Skip to main content

Indie game storeFree gamesFun gamesHorror games
Game developmentAssetsComics
SalesBundles
Jobs
Tags
A jam submission

Squared AwayView game page

A tricky reverse-puzzler where you help a bouncing character escape The Square.
Submitted by KindaMid — 14 hours, 1 minute before the deadline
Add to collection

Play game

Squared Away's itch.io page

Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Enjoyment#6923.6113.611
Presentation#10213.7923.792
Overall#11133.5833.583
Creativity#21913.3473.347

Ranked from 72 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
In usual puzzle platformers, the character gets full freedom of where to go, because the player controls the character. However, here the role of the player is reversed from controlling the character, to the enviornment.

Did your team create the vast majority of the art during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the art during the game jam

Did your team create the vast majority of the music during the 48 hours?

Yes

We created the vast majority of the music during the game jam

Leave a comment

Log in with itch.io to leave a comment.

Comments

Viewing comments 29 to 10 of 49 · Next page · Previous page · First page · Last page
Submitted(+1)

Really fun game, very simple and accesible controls. The gameplay is fun and challenging at the same time. Had a great time playing it!

Submitted(+1)

That ball is super bouncy! The physics were perfectly set to be challenging and frustrating at the same time, but in the end it felt so good to finally win. solid entry

Submitted(+1)

This game reminds me of a game called "Stuck Between a Clock and a Hard Space" and that is a good thing.  I liked the idea where you needed to move the level around to get the ball out and the idea can be easily expanded upon!!

Developer(+1)

haha yeah I see the similarities. W stream

Submitted(+1)

Fun game, felt great to play and the ball had the perfect amount of bounce to not be annoying, I personally quite liked the difficulty of the levels which felt challenging yet enjoyable. Nice entry, enjoyed playing :)

Submitted(+1)

Nice concept !
Unity physics are hard to get it down, good job for that.

The game lack a bit of feedback for succeeding and failling.

Submitted(+1)

Cool idea, but due to the difficulty of controlling the ball the levels got really hard really fast. Level 3 in particular was super tough, and the only reason I got past it was because of a bug which made it so I didn't die when hitting a spike.

Developer

Sorry to hear that you had problems with it, level 3 was meant as an introduction to rotating the box so that gravity would smoothly change around corners. It also doesn't seem like I can replicate the bug, I'll keep trying though.

Submitted(+1)

Cool concept, though the ball seems a bit difficult to control. the music is jamming

Submitted(+1)

Really great idea! Although there some things that can be better:

  • Ball is so unpredictable, I usually passed levels by luck, I wanted to have more control over the ball.
  • Some color work would be better I think, red colored obstacles for example.
  • Turning the level like that felt like nausiating a little bit

Definitely worth working more on this game I think, good job!

Submitted(+1)

This game is really finished, really hope you add more level, at lvl it become brilliant. Very nice and clever game !

Submitted(+1)

I have seen this idea a lot but this is the best version i have played yet in this jam. Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Cool game! I found it tough but fun, the ball is very bouncy :)

Submitted(+1)

Definitely one of the best versions of this take I've see so far.

Hope to see mark talk about it :)

Submitted(+1)

Hands down to level designs, it brings out all of the possibilities of the game. Gravity is kinda confusing but it made the game more interesting! Great job!

Submitted(+1)

Very Polished and preatty and I really like the difficulty!
Cool game!

Submitted(+1)

I like it! The use of bouncing ball in player-controlled environment is such a smart yet simple idea.

Submitted(+1)

Controlling the level, not the character is a cool idea! It requires the ability of both planning and precise control. I really enjoyed it!

Submitted(+1)

Beautiful, simple, fun, addicting!  The gameplay is delightful and perfectly fits the theme - surprising how much depth you got out of extremely simple movement and physics, especially with each level's new mechanics.  These swinging gates are kicking my butt haha

Submitted(+1)

Really solid idea and super fun!

Submitted(+1)

Wonderful game! I loved the visuals, and the mechanic is fantastic! It can be little hard sometimes though.

Submitted(+1)

Interesting idea. The physics feel kinda weird and inconsistent or maybe I just don't understand how the ball is supposed to move but it can feel a bit random and frustrating at times. Clean presentation. Good job on your submission.

Viewing comments 29 to 10 of 49 · Next page · Previous page · First page · Last page