Sea Level Rise

by oda
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.10
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.21
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★2.19
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★2.95
Humor★★★★★★★★★★2.39
Mood★★★★★★★★★★2.75
A simple endless platformer for this year's submission.

Global warming is rising sea levels. Jump to delay your inevitable death as much as possible.

Press 🅾️ (Z or C), ❎ (X) or up arrow to jump.
Use left and right arrows to move.
Genres: platformer
Tools: PICO-8

Comments12

Jonah_SRG
Jonah_SRG4 Apr 2022, 14:55
The jump physics are pretty good, though because it's a fixed height the game only gets so difficult. Generous horizontal movement and coyote time make every leap possible, it feels. If only we as humans had a never-ending stream of platforms to escape our world...
zimny11
zimny1115 Apr 2022, 20:13
Nice game. I think at some point, rising water does not speed up anymore. Which makes the game a bit too easy. Anyway, well done.
theheheo
theheheo15 Apr 2022, 20:38
Good job! The pixel art was really nice :D
Raptarr8
Raptarr815 Apr 2022, 20:47
The game was enjoyable for the most part, though the player seemed to bounce on platfoms as they moved, which caused a bit of weirdness with the jumping, and the particles in the background were a bit hard on the eyes.
LMB
LMB16 Apr 2022, 20:23
Nice entry, with pretty Pico-8 graphics and matching sound. I like the water animation and the sparking thingies in the sky. Controls feel good overall, but I think jumps with controllable height would feel better.
olafstromberg16 Apr 2022, 21:06
I think I completed it, the platforms stopped moving after 319 seconds. Nice game, was a little too easy though. Perhaps reduce the jump distance and make gravity a bit stronger so there is less time waiting in the air.
salyon
salyon16 Apr 2022, 21:06
Nice little game!

Fun and straight to the point, I liked the colorful graphics and the overall simplicity.

Would be cool to see an in-game score meter and some adjustments to the platforming physics :)
TheCrittersCove
TheCrittersCove20 Apr 2022, 22:46
Simple, but effective game for the theme! The jump was a bit floaty, but I didn't really mind it. It may be nice to add a way to fall faster. Also, I kind of like how it looks like a sandstorm in the background. Nice work!
mikouaji
mikouaji21 Apr 2022, 00:27
Simple idea, great execution :)
piscythe21 Apr 2022, 01:25
Good fundamentals, but after playing for 4 minutes I concluded that the game was basically unlosable except by human error. The floaty jump is very generous, and there doesn't really seem to be a difficulty curve increase. I think this game would be greatly improved by some pressure to add a sense of urgency. I also think a sense of urgency would improve our response to global warming irl but that's not really something I expect to change in the world when someone makes a video game.
eldogg
eldogg21 Apr 2022, 15:41
The sky is crazy like it's on fire which is actually cool. Also like the little characters body shape as they jump. Fun little game!

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