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Overview: You’ve just woken up to find your space station drifting dangerously close to a wandering star, and it’s up to you (and your ability to scale objects with your mind) to navigate through weight puzzles, zero-G challenges, and some not-so-ordinary obstacles. Can you leap your way to safety and escape before time runs out? Hop to it! This game was made in less than 96 hours by a solo deve…

Overview: You’ve just woken up to find your space station drifting dangerously close to a wandering star, and it’s up to you (and your ability to scale objects with your mind) to navigate through weight puzzles, zero-G challenges, and some not-so-ordinary obstacles. Can you leap your way to safety and escape before time runs out? Hop to it! This game was made in less than 96 hours by a solo deve…

ABOUT Arcade. Single-player. Puzzle. Platformer. Christian the Electrician is an electrical engineer at a power plant. He is called upon to repair a broken machine on the main floor of the plant, and he accidentally gets electrocuted by the apparatus. Christian passes out, wakes up to see the whole interior turn into gray-scale. The objective is to hit the right combination of colors in order to …

"Beam is a single-player Science Fiction Platformer game with stunning visuals and challenging precision platforming. As Captain Martin, you must escape a crashing spaceship using your intelligent escape pod, MARBLE, manipulating light beams and solving puzzles. With witty character interactions and a rich backstory, help this duo survive in a beautifully destroyed sci-fi environment."

Ear Hacker A cyberpunk aural training and rhythm game created by one person in two weeks. Wow! Known issues: The web version has noticeable audio lag on some browsers, which makes rhythm puzzles extra tricky. Try a different browser or download the game. The game gets stuck when starting a new mission again after completing one. Restart the app or reload the page before starting another mi…

Polchinski's Paradox is a a Time-Travelling Puzzle Platformer inspired by the Paradox itself A ball is fired into a wormhole at an angle such that, if it continues along that path, it will exit the wormhole in the past at just the right angle to collide with its earlier self, thereby knocking it off course and preventing it from entering the wormhole in the first place. The Game The goal of the ga…

Created for GMTK Jam 2024. The idea was to make an Metroidvania. Sadly, as is usually the case with overscoping, most of the content that makes the game a game couldn't get in. A good chunk of the development time actually went into making the basic mechanics and the level editor, so I made sure to include them in the web version as well (even if without the ability to save your creation). Usage …

Play as a pup fetching a lost ball for her brother.  Solve levels in 2D... Inspired by FEZ and Super Paper Mario, Perspective Pup's levels require rotating the 2D camera by 90-degree increments to navigate a 3D world in 2D. The 2D camera angle allows the player to jump to far off platforms as if they were just next to them. ...Or 3D! Shift the camera into 3D to get a better view of your surroundin…

Using a controller is highly recommended. TL;DR Prometheus Dawn is a physics based precision puzzle platformer. It features a wonderful story written by Joe Penick and was visually brought to life by Jonah Warberg. What is Prometheus Dawn? In Prometheus Dawn you must make your way through each chamber using your wit, skill, and perseverance. As you progress through the game new abilities will …

Ultimaze is a tile-based puzzle game about navigating small labyrinths. Move around and interact with objects to reach the goal in 200 single-screen levels that steadily introduce new gameplay features. As the focus is puzzle solving, you can undo your moves at will. The game isn't based around a single gimmick, but rather features a wide variety of different tiles and game mechanics that mix to…