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Stack Overflow

by dillonea
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.16
Fun★★★★★★★★★★2.72
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.57
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.07
Audio★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.32
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.65
Coolness★★★★★★★★★★26%
Stack Overflow is a game where you stack furniture up to the ceiling of a room, without it collapsing on itself. Items have varying stability, and if at any point the tower becomes too unstable, it will collapse part of itself.

Some items will cause you more problems than others. For instance, fridges will destroy everything beneath them that isn't also a fridge. The rest, you can figure out for yourself.

You can move your selection grid up and down with W and S, Up and Down arrow keys, or with your scroll wheel.

You can rotate your view of the game with A and D, or with Left and Right arrow keys.

You move objects by clicking on a square in the grid to pick up an object, and then click somewhere else to place it.

Additional Info: On the Windows release versions, you can change resolution and display flags by going into '\resources\app' and modifying the "display.txt" file.

Comments29

MestR12 Dec 2016, 06:53
A lot of stuff happened, and I couldn't figure out how to play it. Great soundtrack though!
kd7uiy
kd7uiy13 Dec 2016, 02:18
It's a bit confusing to play, but looks pretty cool. It's very chaotic and difficult to figure out what's going on.
PeachTreeOath
PeachTreeOath13 Dec 2016, 02:41
Good graphics, but the transparency and speed killed it for me. Could do with a tutorial. CLOSE to greatness.
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sugarbyte13 Dec 2016, 05:46
I liked the audio and the pace. I'm not sure I played it right, but I enjoyed it up til the buzzer!
Dogeveloper13 Dec 2016, 05:52
Nice models and interesting idea. Took a while to get used to the speed and controls.
BallingerBallingerandBallingers
BallingerBallingerandBallingers13 Dec 2016, 06:13
Interesting concept with good elements. The game feels like it should be played with a combination of strategy and dexterity, but as it is dexterity is the only factor. I'd like to see more info on upcoming items to plan your moves.
ayame9joe
ayame9joe13 Dec 2016, 07:10
Cool Game. I like the art and idea.
UltraRat
UltraRat13 Dec 2016, 07:42
Hehe... programmer puns as a name.

It'd be nice if the game had a bit more of an intro level. Feels confusing even after reading the instructions.
DalesDiscountTires13 Dec 2016, 11:00
Its a little chaotic and confusing but good use of the theme man. Nice job!
JK5000
JK500013 Dec 2016, 11:36
The idea is super great, but it a bit chaotic and perhaps a bit too fast. The music and graphics is amazing. So overall well done.
GarethIW
GarethIW13 Dec 2016, 14:39
Really nice looking game and Audio. Found it easier to play after reading the Help but still a little chaotic.
Uliana Galich13 Dec 2016, 16:37
Art and soundtrack are really cool
Good luck!
TubbyS13 Dec 2016, 16:39
Feel like it started to much to quickly, I think it could be a nice concept if you gradually increase the difficulty instead of just throwing everything at you at once.
Alex13 Dec 2016, 19:18
Wayy too confusing. I figured out how to play after a while, but there's just way too much happening way too fast. It's overwhelming, and makes it hard to concentrate on the gameplay. You should definitely try to slow things down, at least in the beginning so people understand how the game works.

Other than that, it's a solid concept. The audio and visuals were nice, and the rotation animation was pretty cool.
rubensoleao
rubensoleao13 Dec 2016, 19:37
A bit too clumped up, could have a simpler level.Sometimes I lost and couldn't understand why.
Since the game is very fast paced the up and down movements could be faster.

But if you did some tweaks i would def play it again
GameDevExtreme13 Dec 2016, 20:15
Great music! Confusing and fast, and I didn't really like the mindless gameplay after I understood what i'm supposed to do. Froze for a few seconds every ~45 seconds, and after a few freezes my pc froze entirely and I had to hard reset it(Web version).
sacredseedstudio
sacredseedstudio13 Dec 2016, 20:22
Once I figured out the controls, the game is pretty fun :)
imphenzia
imphenzia13 Dec 2016, 21:21
I can imagine this is fun if you become good at it, or if you understand it better than I managed to. I read the instructions before I played. I tried twice and the speed and transparency and lack of tactile feel of selecting objects made it difficult for me to understand what to do. I re-read the instructions and tried another couple of times and then I managed to select and stack a few items and noticed how it started to collapse in places. Still, it was too steep of a curve for me to maintain interest. I really liked the visual feel and the rotation and isometric style was really nice. The music is great too! I think I would need a tutorial video =)
leondryaso13 Dec 2016, 22:18
It's so fast that it's unplayable for me, I just can't think that fast! :D But I understand the concept and you've made quite a great job with the game itself. Nice graphics and sounds.
muzuka13 Dec 2016, 23:16
Pretty hectic and cool game! Had a lot of fun once I figured out how it worked.
mattparks5855
mattparks585513 Dec 2016, 23:47
Is a very fun game to play. Your graphics look very nice, and your sounds are great!
karlipoppins
karlipoppins14 Dec 2016, 06:42
Wonderful take on the Tetris theme. Loved the music and the graphics. Initially, moving up and down floors was pretty tedious but I ended up getting the hang of it after a while. Wish there was some sort of ending after a certain score. Great job :)
Interface
Interface14 Dec 2016, 06:58
Nice music, good graphics. I like the idea someone said of gradually increasing speed, it would help to learn how to play the game.
Awesome entry!
Cerno_b15 Dec 2016, 22:04
It's a great concept, but it was too confusing for me. Maybe a slower version? Or having the ability to stop time? Or even a turn based version?

The implementation is really smooth, but I wish the controls were more precise, which is probably easier said than done for this idea.

Presentation was top notch though.

Overall it plays like a diamond in the rough.
M2tias17 Dec 2016, 16:57
Great art, I love the music! But I can't play the game :D
Everything just falls so fast and ends up in a huge mess. I think I'd like this game if it didn't have all the problems. Maybe it would work better if:
it was a lot slower, max height was lower, color of the column turned more red if it was going to fail, less furniture so it's more clear?
chipmonkey
chipmonkey23 Dec 2016, 21:57
Need a bit more gameplay explanation,but the graphics are great and the filing room is a good concept!
Kalkatos
Kalkatos31 Dec 2016, 15:12
The game looks very well made. Graphics are neat, music is cool and gameplay is exciting! Congratulations.
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