Gerald the Blind Butler
Gerald the Blind Butler
Gerald the Blind Butler is a puzzle game where you ring a bell to summon the butler. The sound of the bell echoes around the walls and boxes lying around and may lead Gerald in different directions. Use this to your advantage to direct him exactly where you want him to go (onto a target marked with an X for the purposes of this game).
How to play:
- Walk into the bell to ring it. You will see a visual representation of how the sound travels.- If Gerald hears the bell, he will walk in the direction he heard it from.
- Get him to stand on the X target to win the level.
- Some of the levels have boxes. Walk into these to push them around. This will affect how the sound travels.
- Press R to restart the level, or Z to undo.
Comments33
XanaGear15 Apr 2024, 17:16
Absolutely in love with this game, finished all the levels and was challenged throughout! Would play another 90 levels.
leparlon15 Apr 2024, 17:25
This was fantastic, best one so far. Congratulations.
Very fun puzzle with a pretty cool mechanic I have never seen before. Great use of the theme as well.
Edit: Removed the spoiler
Would play more!
Very fun puzzle with a pretty cool mechanic I have never seen before. Great use of the theme as well.
Edit: Removed the spoiler
Would play more!
BoltKey15 Apr 2024, 17:50
Creative! I got stuck at level 7, I didn't really understand why the butler was not moving.
Albatross16 Apr 2024, 05:56
This game is really cute! I love how much depth it has while being so simple.
Two1San16 Apr 2024, 19:02
i love the concept it's quite original, would love to see this expanded upon
LDJam user 38759416 Apr 2024, 19:51
Oh, I like it! The gameplay and idea is quite rare and implemented nicely.
OnlinE_Play16 Apr 2024, 19:55
I can't seem to beat this level. I'm so dumb; it's impossible HAHA. Still, I really like the concept and the simple art style. Good job!
GRaAL17 Apr 2024, 12:01
Very fun puzzle! I like how it is done, tiny levels and cute pixelart. Also thanks for great hints before each level - lot of games miss some tutorial or help so it is not easy to understand how to play them.
GRaAL17 Apr 2024, 12:02
@online-play small hint: player himself also blocks sound of bell, so it matters where are you standing
JazonTheMazon17 Apr 2024, 15:07
Absolutely genius. You could definitively make a whole game out of this. The fact that the player also blocks the sound is such a nice detail that could add to the depth and complexity of the puzzles.
Baluj17 Apr 2024, 15:10
I like the concept and it's a good game.
alpdogan17 Apr 2024, 15:10
Wow, totally amazing. I love the concept and the puzzle idea is so clever! Perfect!
Gulcar17 Apr 2024, 15:20
Great idea and nice simplistic design. Can't get through this level tough:
Gorr17 Apr 2024, 16:08
Really love this puzzle, good game. Level 7 was so difficult for me :DD
Yanato17 Apr 2024, 16:37
Simple game but hard gameplay)
-Am I dumb? -No, it's okay.
-Am I dumb? -No, it's okay.
AntOnion17 Apr 2024, 17:53
Very interesting and unusual puzzle mechanic! I have completed all levels)
LDJam user 38301317 Apr 2024, 18:55
cool game!
edali17 Apr 2024, 21:08
The concept is really cool and the puzzles are well thought through! great game!
Jupiterintardis18 Apr 2024, 19:37
cool concept
Tetrergeru18 Apr 2024, 21:12
Nice idea, great implementation!
Tommy18 Apr 2024, 21:14
Really great game, with a genius and minimal mechanic that works really well with the theme. Good job also with the level design (without it the game would not work at all) and with the general level of polish. Bonus point for the bell SFX :D
Bastillas18 Apr 2024, 22:57
I love this game and idea, hope to see more levels in the future!
BoroBoro19 Apr 2024, 10:56
Definitely something worth expanding on, great puzzles!
ping7819 Apr 2024, 22:41
Solid game, nice puzzles. Good job.
LDJam user 27659320 Apr 2024, 09:14
This is brilliant. Haven't seen a unique take on these sokoban style puzzles in years! Sound and graphics all great, but the most important thing about these kinds of games is slowly ramping up the difficulty from first principles, which you've also achieved well.
Would like to see some real brain scratcher levels using this concept!
Would like to see some real brain scratcher levels using this concept!
OadT20 Apr 2024, 09:23
Wow, very creative concept with great levels. The fact that the player itself blocks the sound let to some cool solutions. Great entry!
oligue20 Apr 2024, 09:49
Great puzzle game
i made it all the way to the end :)
The only thing i would change is the level order some levels in the end felt easier than some in the beginning
i made it all the way to the end :)
The only thing i would change is the level order some levels in the end felt easier than some in the beginning
kawa-yoiko20 Apr 2024, 11:02
This interpretation of the theme is smart! (We've done something similar; I'm getting excited to see another puzzle game design on this theme ^ ^) Nice exploration of the mechanics with many nuances introduced in a short sequence of puzzles. The visualisation of sound is a great design in presentation aiding the player's understanding. I'd expect that if this is expanded further, a very fun, immersive experience will arise. I also like the sense of humour in the messages!
JosephlDooley20 Apr 2024, 18:21
wow great game! I got stuck on the first hole level but @graal 's comment helped me out. I read the first comment on this game wrong thinking there was gonna be 90 level, was sad when it stopped at only 10. Good Job!
Ace1722 Apr 2024, 17:44
Had a lot of fun, struggled a little but made it to the end!
I liked the puzzle design ( I had the feeling that there's a difficulty spike around level 7, is it just me? ).
I liked the puzzle design ( I had the feeling that there's a difficulty spike around level 7, is it just me? ).
kaliuresis3 May 2024, 01:57
It seems there are two level 7's, and the second level 7 relies on the simultaneous hearing mechanic that isn't explained until level 8. That issue aside I enjoyed the game. I agree with other commenters that you could get more levels out of this mechanic. One interesting interaction that I noticed was being able to ring the bell with a box, although I'm not sure if you could make an interesting level around that.
Nice job. Nice remaster of the old takoban game style. The trick of the sound spreading is very clever.