It's OK to Jump Down

It's OK to Jump Down is an arcade style score attack adventure through an endless loop of floating islands. Battle your way through hoards of enemies, pull off strings of tight jumps to secure perfect scores, and visit the shop to unlock new biomes. While your main asset is your jump, remember that falling is also your friend. Make it through the final biome for a rich reward.

How to play

• Jumping: You start with 2 free jumps. Purchase water tanks at the shop to increase your jump slots.
• Waterfalls: Refill your water tanks while underneath streams of falling water.
  
• Shooting: Unlimited. Have at it
• Coins: Collecting all coins doubles your score for that level.
• The shop: You encounter the shop at the end of each biome. Spend your hard earned coins to unlock new biomes and essential upgrades. 

Controls

• X: Shoot
• Z: Jump
• Arrow Keys: Move/ Aim
• Enter/P: Pause Menu

About this project

This game started off as a quick Pico 8 experiment back in 2018. After years of intense boredom, Raf sent the unfinished (and very broken) demo to Ryan for comments and assistance with sound effects. This quickly turned into a full collaboration, resulting in new mechanics, enemies, and a cool tune. Design choices were inspired by Ryan's love for platformers, and Raf's interest in Cave Story and Risk of Rain (and his unfortunate interest in procedural generation).

• Programming/Art: Raf
• Music/ SFX: Ryan
• Game Design: Raf + Ryan
• Playtesting: Nick + Jacob + Kevin