Build Up!

Hello GMTK Community! 

This is my entry for the GMTK Game Jam 2024 with the theme "Built to Scale"!

Build up, Reach New Heights!
Buy bricks to keep building upwards, but there’s a twist: You’ll need to transfer bricks to higher layers to continue your ascent. Luckily, with the help of tools and advanced machinery, you can easily move bricks to new layers and expand your creation.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time to work on it, so some aspects of the game are incomplete. Please be merciful! :)

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HOW TO PLAY

GAME GOAL: Try to reach new heights by stacking bricks on top of each other!

GAMEPLAY:

1. BUY BRICKS: Click on a building to buy a brick for the layer that building is on.
2. PLACE BRICKS: If you have a brick on your current layer, you can place it by clicking on a free space on that layer. A brick can only be placed above or beside an existing brick.
3. TRANSFER BRICKS TO NEW LAYERS: To move a brick to another layer, you need to buy a tool like a scaffold . Click and drag to place the scaffold on an existing brick. When you use a tool or a machine, the brick will be transferred to another layer.
   
   For example:
   With advanced machinery, clicking on the machine will move a brick from the layer where the hook  is located to the layer where the machine  is placed. You can change the hook's layer by clicking on it.
4. COLLECT MONEY: Collect money to buy more bricks or tools.
5. REACH NEW HEIGHTS: As you build higher, you’ll unlock new buildings, tools, and a new high score!

GAME END: If you run out of money and bricks, you won’t be able to continue and will need to restart.

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Some ideas are still missing, and the game isn't fully balanced yet, but I’d love to hear what you think of the basic gameplay!

Have fun! :)