experience - Added "Autoplay" option for Story Mode for those who just want to see the cutscenes - Adjusted CPU behavior for juggles - Extended the Summer Theme into August Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.118.2

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 08/08/2026

0.118.1 - Modding: Arcade stories will now show up in the mod editor Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.118.1

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 08/08/2026

0.118.0 - Added Arcade Mode!! - > Removed "Versus Boss" menu - > Re-locked bosses for all players - > Added three new boss characters - Gameplay: CPUs will now attempt to perform their combo trials - Gameplay: CPUs will now burst more randomly Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.118.0

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 27/04/2026

0.117.2 - Lobbies: Named lobbies now have "Prevent Start" on by default - Fixed visual mistake with Noodle's Glitter portrait - Fixed a bug with music playing in the mod editor Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.117.2

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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Konsui Fighter ✨Wishlist on Steam!✨ @konsuifighter.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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!

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 26/01/2026

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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M. Paul @mpaulweeks.com · 23/01/2026

Josie worked on @toughlovearena.com ! She’s great :)

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 05/01/2026

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 10/12/2025

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...

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 12/10/2025

0.116.2 - Lobbies: VIP users can now make lobbies with custom IDs Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.116.2

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 11/10/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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MrMKL is Melting 🫠 @mrmkl.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

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.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 09/10/2025

Our annual online Halloween Tournament is tomorrow night! Signup for free and get free skins for playing 🎃 challonge.com/tlahalloween25

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 28/07/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 02/07/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 07/05/2025

May's State of the Game VOD is now on YouTube with timestamps! youtu.be/H0XwSbszxvI

State of the Game May 2025 | Player Feedback, Event Prep

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 07/05/2025

State of the Game is live now! twitch.tv/mpaulweeks

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Mega Knockdown @megaknockdown.com · 25/04/2025

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 💪🕹️

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 23/04/2025

April's State of the Game VOD is now on YouTube with timestamps! youtu.be/zlLD14wvHrg

State of the Game April 2025 | April Fools Recap

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 17/04/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 12/04/2025

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/

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 12/04/2025

0.115.0 - April Fools gameplay changes have been reverted Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.115.0

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 09/04/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 08/04/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 06/04/2025

0.114.6 - AF Noodle: Fixed crash caused by new super move Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.6

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 06/04/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 03/04/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 01/04/2025

0.114.3 - AF Onion: Removed meterless throw loops - AF Rice: Removed an infinite combo Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.3

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 01/04/2025

0.114.1 - Fixed issue where Rice was loading the April 2024 version 0.114.2 - Fixed issue with patch notes formatting Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.2

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 01/04/2025

0.114.0 - April Fools patch! All characters have been swapped with modified versions until April 12 Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.114.0

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 18/03/2025

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

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 06/03/2025

March's State of the Game VOD is now on YouTube with timestamps! www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LaI...

State of the Game March 2025 | April Fools Announcement, Extra Long Q&A

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 05/03/2025

State of the Game is live now! www.twitch.tv/mpaulweeks

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 04/03/2025

State of the Game stream tonight! Last chance to do the survey: forms.gle/FB1JEnZpDWTh...

March 2025 TLA Monthly Player Survey

Please give us your high level thoughts about TLA by filling out this quick form! If you wish to give more involved feedback or report bugs, please DM us on Twitter @ToughLoveArena or join the Discord...

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 26/02/2025

The monthly survey is up! We will discuss the results of the survey and have a Q&A during the State of the Game stream next Tuesday night, March 4th at 8pm EST forms.gle/FB1JEnZpDWTh...

March 2025 TLA Monthly Player Survey

Please give us your high level thoughts about TLA by filling out this quick form! If you wish to give more involved feedback or report bugs, please DM us on Twitter @ToughLoveArena or join the Discord...

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 24/02/2025

New Patreon Post! 2024 Q4 Financials and Analytics www.patreon.com/posts/2024-q...

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Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 18/02/2025

0.113.4 - Frame Data: Fixed crash caused by WIP modding features Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.113.4

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Tough Love Arena is a web-based, indie fighting game with rollback netcode that's 100% free to play.

Tough Love Arena @toughlovearena.com · 18/02/2025

0.113.3 - Menus: Revert autohide [P] button change when playing on mobile - Modding: Start work on supporting random cancels Log: about.toughlovearena.com/log#0.113.3

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Scramble Heart City @scrambleheart.city · 14/02/2025

We have a Steam page! Coming Soon ™️ store.steampowered.com/app/3041800/...

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Scramble Heart City is a 3v3 tag-team fighter that's beginner-friendly to pick up and play but features deep team and movement mechanics that reward practice and mastery.