Escapees

Escapees on itch.io

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A game for the LOWREZJAM 2026

Requirement: 64x64 screen

Themes (all optional):

• Time Is A Construct
• Save. That. For. Later. Or… Die.
• Pattern Recognition
• Biological Restrictions
• Obey The Game Master
• Fugitive
• Gotta Go Fast
• Seeing With Sound
• You're Not Allowed To Win - maybe I'll add this at the end? law always wins?
• Cleanup Crew

Open Source Disclaimer

The provided MIT license is for the whole project. However since I can't redistribute the music, I have replaced all files with silence. Other than that, this is the whole project. :D

Story / Areas

Each area is more difficult than the last.

Area 0: Prepares (Tutorial)

Starting area. Only one escapee. The player will try out his tools and the escapee will prepare the escape plan.

Area 1: Prison [ unfinished ]

Inside the prison building. The player frees escapees from prison cells, workout rooms and their goal is to disable the prison generator.

Area 2: Prison Yard [ not started ]

Inside the prison area. The player helps the escapees find their way though the convoluted prison yards and through its multiple gates (what are they in here for??)

Area 3: On the run [ not started ]

Outside the prison completely. The player navigates the escapees through difficult terrain.

maybe: time limited puzzles, police is chasing you down

Unplanned - Fixes / Changes / Additions

• Refactor tools
• Add an "Copy Score" button to the main menu/level select that copies the solved levels and their stats to the clipboard for easy sharing (IMPORTANT)
• Change stop sign to be always RMB and use the position of the mouse as direction
• Add screen edge indicators for escapees, start and exit positions (IMPORTANT)
• Add more ghost visuals that tell what will the tool do exactly (outline)
• Add scrolling to tool picking
• Try restarting level without reloading the scene

Planned To-Do

• Tools (art + animations + logic)
  • Drill - dig forward
  • Hammer - build straight bridge
  • Parachute - soften fall
  • Pickaxe - dig down
  • Stop - stops
• Game Loop
  • Lebro lives / Count
  • Death/Fail state - when there are not enough lebros left
  • Win/Success state - when all alive lebros left
  • Spawner
  • Exit
  • Pause menu
    • See current stats
    • Quick reset
    • Back to levels
  • Level screen
    • Level selection
    • Clicking level or completing shows the level stats (time to complete, % saved)
    • Unlocking levels after completing minimum
  • Main menu
• Features
  • Picking up items (RMB)
  • Camera movement (MMB or WSAD or Arrows or Screen Edges)
  • Quick reset (R)
  • Apply theme (Fugitive?)
    • Reskin lebros to escapees
    • Add prison-themed tiles
    • More backgrounds
  • Levels (at least 10)
  • Saving progress
• Sounds
  • Music (use 80 music pack)
  • Tools
  • Walking + Hitting ground
  • Map destroying tiles
  • UI
• Polish
  • Scene transitions
  • Particle effects?
  • Speed up button
• Itch Page
  • Game name
  • Game gif
  • Description
  • Marketing images
    • App icon - 256 x 256
    • Splash screen?
    • Cover - 630 x 500
    • Banners - 512 x 128
    • Screenshots - 64x64 or rather 960x960
• Testing
  • Builds
    • Web
    • Linux
    • Windows