S.Y.A.K.K.S.

You might have noticed that you appear to be a kangaroo…

That is in fact the case.

Very unfortunate that was, the acc … *ahem* I mean, let's get to your mission! You must be dying for action! Like I was saying, the mission is S.Y.A.K.S.S, standing for So You Are a Kangaroo Scientist in Space. Very proud of that acronym, in my opinion my second best, right after the ELT, or Extremely Large Telescope.

SO, like I was saying, your mission on this mission is to search and collect the listed alien specimens for some sciencing. Oh and try not to harm the creatures, they shouldn't be hostile, it creates extra paperwork for us.

Contents:

• Player character with unique movement consisting of hopping and building up speed to do bigger hops
• Find and collect at least 4 out of 5-8 collectible items in each level to progress, you can choose which ones to get or try to find them all.
• 3 large levels + 4th coming after the jam
• Unique enemies and artwork for each level

Controls:

As a kangaroo, your run consists of small hops, which means that the only time it’s possible to stop running or jump, is when your feet are on the ground. So once you start running, you are committed to it for a short amount of time. But on the other hand, your speed also increases after a moment of running, so keeping the speed you’ve built up is beneficial.

W - look up
A  - run left
S  - look down
D - run right
Space - jump

R - reload level

For Game Jams:

This game was made for two jams that happened at the same time and it was made during the last week of both of them. All code and art assets were created during the jams.

Theme for Amaze Me Game Jam was Neon, which is present in the neon colored  habitats where the game takes place in. And the theme for Summer Slow Jams 2021 was exploration, which is the narrative goal in the game, and also the core gameplay loop, as the player needs to explore the levels to find the items they need to progress.

Known bugs: 

• Snail enemies in level 3 have acquired invisibility, but they are just going about their business and don't cause much harm.
• In some situations loading a level may cause lag, restarting the game and continuing through level selection should solve the issue.
• Couple of fun movement techs.