Deathplane

Deathplane is a 2D platformer that costs less than a Taco Bell chicken flatbread, operating on the unique principle that the traditional out-of-bounds kill box present in most games (the titular "Deathplane"), is your primary means of dispatching the enemies throughout the game. The game is clearly a passion project from a solo indie developer that has positively iterated on their past work and made strides forward. That iteration is most present in the gameplay, which involves simultaneous platforming and control of the ethereal kill box, which is creatively employed in later levels, forcing the player to adapt to changing circumstance. There are two avenues of improvement that could be refined in future titles, those being abrupt difficulty curves and tutorials existing separately from the primary levels themselves. Introducing new mechanics and explaining them as you encounter new obstacles in a level would improve the flow from world to world, as opposed to designating separate tutorial levels that stall progression (I skipped the tutorials because I just wanted to play the main levels and figure it out while making progress). The difficulty curve may just be a matter of a skill issue, where I just need to "git gud" but there was a clear spike in difficulty from world 3 to world 4, with some very precise platforming required to proceed. Besides that, I have zero clue what the story was about, because I told Harold that I didn't want to know why I was there, but I imagine it's cool. Overall, I hope Deathplane serves as a stepping-stone project that aids the developer in producing future titles. P.S. There is something at the bottom.