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[bombocracker]

http://shiftergame.com/

Shifter is coming to ios/android in July, 2015.

About game

Shifter is tiny single-screen puzzle platformer. Shift and combine different parts of the level, use strange mechanisms, connect mystic stone circuits, activate ancient heads and help little explorer to reach the exit. Base game mechanic is kind of 15-puzzle mixed with pipe connection game: player can rearrange level parts in order to connect power source with exit door, located in one of the stone heads.

All parts of Shifter (design, programming, art, music) are created by single developer. I'm developing it with haxeflixel.
You can read about work in progress on my twitter: @bombocracker

Gameplay animations

Different stuff

Stone head animation		Enemy sprite

Shifter graphics in progress

Test level screenshot

Early color palette of the game

 

[mhughson]

Great idea! Like the color palate too!

[FatalSleep]

Amazing idea and fantastic inspiration. I am looking to get a good puzzle idea as well. I'll make sure to take your creativity into consideration.

[bombocracker]

Currently I'm using Tiled as level editor. But I'm considering creating some small custom editor if I will have troubles on first stages of level design. Because things can get complicated without ability to shift parts of the level on the fly in level editor.

[ashtonmorris]

I like the flow of it so far. Seems to be a concept the player can understand and work with easily.

[bombocracker]

Hi. Game was abandoned for something about 4 months, but returned to this prototype and spent last two weeks on working. Now game mechanics are almost finished, I will begin to make levels tomorrow.

Also here is gameplay of test mini-level, showing some basic elements of game mechanics:



And test level screenshot:



I will update the main post with more info tomorrow.

[Aslan85]

I have a good feeling with this game.

We can try it ?

[bombocracker]

Just finished new enemy sprite.

[bombocracker]

Spent several hours and updated the color palette and some stuff. Here is the result, in comparison with old graphics:

[Voltz.Supreme]

Looks like it could be a fun little game! It looks fantastic!
Feel free to contact me if you need some subtle tunes 

[bombocracker]

Updated graphics of the test level. Now I'm replacing old gif from main post with this one.

[GrahamOfLegend]

AHH! This looks extremely promising!! I really like the art style too. 

[Udderdude]

I like the mechanic.  Are all the levels split into 4 quarters or will there be more complex setups?

[bombocracker]

I like the mechanic.  Are all the levels split into 4 quarters or will there be more complex setups?

Thanks! 4 quaters splitting will be in the first levels, where players will be learning basic game mechanics. So there also will be 3x2 and 3x3 levels after that.

[Paul]

Cool concept! Could suit a tablet very well too

[bombocracker]

A bit more complicated level.

[Zaphos]

Looks fun!  Player movement looks a touch slow but maybe that's just the gif playback being weird.

[Voltz.Supreme]

Love it!

[CrateBoy]

I think I played a game with a very similar mechanic to this. I'm not sure what it was called but I think I got it on PSN for free. I can say though without even playing this, I already like this much more. I really love the mechanic and the art compliments it very well.

[bombocracker]

Spooky stone head animation. Happy Halloween to everyone!