Pause To Play
Play my GMTK 2024 Entry: https://ecremprown.itch.io/bubballistic
The Free Expanded "Pause To Play Deluxe" is OUT NOW: https://ecremprown.itch.io/pause-to-play-deluxe
Use the pause menu in creative ways to reach the goal!
Movement - WASD/Arrows
Pause - P/space
Fast Fall - hold down
Restart Level - R
Exit Level - tab
If you get stuck, look through each menu and make sure you are using all of your resources. You can also use the stars to buy hints for each level in the main menu.
Rationale: The role of the pause menu is usually to stop the game so you can go get a snack, but in this game the role of the pause menu is reversed so that you have to pause to reach the goal!
Comments
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It's very coo!
This game is so innovative!!!!!
👍🏾
no es gratis
Really cool game, congrats! What's the best way to reach out to you?
i cant access the brightness menu
i love this game
me too
this has to be the only itch.io game that i actually wanna keep playing. it should honestly be a steam paid game
Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I am nearly done with the full version, it'll probably be another week at least. I may or may not put it on steam but it will definitely be available for download here so keep an eye out!
Is it gonna be paid?
The web version will be free and the download will probably be a couple dollars
Anyone know the location where progress is saved?
im stuck on level 6 (brightness) andyone that could help?
Congrats on making top 20 in the GMTK Jam! I wanted to reach out to ask if anyone on the dev team would be interested in participating in an interview about your experience during the jam? Interviews are conducted over Discord and presented live on Twitch.
Thank you! That would be cool, my discord is Ecremprown#0972
Great, just sent a request!
can we please have a standalone windows version?
I'm working on a full version of the game that will be downloadable
Really good game I think the pause idea is great. I hope you keep making amazing games. Also how do I get 100% on aimless I can't find a way to get the heath thing and the coin near the bomb.
Thank you! Those are pretty tough to get, basically there are hidden passages and you have to use crouch to find some hidden paths for both. After you blow up the wall near the heart, jump up into a hidden path and once you're on top you have to crouch around into walls until you find it. The coin has a path tht you have to jump up into on the left side, there is a long tunnel you will fall down on the very left, hold right as you fall and follow that tunnel to the end and then crouch into the wall.
this game is beautiful but i wont forgive you for level 9 (i cant figure out the solution)
Btw: https://brunnerh.itch.io/pause-please
I'm not entirely sure what the intended solution of level 9 is but I gave up there as nothing changed anything, the tip was to grow, but as nothing could reach the camera I couldnt even think about it, the box couldnt be moved no matter what configuration i used
it's really difficult but I figured it out!
you can jump on the gravity slider then use the camera slider to shrink and grow yourself.
Man i bet you have a huge monitor lol.
I got stuck on a smaller perspective. no idea how to get the character to get smaller.
Cool game though
I love everything about this game. The puzzles are challenging and involve very clever solutions. You should consider building on this mechanic some more, I’d love to see where you go with this.
Moreover, I can see this getting a homepage on speedrun.com because oh boy, this feels like a great game to run. And on that note, I feel like I have discovered a fun little exploit that will allow Any% runners to reach the exit in… less than intended ways. I recorded a clip for you! https://youtu.be/CN8LLdd0JtY
Essentially, it involves resizing the player using the zoom feature, so much that the player clips beyond the bounds of the level and hitting the exit collider. Please don’t patch this lol this is great.
Seriously though, great submission, it’s a shame I can’t rate since I didn’t participate but you get a solid 10/10 from me.
EDIT: You should also consider adding a standalone version so I can play it offline too. WebGL is great and all but requiring a browser to play a game with such great potential is a bit of a downer.
Thanks for your feedback, glad you enjoyed it! I am working on a full version qith new levels and mechanics that will probably be on steam!
Part of my design philosophy is to keep in some jank and cheese because its fun, so I probably wont patch everything out but I will have to polish it a bit
omg wow this game is sick keep it up!
yo this is so good
it cant load level 6
Try pausing after you load up the level, you can use the arrows at the top to go through each menu
thanks
Level 9 is unbeatable i cannot grow up
Jump on the camera
absolutely love this game, very creative and fits the theme very well. stunning artstyle, lovely animations, and even got time for 15 levels and hints to make :D
I like to fill my PC's storage with games, so where's the download?
😑
i covered your game :)
Thats so awesome, thank you so much dude! I loved your video it was super funny and you figured out some of the intentional solutions very quickly and you found some pretty cool solutions I didnt even know about!
happy to hear that :) also i love cheesing games lmao
yoo icely
:D
This video is how I found this game btw
Love your videos <3
...Probably should've said that in the comments.
YOU STILL ALIVE!!!!!!!
Amazing game!!! It's very hard and has a cool concept. Only I didn't know how to pass the last level, so I moved the door to the player :D (it took me 1h).
Wow props to you for using the given tools to your advantage! I guess in hindsight I should have limited the scale on objects but you are supposed to upscale the door box to be able to touch it through the wall. I didnt know you could just completely get it outside but congrats on finishing the game!
muito legal essa ideia
Really like the concept of using the pause menu as platforms ! It made me remember of another game using the pause menu as a glitch mechanics. Btw, I really love the boink sound effect when you hit the ceiling XD
That Level Again maybe is the game you are thinking about?
yes i remember that one
I like the concept and creativity of this game. Really amazing concept of the pause menu puzzle. I would really recommend someone to play this game!
amazing concept. really creative how you interact with the ui, it was fun to go vanish from existance with the camera option
Really great idea, good execution, nice artstyle, this is at least a 7/10 in my book. Great job!
Rally great idea. I see this making it into a full game. Great job!
Very cool
I think I broke the game.
Yeah i thought about limiting the min and max scale of the player but I just said nah its fun to go crazy
In a similar vein, if you make yourself too small you constantly die from fall damage or something and need to reset the level (at least on level 6).
Really clever idea but becomes a bit hard to control if you're doing arrows + P + mouse.
Creative use of moving the bars around, though it didn't tell me about brightness and sometimes clicking to it just did nothing. i guess an error happens.
You can use space to pause!!
Great Idea and a really polished game, liked it!
I think it easely can be full released. Good job
This is such a fun concept! Also, great music!
Very cool game! I really like how creative the levels and mechanics were!
Very good inspiration! Love the gameplay