Interstice

Made for BOOOM Game Jam 2021.

The theme is Time is an Illusion.

Time Duration

2021.08.10 - 2021.09.20

Working on it for about 40 days.

About Interstice

A spaceship with a time machine is trying to explore the boundaries of the universe. It must pass through galaxies, but the immense gravity of stars creates impenetrable barriers. 

By using the time machine, the player can reach different time periods at the same location.  He/she must observe the changes among stars’ positions and pass through the narrow gaps where multiple stars’ gravity counteracts each other.

About Levels

I didn't lock the levels because players may get stuck in certain ones due to my poor level design. The route of playing is from the Earth to the Floating Island. 

Instructions

WASD or ↑←↓→ : Move the spaceship;

E : Travel to the next time period (next scene);

Q : Travel to the previous time period (previous scene);

Z : Cancel the last movement;

R : Restart the level;

Change the size of view : 

1 : Close view

2 : Distant view

3 : View of the entire galaxy

Gravity of Stars :

Blue Star : 1 unit

Red Star : 2 units

Purple Star : 3 units

Playing in the Browser

Please make sure the “use hardware acceleration” option in the browser settings is turned on.

Please click the blue button to enter the Full-Screen Mode.

Credits

Music - Produced by Alexander Nakarada

Font Asset - Dinkie Bitmap created by Willie Liu

All assets used are freeware / permitted by the creators.

Special thanks to @Qixuan Liang for helping me complete half of the code.

Special thanks to @Feiming Ci for introducing me pixel art.