This week we have something pretty different: a laid-back game about trail running! https://youtu.be/P713xcD28Rs This week's game focuses largely on aesthetics and atmosphere, with relatively basic gameplay. I wanted to provide the player with something to keep them entertained, while still allowing them to take in the scenery I had created. I was very torn… Continue reading Week 6: Trail Runner

This week, we have a silly, physics-based action game about wielding a scythe that's also a gun! https://youtu.be/KP_cTC44x5M Now, obviously this idea is heavily inspired by the show RWBY, where the main character uses a similar weapon. In the show, she uses the recoil of the gun to help her move around, and I thought… Continue reading Week 5: Gun-Scythe

For Week 4, allow me to introduce Ghost and the Machines, a tower-defense game where you take direct control of your robots! https://youtu.be/mAwGDI2_Anw Try it out here: https://switchbackstudio.itch.io/ghost-and-the-machines This is another idea that was inspired by a Game Maker's Toolkit gamejam. In particular, it uses the theme of "Only One" from the 2019 jam. Typically… Continue reading Week 4: Ghost and the Machines

For Week 3 of the challenge, we have Light the Silence, an exploration-based game where you have to make noise in order to see! https://youtu.be/V7uJevr09iA Try it out on Itch: https://switchbackstudio.itch.io/light-the-silence This idea more or less sprang up out of the ether, I can't really think of any particular inspirations for it. At first, I… Continue reading Week 3: Light the Silence

It's now Week 2 of my 10 Games in 10 Weeks challenge! Introducing: Wrath of the Gentle Man, a top-down action game where you try to keep your cool, despite the invaders wrecking your home! https://youtu.be/ewBW5RZSlkg Try it out on itch.io: https://switchbackstudio.itch.io/wrath-of-the-gentle-man This idea was greatly inspired by the 2020 Game Maker's Toolkit game jam.… Continue reading Week 2: Wrath of the Gentle Man

Beginning this week, I am giving myself an ambitious challenge: create 10 games over the course of 10 weeks, one week per game! Here are the rules: Each game must be completed within a single week and uploaded by Monday, 7:30 am PST.All code/assets must be made by me or be available online under CC0.Only… Continue reading Announcing: 10 Games in 10 Weeks!