Coda
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Coda is a rhythm-based puzzle platformer designed exclusively for the Playdate console. Made by students at UCLA for Student Run Studios 2023 via ACM studio.
About
Play as a small, music robot wandering through an abandoned underground cave system. The game is a single-player side-scroller game with rhythm-based fights and puzzles.
Known Bugs
- The volume of different SFX is inconsistent.
- Walking backwards down the ramp in the cavern scene may result in falling off of the map.
Credits
Project Lead: Kenzie MacDougal
Developers: Jeffrey Shen, Alex Hwang, Harry Huang, Michelle Lee
Designers: Preksha Ambrish, Jomeimei
Download
Install instructions
Click here for instructions on how to sideload the game to your Playdate game system. You can also run the game in the Simulator (PC / macOS) if you don't have a device.
Development log
- Version 0!Jun 06, 2023
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I liked the game a lot! It‘s a cool concept and well done.
I am also stuck with the falling boxes. Any hints would be appreciated :)
I need help solving the puzzle with the falling boxes and tookbox
I need it too :)
I really liked this! The art is beautiful and the rhythm concept is very nice <3
There were some massive frame drops on device in the scene where there was the big zoom out and in the cat room whenever you walk.
Sadly couldn't get past the cat puzzle, but loved everything I saw! Great work y'all!
Thanks for the feedback! I haven't actually had the chance to test the game on the console yet, since my Playdate hasn't arrived! So it's helpful to hear about what the experience is like from that perspective.
Hint for the cat puzzle in case you missed it: there's a little lever on the far right of the room which you can pull! Try that out after messing with the heights of the robots :)
That cat challenge brings up Neverhood memories. Nice game, great character design. Not finished yet.
I finished this in one session and I really enjoyed it. Lots of good ideas and concepts. My favorite room was the cat-robot one. The moment I realized what I had to do was such an "Ah-ha!" moment. Great job, team.
Thank you so much!! That's so exciting to hear! Just out of curiosity, did you play this on the Playdate console or a simulator?
I played this on the actual console.
Can you help solving the puzzle with the falling boxes? x(
fyi: when you install it, it shows up as a game called "Town", by "Me"
Thanks for letting me know!! I will look into this asap.
Thanks to Jeffrey, the issue has been resolved!