Batteries Not Included

by photon
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.39
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.56
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.22
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.03
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.48
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.81
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★60%
Remember all those times when you were scrounging for batteries among all your electronic devices? Well, get ready to scrounge again.

Three robots; one battery. Each have their own abilities and rate of power consumption. Can you get them to the end of this puzzling factory, utilizing each to their own particular traits? Don't let your only battery left die!

Game design and music by Photon ( www.photongamedev.wordpress.com )
Art by Max Glockling Games ( maxglocklinggames.com )

Instructions are on the game page.

Comments31

Unept
Unept17 Dec 2013, 05:36
Well done guys!
01rafael17 Dec 2013, 18:59
Gameplay is boring, but easy to understand
Raphy
Raphy17 Dec 2013, 19:06
Hey I can't beat level 2... What are you supposed to do with the little bulldozer ? (Sorry I'm maybe stupid :S)
Photonauthor17 Dec 2013, 19:15
@Raphy: if you are talking about the level I think you are, the bulldozer is supposed to push the switch over the spikes for the green robot.

Thanks for the feedback so far guys.
blasmena17 Dec 2013, 20:27
quite charming, but, for some reason I couldn't use the little "tank" to press the switch on the other side of the spikes. It's very polished and well done.
Photonauthor17 Dec 2013, 22:04
@blasmena: you have to hold down Z to push; I was hoping the Z icon above it would help indicate that. Maybe not. :P

The reason you hold Z is so that you can move around it to get to the other side and then push it.
Venks18 Dec 2013, 00:40
Pretty solid platformer. Would of loved some hidden collectibles to spice it up.
dalbinblue
dalbinblue18 Dec 2013, 03:43
Well designed levels; it got very hard, but was very rewarding to complete a level. I didn't finish, but will come back later.
Lacutis18 Dec 2013, 05:51
Great game. I really liked how you implemented the theme.
The three different robots with different abilities was very cool. I dont really have anything negative to say other than the energy maybe running a little fast.
0x0961h
0x0961h18 Dec 2013, 05:55
Great job!
travislucia
travislucia18 Dec 2013, 14:10
Hey Photon, Great job on the game. Its always fun to watch a game in development and then jump into a more finalized/ polish version..even if that takes place in just a few days! Thanks for the comments and rating and I will be turing it into a more full and polished release with a slight greater combat level and some more exploration and also sounds....Good luck!
sknoslo18 Dec 2013, 15:30
Nicely designed puzzles. I really enjoyed this.
Manuel Magalhães19 Dec 2013, 01:52
Well done game, I liked each of the robot's skills.
sockfolder19 Dec 2013, 03:56
Wow someone made a game with the same title as mine =).
Nice puzzles. I especially liked the second to last one.
windwalkerranger19 Dec 2013, 14:38
Very nice game :) Reminds me of dos days. Great level designs. Couldn't get what the magnifying glass things were? Didn't play past level 6 though.
Madball19 Dec 2013, 15:29
Nice and polished game, looks pretty finished. Levels were interesting. The timer made it a bit fussy though.
What is the last level about? I completed it without using bulldoser or pushing blocks.
Photonauthor19 Dec 2013, 15:37
@Madball:

I'd be interested to know how. I suspect it has something to do with the UFO dude.
Hyde Wyvern
Hyde Wyvern20 Dec 2013, 04:08
There are no flaws in this entry, amazing puzzle development and extremely fun! It's a bit of a hard time to figure our how to use the second robot but once you get that everything is perfect. Amazing Job :D
rojo
rojo20 Dec 2013, 13:30
Nice use of theme, and awesome level design!
Warzone20 Dec 2013, 15:38
Really great game! Graphics are great! Gameplay is fun! And the levels are addictive. The teamwork between you and max was flawless! Great job! And good luck!
Symmeteer20 Dec 2013, 23:25
Not bad, and nice graphics! I got confused sometimes about the what the three robots did, but I got the hang of it eventually.
jprogman
jprogman21 Dec 2013, 06:58
Very smart game you got there!
sclark39
sclark3921 Dec 2013, 21:01
Cool game, I like the mechanics. The puzzles are interesting and the movement, while it could be improved, still feels very good. I didn't understand at first that all the robots shared the power bar. Some sort of animation to indicate the passing of the charge could help to convey this better through the gameplay.
somepx22 Dec 2013, 09:33
So cute and well done! Music is adorable :D
BradleySmith
BradleySmith27 Dec 2013, 05:11
Really neat and polished little puzzle game, rated highly. :)
mmickyman27 Dec 2013, 17:25
Maybe I'm slow, but the energy bar runs out very fast !
Good way to use the theme.

Tips : The bulldozer is not intuitive to use at first, you have to hold X to use it.
Zener31 Dec 2013, 09:24
That's a cool game! Looks very polished, congrats!
Madball31 Dec 2013, 14:03
@Photon: I don't remember the level exactly, but I used UFO to drag the jumper closer to buttons, then I dragged them to the jumper and pushed them with it.

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