Push Pull

Devlog

• Push Pull Postmortem
  March 10, 2019 by abso1ution

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  #2d, #push, #pull, #abso1ution, #push pull, #puzzle, #sokoban, #difficult, #challenging, #pixel, #pixel art, #indie

  I wanted to share some general game design thoughts I had from the development of Push Pull. I hope it's helpful to some of you. Push Pull is a puzzle game that I originally made for the GM48 game jam... Continue reading

  
• Push Pull Released on Steam! (includes my thoughts on the release)
  March 09, 2019 by abso1ution#release, #push pull, #push, #pull, #challenging, #block, #puzzle, #indie, #2d, #pixel

  Push Pull released today on Steam, get it here ! For review copies you can contact me at abso1ution.dev@gmail.com I have some mixed emotions about the release. I am looking forward to prototyping my n... Continue reading

  
• Store Page, Trailer, Music & Levels
  February 19, 2019 by abso1ution

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  #push pull, #push, #pull, #puzzle, #2d, #indie, #pixel, #sokoban, #difficult, #challenging

  Push Pull's Steam store page is now live with the completed trailer, if you are interested in the game please add it to your wishlist. I am mostly happy with the trailer, I think it may make the gam... Continue reading

  
• Release Date & Updates
  February 11, 2019 by abso1ution#puzzle, #2d, #push, #pull, #push pull, #abso1ution, #indie, #sokoban, #challenging, #difficult, #block

  I can now reveal that Push Pull is planned to release on March 8th on Steam! As this is my first release I have been going through the process of setting up a corporation and SteamWorks application. M... Continue reading

  
• Mistakes & Progress Update
  January 15, 2019 by abso1ution#push pull, #abso1ution, #block, #puzzle, #2d, #pixel, #indie, #sokoban, #difficult, #challenging

  I've realised in hindsight that more time than I would've liked was spent because I didn't build a proper cut scene system. The narrative was a bit more involved than I anticipated making my 'hacky' i... Continue reading

  
• Holiday Progress
  January 05, 2019 by abso1ution#puzzle, #2d, #pixel, #block, #sokoban, #indie, #push pull, #push, #pull, #abso1ution, #difficult, #challenging

  As the holidays come to a close I just wanted to update the progress made over the last two weeks: A new mechanic (spoiler) Majority of cutscenes complete Updated player, vertical door and elevator s... Continue reading

  
• Updated Save System
  December 19, 2018 by abso1ution#puzzle, #2d, #indie, #difficult, #challenging, #sokoban, #abso1ution, #pixel, #block

  Just a quick post. I've updated the save system to store the completion of the non-linear sections so players won't need to repeat any content. The updated version (v3.2) is published now. In previous... Continue reading

  
• Tutorial & Dialogue Development
  December 16, 2018 by abso1ution#puzzle, #sokoban, #indie, #2d, #blocks, #difficult, #challenging

  This weekend I implemented an in game tutorial and developed a dialogue system. I have run into an issue of people not knowing how to pull and (more importantly) not knowing how to undo. I want to av... Continue reading

  
• Menu Updates
  December 10, 2018 by abso1ution#push pull game, #push pull, #difficult, #challenging, #indie, #2d, #puzzle, #sokoban

  Hi, just a quick update today. I made some significant simplifications and improvements to the menus (mostly on the back end). The only difference anyone will notice is the pause menu is now updated i... Continue reading

  
• Graphics Overhaul Update
  December 09, 2018 by abso1ution#puzzle, #2d, #indie, #sokoban, #difficult, #challenging

  Today I have released a major demo update with new artwork. This demo fairly closely represents the finished artwork of the game, there are still a few changes so bear with me if you notice issues. Th... Continue reading

  
• New Demo Available. Mechanic Updates and Level Design Progress
  December 02, 2018 by abso1ution#push pull, #block, #puzzle, #2d, #indie, #sokoban, #difficult, #challenging

  Today I have published a new demo that will include some levels of each new mechanic developed to date. Let me know any feedback you have (art/music/sound are placeholder). I'm particularly interested... Continue reading

  
• Lots of Levels Created and Teleporter Fixes
  November 06, 2018 by abso1ution#puzzle, #indie, #sokoban, #difficult, #2d, #level design, #mechanics

  I spent the majority of today creating new levels (now at 24 all up), mainly some new switch mechanic puzzles and the introductory teleporter puzzles. As I anticipated the teleporter puzzles don't hav... Continue reading

  
• Movement Improvements & Artist Search
  November 05, 2018 by abso1ution

  After a long night I have almost completed making the second last movement change, allowing both players to be active at once. It took a lot longer than I expected , it turns out there was a lot of is... Continue reading
• Weekend Progress Update
  November 04, 2018 by abso1ution#puzzle, #difficult, #indie, #sokoban

  A decent amount of progress this weekend, although a little less than I hoped. Here are the major updates: New teleporter mechanic built: The attached GIF shows the mechanics of the teleporter. I have... Continue reading

  
• Puzzle Design Research
  November 01, 2018 by abso1ution

  I have been listening to a few GDC talks on puzzle design recently (listed at the end), and while they have some useful lessons they are reconfirming my thought that there is no real science to puzzle... Continue reading
• Completed Ice Mechanic and Improved Undo Function
  October 30, 2018 by abso1ution

  Today I fully completed the new ice mechanic by completing the code for Pull and have completed code cleanup for now. I also improved my undo mechanic, the player now faces the way they came rather th... Continue reading

  
• Clean Your Room
  October 29, 2018 by abso1ution

  Lots of necessary code clean up today; moving code into scripts, commenting, simplifying etc. I also finished off the ice mechanics for Push and most of Pull, I just need to code the scenario where Pu... Continue reading
• Ice Mechanics
  October 28, 2018 by abso1ution

  To wrap up the weekend I have partially implemented a new sliding floor mechanic (shown as ice currently but this may change if it doesn't suit the final theme). Out of the mechanic ideas I have, I am... Continue reading

  
• Push Pull Level Editor
  October 28, 2018 by abso1ution

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  Now that the game jam is over and I have addressed most of the feedback so far, I have added a level editor to Push Pull. The level editor mode can be toggled on/off, allowing you to add, delete and m... Continue reading