Uballto

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.09
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.17
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.61
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.32
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.20
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.51
![Uballto 2019-10-07 (22162).png](https://gamejolt.com/games/uballto/443474)

Welcome to *Uballto*, a Linux distribution for...distributing balls. That's right, in this desktop environment, dialog windows are used to guide balls to their target flags. Do you have the technical wits to master this distro?

Made by one individual (and a lot of royalty-free assets).

![uballto02.gif](https://gamejolt.com/games/uballto/443474)

Controls:


* Played entirely with the mouse.
* Tap ESC will also open the menu as well.

Logs:


VersionFor Judging?DateDescription
v1.1.0No, Post-Jam10/10Adding support for screen resizing (more for web-builds), all screen resolutions, level name appearing on the menu, and *potentially* some performance improvements.
v1.0.1Yes, Bug Fix10/10Fixing the menu to have level 9 unlocked by default. Also added support to 16:9 and 16:10 screen resolutions (which involves just checking 2 checkboxes in Unity)
v1.0Yes10/7Increased the number of levels from 3 to 9 before the Jam deadline.
v0.1Yes10/6Initial upload.

Notes:


* 10/7 - Tripled the number of levels before the Jam deadline. Enjoy!
* 10/6 - Submitting this early due to a very busy schedule on Monday. In theory, though, I should be able to fit in more levels and game mechanics before the jam deadline. Stay tuned!

screenshot
Tags: #physics
Genres: puzzle
Tools: Unity

Comments51

Muse en Lystrala
Muse en Lystrala7 Oct 2019, 18:43
I really enjoyed this! Please keep working on it!
karwei8 Oct 2019, 00:47
Deceptively simple at first, but very clever puzzles and concept. Nice work!
eupde
eupde8 Oct 2019, 03:36
Incredibly clever. Well done.
MrTroy
MrTroy8 Oct 2019, 06:27
Another solid entry. I love the way your brain works. :D
Catusfelony
Catusfelony9 Oct 2019, 00:48
This is my new favourite distro. No more using the terminal, just balls.
Unicorn Studios
Unicorn Studios9 Oct 2019, 03:00
Awesome concept and well executed, good job!
Herman Chau
Herman Chau9 Oct 2019, 03:57
I love the base mechanic and some of the puzzles were pretty clever! I think the physics are a bit jank at times but that's fine. I'd love to see some more content, there's a lot of interesting level ideas that could be added.

One idea for improving the game might be to make the walls transparent so you can see what the level layout looks like!
AdamCYounis
AdamCYounis9 Oct 2019, 03:59
I liked the presentation and concept behind this game. (the menus were really nice, great UX). I thought the sound was really well implemented and the systems themselves were solid. I struggle a little bit with how to get around the anxiety of not having much agency as a player. I'd like to see this concept refined a little bit more. Great entry. Thanks for the game :)
Birdybirdkirby
Birdybirdkirby9 Oct 2019, 04:40
Really clever game, made me think which is always good!
T-Bo
T-Bo9 Oct 2019, 19:32
Awesome game ! I love the background ! Beautiful work ! Congrats ! :clap:
el_fideo_rubio
el_fideo_rubio9 Oct 2019, 20:15
Great game easy to understand and super creative with the theme :)
Marcin J
Marcin J9 Oct 2019, 20:53
Very clever and innovative mechanics, good stuff!
CatilianGames
CatilianGames9 Oct 2019, 20:55
Amazing game idea, and well executed with the smart level design. Great job!
gamesplusjames
gamesplusjames9 Oct 2019, 20:56
This was a really cool idea! You had interesting twists on the core mechanic that really added to the fun as you went. I liked the style you had for this a lot. Great work!
Almighty Games
Almighty Games9 Oct 2019, 20:57
Very unique game concept. This is a really clever puzzle game. Way to go! :)
Annie Owl
Annie Owl9 Oct 2019, 21:04
Interesting puzzle game. I had a lot of time playing it. Good job!
erebus10 Oct 2019, 00:32
Great submission. Really interesting mechanics! Thanks so much for bringing it by the stream!
Smitto10 Oct 2019, 05:52
Saw this on stream and jumped right in, incredibly imaginative and well thought out. Good on you for detailing when bug fixes occurred and what versions are for judging. Great work!
atraxgames10 Oct 2019, 06:38
Innovation is great with this one. Bravo!
Gaming Night
Gaming Night10 Oct 2019, 06:46
Wow, my favorite game so far. I really like the idea, very smooth to play !
And what a good use of the sound
bigwhiteshogun
bigwhiteshogun10 Oct 2019, 06:58
Very cool idea! Had fun beating it, wish there were more levels ;)
derpylz
derpylz10 Oct 2019, 07:07
Amazing concept! I really love that there are often multiple ways to solve the levels. Great puzzle game, with a lot of potential.
SageWare
SageWare10 Oct 2019, 07:29
Stunning game and amazing concept. The only other time I've seen a revealing box used was in Cyan World's educational game, "Spelunx and the Caves of Mr. Seudo". Your use of the revealing box combined with physics and animation is really genius. Loved the sound effects as you progress. Some of the levels where you control a box were a bit too easy, since I could complete them with only the box menu (no base or water needed). The color scheme was also very appealing. I really hope you continue with this game.
Jin9310
Jin931010 Oct 2019, 08:07
What an Idea! Amazing approach to the theme! There are no other words that would describe this better > Well Done!
despdair10 Oct 2019, 12:14
main idea and game mechanic is impressive and very creative. I liked it
Hadi Danial
Hadi Danial10 Oct 2019, 14:59
Great entry! I liked the mechanics
kuviman
kuviman10 Oct 2019, 17:58
Really nice puzzle, I enjoyed playing it :)
Snowdrama
Snowdrama11 Oct 2019, 10:54
One of the more innovative games I've seen! Clever use of the multiple windows to have unique mechanics. Loved it!
sztobar
sztobar13 Oct 2019, 09:25
Super fun game to play. I loved especially the music, it was really fitting.
koukwst13 Oct 2019, 18:37
Best OS ever!! Very original idea!!
Rodrigo Denúbila
Rodrigo Denúbila14 Oct 2019, 02:33
Amazing game and very well executed. I hope you continue expanding this game. Good job!
guckstift
guckstift14 Oct 2019, 10:23
This OS/game was just really really cool!!! Next step: Embed it in a real Live-Distro :smile:
Emiliabea
Emiliabea14 Oct 2019, 15:36
Challenging puzzles, I enjoyed this game a lot, and I think the backdrop of the game is really pretty
Emiliabea
Emiliabea14 Oct 2019, 15:36
Challenging puzzles, I enjoyed this game a lot, and I think the backdrop of the game is really pretty
Kurokabe14 Oct 2019, 16:56
The concept is really cool! The music is quite annoying though ^^'
SpicyPaper14 Oct 2019, 16:59
Great concept. The music was disturbing me, bad choice in my opinion. But realy cool concept and ideas ! Great job
Artyom Volkov
Artyom Volkov14 Oct 2019, 17:21
A peculiar puzzle game with superb realisataion. Notably, nice work with sound.
King Kujito
King Kujito14 Oct 2019, 20:12
Cool idea. Game is solid, sound design wasn't that pleasant unfortunately. Well done either way :)
Suchista
Suchista14 Oct 2019, 21:46
I love that a great idea was combined with really cool level design and overall execution. The game somehow reminds me of old flash games, probably done on purpose by aesthetic. Very cool project!
dreamlogician
dreamlogician15 Oct 2019, 01:06
I had a ball with this! :soccer: Another great entry - really impressive in terms of both concept and execution.

It seemed like there were multiple solutions for many of the levels, and finding my own approach felt rewarding. The design feels like it would lend itself well to having lots of optional hidden paths and Easter eggs. I would love to see the game expanded with additional types of environmental features.
stark
stark15 Oct 2019, 15:24
Great game! Wish it did have more than 9 levels =)
pl4typus
pl4typus15 Oct 2019, 15:48
awesome entry ! so much potential here
aeveis
aeveis16 Oct 2019, 05:32
very nice! Could see a lot of windows do different things, or having windows resize and do different things. Sometimes it felt a bit physics finicky but overall good exploration of the mechanics presented. Nice job!
Firesplash Entertainment
Firesplash Entertainment17 Oct 2019, 19:55
Very cool mechanic! I loved the idea of somehow controlling the environment by moving windows. Seems quite original to me! Thanks for submitting the game to our stream!
Swanijam
Swanijam22 Oct 2019, 03:10
WOW that's a brilliant. Awesome idea and very well executed. Thanks :D
MKnooihuisen
MKnooihuisen24 Oct 2019, 19:41
Excellent game! Thanks for submitting it to our stream! We played it on stream today and we should have the highlight available this weekend, in case you want to see.

https://twitch.tv/cyberlightgames Can't link the VoD directly because we're still making it as I type. ;)
selkkie
selkkie27 Oct 2019, 20:07
This was probably the coolest game I've played all jam, super innovative, I adored it!
The way the audio worked too was a really cool touch, although it seemed to be a little buggy.
Fantastic design and presentation, excellent work!
I would love to see it expanded on, since there's a lot of potential for different window mechanics!
BrokenMirrorMedia
BrokenMirrorMedia29 Oct 2019, 07:15
This is actually such an original idea and it's executed really well. The vapourwave aesthetics work great, and everything works together really well. I did notice some lag when dragging windows around in the web version but that's to be expected in a game jam entry. Overall I was really impressed not just by the execution but by the core idea itself. Great job!

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