Do-roidhicky

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.86
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.98
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.25
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.35
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.64
Humor★★★★★★★★★★3.92
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.76
You have been sent to explore Planet-E4R1H for an unknown reason. Unfortunately, due to budget constraints, your robot probe has... some room for improvement.

Traverse multiple levels, use a variety of mechanics and movement options, and use strategy to avoid a variety of hazards in this puzzle platformer where learning the controls is part of the challenge!

Controls:

Mouse - Interact with your spaceship

If you get stuck, try messing with the controls. Something's gotta help...

Made With


Gamemaker
FL Studio
GIMP
Paint.net

Comments34

schizoid2k
schizoid2k21 Apr 2026, 01:38
I gotta admit... it took me a bit of time to figure out these controls, but it was worth it. Great puzzle game with unique graphics. Lots of fun!
Reverdie21 Apr 2026, 01:44
The idea is very interesting, but I couldn't get past the pit, and I don't understand how to drive. I need a tutorial 😭😭😭
Adam Gallina
Adam Gallina21 Apr 2026, 01:46
Really like the control scheme - it's a good balance of jank and control, especially the "release valve". There were a couple times where I'd get stuck up against walls and not be able to jump, but just walking back got me unstuck so it wasn't a huge problem. Overall great job!
LDJam user 342640
LDJam user 34264021 Apr 2026, 02:38
clocking in for my shift at the droidhicky corporation (really cool game!)
takhomasac
takhomasac21 Apr 2026, 02:43
very interesting concept! nicely done
Rise12600
Rise1260021 Apr 2026, 10:03
once you get passed the learning of mechanics with no guide the game is really charming and a ton of fun !
I relay felt like an aliens pulling out my nav bot for the first time but with no instructions. lots of nice art. i like the one where you see yourself in the reflection. gave me a good laugh
music was a lot very fun and catchy all in all very fun game
bergotronic22 Apr 2026, 02:52
Incredible concept! Really enjoying this!
debugman1822 Apr 2026, 03:15
Very creative game. Making the controls the puzzle was really clever.
Podrez
Podrez22 Apr 2026, 03:36
I love the unique control design a bit hardcore, but a fun, cool game :robot:
DAYA
DAYA22 Apr 2026, 03:36
It's a pure and fun game. Magical chemistry happens when you learn and combine different mechanics. This is truly an excellent game.
LDJam user 42864622 Apr 2026, 03:54
I really love games that use unique controls! If you haven't tried out Mooncat from the UFO50 collection, you really should, it'd probably be right up your alley. I think I would have preferred less levels though, and a little more polish with the controls. I feel like the detection hit boxes on the plugs were way too small, which led to some very frustrating deaths when I barely missed it. Especially with how big the custom cursor icon is, it can be hard to click it as precisely as it needs you to. Other than that, great job!
Link27022 Apr 2026, 03:56
This was rally cool. Super inventive and fun. Cool little seemingly simple puzzles made crazy with weird controls. Nice work!
LDJam user 428140
LDJam user 42814022 Apr 2026, 04:51
Easily one of my favorites of the jam! It's unique, it's charming, and I'm completely hooked. The delightfully janky controls, the adorable art, the music that just grooves, it all comes together. Amazing work, and I'd play the heck out of a full release!!!
Gecko64
Gecko6422 Apr 2026, 04:59
I love this game so much, I love how it really feels like using a super rudimentary control scheme for in this case a small little robot. Little flashes of the reflection of the stoner alien we were playing as. Really cool game, good job :)
mofox22 Apr 2026, 05:32
It is a perfect game for gamejam. It redefines basic platformer movement controls. This way extraodinarily fits the feeling of controlling robots. The music and scary allien make the game more humorous. Good job!
Placeholders
Placeholders22 Apr 2026, 05:48
sweet litte puzzler! i really liked the tactile feel and the little animation!
squimmy
squimmy22 Apr 2026, 06:15
This is a clever idea for a game. Unfortunately it froze for me and there were too many levels for me to bring myself to replay them all to see the ending.
Stalemeat
Stalemeat22 Apr 2026, 07:28
Wow, do-hicky indeed. This was fantastic! So many frantic controls, it was very funny. This game captured a real nonuser friendly cartoon-like contraption built by a mad man, or in this case an alien. Fantastic work!
Caelestial22 Apr 2026, 09:22
Cool game idea, the panel is insane!
Kit Gorn
Kit Gorn22 Apr 2026, 10:24
It looks amazing. I really enjoyed playing it and made it to the Iron level, but that’s where I hit my limit. I don't like how the character clings to the walls, making it impossible to jump properly. That said, I loved the music and the overall atmosphere.
Vnuk_Kenobi22 Apr 2026, 10:36
We wanted to make the same game, but with a ragdoll doll, but the idea was abandoned. Your game has a cool interface and original style, and nice sound.
LDJam user 423872
LDJam user 42387222 Apr 2026, 11:39
This is a very funny idea. The visual style really complements this idea.
Alpaca22 Apr 2026, 22:11
So much fun!
uvwar
uvwar22 Apr 2026, 22:37
Very interesting controls, it was fun patching things around, although I did get stuck mid-air here early on (my jump stopped working initially)
FLemming1k24 Apr 2026, 01:19
The sickest controls I've ever seen (in a good way), audio design also top notch, really fun experience
LDJam user 371030
LDJam user 37103026 Apr 2026, 05:51
Ha! This idea of "sending signals" to control is a very signal-y one!
Had a similar ephemeral thought of instead of using actual controls to draw a joystick and let player click it to move stuff, but yours is so much more cohesive!

Definitely trying this game, GIF looks awesome!
Archaeognathus
Archaeognathus26 Apr 2026, 07:13
I love the controls in this game! I got very hooked and played for more than half an hour. I managed to get to the level where you start on the small pole, but after many tries, I never managed to finish it. I failed three times at the final jump with the ice, but either fell or got a random alien covering my screen at the worst time. These were very fun at the beginning, but got very annoying at the end.
It's a lot of fun to learn the controls, and I quickly had the feeling of improving on the mechanics, being able to switch fast, and exactly knowing how much charge is required. Very well done! :)
Also... Thank you for your SFX guide @jungledorf. That's what brought me here, and I desperately needed this.
LDJam user 371030
LDJam user 37103026 Apr 2026, 07:54
Just played the game for a few levels and had some good fun with the experience! Music/SFX and graphics are very cohesive and as mentioned above - this *is* the theme - you got 5/5 on the theme from me!

It takes skill and effort and some planning to pass levels. However, it staarts to feel a bit too punishing too fast. I got to the first ice level, and due to being a 2026 person (LoL) my nerves betrayed me and I had to leave the game. Great concept, though!

A few ideas to lessen up the difficulty or make it more fun: the power level can go beyond 100 (why not), e.g. for players not to have to push it all the time (it becomes a bit annoying). The gaps require quite a lot of precision. Though I LOVED the steering wheel XD . And thank you for using GM - my first-ever tried software for making games so there is some nostalgia here for me...
Verbante
Verbante26 Apr 2026, 10:56
Wow! Looks great! Gonna try soon
Verbante
Verbante26 Apr 2026, 18:14
Cool, I love games with alternative controls! I think difficulty was fine. I relied on dash a lot but I used all controls at some point. Also sounds were nice! I got stuck here tho :(
Verbante
Verbante26 Apr 2026, 18:15
I also liked random alien images, real creepy
VenomousMouse27 Apr 2026, 06:32
Very nice idea for controls, great mood and well made puzzle. Good job!

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