In this 2D puzzle platformer Bob and Joe try to reach the stars by traversing their dangerous environment. Their only help, their ability to scale! Bob can scale the X-axis and Joe the Y-axis, creating interesting and challenging puzzles. This game is originally intended for two players who can play together on one keyboard, but for those who like an extra challenge, try controlling both characters at once and getting all the blue stars!

Controls 
Bob (green):
Movement = Arrow keys 
Scaling down = Right Shift 
Scaling up = Right Ctrl or Enter

Joe (Orange):
Movement = WASD 
Scaling down = Q
Scaling up = E

During levels you can press " P", "Esc" , or " Tap" to pause.


This game was made for the 2024 GMTK Game Jam which theme was "built to scale". We hope this game fits the expectations and the theme and want to say we have learned a lot. We made this game with 3 people, two of which had never made a game before and one game development university student. 

Thank you for allowing us to use this music:
During levels: Neptunea by Scanglobe, Free Muxic Archive, CC BY-NC-SA licensed
In the menu: Celestial Navigation by Blue Dot Sessions, Free Muxic Archive, CC BY-NC-SA licensed

Feel free to leave a comment with feedback, always learning to be better!
Hope you enjoy!

Char van Straten, Marc Neeleman and Kim Meijer. 

Download

Download
Bob&Joe_v1.3 Windows.zip 55 MB
Download
Bob&Joe_WebGL1.1.zip 30 MB

Install instructions

Download the .zip folder.
Extract it and open Gamejam_2024.exe.
If windows prevents you from playing the game, click for more information and press 'Run Anyway'.

Comments

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Great stuff! Cute, thoughtful, and good use of theme!

(My only niggle it having to go from keyboard back to the mouse on menus)