BioParasite - The Viral Jump
A downloadable game
🏆 Ranked #2 Overall & #1 Gameplay/Creativity in New Year SkillUp Jam
You are a deadly microscopic parasite fighting for survival inside a hostile organism. Alone, you are weak and suffocating. To survive, you must hijack biological cells, use their abilities, and discard them before they decay.
Navigate through 3 distinct biomes (Throat, Stomach, and Artery) in this physics-based puzzle platformer where "momentum" is your best weapon.
🧬 KEY FEATURES
- Possession Mechanic: Take control of unique host types:
- 🦗 The Flea: Agile and high-jumping.
- 🛡️ The Macrophage: Heavy tank, immune to acid.
- 🎐 The Floater: Defies gravity for precise aerial movement.
- 💣 The Inflamed: Unstable cells that launch you like a cannon!
- Ballistic Ejection: Use Newton's laws to your advantage. Eject from hosts mid-air to gain massive boosts and reach impossible heights.
- Decay System: Every host dies slowly. Keep moving or perish.
- Bio-Neon Art Style: A procedural, code-generated visual style created entirely within Godot.
🎮 CONTROLS
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Move | Arrow Keys |
| Jump / Fly | Space |
| Possess / Eject | X |
| Look | Down/Up Arrow |
| Quick Restart | R |
🛠️ CREDITS
Development & Art: [Frederico Xavier / @dinhoinz] Engine: Godot 4.3
Assets:
- Music: "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) - Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
- SFX: Generated with jsfxr
- Font: PressStart2P
Made in 5 days for the New Year SkillUp Game Jam.
Download
Install instructions
--- WINDOWS ---
1. Download the Windows .zip file.
2. Extract all files to a folder.
3. Double-click "BioParasite.exe" to play.
--- LINUX ---
1. Download the Linux .zip file.
2. Extract the files.
3. Right-click the executable file -> Properties -> Permissions.
4. Check "Allow executing file as program".
5. Run the game.
(Or use "chmod +x" in the terminal).
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Great job, dinhoinz! You really made such a game for the New Year SkillUp Game Jam! Oh, and congrats to you for scoring #1 on both Creative and Gameplay!