Hope you’re all doing great!

I’m excited to share my latest game with you all. I participated in the Winter Melon Jam 2024, a 3-day jam held from 28/12/2024 to 30/12/2024. In this short time, I managed to create a platformer game, and it turned out better than I expected!

I spent around 20 hours working on this project. Here’s a quick timeline:

• Day 1: 7–8 hours on character/enemy design and scripting.
• Day 2: 7–8 hours creating tile maps and setting up levels.
• Day 3: 5–6 hours connecting all levels, setting up the submission page, and making tweaks.

Jam Theme and My Inspiration The theme for Winter Melon Jam 2024 was POLARITY. I brainstormed several ideas and initially wanted to do something with melons, but I couldn’t find a way to tie them to the theme. Eventually, I settled on a grape as the main character and built a simple platformer around the concept.

Game Concept You play as a grape with the unique ability to transform between two states:

• Normal State: The grape can move but is vulnerable to enemies.
• Dried State: The grape becomes immune to harm but can’t move on its own. Enemies will either ignore it or drag it around, which can be used strategically.
• The game features three small levels, each exploring the mechanics in different ways.