Restless Square

Restless Cube is a precision platformer inspired by Super Meat Boy-style movement. It's a prototype built to test one mechanic: the Blight, a corruption that chases you through the level and punishes hesitation.

You play the level twice. The first run is Blight-free, so you can get a feel for the movement and the challenges. On the second run, Blight is on your tail.

Momentum-based movement, wall-stick and wall-jump, and a corruption that never waits for you. Dying is part of the game.

Controls

Keyboard

• A/Left-arrow, D/Right-arrow - Horizontal Movement
• W/Spacebar - Jump
• Ctrl (left and right) - Wall-stick
• Esc - Pause Menu

Controller

• Left Stick - Horizontal Movement
• South Key - Jump
• Both Shoulders/Triggers - Wall-stick

Design/Dev log

The game quietly records your play to a Playtest Log. The playtest log isn't uploaded anywhere unless you decide to.

Sending the logs lets me visualize your run(s) and would help me balance the game. You can send them via this Google Form, which is also accessible from the in-game pause menu.

The playtest logs don't contain any personal information. File names are made of a timestamp, an anonymous device ID derived from your hardware (not your name), and a process ID that only keeps two simultaneously running copies of the game from sharing a file. The logs record your movement and deaths.