Shapeshift

by suurin
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.53
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.85
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.36
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★100%
A 'tunnel-runner' game meets 'matching shapes' game.

Move with AD or left and right arrow buttons, and switch shapes with 1,2,3 buttons. Dodge lasers using your pyramid form. Switch to the sphere form to move left and right faster. Check in-game info about available pick-ups.

=== Important notice: Pressing ESC while in game quits you to main menu, if you need to pause the game press PgDown or F1 ===

Yep, there are no sounds. Sadly. Queue in some of your own music and have fun!

== KNOWN BUGS ==
- Level generation can sometimes (only happened to me once or twice out of like 20 playtesting sessions) overlap and cause the player to fall out of the level. Sorry if that happens to you.
- If WebGL (HTML5) version refuses to load you can always use standalone downloads, links are under the WebGL player, and on this page.

=== UPDATE ===
Post LD version is now up. Right now the only difference from the original is that it has sounds and some sick creative commons music in it. You can play it if you like. Standalone download links are big icons under the WebGL player.

Also a timelapse of the development process is now available - https://youtu.be/ZsVN2dGUwcI

Thanks for playing.

Comments40

nesis19 Apr 2016, 05:36
A nice fast-paced game with nice graphics. On the level generation side of things, some blind corners made it impossible to dodge incoming obstacles, and there were a few long periods of time when no obstacles appeared - but when level generation worked at juuust the right pace, it was good fun :)
TreenewT19 Apr 2016, 12:49
Really enjoyed the game but I think it is limited by a lack of fast paced music to get the juices flowing.
Powersource19 Apr 2016, 12:59
Only getting a white screen after pressing play in the main menu. chrome on linux
ekkiiiii
ekkiiiii19 Apr 2016, 13:01
Cool game. I especially enjoy the minimalistic art style which works very well.
BrianSChung
BrianSChung19 Apr 2016, 13:03
Cool. Especially like the visual style.
suurin
suurinauthor19 Apr 2016, 13:22
@TreenewT The post-compo update will most likely include some of that. Sadly our music guy got sick litterally the day the jam began, and I absolutely did not have any time nor skill to make anything like that.

@Powersource Please try the standalone version, Unity WebGL player can be really bad at the thing it was created for.
MrNyarlathotep
MrNyarlathotep19 Apr 2016, 13:25
yeah, its a shame there's no audio at all - even just some electronic tones on collision would have worked well with your clean aesthetic
RoadToSalvation
RoadToSalvation19 Apr 2016, 19:57
Fun game, cool style. Often walls will appear in front of you so close that you have no time to react or move. Starts kinda slow but moving faster seems like a disadvantage. Sound would have been nice
docteurSid
docteurSid19 Apr 2016, 20:04
I hope you will add music soon because it can be awesome !
orukinawa19 Apr 2016, 20:04
Fell off the stage but I really enjoyed it. I dig the visuals too
Andreas Brandt19 Apr 2016, 20:06
Pretty cool!!! 11600 Points!, have a little glitch when you got a boost (colliding obstacles gives you hp, at least in level 4), in general a nice entry, just need some active music and is a potencial addictive game, great job!
Skruffye
Skruffye20 Apr 2016, 15:25
Reminds me of one of the later levels in Jak3 and an old flash game where you were a missile flying down a tube with obstacles.
Pretty fun, though the graphics need a little bit of work to make it really shine. Sometimes the camera clipped through the track or got hit by an obstacle.
Overall, fun game though. :)
siryakko
siryakko20 Apr 2016, 15:32
Nice take on it, some flow in the level design of the "tracks" that makes them frustrating sometimes. I've enjoyed the game.
Big Cow
Big Cow20 Apr 2016, 15:37
Had a lot of fun playing this. The simple graphics worked well. Nice aesthetics as well as gameplay.
redcubegames
redcubegames20 Apr 2016, 15:41
Very addicting, nice sounds. Did 10k points ^^, no issues. Great game.
crucknuk
crucknuk20 Apr 2016, 15:42
Excellent entry! I love the design and the mood! I encountered the bug that put you out of the map, but I don't take that into account because I faced similar problems with unity in the past. Good job ;)
Chikoness
Chikoness20 Apr 2016, 15:45
Neat game, love the simple yet elegant art :)
EdoMiyamoto
EdoMiyamoto20 Apr 2016, 16:59
Good game, I haven't had a single bug in my session, it's fluid and good looking :)
Sir Magic
Sir Magic20 Apr 2016, 17:03
Really neat idea right here, reminds me a lot of a programme on TV called "hole in the wall"
nextreality20 Apr 2016, 17:04
I really enjoyed the music so good job adding that afterwards, it pairs nicely with the gameplay. Only complaint is that I felt the speed took to long to become faster, maybe have speed tethered to your score instead of the blue gates?other than that, nice game!
WeaverDeveloper
WeaverDeveloper21 Apr 2016, 10:45
Pretty cool game, but there were very long stretches with nothing going on, as well as blind corners when something did spawn. It kept me playing for a good long while though!
teamross21 Apr 2016, 10:50
I enjoyed the game a lot!
Simple and clean art, really good. (UI included!)
Fun and polished gameplay.
Solid entry!
DuckTieTeam21 Apr 2016, 10:54
Great game, with great mechanic feeling. I like how mechanics of the game polished, very cool to play.
Imperial Unit21 Apr 2016, 11:00
What an amazing game. The combination of the simple yet very clear art style, the tight controls, and the new music you added creates a near hypnotic experience.
meownsk
meownsk21 Apr 2016, 11:00
A good game!
14000 score :)
Tacohej
Tacohej21 Apr 2016, 11:01
Even tho I think the theme is a bit dull, it's a great game.

Sometimes it's impossible to dodge an obstacle due to misfortuned level generation, and collisions with mismatching colors didnt always result as dmg. Other than that it's great fun. Good graphics, flow and seems addictive. Well done
mountainstorm
mountainstorm21 Apr 2016, 17:21
Great game, fun to play and lovely graphics - simple but perfect. Not sure why/how it fits the theme ... but not sure I care :)
andyman404
andyman40421 Apr 2016, 20:08
Very cool game. Awesome aesthetics. I like how there's not just one "up" direction like in some tube runner games. Kudos on the sweet proc gen. Well done!
giordanno92
giordanno9222 Apr 2016, 04:56
One of my highest rated games in this LD. I simply loved the feeling of moving inside the tunnel and, as I did with my rhythm game, you decided to work with changes on basic shapes. I loved the audio and the minimalist graphics. If only the gameplay was synchronized with the music, it would've been perfect. Top notch entry!
justingood22 Apr 2016, 16:28
Best game i played ever. 10/10 omg omg very good
GGAlliance23 Apr 2016, 01:21
Good concept. The window was cutted (Windows (x64) version).
flummox3d23 Apr 2016, 09:12
Some turns make this really unfair, but the game plays nice, and oh my god, so glad that music was added :) Great job! :)
iossif23 Apr 2016, 14:27
the graphics are amazing. could use a bit more balancing with line of sight and sudden obstacles - but those are minor changes.
Jeasonfire
Jeasonfire24 Apr 2016, 15:51
The graphics are cool, minus the occassional clipping. I like the gameplay, though sometimes it feels like there isn't enough "warning time" after a curve, so it feels a bit cheap when you hit an obstacle. Still, quite a solid game, and it's fun!
wboqm25 Apr 2016, 03:48
Love the graphics! I did fall out of the level at the end of level 4.
marmpa
marmpa25 Apr 2016, 19:01
Really nice game seems really hard worked
Miko
Miko28 Apr 2016, 22:35
The flow and momentum was really good, and definitely my favorite part of this. Great entry!

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