Full source code available on GitHub.

https://github.com/seuribe/demondrian

 

Just follow the link
and don’t get distracted by the image below.

As the title says… we are only one week away from Flip being available on Steam. The game has been finished for a while, and we have focused on fixing bugs, enhancing the audio and adding more translations. So head out now for the store to add it to your wishlist!

Flip store page at Steam

I wanted to keep this under the radar, but it got out through RPS.

I started working on the concept for another puzzle game, inspired by the art style of Mondrian.

It’s about matching colors and clearing out a board. I’m still working out how the mechanics should really work, but there is some core stuff already implemented. A short gameplay video should give you an idea of how it works:

This is a sample of the new aesthetics I’m planning for Flip’s re-release. The main motivator is to provide a more solid feel.
The new pieces, will follow a ‘domino’ pieces style:

 

 

And as for backgrounds, menus, etc. I’m considering something like this (it’s large, click to see it properly):

 

This is an almost exact copy of an announcement in Greenlight.

Flip was greenlit a week ago, but I have not yet managed to write anything yet.

The game is already finished and was actually released on other channels a year ago, but I’m considering improving it on some areas, including:

• Better level and puzzle progression: puzzles are generated (almost) randomly, but you cannot finish all possible puzzles for a given level, as they would be too many. But on the other hand, you might never see again a previously played puzzle if you skip it. It should be more predictable. Difficulty ramps up sometimes slow and sometimes fast. It still needs balance. Sometimes in the same level, one puzzle feels very difficult and the next one very easy.
• Adding a “star/points system”: assign players some points or stars after solving a level no matter how many moves it took them. More stars open more levels.
• Enabling to reply previous levels: they should be displayed as solved, but anyway still be available to play again. Maybe hints could be added in already solved levels.
• Interface: level selection is very pretty…
• Sounds: the flipping sound was felt too strong by some people.
• Adding keyboard and gamepad support: most playtesting was done with a tablet, as it’s a multiplatform game, and it shows.
• Improved graphics: if resources are available, I’d like to improve the general look of the game, including the graphic design.

This are just the main points, many more things can be improved. I’ll be working during the follow months on this points and others, and would be more than happy to hear your comments.

 

Long time has passed since the last update. Flip flopped, so I spent the last months doing freelance work. I’m slowly returning to game development as a side thing. Tune is a concept I will continue in the future, but right now I’m experimenting with Racket. So far I’m extremely happy with it, as I could prototype a simple game idea (again, a puzzle) in barely 8 hours, most of which where used to go through the documentation for the most basic things.

Will tell more about the game in future posts.