A Way Home

by daxic
co-authored: @carko, @jake-sanabria
Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.08
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.16
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.28
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.28
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.58
Do you ever just want to go home? Well this weird two legged kitty sure wants to.

He actually wants to go home so badly he's willing to ask YOU for help. All you have to do is build him a stairway of sorts using the convenient blocks conveniently prepared for you. Not suspicious at all. No sir.

But be careful! There's fall damage and it's very much lethal. Make the weird two legged kitty fall five or more blocks down and he's dead. DEAD!

Controls:


Q, W, E - change block

X - delete block

LMB - place block

RMB - rotate block

F, S - dialog keys

Hold R - restart game
Genres: puzzle
Tools: Unity

Comments18

Pseudohausen
Pseudohausen26 Apr 2021, 21:38
That was loads of fun! Really great mechanic. I wish the camera was zoomed out a tiny bit more, and that the camera didn't shift up and down so much to follow the cat. But those are minor complaints. I'd definitely play more of this!
LDJam user 5143
LDJam user 514326 Apr 2021, 21:40
Amazing concept! Really like idea, when tetris blocks can make absolutely random way to the your goal. I don't use WASD and I think game can be more friendly without that mechanics. And last thing - camera. It was veeeery uncomfortable. Another things - 5 stars.
Alexey Kuzovkov26 Apr 2021, 21:42
Wow, this one looks like a really polished game! I like the graphics, gameplay, music and the idea of using those tetris blocks. Nice!
Zomk
Zomk26 Apr 2021, 21:43
A really fun game^^
It was just a bit hard to place the blocks when the camera moves. But overall it's a good game :D
Patsui
Patsui26 Apr 2021, 21:43
Very innovative and loved the music, well done!
CorbenG
CorbenG26 Apr 2021, 21:47
Really enjoyed the main mechanic once I figured out it's constraints. Didn't realize that I had to place the blocks on top of other things first. The falling once you've failed lasts maybe longer than it should, because the goal is to go down, and when I lose I'm going down further, but then I die, so it doesn't feel quite right. Great art and sounds as well! Overall great work!
Alex_LemminG
Alex_LemminG26 Apr 2021, 21:50
very nice concept and polished visuals
ipodtouch0218
ipodtouch021826 Apr 2021, 21:56
Very fun and difficult challenge! I feel like it's a bit unfair that the camera stays so high, but I suppose that's part of the entire challenge.
superpokeunicorn
superpokeunicorn26 Apr 2021, 22:02
Really enjoyed this one. I liked the quick thinking I had to do to build the bridge out in front of the cat as it went. There were also some clever strategies involving trapping the cat to buy time, then using the the block break to free it. At first, I thought the block break would be over powered, but having limited uses balances it out and even made me try to avoid trapping the cat if I didn't absolutely need to. My only real complaint is that the camera moving up and down to track the cat occasionally made it difficult to place blocks. Oh, and the joke at the end was priceless. Overall, excellent entry. Great work!
blinkMachine26 Apr 2021, 22:03
Clever. I could totally see myself playing this for a bit. Agree with Pseudohausen about the camera. And stalling the cat by blocking the path felt a bit cheap. Also there is a stalemate circumstance where you run our of pick axes and the cat is blocked. Art was fantastic. The voice that was there was a bit obnoxious though, especially at the beginning of the game.
SmelJey
SmelJey26 Apr 2021, 22:06
Really interesting concept, but it took quite a while for me to get used to how I can place blocks. Visuals and sounds are great and it was fun to play.
DarkXao26 Apr 2021, 23:13
What a great idea! Really really well done!
GibsS
GibsS27 Apr 2021, 11:27
Good concept and good execution. The only downside for me was the talking sound effect: it was quite jarring. But aside from that, good game!
pnkvrt
pnkvrt27 Apr 2021, 16:52
Fun game, great idea. Love the graphics and sound. Only wish I had a little more time to put the blocks down :D. Great work!
Aditya Kumar
Aditya Kumar27 Apr 2021, 17:05
I am very bad at this game, but I can still tell how fun it is. I love the UI aesthetic and the music. The cat's pretty funny too. the frantic pace makes the game a little hectic, but I suppose it's just meant to be a hard game :smile:
Fractal Flower Girl
Fractal Flower Girl28 Apr 2021, 20:01
I love this game! I think it is VERY fun and I like the cute meow. The music is really nice too.
paulhocker
paulhocker29 Apr 2021, 20:07
it was a very good game but it was very difficult to figure out at first. a small tutorial would be nice to show how to turn and pick the next block. a really solid game. thanks for making it.
bereg
bereg2 May 2021, 12:05
Very unusual and cool mechanics. It was an interesting experience, although sometimes a bit too punishing. Everything in this game is so well done. Great job!

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