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They Need To Be Fed

2010

A perfection of my 360 degree gravity engine and gameplay. A casual, fresh and fun platformer. Walk upside down, jump from one object to another. Objects start moving, rotating, and several other hazards are thrown your way to provide an exciting challenge. The game includes 5 worlds with each 7 levels to play.

They Need To Be Fed was made for the YoYoGames “design a handheld game” competition. Update: And won first prize!

Download Filesize: 8.2 MB

Joystick: They Need To Be Fed coming to PSP
YoYoGames blog: Competition 5 winners

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Credits: Jake Almond (music, sound design)

Deaths

2008

What makes this game unique is the fact that it uses an online database to register the locations of player’s deaths. As such, when you play it loads the data and you’ll see where other people died.

But it gets more interesting. Bodies can be hints for traps, and can also be used as stepping stones to get onto higher ledges.

Download Filesize: 7.7 MB

Rock Paper Shotgun article
TIGsource article

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Execution

2008

This game is an experiment. Try it.

Download Filesize: 1.3 MB

Kotaku on Execution
Destructoid article
MSNBC article on Serious Games
Ludus Novus: Changing Games Forever
Random quotes:
“you made me be shocked by myself”
“It hit me with a very real sense of guilt”
“I really dont know what to say”
“I havent been “touched” by a game like this before”

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Karoshi 2.0

2008

The first Karoshi game did quite well so I decided to make a sequel. Karoshi 2.0 adds another 50 levels and an epic boss fight. Again, the goal is to kill yourself in every stage, but this time it requires more outside-the-box thinking than ever. Highly recommended.

Download Filesize: 8.7 MB

Internet Game of the Month (EDGE magazine)
“some of the most LOL-worthy and mind-bending puzzles I have ever seen” – TIGsource (article)
“one of the most intelligent games i have played in a long time” – Auntie Pixelante (article)

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Frozzd

2007

The universe has been frozen, and you’re on an adventure together with King Mubbly to free others and fight the Frozzd. Run around on differently shaped planets while strategically attacking and defending with your little army. The game has a total of 12 large levels with each a unique enemy type.

Frozzd was designed for YoYoGames’ Winter Competition and won first prize!

Download Filesize: 5.7 MB

“If only every freeware game had this level of professional polish, then maybe there would be much fewer wars and absolutely no terrorists.” – PC Zone UK
Interview with indie games blog
Play This Thing article “better than Super Mario Galaxy”
YoYoGames blog: Winter Competition results

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Credits: Kevin MacLeod (music)