Softlocked
A short game about softlocking yourself.
Made for Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 6 (The theme is "Locked Room")
[Controls]
WASD / Arrows to move
Z to Undo
R to restart
Feel free to leave any comments or feedback.
A short game about softlocking yourself.
Made for Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 6 (The theme is "Locked Room")
[Controls]
WASD / Arrows to move
Z to Undo
R to restart
Feel free to leave any comments or feedback.
Comments
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This one's my favorite level. Really enjoyed the solve-path :)
Thanks! that is also my favorite besides level 8.
how is this not considered bein softlocked? i cant get out
Yes that is softlock, but not in this game.
I tried to implement that kind of logic, but didn't work well when making levels...
I've added some additional explanation about win conditions in my comment below.
i love this game, but some of the levels are really hard!
Since the definition of "softlock" is a bit unclear, I'll explain in detail here.
There are two kinds of rooms that can cause a softlock.
1) A room with no doors and no flags
2) A room with doors, but no flags or keys
Technically, there are more ways to softlock yourself (like pushing a key to the edge of the map so you cannot use it.) but that won't work in this game ;(
But, i was being fine until, this level, i can't figure out how to switch the key and box, bc the only possible lock (that the game accepts bc there are a few more like putting a key over the flag and being locked in the room) i can think of, is entering the key before the box from the right on the door and getting locked there.![]()
Spoilers ; There is a way to swap that order, before breaking the flag and going into the right side of the stage!
i've tried that too but to no avail, but i guess i'll try harder then, now that i know i have to do it before, thanks!
nice game!
thank you!