Box It Up
The Game
For the GMTK Game Jam 2024, yanko397 and I made this little game. Yes, the visuals are terrible, we are programmers because we are incapable of art.
The Goal
Goal of the game is to build the largest box possible in the time given.
Controls
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| left mouse button | dragging boxes from the conveyor belts and positioning them in the workspace |
| right mouse button | selecting boxes to build a new one with |
| middle mouse button | moves the workspace around |
| mouse wheel | zooms the workspace in and out |
| R | rotates any currently held boxes |
| Escape | pauses the game |
Assets Used
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Latin Industries" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Circus Tent" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Rocket" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Der Kleber Sting" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Noise Attack" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "MTA" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Space Fighter Loop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Crusade - Heavy Industry" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Hot Pursuit" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Fearless First" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Take a Chance" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Chase" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Placing the bricks was fun but I also figured there was a grid due to the background being tiled. When I tried to play the game on my browser the music was super distorted so I had to turn it off but when I went back to your itch page it worked in the background? Good music, I think the goal of the game was unclear to me as I was just placing cubes randomly and trying to fill it out. Also noticed that the score was not increasing as I was placing shapes?
The score only increases when you form a complete rectangle (without gaps or protruding parts) out of the boxes and use the right mouse button to draw a rectangle around it.
The distortion of the music is weird, we didn't experience it in testing o.O what browser do you use?
I was using Opera GX, I also could hear the music fine after the application was no longer actively running (just being on the webpage).
I didn't realize I had to draw a rectangle with the right mouse button! Cool mechanic but maybe a little unclear?
I found the main mechanic a bit unclear. The color of the boxes led me to believe I had to group them together by color and it wasn't until only a little time was left that I realized that was not the case. I think also the game could benefit from snapping for the boxes, as well as a more forgiving selection. I think the core concept is good though, I liked the idea that you'd build bigger and bigger boxes.
Some bugs:
Thanks for playing and for the input! ^^
Yeah the controls still need a bit of refinement, maybe we'll get around to it