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Icebreaker

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:30:57 UTC

Starting out in PICO-8 game dev, I wanted to make something thrilling, as I hadn't seen many action games for the platform. I was craving a PICO-8 game with twitchy combat, high difficulty, and satisfying game-feel and visual polish.

So, over the last few months, I've been developing Icebreaker, a skill-based arena brawler. I'm really happy with how this final build turned out, and I hope to continue developing the idea into the future. Thanks for checking this project out, and your feedback and constructive criticism is highly appreciated!

Icebreaker v4.2.1

by someguy17

[Click to Play]

Follow on Itch.io: https://wsasaki01.itch.io/
Follow Icebreaker's development on Github: https://github.com/wsasaki01/icebreaker

Gameplay

Ice and Reflex

Ice enemies are attacking, and you're the last line of defense against the onslaught. Defeat waves of enemies using your hammer and reflexes!

Intense Combat

Throw the hammer to smash through groups of enemies, and roll to re-position and gain the advantage. Faster enemies are orange or red; kill them for even more points, and keep your combo up to get a multiplier and earn massive scores!

Customisable Weapon

Hammer types introduce new gameplay mechanics to switch up the pace and flow of combat.
Mods change the properties of your hammer, changing its strengths and weaknesses.
Mix-and-match hammer types and mods to make the perfect build!

Controls

Normal

Without the hammer equipped, press ❎ to roll
- This gives you invincible frames, so roll through enemies to avoid damage!
Run over the hammer to pick it up
With the hammer equipped:
- Press ❎ to hit (damage around you)
- Hold a direction and press 🅾️ to throw

Magnet

Hold 🅾️ to attract your hammer back to you!

Teleport

Press 🅾️ to teleport to your hammer!

Icebreaker (v4.1 - 12/07/23)

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 01:14:42 UTC

Icebreaker v4.1

Icebreaker v3.1

by someguy17

[Click to Play]

A skill-based arena brawler.
This build is unfinished, so not all features work properly!

Follow on Itch.io for new protoypes and versions: https://wsasaki01.itch.io/
Follow Icebreaker's development on Github: https://github.com/wsasaki01/icebreaker

Gameplay

Ice and Reflex

Ice enemies are attacking, and you're the last line of defense against the onslaught. Defeat waves of enemies using your hammer and reflexes!

Intense Combat

Customisable Weapon

Controls

Normal

Without the hammer equipped, press ❎ to roll
- This gives you invincible frames, so roll through enemies to avoid damage!
Run over the hammer to pick it up
With the hammer equipped:
- Press ❎ to hit (damage around you)
- Hold a direction and press 🅾️ to throw

Magnet

Hold 🅾️ to attract your hammer back to you!

Teleport

Press 🅾️ to teleport to your hammer!

Work in Progress

This cart is a work-in-progress, so there may be bugs and balancing issues. Any feedback or thoughts are welcome!

Changelog

v3.1

Guide mod
Player movement animation
Enemy spawn animation
Particle system
Wave system
New arena background

v4.1

Hub (level select, endless on/off, hammer/mod select)
Enhanced wave system (stats at end of each wave)
Game Progression (WIP)

Thanks for checking out Icebreaker!

Mini Mines

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:40:41 UTC

Mini Mines 1.17.1

by someguy17

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Mini Mines

I made a Minesweeper clone for my first cart, to get used to PICO-8 and Lua. There's still a lot of optimisation to be done, but I wanted to get something published!

You can follow Mini Mines' development on Github.
Thanks for checking out my cart!

Controls

Z - Dig (Back)
X - Flag (Select)

[Desktop only] Enable mouse controls in options or PICO-8 Menu
Left click - Flag
Right click - Dig

Features

Full controller and mouse support
Multiple difficulties
Personal best times
Unlockable colour themes

Changelog

0.35.1

First release!

Mini Mines 0.35.1

by someguy17

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1.12.2

Thank you so much to everyone who played the first build!
I added a few new features in response to some of the feedback:

Save system
- Store personal bests and unlocked themes
- Delete progress in Options menu
Control hints
- View controls in top bar during gameplay
Improved theme picker
- Added counter for no. of themes unlocked
General optimisation and code maintenance
Fixed a bug where the first dig could very rarely be a mine
Fixed a visual bug surrounding the win animation

Mini Mines 1.12.2

by someguy17

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1.17.1

Added new mouse control scheme
- 1: Left click to dig, right click to flag
- 2: Right click to dig, left click to flag
Adjusted control hints
Removed button prompts from win/loss screen while using mouse control
Fixed bugs