Can You Out Run It?

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.68
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.80
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.04
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.74
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.78
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.26
How to Play

Outrun the lava for as long as you can, see how high you can reach!
Its inevitable that the lava will catch you!

Your jetpack only has a small amount of charge so you must land or collect jerry cans to recharge.

Controls

S/D or Left/Right Arrow keys to move

Hold W, Up Arrow or Space to Fly

ESC
To return to menu

Comments44

maxr00
maxr004 Apr 2022, 06:59
Cute! I really like the design choice that you have to land to regain fuel, makes things more tense! Good job!
Sam Horner4 Apr 2022, 07:08
Love the gameboy style. Fun game, if a bit easy, maybe the water could speed up as you play?
Taffaz4 Apr 2022, 07:09
Nice, love the risk reward decision for whether to push for that next platform. The answer is normally no in my case. Great game.
Lucas Guimaraes4 Apr 2022, 07:09
Oo, I like this one. Nice game loop to it. More variation would be really cool. Good stuff!
rex64
rex644 Apr 2022, 07:14
Very nice! The refueling mechanic is interesting because it forces you stop strategically.
LDJam user 158900
LDJam user 1589004 Apr 2022, 07:14
Dear aderpychickenstudios,
You´ve created a cute little Game. The concept is not inovative, but it works and it fits the theme.
The Graphics are fine and have a unique look. I like them.

For my taste it's a bit to difficult. But maybe I am just a Bad Player.

But overall I enjoyed your Game.

with best regards
Max
SolidSLR
SolidSLR4 Apr 2022, 10:01
Loved every second. Beautiful, challenging and really fun to play.
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor4 Apr 2022, 21:25
@maxi1324 Thanks for the honest feedback I will be sure to include a more casual difficulty level in my next game, thanks for playing :)
OrdiNeu
OrdiNeu4 Apr 2022, 23:16
Honestly pretty fun! I like the gameboy aesthetic!
ObsceneBard5 Apr 2022, 01:08
Oh my lord, great game, seriously, looks ready to ship
nethead
nethead5 Apr 2022, 01:13
the graphics are really cute and the game is super fun, I liked balancing my greed to get a little higher with the need to refuel! good level of difficulty for a jam game imo
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor5 Apr 2022, 01:21
@nethead thanks yeah I wanted to makebthe difficulty hard but not so much so that people couldn't play it im glad you found it good!
Tano5 Apr 2022, 01:48
The game is simple yet entertaining. I actually spend some time to grind to the eyes (by memorizing every fuel station and landing point). If this game is procedural, I would be dead. Nice play
Craig L5 Apr 2022, 01:52
I'd have to agree that water gaining speed as you go could be nice, even on the easier modes so the beginning when you're getting the hang of it is a bit easier.

Game looks beautiful!

Might want to give the controls. The arrow keys are pretty clear but I had to figure out on my own that you can hit escape to change difficulties.
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor5 Apr 2022, 02:10
@tano yeah I really want to add procedural generation to it I was just so tired this weekend so I kept my scope small but in the future I want to add that :smile:
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor5 Apr 2022, 02:11
@craig-l ill make sure to change the page I forgot to mention the escape key thanks for letting me know. Yeah having a dynamic speed is a good idea I'll make sure to tinker with that. Thanks for playing!
LDJam user 2874245 Apr 2022, 03:21
Great game! Love the Game Boy visual style, and the music fits it super well too. The game loop is fun and the level was well done and showed off a lot of different movement rhythms you can do with this mechanic. It felt good to beat. The jerry cans added an interesting mechanic. I'd like to see more items. And some moving obstacles could really spice things ups. Awesome work! Please make a bigger, longer version of this game so I can play it!!!
Wuppos
Wuppos5 Apr 2022, 04:00
This was really nice! The pixel art was cute, and the difficulty was on-point. The first few tries I did terribly, but I quickly learned, and in the end I was able to get to the end! (On normal made that it is. I have not yet dared to try hard mode >_
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor5 Apr 2022, 04:13
@wuppos Thanks for the in depth review

I never thought of starting the lava after a button press but that is actually a really good idea I will make sure to do that!

I will try to think of adding a way to make the landing recharge a bit more obvious to new players as I agree it is not the most intuitive thing in the world.
About the world generation I agree with you that I like learning the map so I think a way to make more replayability at the same time would be to choose to generate the map whenever you play not every time you restart so you could master the map you played!

Yeah the music was definitely a weak point of mine, it was my first time trying to make a track so I just got something semi passable out lol! Thankyou so much for the feedback gives me a lot to think about!
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor5 Apr 2022, 05:36
@the3rdhunter Thanks for the kind words yeah ill definitely add some more variety to it. Moving obstacles would be really cool ill add that! Thanks for playing!
Kosmosael
Kosmosael5 Apr 2022, 09:56
Neat retro game, really liked my time on it, the mechanics are simple yet solid!
I think as @wuppos, that a first player input would be better to start the lava, otherwise if you do nothing you die in a loop.

The music and sounds are nice, really good game!
haztro
haztro5 Apr 2022, 13:12
This was great, surprisingly addictive. Loved the feeling of picking up a gas can and blasting on up. Great work :)
mlho7
mlho75 Apr 2022, 15:34
Really nice one, very addictive, simple and well crafted, great job.
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor5 Apr 2022, 15:34
@kosmosael thanks yeah that feature is definitely one im going to add its a really good idea. I'm glad you liked the sounds and music it was my first time doing that!
extar
extar5 Apr 2022, 15:57
Nice simple twist on the endless jumper formula. The Gameboy-style graphics and sound give the game a nice feel. I like the fact the game just automatically respawns you, keeps things moving along nicely. :)
LDJam user 05 Apr 2022, 16:30
That was neat and well done. Something that messed with me a bit was that if you aren't flying you can't move left/right and your horizontal velocity stops. It makes things feel a bit stiff. But I liked the endless climb and the gameboy style.

Also I think I'm your 20th rating, congratulations!
Raphiell5 Apr 2022, 17:09
The music was a bit repetitive, but I had fun with the gameplay, I got to the end (on normal). I liked picking up the gascans for an extra long boost. Well done!
Castitatis5 Apr 2022, 22:36
I loved it! pretty challenging, it takes a few tries to know where you have to go to get the fuel :D

Really good job!
ADerpyChickenStudios
ADerpyChickenStudiosauthor6 Apr 2022, 03:41
@extar Thanks yeah I took inspiration from super meat boy to have super quick turn around times

@raphiell Yeah it was my first time doing music I agree lol, Im glad you enjoyed the rest of it thanks for playing!
ClaytonRumley
ClaytonRumley6 Apr 2022, 17:43
That was really fun! I almost gave up but persevered until I reached the end on normal! Love the retro game boy feel to it. Great work!
Rost
Rost7 Apr 2022, 18:39
The control feel a little bit stiff. I like the colour palette.
lesinvisible
lesinvisible9 Apr 2022, 17:17
Flying mechanic which was implemented in this game is very unusual and challenging. I didn't manage to get to the end, but it was challenging and addicting. The sound design goes nicely with the overall game. And, because of the choosen color pallete, game has some GameBoy feel to it.
Glaikunt
Glaikunt11 Apr 2022, 12:40
Great little game, would make for a good mobile game as well I think!
LDJQ
LDJQ18 Apr 2022, 23:56
The art is cute, and the gameplay is fun.
Beating hard mode had my heart racing.

Moving sideways did feel a little sluggiest.

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