Control two characters. 

Avoid each other's light. 

Find your balance.

A minimalist 2D puzzle game with light mechanics.

Features:

  • Control 2 characters at once independently with space-like, high mass physics.
  • Unique 2D gameplay based on light mechanics and challenging controls.
  • Solve 20 unique puzzles, each one adding a new level of difficulty.
  • Use the environment to your advantage, from walls to sticks and spikes.
  • Dive in a relaxing atmosphere embedded with taoist philosophy.


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UPDATE: Now gathering feedback to turn this into a commercial game!

Please fill in this feedback form: https://forms.gle/nSQKppmhBEVtSxR28


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Devlog



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This game was originally created all by my lonesome in 48H for the United Game Jam 2020.  The theme for the jam was "Two." The game ranked #12 Overall.

With Yin & Yang, I wanted to dive into a mechanic where, like the symbol, two characters have to work together without killing each other, always keeping the balance intact. The theme would be represented by the 2-character mechanic, but also with two lights, two areas, etc. The characters' movement would be purposefully difficult to represent the importance of taking things slow and methodically, with a rushed misstep causing chaos to unfold. The space-like physics ensure a constant flow of movement.

Started learning game development in April 2020, this is my second released game and first game jam.  It was an incredible experience, and I hope you enjoy the game at least half as much as I enjoyed making it.

Thanks!

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Game Engine:

Unity 2019.3.15f1 with Universal Render Pipeline.


Art Assets:

UI Pack by Kenneyhttps://kenney.nl/assets/ui-pack

Particle Pack by Kenneyhttps://kenney.nl/assets/particle-pack

Controller Prompts Pack by xeluhttps://opengameart.org/content/free-keyboard-and-controllers-prompts-pack

Paper by darkwoodhttps://opengameart.org/content/paper


Sound Effects:

Kennel NL Impact Soundshttps://kenney.nl/assets/impact-sounds


Soundtrack:

Wuxia2_Guzheng_Pipa by PeriTunehttp://peritune.com  | Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com  | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Fonts:

Yozakura by Kotonoha Kujuhttps://www.dafont.com/yozakura.font?l[]=10&l[]=1

A Annyeong Haseyo by wephttps://www.dafont.com/a-annyeong-haseyo.font?l[]=10&l[]=1

Bonzaihttps://www.dafont.com/bonzai.font


Logo:

Yin Yang Symbol by Piotr Siedleckihttps://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=196877&picture=yin-yang-symbol


StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS
Release date Aug 30, 2020
Rating
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorGeoffrey Mugford
GenrePuzzle
Made withKrita, Unity
Tags2D, Abstract, Minimalist, My First Game Jam
Code licenseMIT License
Asset licenseCreative Commons Attribution_NonCommercial v4.0 International
Average sessionA few seconds
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse

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Yin & Yang - v1.1.0 - Mac OS X 59 MB
Yin & Yang - v1.1.0 - Windows 58 MB
Yin & Yang - v1.0.0 - WebGL - 48h Jam 18 MB

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Pretty neat game, but the momentum of the player objects is a bit too much. Tone it down a bit and it'd be a lot more fun. 

Thank you for this! I’m receiving mixed feedbacks on that topic, I might just make it customisable. 👌