Companions

Controls:

WASD - Move

Space - Jump

R - Restart

Companions is a game about movement, and being aware of the space that exists between you, your box companion, and the walls in which you are enclosed in. Find a way out with your box companion and escape the enclosure. Push your companion along with you and reach the end. Beware of anything YELLOW (Yellow kills you and you have to restart).

Playtest Report:

I did multiple playtests, just moving alone throughout the course without the companion, and moving throughout the course without the YELLOW. These playtests resulted in a much simpler game where you only have to worry about your character and simply traversing the course. By adding the YELLOW and a fellow companion that you have to bring along with you, the game becomes more difficult. As I played the game after these changes, I found myself restarting multiple times. I also found myself going slower in certain sections of the course in order to safely move both myself and my box companion through. The final part of the course became harder to do as well, because a simple jump to the end became a matter of trying to throw my box companion across to the other side. Overall, this game looks at the dimensions of character, how they should move and in what manner, and even critics a player's abilities when it comes to playing as a solo, versus playing and having to worry about another body.