Boxed In by raassh23
Collect as many stars as possible while avoiding other shapes!



How to Play
Desktop:
Left click to jump
Right click to change direction
Mobile:
Tap to jump
Swipe to change direction
PS: Desktop and mobile versions have different leaderboards
PPS: Full leaderboard now can be accessed on this page
| Link | https://github.com/raassh-23/ludum-dare-54 |
| Link | https://raassh.itch.io/boxed-in |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/54/boxed-in |
Ratings
| Overall | 491th | 3.647⭐ | 36🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 231th | 3.857⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 532th | 3.4⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 342th | 3.971⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 832th | 3.1⭐ | 37🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 785th | 2.435⭐ | 33🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 889th | 3.063⭐ | 34🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 36🗳️ | 43🗨️ |
I like the progression with the "tutorial" and first few blocks but gets quite challenging already at the score of 10
Good job on my game :)
@tntube thanks, i had to rework double jump several times, but couldn't figure out how to make it more intuitive and satisfying, so i just gave up lol
I'll try to rate both of your games later
I've also played it on mobile and I have no complains. Nicely done!


I will try again ^-^
Edit: i somehow managed to get back to top 10
Of course there isn't much to say about the graphics, but they are exactly what they need to be for a game like this in my opinion.
One critique I have is that sometimes you just get wrecked by something that appears from the edge of the screen and immediately crashes into your butt, so maybe some sort of indicator 1 second or 0.5 seconds before that would be nice?
Other than that I enjoyed the game and it would go great with some added music.
Overall really fun and a great entry for the jam. I hope you had fun making this (btw, this was the first game I've ever seen that was made in Construct)
@moonlightbomber thanks for the 5!
With some time and tweaking plus more levels, you could have a full game on your hands.
I love it! ^^
@game-dev-with-michael @jadener Also thanks to you guys for playing! I'm glad you like it
To no avail. I've got a best of 39. (might try again later)
I didn't rage more during a LD entry.

Honestly I love how addictive this game is, but there are still some small improvements to be made, especially with the purple circles, which are just incredibly unfair, since they kill you whenever they appear from outside the box (I suppose shapes have some 0.5 second countdown before becoming active, but since circles spawn outside, they are already active when getting in). And thus I marked the only real negative of the game - no signalization whatsoever. Some people might like it, but as I said, it just feels unfair in some circumstances (and also prevents me from encountering later shapes).
But I should not rate this game on a single fact like this. I love the perfect level of polish balanced with simplicity and clarity of the game. It's fun, I've played it on the stream and again a while ago, with 39 as my best (as mentioned above). Me being a passionate rage game player. This is something I have to give a try later again :laughing:
@skel3ton thank you for playing, glad you found it fun!
Nice polishing and animations. The best sort of games are the ones that are hard but you know you could beat your highscore with ease :laughing:. Examples include Snake, Tetris and this!
However, my brain isn't quite made for this, whenever an enemy showed up I basically launched myself at them with more precision than I could manage for the stars. :laughing:
The art is basic, but you embraced that in a good way--everything is visually clear. Nice one!
@keely-brown you really limit tested how long a name can the leaderboard handle with that name hahaha