Thanks everybody for your feedback on Shapegrammer. I’m happy to report that it has been mostly very positive, but there’s also a recurring complaint: the difficulty level is very high, and that can be frustrating. We want our game to be a challenge but also an enjoyable experience for everybody, so we’ve just added a “post jam” version with a difficulty selector.

Press LB on the controller or Tab on the keyboard to switch between RELAX (new, easier mode) and CHALLENGE (basically the same as the original version). They have separate high scores and leaderboards. We also increased the top scores list to 20 names.

Hopefully now everybody can enjoy the game without being too frustrated, regardless of their skill level. The Relax mode is the default, but if and when you feel ready switch to Challenge and try to get the top leaderboard spot! 😉

You can find the new version on the Ludum Dare 35 entry page. Have fun and thanks for playing!