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[tesselode]

Get it on itch.io!

The Tops Don't Sting You is a time attack focused game where you swim around and bounce on jellyfish. The controls and gameplay focus on precision, reflexes, and speed (if you've ever played TowerFall's trials mode, it's kind of similar).  It's also a pretty forgiving game, as there is no lose condition, just goal times that you try to achieve.

~~And of course, it's really cute!~~

Let me know what you think!

[tesselode]

For anyone interested, I just released an update to the game! It adds practice mode, which lets you slow down the game. It's good for working on routing, and it's also good if you want to feel like you're in the Matrix.

[Moth]

This is absolutely joyful and adorable! Good work!! The concept is wonderful.

[Zorg]

I like the idea and the graphics are nice. At first glance, i felt like i lost some control when bouncing back from a jellyfish, but i adapted to it pretty fast. I guess it's a lot more fun with gamepad/analogue stick. Or touchscreen?

Personally, i do not like too big pixel fonts and the music is too repetitive for my taste (depends on mood).

[tesselode]

This is absolutely joyful and adorable! Good work!! The concept is wonderful.

Thank you!

I like the idea and the graphics are nice. At first glance, i felt like i lost some control when bouncing back from a jellyfish, but i adapted to it pretty fast. I guess it's a lot more fun with gamepad/analogue stick. Or touchscreen?

This is a game that's definitely meant for controller. The controls can take some getting used to, but once you do you have a lot of control.

Personally, i do not like too big pixel fonts and the music is too repetitive for my taste (depends on mood).

Fair enough! With the music I wanted to make sure it blended into the background nicely, and I didn't want anything to stick out, but I can see how that makes it sort of repetitive.

[tesselode]

I just released v1.2, featuring speedrun mode!