Incremental Maze

by ed-b
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.40
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.34
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.26
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.39
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.47
An "Incremental Maze" that you can make bigger (with increasing costs & rewards) as you solve the maze.

I was planning to make this "Idle Maze" and add auto-solving upgrades, but I didn't spend enough time on the game on Sunday for that.

Thanks for having a look!

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Comments15

Andreadbx
Andreadbx23 Apr 2018, 15:35
intresting idea combining idle game with a maze, i think could have been a lot better with more upgrades and features!
PhysicsGuy23 Apr 2018, 15:42
I liked the base concept and it was cleanly executed. Another goal for the game could be to include a timer, so you try to end with the most money, thus having to balance difficulty of the mazes with the reward offered.
Ed B.author24 Apr 2018, 17:38
My next planned upgrade was an auto-solver -- either breadth-first or depth-first, depending on which tended to perform worse. Then the other, then A*.

Also, auto-step speed upgrades.
ludum1118
ludum111825 Apr 2018, 01:09
Its a unique game.
folex70
folex7025 Apr 2018, 21:51
good game!
loonydrope
loonydrope26 Apr 2018, 15:36
I love the idea!
Maze games are things I like, and one of the first thing I did when I learned programming on my calculator was a maze game. Your game reminds me of the good time I had programming it and playing with classmates!

Simple and beautiful, and unique concept!
arron-fowler
arron-fowler27 Apr 2018, 08:59
I love a bit of personal maze time, as it grows so does the challenge. Simple idea made well. I think it would benefit from being sexed up a bit.
Darkwing00Duck
Darkwing00Duck27 Apr 2018, 13:14
Interesting idea. Maybe add enemies to complicate passing
p-r
p-r28 Apr 2018, 13:14
very cool and original idea. does the prize changes accordingly to how many steps you make to resolve the maze?
Ed B.author1 May 2018, 18:45
@p-r Currently, reward = (width - 1) * (height - 1)
gimbalock
gimbalock5 May 2018, 22:10
Very unique idea. I love incremental games, and this was a fun idea. I would love to see a post LD version with graphics and more things to do. Good job!
Richnou
Richnou12 May 2018, 06:04
Good idea, and good game !
petitpois12 May 2018, 06:51
really nice idea - would have like to have a penalty for each move so that you plan your route better. Overall great game
jk5000
jk500012 May 2018, 09:37
An super interesting idea, and the game is fun to play. The mazes could have been generate more interesting, and even the big mazes is often way to easy to solve. Overall a good LD game. Well done.
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