GameJam: Shrinking Depression

Link to the Itch.io page : https://stupidhobbit.itch.io/gmtk2024
Roles : Game/Narrative/Level Design, Assets Integration

Shrinking Depression is our submission for the GMTK Game Jam 2024 made in 96 hours.
Theme : "Build to Scale"

It's a First Person Platformer where you have to get from your bed to your room's door.
But each time you do, you get smaller and brought back to your bed.
The smaller you get, the more mechanics you can interact with : Lauch Pads, Zip Line, Slope.

As the depressed character that we play becomes smaller, he gets to explore his room more and to fly up in the air.
Whereas he only went from his bed to the door in a straight line, as he becomes smaller, he jumps and runs and uses zip lines...etc.
He has fun. He gets better thanks to the fantasy of the situation.
And so the player unlocks more gameplay mechanics as they become smaller to reflect that story.