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Basic Biking, iOS, Android, Itch.io (lemmy.ml)
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My first ever Lemmy post might as well be a self-promo, so here's my just-released, totally free (no ads, no bs) game: Basic Biking.

It's a two-button physics-based pedaling game where you try to reach the goal of each level as fast as you can, without hitting your head.

I think this is my fifth free game, made with Godot. Most of my games are local multiplayer games, as I'm really into those kind of games. Looking forward to seeing more and more gamedev posts here on Lemmy, and will be contributing to that.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/basic-biking/id6502579781

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ottoojala.basicbiking

Itch: https://ottoojala.itch.io/basicbiking

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I like the pixel art

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks! It's mostly just curves and 2D polygons drawn at a low resolution that create the dynamic pixel art look.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I played it on my phone and I really like it. Nice music nice physics, fun details like you can crash to the trash can and have the lid close over your body lol

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I put some effort into making those details, even though it felt like it took forever, despite the game being short. The ultimate version of this game for me would include a level editor, but that would be a completely different project :---)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Looks cool! Will you open source the code and upload it to FDroid?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I might dip my toes into open source in a future project. At the moment, I'm happy just releasing freeware games.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I love it. Also: really difficult when you're drunk.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, it’s really difficult when you’re sober too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yes, for most, it's one of those hard to learn, hard to master games...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks! :---)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Funny game. Reminds me of QWOP.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Thanks! QWOP was the first game that I thought of too, when playing the first prototype of this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Looks very elastomania-like

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

Yes! I used to play Elastomania a lot :---) Also, there's an Elastomania apple hidden in one of the tracks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I found the controls intriguing at first, but then frustrating. I like alternating the pedals, but balance should be accelerometer/tilt based, and braking could be stronger if you press both pedals at once. Finally I think the crank could have a little more intertidal - I often got my cranks stuck vertically, where neither one really goes anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Nice ideas! Would make a fun game too - especially something accelerometer controlled with active ragdoll physics would be a fun challenge to develop, I think.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thank you, I love these kind of games.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks! I'm glad to hear that :--)