Hanaa

Devlog

• Release 0.4.0
  June 30, 2025 by mobilelast

  June was a bit of a hassle, but not without results. Let Hanaa 0.4.0 be proof of that. Amid smaller fixes, this release brings three major updates. First, the problematic old winter track has been rep... Continue reading

  
• Happened in Hanaa – Vol. 4: June 23–29, 2025
  June 29, 2025 by mobilelast

  Most of the week went into polishing and finalizing things for the upcoming June release. Working on the winter track during midsummer felt oddly exotic. Winter track finalized. The new winter track i... Continue reading

  
• Happened in Hanaa – Vol. 3: June 16–22, 2025
  June 23, 2025 by mobilelast

  It was Midsummer week, so between activities some might generously call social networking, my dev time was limited. To make things more interesting, I managed to injure my right thumb playing football... Continue reading

  
• Happened in Hanaa – Vol. 2: June 9–15, 2025
  June 16, 2025 by mobilelast

  Lots of refactoring this week—some of it laying the groundwork for new features. Unfortunately, that means not many visible changes yet. The fun part comes once I actually get to use these new syste... Continue reading

  
• Happened in Hanaa – Vol. 1: June 2–8, 2025
  June 09, 2025 by mobilelast

  It's become clear that I'm better at writing short posts on Bluesky than long-form blog entries. So instead of aiming for perfectly structured updates, I’m shifting to a more free-form, week-by-week... Continue reading

  
• Release 0.3.0
  May 31, 2025 by mobilelast

  Third time’s the charm: Hanaa 0.3.0 is here! The main goal of this release is to make Hanaa more approachable. There’s a brand-new default track designed for quicker sessions and an easier start... Continue reading

  
• Release 0.2.0
  April 21, 2025 by mobilelast

  It's time for the Easter release of Hanaa – version 0.2.0 🎉 This update brings some major gameplay features along with important under-the-hood improvements that lay the groundwork for many addit... Continue reading

  
• How to Deadlock Yourself in a Racing Game
  April 09, 2025 by mobilelast

  This post picks up where the last one left off. Fair warning: this has been the toughest post to write so far. I changed the implementation several times while writing it, so even I’m a little lost... Continue reading

  
• Aiming the Car
  April 04, 2025 by mobilelast

  Applying force to a rigid body for the push is straightforward—just add force at the push position . The real challenge lies in aiming and ensuring the car is positioned steadily on uneven terrain b... Continue reading

  
• It's the Law!
  March 30, 2025 by mobilelast

  As mentioned in the first post, the real-world version of the game doesn’t seem to have any official rules. The game adopts the most common ones I came across but also leaves plenty of room for crea... Continue reading

  
• Showing it in Motion
  March 27, 2025 by mobilelast

  Before the first test session, I worried that the game’s slow tempo might make for a tedious experience. And while that may be true depending on one’s taste, I was relieved to find that playing di... Continue reading

  
• Sandbox Photogrammetry
  March 23, 2025 by mobilelast

  This time, let's rewind to the origins of Hanaa — all the way back to the distant year of 2020. A friend of mine got inspired while experimenting with photogrammetry. For some reason, he found a nea... Continue reading

  
• The Name of the Game
  March 19, 2025 by mobilelast#Design

  On the name 'Hanaa' (aside from the fact that naming things isn’t exactly my strong suit). In Finnish, 'hanaa' can be taken to mean 'press on it.' The name originally had an exclamation mark, but I... Continue reading

  
• The Beginning
  March 15, 2025 by mobilelast#Design

  Once upon a time, in a distant northern land called Finland, kids had a peculiar hobby - pushing toy cars around sandboxes. Each player tapped their car along a track using only their index finger, an... Continue reading