It's made in Pico8 that exports games ("cartridges") in a special png format. So if you want to open the game in Pico8 you can download it instead of playing the web version here.
Somebody that knows how Pico-8 works, and realizes that the game's code is embedded in the png, which pic-8 expects you to load into it? Most people would probably just play it in their browser though...
What an interesting puzzle game! I really enjoyed playing it because of the attention to detail in the graphics and presentation. The puzzle stages get progressively more difficult, so it's good to learn techniques naturally. Having said that, I have only cleared up to stage 14! It was easy to operate the game from the browser of my smartphone, so I will play it there and aim to clear all the stages, meow~!
After two nights thinking about the final level, i finally beat this! I love how many levels are built around the player teaching themselves something new, with zero words for any of the techniques.
I was stuck for a long time on 'dino' until i went back to fully understand 'bookcase' , solving it 3 different ways. I was understanding the nature of carving more and more. Dino had a long chain of figuring out where to start, where to end, and solving many mini-challenges along the way.. I felt like i had tried every possible approach and always coming up just a little short, before finding the right one, and probably there would be other people who could just stumble across the right one much earlier. But it felt rewarding to bring the techniques learnt before together in one level. And just the final level being a dino skull itself while being so challenging, love it...
All in all my favourite game i've finished this year. Not even to mention how difficult it looks to have fit it all into pico-8. Thank you for the worms. This joins 'hot knife through butter' and 'sorcerers detritus' as my favourite small puzzle games
Saw a post showing off this game on tumblr and had to come immediately to try it: What a delight! Really clever game that makes you feel even more clever having solved it, great work!
Man, great game but God I'm as bad as it gets, had a small and fun experience, thank you
I made it up to the "blade" level, as soon as I saw the "smiley" I knew it was GG for me (maybe will revisit it but I have no clue how to solve any figure after that).
Great game if you are up for a challenge/puzzle with some "out of the box" thinking needed.
Really enjoyed this game! I was surprised by the amount of depth that emerged from such a simple mechanic; some of the trickier levels had me coming back to try new solutions that the game kept me thinking of even after I had stopped playing.
I recommend trying to solve all levels on your own even if you need to take a break to refresh your brain, but if you're really stuck, here's my walkthrough of every level:
This is such a fun game and a good concept, but I am hopelessly stuck on Gravestone, and it looks like the rest only get harder from there. Are there any tips or tricks someone could give me?
I don't understand what the answer to gravestone and dino would be. I can do the lower teeth no problem but the upper ones? Nope. If I had a extra layer I could do gravestone easily but... even the most complete I could do only got three of the four sides of the cross.
It's very fun! I just can't seem to make progress on those two...
Stuck in the exact same way on gravestone! I love it.. i hope to solve before anyone posts a hint or walkthrough... (please dont post, i want this to last me weeks)
nice! i havent even figured the crab yet, both that and dino look frightening
woo i did crab! dino has had me stuck for 2 days now. the upper teeth, how??!
spoiler:
i can only think of falling each time after eating upward to make those teeth, but that requires two rows of space to make it happen. so it doesnt seem to give enough material to finish the bottom teeth as well
I get what Duck wants me to do... But I just... I just can't... No matter how outside of the box I try to think of the solution I just can't find the right path to do it.
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this is a game to show to your kids
this is to say the concept and presentation is ungenerational and absolutely fantastic work
i swear to goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooddddd
why are pico-8 games always bangers every single time, im going insane
They just have more soul in them.
Hello, Are you considering bringing a fully fledged version with more content on Steam/consoles? That would be awesome!
Is there a level creator? If there isnt, will there be one in the future? I am just now downloading it.
I plan on making a level creator soon!
👀
do woodworms taste like wood.
no, but they have a crunch if theyve been dried.
Also they dont taste of very much.
This is really good! Lots of 'aha' moments throughout.
Ohh this is a good one! These puzzles are deceptively tricky. I love it!
who the heck whold dowload a freakin' png?!
Dude. This is a browser game. You can play it at the top of the page.
It's made in Pico8 that exports games ("cartridges") in a special png format. So if you want to open the game in Pico8 you can download it instead of playing the web version here.
https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php
Somebody that knows how Pico-8 works, and realizes that the game's code is embedded in the png, which pic-8 expects you to load into it? Most people would probably just play it in their browser though...
This was amazing! Great game. Added it to my best of list. :)
Fun !
guys this game is stolen from alphabetagamer
How is it stolen from alphabetagamer? They're a youtuber that does walkthroughs of videogames?
oh...
lol
Absolutely incredible puzzle game. I love it.
how do i even
i dont understand how this works
i liked it sooo much. reminded me of my childhood when i used to carve various animals out of cookies hahaha. thank you for this experience!! <3
Absolutely excellent!
What an interesting puzzle game! I really enjoyed playing it because of the attention to detail in the graphics and presentation.
The puzzle stages get progressively more difficult, so it's good to learn techniques naturally.
Having said that, I have only cleared up to stage 14!
It was easy to operate the game from the browser of my smartphone, so I will play it there and aim to clear all the stages, meow~!
I guess you are what you eat since I'm a block head and can't solve 16 and 17
After two nights thinking about the final level, i finally beat this! I love how many levels are built around the player teaching themselves something new, with zero words for any of the techniques.
I was stuck for a long time on 'dino' until i went back to fully understand 'bookcase' , solving it 3 different ways. I was understanding the nature of carving more and more. Dino had a long chain of figuring out where to start, where to end, and solving many mini-challenges along the way.. I felt like i had tried every possible approach and always coming up just a little short, before finding the right one, and probably there would be other people who could just stumble across the right one much earlier. But it felt rewarding to bring the techniques learnt before together in one level. And just the final level being a dino skull itself while being so challenging, love it...
All in all my favourite game i've finished this year. Not even to mention how difficult it looks to have fit it all into pico-8. Thank you for the worms. This joins 'hot knife through butter' and 'sorcerers detritus' as my favourite small puzzle games
Saw a post showing off this game on tumblr and had to come immediately to try it: What a delight! Really clever game that makes you feel even more clever having solved it, great work!
I'm not nearly clever enough to solve all the puzzles without a walkthrough, but this was a delightful game. Nice work.
I'm stuck on level 14. I need a hint or walkthrough.
Super cool! Nice work.
This is really fun! good job on it!
Any plan to add a level sharing/designer feature (maybe through QR codes) ?
Yes! This is something I am still hoping to do :]
I love this game. Where can I donate?
Here is my solution to level 15:
https://youtube.com/shorts/ZFP8GI9bXnk?si=ik6fokVlqjANUieO
And level 14
Really great mechanic and puzzle design! I enjoyed the challenge.
great work
This was so much fun!
Is there any backstory you can give to this game?
took me a moment, nice!
I need WASD to move...
Man, great game but God I'm as bad as it gets, had a small and fun experience, thank you
I made it up to the "blade" level, as soon as I saw the "smiley" I knew it was GG for me (maybe will revisit it but I have no clue how to solve any figure after that).
Great game if you are up for a challenge/puzzle with some "out of the box" thinking needed.
very fun game! kind of reminds me of some flash games with how simple but interesting it is. also I made a creeper face!
Once I got to level 3 and realised what to do, I immediately realised what a great game it is!
Really enjoyed this game! I was surprised by the amount of depth that emerged from such a simple mechanic; some of the trickier levels had me coming back to try new solutions that the game kept me thinking of even after I had stopped playing.
I recommend trying to solve all levels on your own even if you need to take a break to refresh your brain, but if you're really stuck, here's my walkthrough of every level:
This is such a fun game and a good concept, but I am hopelessly stuck on Gravestone, and it looks like the rest only get harder from there. Are there any tips or tricks someone could give me?
You might need to think of a new way to use gravity to your advantage.
woah, I think I saw some music notes in the loading cartridge bit when I opened this game for the first time, any idea what it might be?
if I recall right: if your sound is muted pico-8 will represent the bootup fanfare visually instead
I don't understand what the answer to gravestone and dino would be.
I can do the lower teeth no problem but the upper ones? Nope.
If I had a extra layer I could do gravestone easily but... even the most complete I could do only got three of the four sides of the cross.
It's very fun! I just can't seem to make progress on those two...
Stuck in the exact same way on gravestone! I love it.. i hope to solve before anyone posts a hint or walkthrough... (please dont post, i want this to last me weeks)
Edit: aha just did it! Loved it
Literally just did it!! Now I have no idea what to do with dino...
nice! i havent even figured the crab yet, both that and dino look frightening
woo i did crab! dino has had me stuck for 2 days now. the upper teeth, how??!
spoiler:
i can only think of falling each time after eating upward to make those teeth, but that requires two rows of space to make it happen. so it doesnt seem to give enough material to finish the bottom teeth as well
I get what Duck wants me to do...
But I just... I just can't... No matter how outside of the box I try to think of the solution I just can't find the right path to do it.
Edit: Wait, never mind... FINALLY!
Haha the duck got me for so much time !!!, I gave up with the "smiley" maybe for a second session, but as soon as I saw it I knew it was GG for me.
Extremely fun puzzle game, and delightfully charming to boot! I highly recommend holding 'up' in the middle of the screen :)