Gravathon
This game was made in 48 hours for the GMTK Game Jam 2023 (Theme: "Roles Reversed"). If you enjoyed this, please consider leaving a rating and a comment with your personal best. :) Also make sure to check out my previous entries.
I didn't start until Sunday, so the game's still a bit rough around the edges.
☰ Synopsis
You play as GRAVITY!
Your goal: Help a little green fella called Jumo to win the GRAVATHON - a once in a lifetime opportunity to run for as long as you can.
It's just... running is hard! Like, REALLY hard! Without a steady intake of power pellets, Jumo will quickly run out of energy and stop. So you better make sure he doesn't miss the pellets along the way!
☰ Controls
'Arrow Up' or 'W': Push gravity up
'Arrow Down' or 'S': Push gravity down
Alternatively, you can click/touch the upper or lower part of the screen.
Hold a key to maximize impact. But be careful: Don't overshoot!
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Comments
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Cool little game! The background rain/particles add a lot for the vibe, and i like the squash effect when you use a lot of gravity. Nice job, especially for such a short jam.
Thanks for giving the game a go, despite the jam already being long over. Means a lot! :) I'm currently working on a full remake of this game, actually. Progress is slower than expected, but hopefully it will still see the light of day in 2023 anyways, haha!
PS: Miss you from Twitter...! :( Mastodon is way smaller and has its own set of issues for sure, but I really like it there! Maybe I'll see you around one day? #WishfulThinking
Rad! Can't wait to see the remake! And I really appreciate the kind words, maybe I'll give mastadon a look. lol
A cool and simple concept, executed well (it reminded me of the Gravity Suit on Subway Surfers!). For a 10-hour jam, it's impressive! hahah
My feedback is about the acceleration and velocity of the gravity. It feels they are slow to change directions (maybe they are subtracting until 0 again) and really fast to go to max speed - so it's hard to avoid obstacles using the gravity change, but it's easy to keep going into spikes at top and bottom. It's hard to polish, but you can get something of it!