Hellblocks

by thooom

co-authored: @alex-one

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.40

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.41

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.05

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.81

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.45

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.27

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.43

What started as some sort of physics based Jenga tower simulator, evolved into some sort of tetris-clone, and ended up as a color-matching, tetris block stacking game. The goal of the game is to get as many points as possible without building too high, the game also ends if you drop 3 blocks into the firey pits of hell.

Utilize custom blocks with special powers, color matching and strategic planning to accumulate as many points as you can without dropping your blocks, or building too high. Watch the tutorial unfold in the main menu before you start playing.

This game comes with three different levels:
* One big island
* Two smaller islands
* One big island but with a timed max height indicator

Controls:
A/D to move left and right
Spacebar to drop your block

PS: Please go to options to bring the sfx volume up, then restart the game.

This game was created by Thooom and Alex One

Comments14

Plotnikov Ilya4 Oct 2021, 22:41

Very nice concept and realisation! I had fun playing this and music is very energetic. I would like to see more of this

agameortwo5 Oct 2021, 16:13

Great ambiance and music! I did not end up getting many explosion blocks so I mostly tried to stack colored blocks near each other till I died. Physics also feel great, though it would be nice to see where the block is going to hit the ground so you can attempt to stack more efficiently.

Hennix5 Oct 2021, 16:13

Really enjoy the consept, good sprites and cool music! Would be nice to see more of the game!

LDJam user 2024085 Oct 2021, 17:00

I was like What Im I playing at first lol, but the idea is quite good I like the whole setup of this game, good job, oh and thanks for trying mine as well

potkirland5 Oct 2021, 17:44

nice concept and good execution!

Pixelydian5 Oct 2021, 19:15

A cool and "unstable" take on a classic! I literally said out loud "noooooooo" when my blocks fell off the edge. Good design choices of music with the mood and feel of the game. The exploding blocks were extra fun. I would have liked a little extra visual feedback of where my block would fall (like maybe a "ghost" on it's target? or the light beam being only as thick as the actual block?) but overall satisfying to get blocks to stick and and very fun. As an added compliment, my husband walked by, saw me playing it, and asked to take a turn. :-P Great job and I hope you keep making games!

fabioecco6 Oct 2021, 00:32

I dont know how I'm scoring, I was just piling up garbage, lmao. Theres a lot of detail for a really simple game, good job.

adamk33n3r6 Oct 2021, 01:21

That was pretty fun! I liked the new take on tetris! Nice sounds (except the pause sound made my ears hurt!) and the visuals were nice.

Geryon Games6 Oct 2021, 14:43

Awesome idea and great execution! I do wish I could have a little more control over the block placement, but all in all, great work!

Thooomauthor6 Oct 2021, 17:46

@fabioecco You scored from bumping same colored blocks into eachother, or by blowing up blocks with the bombs :)

ache games8 Oct 2021, 00:55

Visual art is great. Enjoyed playing this game. Well done!

squirrelsoft12 Oct 2021, 20:16

Music and art are great !
My best is 2800 points ;)
The controls were cropped for me on the bottom right on simmer.io, so I it was hard to figure out how to turn the tetromino and if it was even possible.
I felt the instability in this one !

dcrdro18 Oct 2021, 18:41

Wow, at start was thinking to do similar like this ;)
But you implemented this idea very well!
Very liked color mathing mechanics

Audio (and generally visual) is perfectly fit to the game.

As for me, I feel the lack of option to rotate pieces.

Anyways, good job!

Jonathan Lorenz20 Oct 2021, 12:54

Made me think about Tricky Towers. The physic of the objects was a bit odd, but it somehow participated to the weirdness of the game. So not a big deal. Overall a nice simple game, good work!

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