
Helium touch
A downloadable game for Linux
Fork of "Helium" from https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=32808
About this fork
This version differs from the original project in a few key ways:
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The game runs on LÖVE2D, using a PICO-8–compatible engine called PicoLove: https://github.com/picolove/picolove
Just like other forks I submitted here, this fork adds mobile and touch friendly features to the game and is aimed at mobile phones.
I currently only provided packages for Postmarket Os, the APK files are actually Alpine linux packages and not android packages, the provided packages will not work on android.
If you want to play this game in a browser, with a gamepad and / or on a desktop I recommend you to use the original project instead (This fork is designed specifically for mobile devices and touch screens)
Useful tip:
The pull-down menu found in other games is disabled in this game because it interferes with the controls. Since the game does not use thumbsticks or buttons and instead relies entirely on touch input on all the screen, keeping that menu enabled would cause control issues.
Download
Install instructions
Postmarket Os
To install on postmarketOS, download the APK and run:
sudo apk add ./heliumtouch-0.1-r0.apk
Android support
I do not use Android and do not plan to provide Android packages. However, the game can be played on Android with some manual setup.
How to play on Android
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Install LÖVE2D on your device
- Extract the LÖVE game files from the Alpine APK (Alpine APK files are essentially
tar.gzarchives with extra metadata: # https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Apk_spec)
3. Launch LÖVE2D and load the extracted game


