Skuallet

Originally uploaded here: https://gm48.net/game-jams/one-health/games/skuallet

Submission for 21st gm(48) game jam which ran from Jan 14-16, 2017.
The theme was "One Health".
This is a puzzle-platformer where you move skulls to reach the level exit, avoiding lasers that will kill you in one hit.

Lore:

Genetically advanced humans invade your home planet. They keep firing lasers at you... But you know that you will survive. You are the last one of your kind to survive this invasion. Will you survive against all odds?

Controls:

• Left (←) and Right (→) keys for horizontal movement.
• 'Z' to jump
• 'C' to grab/drop skulls (while holding skulls you are immune to laser blasts)
• 'R' to restart level
• 'Alt+F5' to increase difficulty
• 'M' to mute sound

Tips (read if stuck):

• Watch out! The slower you complete a level, the worse it will be! The humans will call for more reinforcements if you take your time on your mission, meaning more deadly lasers!
• Try not to take more than 30 seconds, especially 1 minute as assassins arrive, shooting at your location at an unpredictable angle!
• Since you are weakened from this invasion, even one laser blast can fully devastate you.
• Carry skulls to fully block the laser blasts!
• Step on the golden laced tiles with your eye on it to progress!
• Skulls can be stacked on top of each other!
• Skulls are able to be taken off ledges!

Notes:

• All submissions for the 21st gm(48): https://gm48.net/game-jams/only-one-level/games
• Reddit post for the game jam: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamemaker/comments/5nuaei/the_theme_for_the_21st_gm48_is/
• This seems to have inspired a future game jam submission: https://bingsoy.itch.io/kari