Cycle Runner
A downloadable game for Windows
Do you think you're a hardcore gamer? Do you complete every game that crosses your path rapidly and without a blunter or miscalculation? This incredibly short game made for my first game jam will test that.
This is a 2D puzzle platformer where your goal is to complete the game in as few cycles as possible.
Oh, right. When you start playing a level, a timer placed in the corner of the screen starts counting down. When the time is out, the level is reset.
This mechanic makes it so that you have to have both rapid reflexes and a fast thinking cerebrum. Run around and figure out your next moves as you go, find solutions to not-so-amazing door and key puzzles, and - most importantly - have fun!
Controls:
- Use arrows or WSAD to move around
- ... Click buttons with the mouse...
- And most importantly, if you want to reset the level, press R.
Versions:
I only tested on Windows 10, so... yeah
Also don't forget to share your rank in the comments!
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Install instructions
Download the .zip file, extract it and run the .exe file. If you get a Trojan detection, its a false-positive. Go to the antivirus of your choice and ignore that threat. If you don't want to risk it you can run it on a virtual machine or even run the code yourself, provided you have python 3.11 and pygame-ce installed.
If you open the project and the buttons seem weirdly placed, go to settings, then system, display and set "change the size of text, apps and other items" to 100%. There seems to be a weird issue with this setting affecting the layout of buttons, even tho it shouldn't.
If you have any issues running the game make a comment about it, im more than happy to help you.
Thanks for downloading and have fun!
Development log
- Fixing a crash with v1.1Aug 07, 2023
- First Bug FixesAug 07, 2023
Comments
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I also spawned in the floor at the second level even though I tried several times. But I like the concept of the game.
On it! Thank you for the comment
The "cycles remaining" text isn't visible over the black tiles, it's an issue in level 2 (idk about others).
The blue key in level 1 seems pointless.
I like the game, but it is quite buggy.
Could you provide a screenshot of how level 1 looks on your machine? The blue key is supposed to open the door to the red key on the left
I'm working on the glitching into the ground issue
Thank you for feedback!
When I played the first version, I spawned to the left of the blue door and was able to get the red key and jump over said door. But in 1.1 I spawn to the blue door's right and have to get the blue key, which seems to be the correct behavior. So I guess you fixed it already?
And I spawned outside the floor in level 2, but didn't need to collect the red key.
ye i tried to fix the issues in v1.1 but introduced another bug that crashes the game after last level. v1.2 should be good. Thank you for feedback!
I spawned inside the floor on the second level and couldn't move.
Falling into the void doesn't kill you. Not a big deal since you can restart manually, but a bit annoying.
The UI gets messed up on ultrawide monitors, but I could still interact with it, no big deal.
If the rounded part of the character is supposed to be its head, it's moonwalking.
Using ESC or the quit button throws an error. It crashes the game, so works anyway, but it's not neat.
Thank you for the feedback!
I'm working on all the issues above except of the errors. This seems to only happen when running the version packaged using PyInstaller. I'm going to try to fix it but idk if i will succeed