Magnebot Warehouse
You are a magnetic robot working at a big warehouse. Fill all delivery points with the correct boxes.
PLEASE NOTE: Controls change slightly between the first 2 levels. Be sure to read the CONTROLS instructions on each level!
Controls
The controls ARE a little fiddly. Even I struggle with them at times 😅.
T - Reset Level
Bottom Robot Arm
A/D/Left/Right - Move left/right
Q - Toggle magnet polarity
Left Click - Toggle Magnet On/Off
Right Robot Arm
W/S/Up/Down - Move Up/Down
E - Toggle magnet polarity
Right Click - Toggle Magnet On/Off
Idea
I wanted to make a sort of magnetic sokoban game. There are 4 levels, 3 basic tutorials and 1 puzzle. I feel like with some work this could maybe become a fully realised puzzle game.
I had some more ideas such as having humans to avoid and "magnet traps", things like that. I thought I'd mapped out my schedule quite well but, alas, it appears not as I barely managed to make all the submitted features in time (bugfixing took me over).
Bugs
Minimal bugs this time. Sometimes the angle goes weird on the boxes but you can either work with it or reset if it breaks the level.
The music on level 2 is louder than the rest of the game. :(
Future Development
- I'm not 100% happy with the sliding motion of the boxes. I feel a better version of the game would have the boxes stop when not being magnetised but then have "slippery" surfaces that allow for the movement that's currently in the game.
- Better art would be nice...
- More puzzles
- I think a "hard" mode with human employees that you have to avoid could be interesting.
- More complicated puzzles or an infinite mode where you have to record/set up robotic movements to fulfill a production line could be fun.
- Maybe swap the polarity of the holes so that red boxes go to red holes. I feel it makes more logical sense the way I have it at the moment but I think swapping the colours on the holes might feel more intuitive.
Credits
Game Design/Programming
Derwent Ready
Sound Effects
Teifion Powell
Music
Magic Space by CodeManu - CC0 - https://opengameart.org/content/magic-space
Fonts
Kenney
Art
Derwent Ready
Kenney
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