Escape the System
A game created in 10 days for the GameDev.tv 2025 Game Jam
The solar system is filled with Tiny Worlds. Tiny enough that if you time your jumps just right, you should be able to escape... Get yourself far enough from the sun and planets and you'll be able to float through the inky blackness of space to your heart's content (at least until the next level loads in!).
In this simple gravity based puzzle platformer, you can soar to dizzying heights from planet to planet to get yourself across the white goal line. Scroll out with the mouse wheel to see the full Solar System and all the tiny worlds therein, or zoom in to see your character's face as they drift wide-eyed through space. In later levels, jumping may not be enough, so pick up boxes to make something useful!
Controls
A/D - Move Left/Right
Space - Jump (hold to jump higher)
Scroll Wheel - Zoom In/Out
Left-Click - Pick Up/Throw Box
Background Music
Ville Seppanen-1_g (modified) provided by Osmic under CC-BY 3.0
Credits
Andrew Haggerty - TheHaggerty
Derrick Brown - MamaDespik
Mike Abatsis - Mbtsis
Comments
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Excellent design! Very unique concept; I didn't know what to expect at first but the gentle introduction / tutorial guided me. Great atmosphere too - the audio and SFX complement the almost eerie graphics and dynamic morphing backgrounds. Really good.
I got stuck on the level "you must take it with you" but I'm sure there is a way to solve the puzzle that I just haven't discovered yet (I did carry the crate to the 2nd planet, but got marooned thereafter). Great balance between aesthetics and challenging puzzle-solving gameplay mechanics.
Super neat mechanic! I love the changing atmosphere color when you land on a new planet. Nice work!
a fun little game