If the HTML5 version lags, try downloading the executable version below.


Story

As a utility android at Xeal Labs called X.A.N.D.E.R. (Xeal Artificial, Neural, Directive Executing Robot), you and an AI called X.I.P. (Xeal Intelligent Personality) complete puzzles at Xeal labs to test out their products.

This is a puzzle platformer.


Theme

Created in 48 hours for Global Game Jam 2021. Theme: Lost And Found.

https://globalgamejam.org/2021/games/xip-and-xander-5

Your skills are lost and found during the level. You can find Cores in the levels, which contain data on a specific skill. When you Pick up a Core you will gain its unique ability. When you Drop a Core you will lose this ability.

Xip also has a lost and found motif in their story, you'll have to play to find out.


Controls

  • Arrow keys: Move
  • 1-5: Use skill
  • Space: Pick up Core
  • QWERT: Drop Core
  • I: Restart Level
  • P: (Jam version only) Skip level


Credits

All assets/code created after GGJ started

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Kira42 (Kiraroci) (Programming / Game Mechanics / VFX)
Twitter: @Kiraroci_
Itch.io: https://kiraroci.itch.io

Joey Kalitovic (Narrative / Dialogue / Story)
Twitter: @CorvidQuill

Ryan Steel (Sound Design)
Twitter: @ryandeansteel

Amorphous (Art)
Twitter: @_morphous
Webite: https://amorphic.space/

LFJ-Templar (Level design / Moral Support and Crusading Logistics)
Twitter: @LFJGames

Noa Beazley (Music)
Twitter: @NoaBeazley

Caitlin Burt (Voice acting (Xip / scientist))
Twitter: @caitlinburt

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, HTML5
Rating
Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
AuthorsKira, caitlinburt, Corvid Quill—Joey Kalitovic
GenrePuzzle, Platformer
Made withGameMaker
Tags2D, Global Game Jam, Puzzle-Platformer, Singleplayer

Download

Download
Xip And Xander GGJ Version.zip 21 MB
Download
Xip And Xander Post GGJ Version 1.zip 28 MB

Development log

Comments

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(+1)

This had a lot of fun ideas and made me think a few times! Definitely like the idea of using multiple core abilities to move around. Only complaint is that I wasn't always sure of which core I was activating lol