haha yeah theme is questionable. I was going to make it more clear by having zeus strike the moles down with lightning but it wad too hard to animate

This game taps into the innate need to see numbers go up

I spoke with Dzhake and it turns out this was an issue in a script they used to create shortcuts.

If anyone reading is experiencing similar problems, check the "Run in" property of the shrotcut. It should be the same folder as the game itself.

Arid Arnold - Out now on Windows!

Unique worlds

Travel to the lab, a hub of interesting technologies. Arnold can create a clone of himself, and you’ll need to coordinate their actions. Your inputs control both—if one jumps, so does the other.

In the lost kingdom, you must journey between past and future. A tree planted in the past will grow in the future, along with other changes between the two times.

In the land of mirrors, master the power of reflection. Step on the blue mirror and your reflection will appear. Your reflection can then stand on blocks in the reflected space, allowing you to progress through the level. However, be wary—your reflection may also obstruct your path. When necessary, you must dispel it to continue your journey.

The basic design philosphy of this game is to have extremely basic controls, but in turn have complicated levels. The basic controls make the mechanics external to the character more manageable. This is what I think creates the drive for players, hopefully they will want to keep exploring to find all the new and weird mechanics.

It's free. Give it a try! I hope you like it! :)
Thank you for reading.

A simple idea with great execution. The art is nice, the music is nice, the controls are nice.

This game is a solid basis for a platformer. The pixel art is well done. The game's mechanics are intuitive and easy to understand.

Here are a few points you could improve on:

• When walking down slopes, your character kind of skips along instead of travelling down them smoothly. This makes jumping while travelling down a slop particularly hard. The start of level 3 is a good example of this
• Some of the moving platforms seem to glitch for 1 frame, appearing a few blocks to the right then snapping back into position.
• Some of the levels include blind jumps where you can't see the landing spot. For someone who hasn't played the game before, it's not very fair to expect them to know where to go.
• When crouching you can't stop walking. (Not sure if this is intentional?)