I Made a Game With No Controls 

I really like the shooty spike things. They punish the player for being slow by taking away their most important resource (their movement), because you have to jump over them,

"Game Without Controls" *well that just sounds like a video with extra steps*

If you do ever revisit this, it'd be really cool if the character upon running out of actions turned to the camera with a big question mark above their head and started doing random things. Maybe every few inputs it would try to reach the exit to have a better chance of still being able to finish a level.

I really like this concept; however, I feel like there's little difference at present between "losing control" and the death mechanic. An interesting way to extend the idea would be to make it impossible to reach the door in 48 steps - however, there are mechanics such as physics/a rotating level/launcher/whatever that allow you to reach the door after having "lost control." That way, the player really has to strategize about where they run out of steps in order to win, and is imo more faithful to the "out of control" concept.

"The jokes on you because I didnt even finish the game on time" Same, I didn't finish my game on time for a horror game jam :(

idea: conveyor belts, blocks (fill spike pit), springs (jump), fans (push the player). make all of them pushable. the idea is you uses 48 steps to set up a path, after 48 steps, you are out of control and the above element will guide u to the exit.

I can just imagine now playing a game and you try to control the main character when you realize you can’t and then he brings up the middle finger as he defeats the final boss and you just watch him

I saw a coder on youtube hes really good at UNITY'S PARTICLE SYSTEM

It doesn’t feel like “losing control” is any different than just normal losing

You know what would have been cool? When you Lose control you restart but the other character is still there. So it could be an extra obsticale or even necessary for some levels to finish

"well the joke's on you because I didn't even finish in time." made me laugh more than I'd like to admit.

"It doesn't have much story" GAMETHEORY!! ANALYZE THIS!

I literally cannot press left/right fast enough to jump 3 tiles over. What a weird idea to have step movement on one axis and smooth gravity on another!

Me: "Mom, I want Dozenbear." Mom: "We have Dozenbear at home." Dozenbear at home: (All jokes aside, that game took way longer than 48 hours to make. Moving is one action and you keep moving in that direction, so I like that way more than moving in steps. And the graphics actually look somewhat decent.)

You should make it so once the player is out of steps, an AI takes over. That way, there's still a chance to complete the level, but it's going to be a nail-biting thriller to watch and the player has no control over the outcome

BadGameDev: The important part of gamejams are having a good time,improve,care about yourself and learn from mistakes Dani: the important part of game jam is... DEPPRESION

What means “lose all controls”? When I first heard about 48 steps mechanic, I thought after running out of steps the game would activate a random action after pressing any key, and if you’re lucky enough you can try to go ‘till the end of the level that way. Isn’t it? Or you just “die”?

"where game developers and people who think they are game developers" I know I'm really bad and rarely participate but hey you didn't need to call me out xD

The fact that it didn't do it in time but still decided to finish is just... Awesome, what a great game maker this boi is :3

"I made a game with no controls" That just sounds like an image but with more steps

48 levels, 48 steps. Each level you lose one step until you are at a one step level. Beat that and you unlock a hidden area where you have to wait 48 seconds. After you wait the 48 seconds, you drop down into a hole, triggering a win screen to pop up.

The only thing this game needs is a smoother camera. Other than that it is already perfect.

"That cant be done in a game jam" Polymars: 😳

The jokes on you because I didnt even finish on time 🤣🤣 great devlog. Very entertaining 👍

Really Cool Mechanic! I love it!

“A situation that is out of control, which means there’s a situation that is out of control.” BadGameDev 2020

“For people who think they are dev’s*Shows his own channel*” Me: I respect that.

Camera should have a smooth snap to the character. I love the snap movement but the snap on the camera is a bit hard on the eyes.

God that game was so damn hard, I had to give up after reaching level 18. There were about 3-4 levels that took me 40-50 attempts to learn and beat. I've never played a step-based platformer, so it was a whole new control scheme to learn, having to plan and count how many taps to do for each jump rather than feeling it. Jump three taps. Jump one tap one dash. Interesting experience.

I literally thought I lost my full screen button for a second and was like”what a coincidence”

Unity's Particle System! A great way to make Particles in Unity

There should be a game where you play as a paralysis victim and a story plays out while the only thing you can do is talk to others. Thus, your out of control of your playthrough. It could be like a telltale game but all the paths leas to the same thing. That gives the player a sense of control but takes it away the second they realize all the paths converge

I also learned how to work with particles in Gamrmaker Studio 2 on my last game jam! I also learned to work with buffers so I could read midi files in for my music system...

Wheres the vid of streamers’ reactions to the impossible game

This guy : rages on his own game. Bennet foddy : pathetic

My respect for taking the step to participate at the game jam and followed through with this - it may not be the best game but you took the effort to start jamming and uploaded a video about it and next time you'll be more experienced. I think this project was quite hard for you to finish and continue through, and if thats the case, I congratulate you for your achievmet

I thought you would make the player move randomly when running out of moves

This is just all the games I make except without the making a game part

I think everything should be "not smoothly moving" In this game

I just discovered your channel and subbed by the end of the first video I watched. Amazing content, keep up the good work!

I dont know why this video have me laughing more than actual comedians.

badgamedev: taking tutorials about particles buying app dedicated to them dani: unity particle system

Hearing the keyboard flutter was my favorite part sdkjghsdkjgh You can really tell you were intently focused. Good job!

48 steps sounds like a horror movie title

when you play this game, your entire body swets BADLY I refused to play this game at level 4 I think, maybe 5, I'm not really sure. Other than that game is good in my opinion :)

9:50 that sounded sarcastic but here we are.

9:19 -9:26 Normally that’s a sign to make the level easier.

I didn't even _try_ to make a game, because I didn't think I could. I honestly think you should be very proud.

The dashing mechanic is similar to how you play Celeste

Badgamedev “idk how to make particles” Dani “earapes unity’s particle system description”

This game gives me BOXBOY! vibes

Bruh 😂, "joke's on you cause I didn't even finish in time " THIS MADE ME SUBSCRIBE

the concept was really cool, could've made it if he finished in time

Great game. I loved playing it. Some parts are challenging but that makes reaching the end that much more rewarding. Keep on keeping on

honestly would've been cooler if once you ran out of moves, instead of just stopping, the character went in random directions until it died

7:32 I was playing your game while the video reached this point and I died at the same place at the same time. Had to switch tab to confirm but that was a wierd moment. Asynchronus synchronicity.

LITTERALLY THE POINT OF THE GAME IS TO GET "OUT OF CONTROL" him: haha 48 steps go brrrrrrr

why does watching someone ragequit their own game feel so good

You know what would've been a cool idea for this jam? A game that doesn't just make your game feel out of control, but your computer as well. It would be a platformer where the main objective is to reach a goal. Pretty simple. However, soon after you start the game, platforms will start to disappear around you, and error message dialogues will appear in inconvenient places. However, these boxes will act as platforms in game, and they can be dragged around with your mouse. Some boxes will act as obstacles, while others might disappear after a short time. The story would be simple: A "virus" has infected your game, and it's trying to break the game enough to escape. This is causing platforms to disappear and errors to appear everywhere. You'll have to figure out how to beat the game despite all of this, or else your computer will be "infected." Levels will become harder as the game progresses, with more of the original world being corrupted and glitched as you progress. The final boss is the virus itself, which will use your own computer against you to stop you from defeating it. Popups will obscure your view, random notifications will appear, and eventually, your in-game mouse cursor will be rendered unusable, preventing you from flicking away incoming obstacles. Upon defeating the virus, its final move will be to delete the game itself.

FYI this game already exists for DOS, and it's called "Clyde's Adventure" from 1992.

when i saw the title, my brain was like: wait isnt that called an animation?

This reminds me of 5 step Steve.

This would work well as a mobile game and you could make it so you watch an add when you die to be revived on the spot with all your steps

Would recommend using a rounding function so that the character is always tile-centered. Assuming each tile is 10 units wide, you do this: TileCentered = round(Xpos/10)*10

Dani would have said: ✨Unity's particle system - You don't know what Unity's Particle System is? Is a very good system for making particles.✨

3:39 Dani be like : Ohh... *You don't know Unity's Particle System??*

Well the title is kind of clickbait, it says you made a game with no controls except there literally are controls

... you had a working prototype within the time limit, no reason you couldn't have submitted it

"You will lose all control" R yeah this video wasn't the only thing that was clickbait

sad that you didnt make it in time... i think you would have won cause this really nice idea

When I start the game I already don’t have control of jumping or moving becuz I’m using IPad

That's a great and interesting game! Firstly I couldn't pass 2nd level, cause I didn't know (or didn't get) the mechanics. And then I read comments here and realised how it worked, so now I passed approximately 5 levels. I like mechanics of smashing buttons 3 or 4 times in a row XD And someday I'll continue playing!

This is nowhere close to what the title of the video implies.

every time he moves or jumps INTENSE KEYBOARD SMASHING

Title is literally clickbait

48 hours to make 48 steps which is a puzzle game where you have a limit of 48 actions per level and it too 2 times more than 48 hours to finish it. That's a lot of 48

I like the game but no need to put false video title

For years I've wanted to make a game where one goal is to learn the controls. Then I realized, I'm in one! :) Sign on CFO's door decades ago: "Life is the only game in which the goal is to learn the rules."

this game still has controls, this is clickbait

3:40 Dani will be sad.

Nice clickbait.

Bro this is a great idea props to you ! :)

clickbait title.

A death = -48 steps, if you reach -1 game over start from lvl 1. Make it a progression type game where least deaths or least moves will give you a buffer for making it farther.

This video was clickbait.

brutal buttonmasher if u wanna get maximum steps lol

I'm learning english and your channel is helping me to practice listening :) thanks

If it’s a game with no controls, it’s basically a video or photo.

3:43 you could watch Dani for 3 seconds

"If you think your game's difficulty is just right, it's probably WAY too hard..." - James Portnow

it was a 48 hour game jam ad the game revolvd around the number 48 too AND you took an extra 96 hours which is double of 48. Coincidence? Probably ye.

You should make a green button to disable traps I hope this gives you lil idea Like: button which disables all nearby traps for 48s Button disable animated/shooting spikes What about lasers and a story line (in limbo lol)

Unity particle system a great syst-

my new fave youtuber.

This game that you've made qualifies you (in my eyes) asa GoodGameDev.

this is actually a really cool idea

Well...unitys partial system is a system that help you make particles. -Dani

At first I thought that you would have to move to a certain position, then the computer would make random moves because you are no longer in control of the character. You have to put the player in the most advantageous position so he can win even though you can no longer control him.

The game seems to be pretty decent, kudos!

There are particle creator programs you can download for free. Then you can paste the code into your game and it counts because you still designed the particles. It's like using photoshop vs paint.