A downloadable game for Windows and macOS

This is an ArtCenter Game Jam Project. 

The Theme is Through the Darkness. 

The name of the project is Light My Way. It's a story of a cute little dust ball called Dustie, getting back to the land of brightness. Dustie is the soul of nearly dead human. It's now wandering in a dark land between life and death. Player is the guider of Dustie, trying to lead it return to bright. 

Background Story: 

Covid-19 took many lives. We believe that people will burst out with a very strong will to live before they die. 

Dustie is a will of a dying people. 

You are the guider in this area between life and death. 

Please lead Dustie getting back to its human body.

Game Mechanic: 

It's a 2D Platformer puzzle game. Player control Dustie moving lift / right and jump. Also, the key feature is putting the power-up lights into the level, giving Dustie some special abilities. 

Yellow Light allow Dustie climbing all shapes of wall. 

Red Light allow Dustie shooting his stings. 

Control System:

A & D - moving left and right. 

Space - Jump

Q & E - Shooting stings. Q to the left and E to the right. 

Z - Undo the action 

R - Restart the Level. 

Please Enjoy! 

Team Ikea Shark: 

Konnor Zhang, Level Designer, Game Designer

Demi Liu, Programmer, Game Designer

Xinyan Wang, Artist

Charlotte Guo, UI Designer

Download

Download
IkeaShark_WinBuild.zip 27 MB
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IkeaShark_MacBuild.zip 36 MB

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Classy little puzzler with nifty mechanics, cool pixel art, and a short but tough difficulty curve. First two levels were a very helpful intro to gameplay and controls. Last level was pretty challenging. Respect to @Team Ikea Shark for having built a polished game in just 48 hours! Dang!