PlusWave teaches the physics concept of wave interference in an engaging way. As a scientist on a distant moon, you're under pressure to learn wave interference, and to decipher the truth hidden in the waves.

Below you can download a pdf featuring the unabridged storyline, suggestions for ways to play the game as a group, insight into the development process, and more. There are also executables for Windows, Mac, and Linux for offline play.

StatusReleased
PlatformsHTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Authormax levine stuff
GenrePuzzle, Educational
Made withPICO-8
TagsAbstract, Multiple Endings, Physics, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Procedural Generation, Sci-fi, Space
Average sessionAbout a half-hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
AccessibilityInteractive tutorial
LinksCommunity

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

PlusWave Bonus Document.pdf 29 MB
windows.zip 878 kB
pluswave.app.zip 1 MB
linux.zip 493 kB

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Is this what is known as wave function collapse? Very hard to learn, but I like this game!

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Cool game and very unique atmosphere!

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Nice game ! I‘ve been trying to implement mobile controls to Pico 8 but I haven’t really found a way out, unless using someone else’s code. How have you done your mobile controls ?

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I used this PICO8 HTML Template. Without knowing any javascript, you can choose from a number of buttonsets (even a joystick if you put special code in Pico-8) and you can change the colors of those buttons. If you're looking to build your own from scratch though, can't help you there, but it may be helpful to look over the code for that template.

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The atmosphere in this is really outstanding.

I got really confused when I tried to jump in and play. The practice mode was helpful for sure for that.

Admin(+2)

Cool idea and nicely put together. Great work.