Made for Mini Jam 162: Heat

Take control of a lil' experimental robot powered by a half-finished reactor. Survive as long as you can against the rigorous stress-testing course. For science, obviously.

Control Details: (WASD or Arrow Keys)

Left and Right keys control both the robot and the reactor stability. If the stability strays too far in either direction, the reactor collapses and you with it. However, if you can ride within the redline, you'll gain a speed boost.

Jumping is tied to the fuel rods in the core of the reactor. Every jump destabilises them, causing them to lower slightly. Taking hits from lab creatures drops the fuel rods much faster. If a fuel rod is fully lowered, it locks into place.

To help mitigate this, this prototype has been installed with a basic coolant system. Holding Down will immobilise you and raise the fuel rods. However, any locked fuel rods cannot be retrieved.

Credits:

Sound SFX from Freesound

https://freesound.org/people/AUDACITIER/sounds/628669/

https://freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/33741/

https://freesound.org/people/jobro/sounds/33746/

https://freesound.org/people/MBPL/packs/37290/

https://freesound.org/people/Patrick_Corra/sounds/466451/

https://freesound.org/people/Tomlija/sounds/155928/

https://freesound.org/people/Sclolex/sounds/178202/

https://freesound.org/people/PNMCarrieRailfan/sounds/681681/

Music from Zapsplat.com

Explosion from Deltarune