Shifty Scales

Shifty Scales

Premise:

Townspeople have been reporting a strange phenomenon: their belongings have mysteriously resized! Big things are now too small, and small things are too large. Luckily, you’re the owner of Shifty Scales, the only shop in town capable of fixing these peculiar problems with your scale-shifting machine. Swap item sizes, solve tricky puzzles, and reassemble objects to solve customer orders.

How To Play:

• Receive orders of incorrectly scaled items and parts.
• Drag a part into both sides of the scale machine, then either:
  • Swap their scales,
  • Match both to the smaller,
  • or match both to the larger. 
• Reassemble the rescaled parts into the complete shape(s).
• Send the order for review.

Controls:

• Mouse Controls: Drag and drop items into the machine.
• Machine Activation: Click button on machine to initiate scale swap or match.
  • Left Button: Match both part scales to the smaller scale.
  • Right Button: Match both part scales to the larger scale.
  • Middle Button: Swap part scales.
• Submit Order: Click "Submit Order" once all items are correctly resized.

Key Features:

• Unique Puzzle Mechanic: Swap the scales of various objects and figure out the correct size combinations.
• Drag-and-Drop Gameplay: Drag and place items into the machine, then reassemble them into their proper forms.
• Customer Orders: Receive incorrectly scales items from customers and swap or match scales to satisfy the customer's order.

Completed in 96 hours for GMTK 2024

Developed by: BifrostGames

 Software:

• Unity (engine)
• Audacity ( sfx)
• Aseprite and Gimp (art, animations)

Download the original jam version below!