Punchcard Robot

by evil23
co-authored: @bjoernm, @trithonus
You're trapped in a giant waste processing facility. Surrounded by hazardous environments, your only option of escape, is to program an *outdated* robot with ancient punchcards so it can clear a path through the toxic waste for you.


Use the keyboard shortcuts for better punchcard programming:

Controls


ActionKey
Toggle EDIT`SPACE`
Reset Level`BACKSPACE`
Reset Punchcard`R`
Pause Menu`ESCAPE`
Punchcard: Move Forward`1`
Punchcard: Move Backward`2`
Punchcard: Turn Left`3`
Punchcard: Turn Right`4`
Punchcard: Load Cargo`5`
Punchcard: Unload Cargo`6`
Execute Punchcard`E`

evil23: leveldesign, code.
BjoernM: 3D art, VFX, code.
Trithonus: sound.
draconat: UI, code.

Software:
Unreal Engine 5
Blender
Gimp
FMod

Post-Jam Fixes:

- Moved a box in bonus level 2 that caused navigation to fail, making the level unbeatable.

No AI was used for this game.

Comments15

Ulziton
Ulziton19 Oct 2026, 22:44
Visual is amazing, GJ, actually good take on theme
AppleJollyGarden19 Oct 2026, 23:03
Love the style and visual! We also made a punch card game so we are definetly in a punch card club
Avi
Avi20 Oct 2026, 00:02
The green lighting and huge piles of scrap look great! The little robot has loads of character too. Nice fit for the theme.
hurricxme20 Oct 2026, 00:18
That very nice! cool graphic! Keep going!
jver42220 Oct 2026, 00:22
very cute! great atmosphere and take on theme, well done!
Nursultan20 Oct 2026, 10:33
Solid jam experience! Simple, intuitive, and very well put together. Left full ratings across all categories!
We’d really appreciate it if you could test out our game too when you have a minute! Keep up the great work!
VokietisLt
VokietisLt20 Oct 2026, 14:37
Great idea, great atmosphere, great sound design. Question, why is it such a fat build? is it realistic 4k assets or uncompressed wav's? Had same issues in jams before personally, it reduces the score, when people need to download the game sadly.
BjoernM20 Oct 2026, 14:47
@vokietislt 80% is just Unreal Engine 5 Stuff, we did not have time to remove unneccessary stuff. Getting bugs fixed and polishing the game was our priority. All textures we made are 1k and there are not a lot.
YibiRabbit007
YibiRabbit00720 Oct 2026, 16:09
A puzzle game? It looks really amazing. The graphics improvements in Unreal Engine are really impressive.

Sincerely congratulations on your work!
Maxwell_Eliseev2820 Oct 2026, 16:18
A VERY INTERESTING GAMEPLAY, and a simple way to approach the theme.
leandre0020 Oct 2026, 17:26
Great concept, nicely done, I like the sounds and the graphics effects, if this game has a future, I think creating modules like structures, like a punch card that calls others like functions would be great. Thank you for your work!
JustinMullin20 Oct 2026, 17:28
Very cool! The atmosphere is really great, I liked the security cam angles at the start of each level, and the animations were pretty smooth. I enjoyed the puzzles - towards the end I was whipping through them. Something pretty fun about having the numbers all memorized and just rapid firing out the punch card solution. Nice work!
Eugenik
Eugenik21 Oct 2026, 01:01
The pairing of ancient punchcard technology against a dangerous, modern waste facility is a genuinely cool concept. It builds a fantastic atmosphere of gritty desperation and necessity right from the start.
DJTequila21 Oct 2026, 01:38
Very cool take on the theme. Lots of fun to punch in the codes once I had them memorized, and each level was unique. The "CCTV atmosphere" really brings it all together and makes it feel very polished.

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