Squish

Protect gelatinous martian life form Squish for as long as you can!

My idea was basically that a Mars rover located the first ever alien life form. But the catch is it was going to be a struggle to keep it from splatting on the ground while it's being transported. Mostly just a story that went along with the mechanics of the game as they progressed. Originally I thought about someone dropping a bomb in a factory, and a machine tried to keep it from exploding. But I couldn't do the art for an indoor factory / lab setting, and I realized I could use the martian terrain from reference images.

My wife just asked me to dedicate this to her, so sure honey, this game can be dedicated to you! It's my first ever game jam, and if I could do it all over again I'd rush to get a fully working prototype up and running before starting any polish, audio creation, sprite creation, etc. Had a great time, I'll definitely be submitting in October as well! Good luck everyone, I can't wait to see all of your games! :)

Thanks,
Jake