Wake me up when August ends

by beetrootmonkey

co-authored: @friesforfree, @electric

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.50

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.61

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.39

Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.48

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.75

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.32

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.67

Controls

[W][A][S][D] Movement

[LMB]/[H] Pick up/drop object

[Q][E] Rotate carried object

[RMB]/[J] Staple carried object to world (does NOT work on loose objects)

[Space]/[G] Jump

About

This game is about a little boy called August who's dreaming about sheer infinite amounts of water that seem to rise endlessly. He tries to escape by building the biggest tower of furniture anybody has ever seen. Will you help him be faster than the ascending blue nightmare?

Comments22

dangerbleistift5 Oct 2021, 10:38

Sadly i got stuck in loading screen :(

Gaming Night5 Oct 2021, 10:40

same for me (firefox)

Pythorogus5 Oct 2021, 10:41

nice physics, stressful game :p

Mejzlosh5 Oct 2021, 10:41

it was fun to play it, feels nice and polished!

Nerisma5 Oct 2021, 10:41

Hi was quite fun, but after a while there is only water and I can go trough without dying ^^

Codeer5 Oct 2021, 10:42

Nice game! Fun concept and cool graphics! It wasn't super responsive (about 2 second input delay) so I didn't manage to play through the whole thing, but again nice work!

Stelios5 Oct 2021, 10:42

That's a Green Day reference right?

cituchi5 Oct 2021, 10:44

interesting gameplay, cool theme solution

Rodrigo Sousa5 Oct 2021, 10:47

cool game when I understood the mechanics it was already too late and was ded second time was funner!

Thooom5 Oct 2021, 10:47

Great concept! Controls felt nice to play with, the sound and music were spot on. One improvement suggestion would be to make bigger things heavier, allthough I see how that would make it more stable :P This could also be fun with several levels. Fun game, congratulations :)

AlexanderSantiago5 Oct 2021, 10:48

Fun to play, nice mechanics, mood is very chill

Sirkovitch5 Oct 2021, 10:52

Original and fun gameplay ! loved the atmosphere

KKrane5 Oct 2021, 10:53

I just don't love the part that you wait for inevitable death on the roof :cry: but it was a good experience i like the idea of stackings things to survive congrats!

chesiq5 Oct 2021, 11:38

Great game! I drowned =( Really enjoyed the graphics, audio, and overall feel. Could not figure out how not to drown and if there is anything out there?

gdman5 Oct 2021, 12:51

Very nice aesthetic game, my laptop had some difficulties with chrome performance though

Kyrylo Kalienich5 Oct 2021, 15:38

Fun game! At first play objective wasn't clear so i run to map end and drowned :))

blobo6 Oct 2021, 16:31

There should be a reset button so you don't need to refresh the page to play again! I love the rolling hills in the background with all the trees. The art in this game is nicely done! Great work.

Sodaro6 Oct 2021, 20:06

Very cool! Did not know what to do at first so just ran to the right, then I reread the description and was able to live for a bit longer :D

Kora0h7 Oct 2021, 22:48

Music is very suitable for this atmosphere, really like that! The first time I played, I chose to run to the left and drowned, but I couldn't find a button to restart.. Nice game anyway!

IntoDarkness8 Oct 2021, 11:49

The game work very good and started very fast . Very FUN game :v: . I love it . easy to play . Very good work

cppchriscpp8 Oct 2021, 21:30

What a clever idea! I really liked the music on this, and the general idea is cool too. I survived for about 6 minutes on a rooftop. I will say the pacing felt a little odd to me - I'm not sure how I would have done it differently, but it felt like there was a lot of waiting. Maybe a toggle button for speeding up the rate of water would help?

Either way, thanks for a fun game!

ps: While I was writing this, I left it open in a tab and learned that couches can float with the weight of a small child in this dream world. I think I win!