Twisted Elements

This is my entry for the GMTK game jam 2023!

Controls: Click and drag on any of the bottom tetrominos to place them on the board. You can rotate the pieces with the arrow keys, (a, d), (z, x), or (<, >)

The theme this year was "roles reversed", which made me remember lonely days trying to play two player games like chess or card games all by myself. I would play a turn and then reverse roles (like in Pixar's "Jerry's game"), but often these solo games are not very fun. I wondered if I could make that dynamic more interesting, and this game is a simple take on that concept.

This game has two "rival" roles. Each role places tetrominos on the board, by placing your piece adjacent to the opposing element you destroy those blocks and gain points. However, to match the theme periodically the roles reverse and you are now control the rivals pieces. You are scored by your total points, so you have to consider how to get the most points in your current role, and think ahead to set up the other role for the future by leaving spaces for their tetrominos.

Tools and resources used:

Engine: Godot 4.1

Art: Aseprite

Font: https://managore.itch.io/m6x11

Music: https://www.beepbox.co

Sound: https://raylibtech.itch.io/rfxgen