Betwixter

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.69
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.90
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.46
Audio★★★★★★★★★★2.53
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.23
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.71
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
Controls: WASD or arrow keys

Every time you move you swap between the two game worlds. Use this to your advantage as you traverse through 10 increasingly difficult levels.

8/30 - Added web version let me know if it works!

My first Ludum Dare submission! I'm really happy with the idea I came up with, but I wish I had more time to make more/better levels. I think I did alright though. I used libgdx, paint.net and audacity for development.

Hope you enjoy playing!
-Buck

Comments38

silentlamb25 Aug 2014, 09:44
Nice concept! And the victory sound made my day, I love it!
Majko
Majko25 Aug 2014, 09:47
Finally some logic piece!
boddiul
boddiul25 Aug 2014, 09:47
The most innovation gameplay, I have yet seen at LD30.
Very nice use of a theme
skullum
skullum25 Aug 2014, 09:58
Cool game, good use of the theme
Ryan Melmoth25 Aug 2014, 09:58
Had a lot of fun! I enjoyed that the game became challenging so quickly. Couldn't get past the first half of "you asked for this" after trying for a while.
TicklesTheMighty25 Aug 2014, 10:19
I spent more than a few minutes plotting out the last level. Actual thought required.
ladymary25 Aug 2014, 10:43
Wow what an awesome game! I love the sound effects and the whole concept. I actually busted out a pen and paper to think about where the saws were headed next. Great job executing a novel concept
Nanolotl
Nanolotl25 Aug 2014, 10:51
Nice concept and well executed
DrHahn25 Aug 2014, 11:36
Reminded me of Chips Challenge, my first ever gaming love. This is really solid and cool ideas, and you could really take it further. Good job :D
BillToWin
BillToWin25 Aug 2014, 11:41
Fun game, great concept, intriguing level design. A+
ShellfishGames25 Aug 2014, 12:02
Wow. Beautiful concept and fun(ny) level design. Could be improved presentation-wise, but other than that great effort!
Got to the parkour level but couldn't quite figure out how to pass the two pairs of saws on the right side.
rob
rob25 Aug 2014, 12:11
Loved it! But I couldn't get past "The Good Level" — solving those two saw puzzles at once while remembering what's going on in the other world is just beyond my abilities I think. Really neat game though.

I wonder what it would be like if you could somehow see what was going on in the other world before moving — it'd make it easier, but I don't think the game would necessarily lose any appeal for it.
Makio
Makio25 Aug 2014, 17:08
Love the character, nice entry !
HeuGamer
HeuGamer25 Aug 2014, 17:10
Great concept. Love the gameplay.
Endurion
Endurion26 Aug 2014, 05:43
Sorry, no Java.
tommyboys010726 Aug 2014, 07:21
Nice concept!
So correlate with theme!
MentaL1326 Aug 2014, 08:01
Pretty good game, loved the "Go for it lol" level
bob_fish26 Aug 2014, 12:57
Great idea, nice difficulty and awesome winning sound!
Resonious26 Aug 2014, 12:59
That was pretty fun puzzle!
Polona
Polona26 Aug 2014, 13:15
Nice puzzling, the levels are really good and it's absolutly funny.
"It so flashy I'm gonna die!" The flashing while switching the game worlds is kind of irritating.
Despite that awesome game! (by Alvar)
Charlie26 Aug 2014, 14:42
Nice game and very good level design. Sometimes it's confusing to figure out where to go, but it's very fun!
bucksliceauthor26 Aug 2014, 21:41
Thanks for the great feedback everyone! @Polona, ya I probably should have made the world colors more similar, or each time you move a bit of blending between the two worlds.
okeedokeben27 Aug 2014, 02:19
I love the level titles, and the mechanic is brilliant! Great work!
gamedevBear27 Aug 2014, 02:29
My favorite game so far. Innovative, fun concept, lots of thought required.
ninjascript27 Aug 2014, 06:10
Wow, great concept! Those saws are murder!
pikkpoiss
pikkpoiss27 Aug 2014, 21:27
Great mechanic and use of the theme. I liked the steady introduction of new environmental elements throughout the levels, and there was some really clever level design. If you added some music I think that it would be perfect. Well done!
lkr27 Aug 2014, 21:31
Fun concept - enjoyed the game a lot :)
synchingfeeling
synchingfeeling27 Aug 2014, 21:43
Cool concept, levels designed well. Made me think a lot.
Amvere27 Aug 2014, 23:19
Great game! I really enjoyed it. Brilliant idea that fits the theme perfectly. My head does hurt a little from all the strobing back and forth though.
moomoo112
moomoo11228 Aug 2014, 02:14
Really liked the saw puzzles, they gave an interesting challenge.
PaperBlurt
PaperBlurt28 Aug 2014, 09:19
Good immersion.
Nice game!
LaFleur
LaFleur28 Aug 2014, 20:11
Very clever! Great job!
Otrora Games29 Aug 2014, 05:54
Nicely done. The mechanic is interesting. One of the few desktop games I played. Great job!
Waterman729 Aug 2014, 16:58
This is great! Definitely one of my favorites so far. Good job!
leafarz31 Aug 2014, 10:12
liked the puzzles very awesome!
great game! maybe one of the longest (yet) playthroughs i did this ld.
good job! :D
uvwar
uvwar4 Sep 2014, 19:56
Interesting mechanic! The constant switching/flickering was getting to me a little, though!
dcampos
dcampos12 Sep 2014, 16:48
Web version working, libgdx rocks! Very innovative gameplay.
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