The Cyclist Helper

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A short playable demo where you play as a ramp and your goal is to keep the cyclist alive.

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Comments18

Fenerax
Fenerax20 Apr 2020, 10:10
Really interesting take on the theme the concept and execution was really good if only it was a little longer or had levels it could be a really be a game you could build on.
Ruoyu
Ruoyu20 Apr 2020, 11:22
The gameplay is very interesting and innovative. I like the physics based puzzle vibe.
Galgris
Galgris20 Apr 2020, 11:26
I really like the idea. This whole thing with indirect control, changing the path, keeping the bike movement constant. I really like it!
Chaseplays
Chaseplays20 Apr 2020, 11:30
This is a neat little game! It would be interesting to see a sort of Mario Maker-esque game with the same idea behind it. The concept is solid and I had fun playing it. Good work!
Belea
Belea20 Apr 2020, 16:05
I really like the concept! such a pity is that short. Keep working on new levels, it's quite promising :)
MisterKeefe20 Apr 2020, 16:07
this is a really promising prototype -- if you are taking it further, here's a couple of mechanics you could try

- grow/shrink the ramp
- press space to flip ramp (you could then have "climbing" levels moving from platform to platform)
- change ramp shape (to cube, to curve, ...)

I like indirect control games. Good job!
AdamWatters20 Apr 2020, 16:07
Intresting concept. I think this has great potential to be a great 'post-LD' game.
Wikers20 Apr 2020, 16:08
good idea, i realy like it, nice job
KDgame
KDgame20 Apr 2020, 16:12
Like the idea, would be nice to make the level longer, or spawn random obstacles to make the game infinite.
Pincushion20 Apr 2020, 16:13
Great idea. It works well, and even though it was just a demo, I had fun. This mechanic could be taken pretty far to produce a cool game.
xpost2000
xpost200020 Apr 2020, 17:11
Interesting game, also the minimal style is actually pretty good. I like the physics approach behind it :)
jomoho
jomoho21 Apr 2020, 08:24
Found it incredibly hard to play and understand a bit more instructions would have been helpful.
Avi
Avi21 Apr 2020, 08:56
Initioally a bit confusing but I liked the physics :)
wareya
wareya21 Apr 2020, 08:57
The audio gets grating fast (it would work if it changed, had music over it, etc), and you should probably have more lenience in spike-wheel collisions, but aside from that, it functions well and plays properly!
singleshoe
singleshoe21 Apr 2020, 09:27
What an interesting take on the theme and genre. Would love to play a full game version of this mechanic, nice job!
MaximBegunov
MaximBegunov21 Apr 2020, 12:57
I was a bit confused at first as I expected you couldnt't move the platform ahead of the cyclist if he already passed it. The game is pretty hard and I think some checkpoints would be very helpful here. Great concept.
designernap
designernap26 Apr 2020, 13:39
Nice idea with a cool "one more try" feel to it. Great entry :)
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