Re-Pair: Global Game Jam 2020

Working in a small 3 man team in our first ever Game Jam, we decided to break down the theme ‘Repair’ into ‘Re’ and ‘Pair’ to create a cooperative local multiplayer puzzle game.

The players played as two parts of single robot that are sperated by a door. The two robots needed to fix a broken circuit to power the door on both sides to open it and rejoin to become one robot.

I was responsible for designing the entire game system and developing the mechanics built on it, while also overseeing the level design.

Game Systems

Plug-Socket System

Power can flow through a cable only when the circuit is closed. To close the circuit, a plug has to be fit into an open socket of the same color. This closes the circuit and allows the power to flow through the power cables for that section.

Launchpad

The Launchpad is capable of launching a plug or an insulator in a particular direction. The launchpad will be active when power flows into it through the power cable. It gave a means for players to cooperate with each other to solve puzzles together despite being apart. In this case, the red plug is on the other side of the red socket and Player 2 is required to send it across to Player 1 using the LaunchPad.

Insulator

The insulator, shown in the form of a black box, is able to block the flow of power through the power cable in a closed circuit. The existence of the insulator block provides interesting puzzle opporunities and can serve to both deter and assist the player depending on who they use it.

Player-Power Interaction

The player instantly dies when they come in contact with flowing power. This system requires the player to plan out their movement and the order in which the sockets are closed so that they don’t get trapped from accessing the door.

Player Win

The players win and the level is complete once they are able to meet and ‘Re-Pair’ themselves.

Tokenization Chart