CRUSH

by alexvscoding

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.71

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.44

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.62

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.81

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.02

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.93

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Coolness★★★★★★★★★★36%

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No adventurer is ever to be without his hat...

2 controllable explorers
A constantly changing labyrinth
4 walls of death
A hoard of treasure for the taking
And two hats…

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Explorer 1
Movement = Arrow Keys
Drop/Pick up Hat = Enter

Explorer 2
Movement = WASD
Drop/Pick up Hat = Space

Want a larger version of the game to play? Here's a larger version of CRUSH! http://goo.gl/SskWzY

OR

Right click on the regular game and press "Show All".

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Steal treasure and halt giant walls of spikes with your trusty headwear.
But watch out! It may stop traps, but it won't last forever!
Make sure to plonk it back on your head so it stays in good nick.

Wait! What was that? Seems you're not alone.

Outrun your opponent as the labyrinth closes around you and outlive them

or

Work together with your rival to build up your riches then stab them in the back.

To the victor, the spoils!

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In the Indiana Jones films, his hat is always the object that seems to survive against the ridiculously impossible odds. We took the durability of the hat to it's extremes by making it an object that could be used to protect our adventurer against the dangers of the tomb. In these films, the hat always ends up back on the head of the hero, so for the mechanics we made it regenerate health as long as it returned to it's owner's head.

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Art
Rafal Bryks
Christophe Canarapen

Programming/Design
Alex Johansson

Music Production
Ryan Woodlands-Mooney

Sounds and & Death Song
Will Bedford

Enjoy and any feedback or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Comments34

Snuux7 Dec 2014, 17:09

Nice pixel art!

Broivula7 Dec 2014, 18:27

Really hard to play by myself! Got nothing bad to say about this, really. Nice score, fun, simple graphics and the possibility for two players! Really gj!

maddogawl7 Dec 2014, 19:25

Site looks like its down now

AlexVsCodingauthor7 Dec 2014, 19:55

Hey Mate, sorry for the interruption - it's back up now!

AlSweigart7 Dec 2014, 20:04

The web link doesn't work right now.

AlexVsCodingauthor7 Dec 2014, 21:19

Should be working now. Failing that, here's the link to the game jolt build! http://gamejolt.com/games/arcade/crush/41025/

efux7 Dec 2014, 22:14

Played this today with my flatmate. Makes a lot of fun. Impressive for only 12 hours. Love the pixel art.

wandersenus7 Dec 2014, 23:15

Love the pixel art very much!!!

laxeot7 Dec 2014, 23:17

Oh wow I love this!

Search8 Dec 2014, 02:32

Took me some time to learn how to play, but then it was fun, nice game.

kraln8 Dec 2014, 03:08

Sometimes frustrating when the death walls crush in what should be a tie, but one person "wins"

egos8 Dec 2014, 03:10

nice graphics and ambiance good job

MrSun8 Dec 2014, 03:10

Great graphics! Really clever game mechanic, I like how it works with the Indiana Jones theme.

Elrobo8 Dec 2014, 03:11

Very clever, nice art and great sound.

ohmmus8 Dec 2014, 03:12

great work! I'm going to try to get my wife to play with me since it's tough to play alone =p

madlee8 Dec 2014, 03:24

Very cool. I tried to play both characters at the same time, which was pretty tricky. Nice style!

Snail_Man8 Dec 2014, 03:26

Unfortunately I didn't have a second person on hand with which to play this, but I could tell it would have been pretty fun. Sound and music were really great, and the concept was funny as well. Graphics were also nice, and the whole thing was just really well made. My main gripe with it is that it was so tiny, but there's an alternate version for that. Overall, just a really good job.

Jupitron8 Dec 2014, 03:36

Hi!
Pretty solid game! Awesome art and sound!

NickMakesGames8 Dec 2014, 03:42

clever. I love the idea of hats being your most useful tool. Very true to the source material.

Fonserbc8 Dec 2014, 04:00

12h! Nice! The sound effects a bit harsh maybe :P But really cool graphics!

raincole8 Dec 2014, 07:21

It's better to play with a friend I think.
The ambient music is so epic.

nassi8 Dec 2014, 11:14

Like I already mentioned @ GJ, it's a nifty game, although a bit hard to play alone :P.

Dream Of Sleeping8 Dec 2014, 11:17

I didn't realize it was a two player game at first so I was trying to do it all myself, which I would really enjoy but as a single player it's too hard. Those walls would need to start off slower. I don't have anyone to play with but I bet it would be really good fun with two players. Music and sounds were excellent. Graphics were very good. And I thought it was very original. It would be nice if it had a stop button so I didn't have to mute the sound to hear myself think enough to give you feedback. : )

Overall 4
Innovation 4
Fun 4 (i'm guessing what it would be like with two players)
Theme 3
Graphics 4
Audio 5
Humor 2
Mood 4

gre8 Dec 2014, 12:18

Interesting concept. Cool art.

ehtd9 Dec 2014, 02:17

Really cool graphics and gameplay

ruerob9 Dec 2014, 04:17

I like the graphics and. sadly I have had no second player by my side but it was also fun trying to play both players at the same time.

Fnkee9 Dec 2014, 21:50

Amazing concept!! Such a genius party game. Artstyle looks really cool and the music speaks for itself. It truly is a unique game, and gives me that Indiana Jones thrill.
I have only one thing to say; You did very well!

sP0CkEr211 Dec 2014, 01:17

really nice artwork and sounds - it was very hard to play - nice job.

mrexcessive11 Dec 2014, 10:58

Hi there. Loved the sounds, especially voice - very Gauntlet..., nice visuals. Could not find a way to survive more than about 5 seconds, and that was down to luck. Good job on the presentation, needs to be easier for non-hardcore players I think.