It is we who scale the great Machine. It is from the Machine we are built, and to the Machine our scrap will return. We must feed the machine, for that is our purpose. Your hook will lay the path before you. Ascend, so that you may return to oblivion.

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Use your grappling hook to scale the great Machine! Any number of routes can be taken to traverse this eldritch foundry, but only the worthy may sacrifice themselves to the great Machine.

Controls

  • Move Left/Right: A/D, Left/Right
  • Fire Hook 1/2: Left/Right Click
  • Retract Hook 1/2: Hold Left/Right Click
  • Extend Hook 1/2: Q/E
  • Break Both Hooks: Space
  • Extend Both Hooks: Control, Scroll Up
  • Retract Both Hooks: Shift, Scroll Down

Having trouble? Here's a tip!

  • Use your right-click grapple to latch on to a platform before grappling with the left-click, so you don't fall in mid air!
  • Press space while in mid-swing to break your hooks and fling yourself forward! You move even faster if you release at the right point while retracting a grapple.
  • Swing on a hook with A and D, and manuver yourself vertically with Shift and Control. If you fire a hook while swinging out from the platform, it's easier to hook yourself onto the top of it.
  • There are multiple paths to scale the Machine, try a different way if you're having trouble!

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Created by Jesse, Peter, and Josh. Join our Discord!

Music by Jim-Bretherick, licensed under Creative Commons 0

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I recorded a video of me playing your game and rated it, here are my first impressions! 


Also, if you would like to play our entry, MEGAmini Chess, here it is!: https://curtis-jensen-games.itch.io/megaminichess

Thank you for playing! It's really great to see someone react to the game in real time, so I appreciate recording your playthrough!

You really don't get enough playtesting in a game jam haha, so I just put some pro tips for navigation in the controls after seeing some of your frustrations.

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Glad to hear it!  Yeah it seemed like one of those games that most people would like but I just didn’t get.