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Ziege

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:41:45 UTC

Ziege

Outsmart the horde in a battle of wits.

Play as a team of scientists tasked with getting the cure to safety after an outbreak has taken over the lab. Outsmart the infected as you navigate the board, making strategic moves to ensure the cure's survival in this strategy-driven board game.

Will you escape with the cure?

Overview and Objectives

Ziege is played on a 7x7 grid of squares.

Accompanying the board are 12 Infected and 8 Scientists, plus an additional Head Scientist that holds the Cure.

Ziege is a game of unequal sides and different objectives.

The Scientists aim to escort the Head Scientist to an edge square on the board

The Infected aim to capture the Head Scientist before he escapes to an edge with the Cure.

How to Play

All pieces move like the rook in chess; in a straight line for as many empty squares as the player chooses.

Pieces cannot hop over other pieces and cannot move diagonally.

A piece is captured when trapped between two opposing pieces.

A captured piece is immediately removed from the board.

It is possible to capture multiple pieces at once.

Lastly, a piece can safely move to a square between two of the opponents pieces without being captured.

Credits

Ziege was written and designed by Ross McCormick.

The music was composed by Ross McCormick.

The game is written entirely in Pico-8.

Up and Away

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 06:22:41 UTC

up_and_away

by rmcco

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Up and Away

Take to the skies and explore a tiny world from the basket of your hot air balloon.

Play as Lucy, a young adventurer on a journey to visit her grandma on a distant island in the clouds.

Navigate the wind currents from island to island, meeting colourful locals along the way as you drift towards your destination in this short, relaxing, atmospheric game.

How to Play

Use the buttons on your hot air balloon to control your altitude
Navigate the wind currents from island to island

Credits

Up and Away was written and designed by Ross McCormick.

The music was composed by Ross McCormick.

The game is written entirely in Pico-8.

Gone Fishing

Wed, 15 May 2024 08:38:41 UTC

gone_fishing

by rmcco

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Gone Fishing

A hyper casual one-button fishing game set at sea. Play as a lone fisherman casting out into shark-infested waters, catching as many fish as possible while avoiding becoming lunch!

How to Play

Credits

Gone Fishing was written and designed by Ross McCormick.

The music was composed by Ross McCormick.

The game is written entirely in Pico-8.

Nereus

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:14:02 UTC

Nereus

by rmcco

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Nereus

A procedurally generated vertical pixel platformer set in the depths of the ocean. Play as a deep sea diver ascending through treacherous environments, collecting as much gold as possible while you climb.

How to Play

Powerups

Collect and use special powerups.

Scoring

The game will keep your highest score even if you close the browser.

Post your best results in the comments below!

Credits

Nereus was written and designed by Ross McCormick.

The music was composed by Ross McCormick.

The game is written entirely in Pico-8.

Changelog

1.0:

Initial release

1.1:

Fixed a bug where if you died shortly after collecting gold it would count towards the next game's score.
Added the option to skip the start game cutscene.
Harder levels are added to the level pool after surviving for 1 minute, rather than 2 minutes, increasing level variety sooner.
Player can now push the scroll rate when they encroach the top of the play area.
Scrolling speed now increases at twice the previous rate, maxing out once the player has survived 8 minutes.