DEADWEIGHT
DEADWEIGHT
Submission to the Yogscast's Jingle Game Jam 2025
A game made by 3 thieving scoundrels and 1 pitiful plague-ridden soul
NOTE: The web version is best played in fullscreen as some browser hotkeys conflict with our control scheme, typically causing the page to close.
About
DEADWEIGHT is a First-Person Grappleathon Thief-Em-Up where you play as a quick and nimble rogue, dual-wielding grappling hooks.
Use your mobility to fly through the wizard's keep, stealing their prized possessions to drag back home with you before time runs out. Each item taken weighs you down, adding to your deadweight(™).
You can use your nimbleness to your advantage by keeping up your momentum through your grappling hooks! These can be used to speed up on long open areas or to tightly turn yourself around a corner.
Sliding allows you to have less friction with the ground at the cost of basic movement controls, only being able to change your velocity through your grappling hooks!
All items, presented in glowing yellow, can be pulled towards you with your grappling hooks. Items will automatically attach to you once close enough!
You can then deposit items you find throughout the level for score! The heavier the item, the more its worth.
Only the most nimble of thieves can collect them all!
Jam Information
A Cucumber Maki game made in Godot 4.5 for the Yogscast's Jingle Jam 2025!
This year's theme was If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them which we interpreted with the joining of objects to the player as they traverse the level. We began implementing enemies that we could evade or join to each other as well, but decided to prioritise the movement and grappling mechanics.
Controls
Keyboard & Mouse
- [WASD] Move
- [Mouse] Look with camera
- [Left Mouse] Shoot left grapple
- [Right Mouse] Shoot right grapple
- [Space] Jump
- [Ctrl|Shift] Crouch / Slide (when moving)
- [Escape|Tab] Pause
Extras:
- [F11] Fullscreen
- [F12] Toggle Debug Mode
Visual settings, including Palette, Dithering, and Quantization Level, can all be configured in the Debug menu.
Assets Used
- Victorian Period Drama by Luis Humanoide
- The High Order of Ruby Wizards by Chris Hopkins
Credits
| Bef | Level Design | Grapple Hook Implementation! |
| Jawdan | Object Models & Animations | Programming | Shader Magic |
| RamenRonin | Sprites | Vocal Sorcery |
| HJMW | Audio | Annual Plague Bringer |
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