Lava Race
A downloadable Arcade Game for Windows and macOS
RANDOMLY GENERATED ARCADE PLATFORMER
~~~Controls / Basics~~~
- The lava starts rising immediately so stay away from it.
- [A/D]: Move left/right.
- [Spacebar]: Jump.
- Start by breaking tiles in your way to get away from the lava.
- [Left Click]: Break tiles. Stone takes longer to break.
- Some jumps too high? Place some vines.
- [Right Click]: Right click to place as many vines as you want.
- Once you place your vines get ready to climb them.
- [Shift]: Hold this to grab onto vines you are nearby. Can be held preemptively.
- or [W]: Toggles to climb mode only if nearby a vine.
- When you are on a vine you can ignore gravity.
- [W/A/S/D]: Move in any direction while climbing.
- Pro tips:
- Try to break tiles/place vines ahead of where you are
- This helps save time.
- Jumping is faster than climbing vines.
- The start of your jump is the fastest you will move.
- Skilled players use combinations of both.
- Try to break tiles/place vines ahead of where you are
- Try jumping and grabbing onto the vines at the peak of your jump.
- Cycle through this fast and you will be on top of the competition.
- Get a lead on the lava while it is slow.
- It starts out slow but speeds up when you reach specific heights.
- Skilled players use combinations of both.
~~~Misc~~~
[R]: Restart
[M]: Mute
Main font (Solomon's Key) from Genshichi Yasui who posted this font for free. This is me crediting his great work: https://www.fontspace.com/solomons-key-font-f5954
Status | Released |
Platforms | Windows, macOS |
Rating | Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | Angelo Saez |
Genre | Platformer |
Tags | 2D, Arcade, Procedural Generation, Retro |
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Install instructions
GAME WONT OPEN:
I made this using a java version from earlier this year (Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 13.0.2+8)).
If the game wont open then you need to install it here. You probably have it but an earlier version.
https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase-jdk13-downloads.html
MAC USERS: 'UNIDENTIFIED DEVELOPER'
This pops up because I am an average joe and not famous enough for your computer to recognize me as a developer. Open System Preferences then go to Security & Privacy (located near the top) and at the bottom of the 'General' tab you will see the name of my game and just click 'Allow'.
After this if you get a message about not having the JDK just click the link in the guide in the above paragraph.
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This is cute and I like the music
Edit: High score > 1,100!
wowowowowwowowoow so kool
Looking for a fun Retro Game? This is it!
This is a fun retro like game that reminds me when the original portable Gameboy came out. It has many fun features to keep you ahead of the rising lava. I love the color theme and music. I can't wait to see what else Jello3899 releases. Good Job Jello3899 whoever you are!!!
Thank you Dad
(This is my literal Dad)
Wow this looks fun
Thanks man