What Are "Hearted Levels" on Char's itch.io Page?

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"Hearted Levels" is a curated showcase on Char's itch.io profile: a list of games and levels that Char has marked with a heart, the platform's equivalent of a favorite. It is not Char's own catalog of published work — it's a recommendation feed of community-made games Char enjoyed, spanning puzzle, platformer, racing, card, and action genres. Each entry typically shows the game title, the creator's name, a genre label, and a "Play in browser" option where the game supports it.

How the section is structured

Entries in the list follow a consistent pattern, which makes it easy to scan:

  • Title — the game or level name, e.g. Possup, Blue_Elixir, Annalynn MD Lite
  • Creator — the itch.io username or handle, e.g. Cruise Elroy, Team Bugulon, Amby
  • Genre — a short tag such as Puzzle, Platformer, Racing, Card Game, or Action
  • Play option — "Play in browser" appears on entries that run directly in the browser without a download

Some entries carry a short creator-written blurb instead of or alongside the genre tag, like "Stack baby opossums as high as you can" for Possup or "Top-down roller-skating food service!" for Debbie's Diner Derby.

What's actually in the list

The hearted games lean heavily toward small, browser-playable indie projects. A sample of what appears:

Title Creator Genre Play in browser
Possup — Puzzle —
Blue_Elixir — Puzzle Yes
Annalynn MD Lite Cruise Elroy Puzzle —
Debbie's Diner Derby Team Bugulon Racing Yes
Annalynn '16 Cruise Elroy Platformer —
Labyrinth Lizard Trianull Puzzle —
New Super Mario Bros. – Picture Poker RiskiVR Card Game —
Trial By Tile – WAFFLECORE Edition GreatAsexualWaffleCaptain Puzzle Yes
Modern Modern Chef Bunnynaut Puzzle —
Dragon March Amby Action —
Infinite Mario 64 TwilightPB Platformer —
Tanuki Defusal Co. TaelsDaFoox Platformer —
Bubble Bobble pahammond Platformer Yes

The mix shows the range of what Char hearts: retro-styled platformers, falling-block puzzles, Mario Party–inspired minigames, and browser toys.

Why it matters if you're browsing the page

Two practical uses:

  1. Discovery — the list works as a hand-picked recommendation feed. If you like Char's taste, these are games Char vouched for by hearting them.
  2. Quick play — entries marked "Play in browser" can be launched immediately, no download or install step. That makes the list a fast way to try several small games in one sitting.

Note that hearting is a personal signal, not a quality ranking or a formal collection. It reflects what Char liked at the time, and the list can change as Char hearts more games.

How it differs from Char's own published levels

Char's own work appears in a separate "Published Levels" area (for example, Tally-Up Tacos, a numpad-based order game, and EscapeBoard, a skateboard escape platformer). "Hearted Levels" is the other direction: games made by other people that Char favorited. If you're looking for Char's original games, check the published section; if you want recommendations, check the hearted list.

A separate "cool tools" section

Below the hearted games, the page also has a "cool tools" section — non-game utilities and creative software, such as Party Project Workshop (a board editor), MRMOTRON (a Blender-based LCD emulation process), and PNGTuber Plus. These are tools Char flagged as useful, distinct from the playable hearted games above.