Pocobot's Obligation by bitdecay

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made by bitdecay for Ludum Dare 49 (JAM)

Pocobot must travel through the inner workings of the reactor facility to pair all of the reactors with their power cores

This game takes advantage of a rendering technique called Sprite Stacking to create the illusion of a 3rd dimension. However, this game is entirely in 2D!

level_spin.gif

The game focuses around 4 core elements:

Pocobot:

player_spin.gif Moves around and pushes things into place. Control him to bring the facility back online

Reactors:

nuke_spin4.gif Produce energy, but also create heat. Don't allow their thermals to reach zero!

Coolers:

cooler_spin.gif These keep the thermals of the reactors in check to keep them running smoothly

Power Cores:

battery_spin.gif These store energy, charge them up with the reactors to restore power to the facility

And a few helper elements

Time Button:

ff_spin.gif Stand on this button to have time move forward more quickly. Helpful for slow charging Power Cores

Doors:

door_spin.gif These need to be powered to move through the facility

Ratings

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Not_AS_Artistic
05. Oct 2021 · 08:47 UTC
Awesome puzzle game! The interactions were a bit hard to grasp at first, but I was absorbed the moment it clicked.
One little nitpick I have is the desire for an "undo" button to undo my last action. It feels a little unfair when I had the solution, but one missed input means I have to do it all over again.
Aside from that, absolutely wonderful puzzles. I had a great time wracking my brain.
Great entry! Congratulations on making it!
sg-goennung
05. Oct 2021 · 13:46 UTC
The game is really good and makes a lot of fun to play. Also graphics and sound are nice! I needed some time, to realize that the game is turn based :-D
However, good job!
kumber
07. Oct 2021 · 22:25 UTC
Cool take on the sokoban-like genre! Good pubzzles too, very fun. The input felt a little blocky at times, but I understand it was because each entity has its "turn". Also the sprite stacking is very cool, I can't believe it's not 3D :D