Square Exit

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.65
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.71
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.07
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.29
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.12
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
At the start, I was going to take the two themes, but I finally decided to take only "two button controls".

Square Exit is just another platform puzzle as you may have seen thousands times, and with only one level, but I hope you'll enjoy trying to figure out how to reach the top-right exit from the bottom start point. It may be a little tricky at start, but the game mechanic is really simple to understand and handle. Once mastered, you can finish it in only 90s. ;)

Play :

Left : [X] or [◄]

Right : [C] or [►]

If you want to restart the level, use [Esc]

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Comments46

alvaromartin
alvaromartin15 Dec 2015, 03:49
I loved the game, finished it! It was very entertaining. Great concept, and great execution as well. :) One of the most fun games I've played so far.
CaptainRed_15 Dec 2015, 03:51
Fun game to play, really cool concept
fistmaker15 Dec 2015, 03:55
Tough game! Stuck to the theme well!
AuthorX
AuthorX15 Dec 2015, 04:00
It was fun for a while but became frustrating after getting stuck running in a loop with the last step always disappearing before I got there and having to retread everything.
jackycute
jackycute15 Dec 2015, 04:54
Good game! I just stick into it and walkthrough it.
But I feel tired now...
Anyway, awesome work!
Alexander Ramsay-Baggs
Alexander Ramsay-Baggs15 Dec 2015, 05:00
I think there needs to be a little more time to get to places. It seems like you have to be instant in every action, without being allowed to make 1 wrong move or wait even a moment. Nice concept though.
Boltz Interactive15 Dec 2015, 07:02
Well laid out, the timing has to be perfect, but it's what lets you know you're on the right path, or the wrong path.
rzuf
rzuf15 Dec 2015, 15:11
Dobby is free! Clever design, it was very fun while it lasted. :)
Troma
Troma16 Dec 2015, 00:04
Pretty fun! Great job
OttersDen16 Dec 2015, 00:06
That was really cool. It's like a maze, but you can't see it all at once. Game design was strong too, you taught me how the whole game works at the beginning without telling me anything except for the controls. Awesome job!
tyr_arcana16 Dec 2015, 00:09
Wow that was frustrating. Evil punishing puzzler is evil. I saw the solution, but couldn't execute on it fast enough. Nicely put together, but very hard.
LeReveur
LeReveurauthor16 Dec 2015, 00:28
Hello all, thank you for the comments !
While the difficulty seems to be a problem, it may helps if I give few tips that may ease the game :
- elevators can be taken even from the middle, it's not necessary to go down and take it from the start (and you can save some precious time)
- you have not to press keys for each move, holding it down works fine (I say it, because some friends who tested it didn't understand that at first time)
- you can't move while the square is in an elevator, so you can anticipate the next move safely by holding down left/right keys
- there is no visible countdown for timed switches, but you can activate one, and stand by and count the ticks to know how many time you have
Hope this helps a little.

PS : someone who tried the game finished it without thinking, just by seeking and go to the closest switch at each step...
fxtagn16 Dec 2015, 00:52
Huh, good timing for switching triggers back! Attractive and interecting to play. Create fancy graphics and port to mobiles FTW! =D
Rob Glen16 Dec 2015, 23:54
This was really fun! I think it was pretty well balanced difficulty-wise, it felt like the right level of challenge for the style and scope of the game and the responsiveness of the controls helped with that too.
aeveis
aeveis17 Dec 2015, 06:24
very nice! pretty good layering of puzzles. The sound effect of the box rotating was also very satisfying haha. I like how it seemed like a timing thing, but also had some order of operations too. good job!
ruerob17 Dec 2015, 09:15
It was very interesting! Now I want more of this! You've done a great job!
CatOnMars
CatOnMars17 Dec 2015, 23:24
Quite fun puzzle game and great execution.
I think the duration of each useable object should be longer.
bessdlan17 Dec 2015, 23:33
interesting concept ^^
pjimmy
pjimmy18 Dec 2015, 00:21
wow, awesome! this was very nice, creative and interesting, you should make more of these puzzles, well done!
Logicon18 Dec 2015, 01:09
Pretty sweet puzzle
Leuthil18 Dec 2015, 01:10
Started getting frustrated but then I knew what tricks you had up your sleeve. Oh yes I- wait what? :( ... jokes aside I finished the game. Pretty neat concept and it was nicely done.
Rocketship
Rocketship18 Dec 2015, 15:46
The level is nicely designed, it's clear to see you put a lot of effort into the puzzle/labyrinth. I personally like slower pace with puzzle games like this so I found this more frustrating than fun. Still, gotta give you props for the design even if it's not my piece of cake!
puppetmaster
puppetmaster19 Dec 2015, 21:05
What a clever and unique puzzle design!! :-)
congrats!! Very well done!!
rodobodolfo
rodobodolfo20 Dec 2015, 02:10
this game made my day, really fun and challenging. One of the best I've played so far. Great Job!
ChromeWisp
ChromeWisp20 Dec 2015, 03:19
I like how you took the one level and really added a lot of depth to it!
lawendt
lawendt20 Dec 2015, 11:57
Loved the sound feedbacks, it really made my blood run faster with the timing actions. Keep up with the great work!
Yaroslav Kravtsov
Yaroslav Kravtsov20 Dec 2015, 12:55
Final sequence makes me nervous :o) well puzzle game!
Taldius20 Dec 2015, 16:58
Nice idea and the level design is very good.
Great job!
Galvesmash20 Dec 2015, 20:27
Great puzzle game! A bit to hard for the first level but great level design.
You could easily develop more levels and release this game on mobile! (If you do tell me =D)
Great job!
YinYin
YinYin20 Dec 2015, 20:48
I liked this a lot.
It got a little tedious and could use more mechanics, but just moving around already felt pretty good.
Wevel
Wevel21 Dec 2015, 10:43
Cool puzzle game, the times aspects are slightly annoying as you don't know how much time you have remaining
crucknuk
crucknuk24 Dec 2015, 19:32
Nice entry! Game is simple but the puzzle was well designed. Good job ;)
Modoc73
Modoc7324 Dec 2015, 23:43
Good job. I wasn't going to leave without finishing! Annoying but enjoyable. Well done.
aare
aare27 Dec 2015, 15:51
Really cool level design. I didn't make t to the end but I guess I was almost there - the lift to the exit just activated. At the beginning I was confused becouse I thought I need to press arrow at each step and thus was mostly too slow, but once I realised I can just hold the keys suddenly all the timers started to make sense.

Really cool entry!
EvanEGibbs
EvanEGibbs28 Dec 2015, 08:23
I did it! What a cool game. I love it when the goal is so simple, get to the top! There were some really nice little puzzles in there. I enjoyed it. And now the weird square is free! :D Great job!
Steven Miller
Steven Miller30 Dec 2015, 22:02
Really awesome game! Amazing level design, I made it to the top.
Xanjos31 Dec 2015, 17:42
Some parts of the level were annoyingly hard to do since you need to be pretty quick but I absolutely loved the concept and you should definitely expand upon this with more levels.
PowerSpark
PowerSpark31 Dec 2015, 20:26
Really great concept! Challenging puzzles are rare in Ludum Dare. Two thumbs up.
Drury
Drury3 Jan 2016, 06:20
You went nuts with the theme, this is genius.

I beat it rather quite quickly, think 5 minutes? But I saw everything you did in the game, that was awesome. Very cool game design. Remided me of Kula World.
Zanzlanz
Zanzlanz3 Jan 2016, 23:52
I really loved how clever this puzzle was! It's awesome how it directs you toward the solution without making it entirely obvious what to do. And I loved how you introduced the concepts.

Excellent work! ;D
axoona
axoona4 Jan 2016, 21:59
very cool puzzle game, interesting concept, good ramp up in difficulty

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