Escape From Paradox Place

by voidwave

co-authored: @jennyy, @relick

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.57

Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.41

Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.46

Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.11

Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.90

Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.31

Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.15

Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.46

!! If game does not load, try on itch.io here: https://relick.itch.io/escape-from-paradox-place !!

!! If playing on 4k monitor, try zooming out 3-4x if the frame does not fit the screen !!

Frog is trapped in Paradox Place! It twists time and their sense of self! You must help them escape!

Objective: Collect all the mysterious rings.

Controls: Arrows to move (use up and down on ladders), Spacebar to jump, Z to interact. Gamepad also supported.

Programming and design by Voidwave, jennyy, relick, LunaShroom

Art by jennyy

Audio by relick

Tags: #escape game, #frogs, #spooky

Genres: puzzle

Comments26

jennyy3 Oct 2022, 16:37

frog

blaster3913 Oct 2022, 18:01

frog

Sisusakari3 Oct 2022, 18:30

frog

mudlee3 Oct 2022, 18:43

hm. I can't understand how can I beat this. I can just barely go through the red door and then time is over? Do I miss something?

jaybaus3 Oct 2022, 20:25

frog

Cookie_CHR3 Oct 2022, 21:34

After some trying, I completed it! Nice game, it's a bit hard but that's what makes it fun. Would love to see more levels in a post-jam update! :)

Mahmoud3 Oct 2022, 21:45

frog

LDJam user 2984964 Oct 2022, 07:50

Little confused by this game, but I did manage to beat it. At first I thought that the actions of one frog would impact the other (e.g. unlocking a door would keep it open for the others) but each change is actually a refresh?

Nice puzzle with a neat solution once I'd got my head around it!

amarokczukay5 Oct 2022, 00:13

hard at first, but when you get what to do, it's a good mechanic! good job! frog animations are cute

Joshua Denk5 Oct 2022, 00:19

A lot of fun! The frog is adorable :)

It felt like a lot of items reached by jump were a bit tough to aim. Maybe increase the interaction radius for some of the items you placed higher-up like the skull? That's something minor though.

This is one of my favorite games so far this jam. It's charming!

Scoobyben15 Oct 2022, 00:21

I do love a good time loop puzzle! I suspect we'll see a fair few of them given the theme. I enjoyed getting through this - I was a bit daunted by the fact I'd have to do everything in one loop before I realised that the rings we persistent. Also was a bit confused by the "level complete" screen that indicated I needed to go to another level, but never managed to work out how.

Also: frog

Spoons5 Oct 2022, 00:21

frog.

in all seriousness I like it a lot. really enjoyed the music

lectvs5 Oct 2022, 00:54

Very cool! Love the loop mechanic. I think I'm supposed to say frog?? :frog:

LDJam user 2795075 Oct 2022, 19:37

OK the costume changes had me properly laughing. After a brief bit of panic and getting into a rhythm I enjoyed the puzzles! Took me ages to find the light switch :smile:.

Great frog

ben_throop5 Oct 2022, 21:03

Completed the level! It was frantic and I liked it.

TobiasD5 Oct 2022, 23:24

Beat the game! Found double-jumping for that last ring very hard. But I loved the multiple frog costumes. 10 frogs out of frog.

CallofAS226 Oct 2022, 05:40

Completed the first level,good loop mechanic.

:frog:

Chase of Bass6 Oct 2022, 10:51

Yay Escaped!!! Wow, i thought the first level was hard lol -was really satisfying to figure it out though -but then doing it fast enough was a really cool challenge too! I liked the music and the art too -great job on this!! :D

Serxiolas6 Oct 2022, 20:36

I am an idiot! Stressful but nice concept! Cute visuals!

bradleypollard6 Oct 2022, 20:41

The different costumes were very enjoyable, the one riding a horse was my favourite. I think putting down items should have been a different button to interacting because in the panic of the 10 second timer I kept accidentally dropping things if I missed what I was trying to click on 😂 Some of the puzzles were pretty tricky and satisfying to solve!

Also frog

Trexxak7 Oct 2022, 17:48

Feels nice to solve stuff, feels :( to run out of time, feels :D to get new frog.

frog/frog!

Langotriel11 Oct 2022, 22:51

Toad.

No wait, frog!

Phew.

Anyway, I must admit I got frustrated a number of times but glad to be rewarded with many frog sprites

organicpencil13 Oct 2022, 00:29

I FINISHED IT! The whole "explore the level and master the paths" thing was pretty good, really got sucked into it. Game was very froggy.

InitialPosition18 Oct 2022, 16:00

Fantastic player characters :D

Loved the graphics, the puzzles that really worked well with each other and the general gameplay loop. I love speedrunning and this game basically forces you to speedrun so this was right up my alley. Music and sound effects also create a fantastic mood. Good job!

benskca20 Oct 2022, 18:00

frog

(I love the central mechanic here, it's really fun planning out the different routes through the level and all of them being just barely doable in 10 seconds keeps the tension up really well. The music fits the disorientating mood of the game perfectly too and the frogs are rlly adorable! :frog:)

JackOfCups20 Oct 2022, 18:53

Enjoyed that a lot! The music really suited the mood of the game.