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Pincrediball Early Access released on Steam!
[ 2023-07-12 20:56:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
On July 12th, 2023, the Early Access version of Pincrediball has been released on Steam. It's available to play for free on Windows, Linux, OSX, and on Steamdeck (handheld mode only, you need the touch pads to play). We'll hope you'll find 10-15 minutes of enjoyment with this fully playable version of the game. It's totally possible (though not totally easy!) to 100% the achievements. The full game was built as a 8-week sabbatical project. A solo-development effort by someone who is a web developer by trade, and if you like you can check the website for a full devlog about the experience of creating and publishing such a game. Although it's not the game to end all games, it still is a good bit of fun! It's basically The Incredible Machine meets a Pinball Machine Making game. We'll hope you'll enjoy playing through this tutorial machine in early access!
[ 2023-07-12 20:56:31 CET ] [ Original post ]
Pincrediball
Pincrediball
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Pincrediball
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2023-07-12
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Pincrediball is a fun twist on the pinball game genre. You design the Pinball machine, and the Automata Pinball Wizard follows a "Playbook" to play your design. Achieve High Scores and earn medals to advance levels.
The current version is being released as "Early Access", it's a fully playable Tutorial of the game. Depending on early access feedback, wishlists, and other input the plan is to create a more complete version of the game for after Early Access.
Think of a "Machine" as a "World" with stages (or "levels"). At each level you unlock new components to add to the Pinball machine. Place these components in the right spots on the machine, and hit "Run Playbook" to see what score it gets you.
With some tiny spoilers, here's one way to handle the Tutorial Machine's final stage:
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Every playbook must end by draining the ball (at the bottom of the machine) within the given time limit. If you succeed, your score will count and gets you a bronze, silver, or even gold medal if you cross a certain target. At least bronze is needed to advance a level.
Going for silver and gold after bronze? Or advance to the next level? It's your choice! And you could also go back to go full completionist on a level!!
Pincrediball has many features, including (but not limited to):
The trailer showcases all these features as well as many others.
This game was created as a solo sabbatical project. You can read about the full development history on the website's devlog, and even view the source code (written for the Godot 4 engine).
When is it coming out!?
The current version is being released as "Early Access", it's a fully playable Tutorial of the game. Depending on early access feedback, wishlists, and other input the plan is to create a more complete version of the game for after Early Access.
How to play
Think of a "Machine" as a "World" with stages (or "levels"). At each level you unlock new components to add to the Pinball machine. Place these components in the right spots on the machine, and hit "Run Playbook" to see what score it gets you.
With some tiny spoilers, here's one way to handle the Tutorial Machine's final stage:
Every playbook must end by draining the ball (at the bottom of the machine) within the given time limit. If you succeed, your score will count and gets you a bronze, silver, or even gold medal if you cross a certain target. At least bronze is needed to advance a level.
Going for silver and gold after bronze? Or advance to the next level? It's your choice! And you could also go back to go full completionist on a level!!
What is included?
Pincrediball has many features, including (but not limited to):
- A Tutorial Machine (a "world") with several levels to play.
- Target scores (bronze, silver, gold) and a progression system, based on high scores.
- A multi-multi-multi-ball "Stress Test" mode to test your setup, or just for fun!
The trailer showcases all these features as well as many others.
About the Development
This game was created as a solo sabbatical project. You can read about the full development history on the website's devlog, and even view the source code (written for the Godot 4 engine).
MINIMAL SETUP
- OS: Linux x64. any distributionMemory: 2 GB RAMGraphics: OpenGL 3.3 / OpenGL ES 3.0 compatible hardwareStorage: 100 MB available space
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- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3 / OpenGL ES 3.0 compatible hardware
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- OS: Linux x64. any distributionMemory: 2 GB RAMGraphics: Vulkan 1.0 compatible hardwareStorage: 140 MB available space
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