improbability engine

by aurel300

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.33

Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.04

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.23

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.15

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.60

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.63

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.36

Mood★★★★★★★★★★4.23

improbability engine

Enemy forces are in hot pursuit of your spaceship, and a stray missile damages your engine! Will you be able to repair its Escheresque internals in time?

A short point 'n click puzzle game made for LD48 in 72 hours.

Play now (web)

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cheat codes (light spoilers ahead)

If you get stuck, or just want to move on to other parts of the game, here is a list of cheat codes you can enter. Make sure the game is focused by clicking into it at least once before typing the code.

- skip to scene (only from the title screen or the intro):
- `enter` – before entering the engine
- `greet` – meeting the engine
- `helix` – fixing the engine pistons
- `inner` – further inside
- `final` – final cutscene
- skip a puzzle
- `reach` – skip the access code puzzle
- `flowy` – skip any of the pipe puzzles
- `rubix` – skip the final Rubik's cube puzzle

Tags: #2d, #isometric, #low-poly, #pixel art, #retro

Genres: adventure, puzzle

Comments22

Wheffle27 Apr 2021, 02:54

I mean... these puzzles are no joke. I had to throw in the towel at the rubix cube thing. I will probably come back to it later... you managed to polish the crap out of this and it looks and feels fantastic. Really impressive, you are a legend.

Milestone Games27 Apr 2021, 10:59

Catching this game from Kylazaur's stream. The graphics are really intense, I'm impressed by how you combined pixel graphics, 3D, and on-screen puzzles. Great job!

Roikku27 Apr 2021, 10:59

Cool gameplay and puzzles! I agree the Rubix Cube is a killer. The graphics are excellent, although not perfect as some elements are with inconsistent artstyle. But this is amazing for a jam game! Well done.

Bauke Regnerus27 Apr 2021, 11:00

Wow, the PS1-area graphics are gorgeous! Simple yet so effective. The puzzles are quite a challenge. Totally nailed it, awesome!

jefvel27 Apr 2021, 14:54

This game has really good aesthetics, and a great mood. But as mentioned above the rubix cube puzzle felt too challenging. After a while I was just spam pressing buttons in hope of randomly solving it, but gave up.

Everything before that was very enjoyable!

AndideBob27 Apr 2021, 17:25

A really solid entry, I am impressed by the amount of puzzles you managed to fit in here, and that last one really got my head steaming. All that's missing from this is some cool music to go along with the rest of the briliant atmosphere you created. Really well done!

Yu_needs_coffee27 Apr 2021, 17:53

I found it very interesting until I got to the Rubik's cube... I think the game could have been less complicated, I just left it at that point...

kuviman28 Apr 2021, 14:11

Very cool

PavelC29 Apr 2021, 21:13

Love it! Great aesthetic, very cool puzzles, really impressive what you managed in 72 hours. Have to admit to also throwing in the towel at the rubiks cube, but great, nonetheless!

Sheepolution29 Apr 2021, 23:07

Amazing game. I like that you have a little story around it to set the scene. The wire puzzles have a perfect difficulty where they are challenging but not frustratingly so, unlike the Rubik's cube. Good thing you added passwords. The endless room looks amazing. Well done!

Arctiform LLC30 Apr 2021, 04:07

I loved how unique this was! I was stumped at the rubix cube part tho..never been good at those. Great Job!

GreyBeetle30 Apr 2021, 04:18

Amazing game! The puzzles were challenging and I enjoyed the reference .

Whysguy5230 Apr 2021, 04:18

That was amazing. Rubix may be a little too hard but that's my problem. LOL

cottontshirtz1 May 2021, 04:57

A very well constructed click puzzle game. The highlight is definitely the visual style. That 2D/3D effect is very well done, interesting and maybe a little seasickness inducing. The puzzles themselves were just the right amount of hard. The sound effects were well chosen to go with the visuals. A simple soundtrack would have been nice but as it stands, this is a good time.

Arthurds1 May 2021, 11:47

Mind blowing really! And a custom engine? Holy cow! Sorry for having a brain fart on the final puzzle haha. Thanks for submitting it! -PomoTheDog

VainCil1 May 2021, 22:52

Beautiful trippy game! Very well done.

LDJam user 2528562 May 2021, 11:26

The most entrancing graphics I have seen so far. Very cerebral puzzle solving. A bit of jank with the movement but overall a very strong submission. Well done.

pnkvrt2 May 2021, 11:59

Gonna be honest, I'm horrible at puzzles so I watched a streamer play this but I gotta say I love the visuals. The game looks really cool and trippy. The sound is good as well. I also read in chat you made this in your own engine? That's impressive! The puzzles may be difficult but I think there are plenty of people who would enjoy a challenge. Great work!

ursagames4 May 2021, 05:06

Hello! Your game was played on stream ( https://www.twitch.tv/ursagames/videos ) on 5/03 (Day 2 of LDJAM streams).

You can find the timestamp of when your game was played here: https://tinyurl.com/LDJAM48-ursa

deepnight9 May 2021, 12:57

The game is super impressive as a jam entry :) Excellent work on the strange 3D scenes, they add a LOT to the overall atmosphere! The puzzle were too hard for me after the 3rd "pipes" one, so I had to use the cheat codes to see the ending :) Still, I enjoyed your game a lot!

CinderBlock15 May 2021, 16:57

Very impressed with the amount of content for a 72 hour game. I really enjoyed the 2D/3D-esque graphics. And the humor hit. While the puzzles were frustrating, they were also really rewarding.

I also really appreciate that there were skip cheat codes, because I don't think I would have figured out the rubiks's cube.

Overall a very interesting little jam game, I very much enjoyed playing it!

TechnoNugget16 May 2021, 19:32

Another outstanding game! Surprised to see this one on itch.io instead of your usual thenet.sk.
The only real issue I had was that final rubix cube challenge, imo rubix cubes are boring and frustrating, I tried for about 10 minutes before just skipping it.

The amount of polish in this title was outstanding, especially with the visuals, story and humor. Great job!!

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