SWAP BOX
THIS IS A PRERELEASE VERSION, IT ISN'T FINISHED!
SWAP BOX is a puzzle game where you controls magenta square (usually) that is on a land above the ground after sun have exploded, so it have to light up the great lightbulb, and save the world from a cold demise! The player character doesn't pushes boxes as normal, it swaps place with them. But your goal is still on the stars which give them energy to charge them. And after all is done, reach the spring to win, which you'll be send to the next level.
Your main goal is to save humanity from the cold of a sunless world, the lightbulb may replace the sun. We hope nothing bad happens to this thing you controls... Oh, the titular SWAP BOX.
This game have four worlds. Each have a unique theme, and the tiles and holes specifically. This makes them unique, based Puzzlescript games don't usually have something like worlds. For now, I won't mention the third and fourth worlds.
Grass | A grassy field, the first world. It mainly uses basic objects. |
Sea | A sea, the levels pass very below compared to the rest, right under the sea, The second world, it mainly uses water-traversing objects or at least that have something to do with water. |
This game have multiple mechanics, each level introducing a new one, or even alongside others. Later on, all those will be used as you progresses, you may even find other SWAP BOX like yourself!
Controls are simple, remember, it's PuzzleScript. SWAP BOX uses a top-down movement, that means, you can move freely around.
Left | Moves the SWAP BOX to left. |
Right | Moves the SWAP BOX to right. |
Up | Moves the SWAP BOX to up. |
Down | Moves the SWAP BOX to down. |
Restart/R | Restarts the entire level progress. |
Undo/Z | Undoes a action made. |
Wait/X | Skips your turn. |
You also have a large variety of mechanics that you'll find through your adventure. They range from just obstacles, to other SWAP BOX, or to even hazards that will destroy you! ...And more. The list below shows every object featured, listing them from their first appearances to last.
Tile | The main platforms, without them, nothing could be planced on. It have a unique color on each world. |
Hole | They act as the walls. Nothing can pass from them, somehow. |
SWAP BOX | Can swap places with boxes, being the most basic SWAP BOX type. |
Box | The basic boxes, can be swapped. |
Star | They are the goals. Placing boxes on them, if they count as working on one, makes them charged, placing all on stars fullfills the goal. |
Spring | Bounces the main SWAP BOX to the next level. |
Sara | A bonus character, she appears in every level and is optional to reach. Each level, she have a unique dialogue. |
Falling tile | Disappears after being stepped on. |
Wooden box | Can be pushed due to not being technological. |
Incinerator | Can eliminate other objects, including boxes. Each time it burns something, it starts to cool down until it becomes solid after the 2nd time. |
Inverse box | It is similar to the boxes, but as you swaps with it, you don't get knocked back each swap. So you can't do the swap-push exploit to pass burn incinerators in puzzles you weren't supposed to. |
Blue orb | Turns SWAP BOX into a SLEEP BOX |
SLEEP BOX | Cannot swap places with boxes, instead pushing them. |
Spark box | Acts similar to the wooden boxes, but they count as win, that means they can be pushed on targets. |
Magenta orb | Turns the special SWAP BOX into the normal SWAP BOX. |
Sokobot | Move vertically or horizontally, turns the SWAP BOX into a SIP BOX in contact and can push boxes. If they touch a obstacle or stop sign, they'll turn. |
Stop sign | Non-solid for other objects, but will cause Sokobots to turn as if they were obstacles. |
SIP BOX | Cannot be controlled, can only be reversed by undoing or by pushing a potion into them. |
Pushable stop sign | Acts similarly to the stop sign, but can be pushed. |
SIMPLE BOX | It is a type of SWAP BOX without any ability, however, it can't even push boxes. So it is better to find a orb when you are a SIMPLE BOX. Or just have to survive. |
Green orb | Turns the SWAP BOX into a STRONG BOX. |
STRONG BOX | It is cannot be defeated by enemies, so it is unable to turn into a SIP BOX. However, some objects can still able to eliminate it, those being lasers, and same goes for objects that cannot turn it into a corpse, such as incinerators. |
Botbox | Kills the SWAP BOX when swapped with. |
SPARK BOX | Counts as a box when on stars, and can press switches. |
Sea | The sea world theme of the holes. Anything falling on the sea will sink, turning into platforms which other objects can pass over |
Purple orb | Turns the SWAP BOX into a SWIM BOX |
SWIM BOX | At first, it'll be able to swim from shores, becoming able to traverse through water without sinking. Touching a rock shore makes it to get back to dry land. After this, it returns back to normal. |
Shore | They appear if there is a sea next to a tile. SWIM BOX can swim from shores. And rock shores mark where SWIM BOX will get back to land from. Algae cannot have shores on them, notably. |
Pillar | The obstacles, they act much like the holes from the grass world. |
Arrow Totem | A trap that fires arrows each 5 turns. The arrows kill the SWAP BOX in contact. |
Magenta add | Turns into a SWAP BOX when touched. |
Bull's-eye | A target that if touched by a arrow, will make the projectile to disappear. It is the Arrow Totem equivalent of the stop signs. |
Sand tile | Acts like the falling tiles. However, they take four turns to disappear. |
Yellow add | Turns into a SPARK BOX when touched. |
Float box | Can float over water, is the only box that submerged SWIM BOX can push. |
Updated | 11 hours ago |
Published | 13 days ago |
Status | In development |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Author | Blower Pot |
Genre | Puzzle, Strategy |
Made with | PuzzleScript |
Tags | Escape Game, Pixel Art, PuzzleScript, Simple, Sokoban, swap, Top-Down |
Average session | A few minutes |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Touchscreen |
Development log
- Almost done with sea world2 days ago
- Grass world one new world2 days ago
- World Swapping4 days ago
- Small update6 days ago
- SEA WORLD7 days ago
- One new level8 days ago
- New stuffs8 days ago
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