A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

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Survive an ever-moving cosmic obstacle course by deftly teleporting between nodes on the "jump-grid". Success requires only a few seconds of precision finger ballet, but touch any of the pulsing hazards and the level instantly resets without penalty, ready for you to try again, and again, and again... This is a game about honing your muscle memory until you learn to dance with your fingers!

  • Skin-of-your-teeth gameplay with easy to learn controls
  • Over 100 uniquely challenging levels, plus infinite and speedrun modes
  • An original pulse-pounding electronica soundtrack
  • Adjustable game speed and option to reduce flashing
  • Purchase includes a Steam key, the original jam build and the soundtrack

JUMPGRID was originally made for #salvagejam, but has since become a commercial release with many more levels and improved graphics and audio. Since I'm using the same page for the new commercial version, some of the older comments below are about the original jam version.

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StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Rating
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
AuthorIan MacLarty
GenreAction
Tags2D, Arcade, Bullet Hell, challenging, Retro, Shoot 'Em Up, Space
LinksSteam
Mentionsitch.io Recommends: the weird brilliance...

Purchase

Buy Now$4.99 USD or more

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:

jumpgrid-1.2.6-windows.zip 37 MB
jumpgrid-1.2.6-mac.zip 35 MB
jumpgrid-1.2.6-linux.zip 36 MB
jumpgrid-jam-build-windows.zip 5.3 MB
jumpgrid-jam-build-mac.zip 2.7 MB
jumpgrid-jam-build-linux.zip 3.9 MB
Jumpgrid_Soundtrack.zip 19 MB

Development log

Comments

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10/10 makes my brain go OOOUUOUOUHGHGGGGHHHH

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I loved this so much, so impressive how fresh it keeps the level ideas throughout and doesn't linger on any one concept. Beat it in a single sitting and had a big smile the whole time. 10/10

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Lovely to hear! Thanks for letting me know :)

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Delightfully stressful. 10/10, would be stressed by again

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I like the game "tubes" which you made in 2019 very much!Can you make it able to be downloaded?Thank you.

Very cool! Just played the first 15% but I love the core gameplay, polish, and style. I intend to come back to finish the rest later!

Esta guapísimo, mola la estetica retro que tiene aunque a veces de epilepsia XD, la portada del juego me recuerda a esas portadas del estilo de GAlaxian y juegos así de finales de los setenta, lo recomiendo mucho, es como jugar un pacman pero mucho mas frenetico, me parece muy original, cuando tengo sueño me lo pongo para "estresarme" y así me pongo las pilas, aunque creo que jugar a esto da cansancio mental XD... osea de aquí vas a salir con unos reflejos de aviador 10/10 

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This game is really cool! Really feels like you pushed this concept to its absolute limit, and the length feels just right too.

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So breathtakingly difficult

This should have a random game or daily run and also leaderboards for infintie

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Thanks!

Hyperstylized reaction action. There are 9 cubes on the grid that you will need to collect with the arrow buttons. Easy? Not so fast, as te game will throw a variety of barriers at you that you will need to evade/react to, resulting in an arcade ballet of retries. It scratches a similar itch that Super Hexagon does by getting your mind and fingers into the zone, but I actually like this a bit better because the 100 levels mean that you will always have a new challenge waiting for you that requires you to retrain your hand movement. 4/5

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Isn't this already out? Why does it say "in development"?

Yeah it's been out a while - I just forgot to change the release status. It's fixed now. Thanks for letting me know!

It is in the genre of one of those mobile games. 
Hyper-casual.
there is absolutely no reason for you not to try this out.
The game is polished and has awesome soundtrack.

Control's are quick to respond, and there is a lot of good "game feel" in play.

love it. spend about two hours hammering my head against these challanges and lemme tell you this much - gets a lot more difficult if you lose your cool. enjoy the ride!

stylish, addictive, brilliant

For some reason I am only able to download the jam build in the itch app?

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Maybe it's because I forgot to mark which OS the builds were when I uploaded the last update yesterday. Does it work now? Not sure why the jam builds work in the app, because I specifically didn't mark them as executables so as not to confuse the app.

MEGA

Can I put in a request for the ability to change the controller deadzone? It's really difficult to do the delicate moves with an unwieldy deadzone. 

Sure, but have you tried using the abxy buttons?

oh, no i haven't, i wasn't aware i could, lol. works a lot better, thanks! 

The dpad is also an option, but most controllers have really bad dpads.

Can you add WASD/numpad support?

Done!

I´ve learned to dance with my fingers.

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Incredibly fun.  I would love to see more levels put into the game.   Adding a timer to have high scores would add some replayablity too (along with being able to replay levels).

Thanks! There are now 100 levels and a speedrun mode with a timer. 

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I love it!

https://hippochippies.com/2018/03/06/jumpgrid-is-a-punishing-heart-pounding-puzz...

If you love Super/Open Hexagon, then you'll love this game, The game has this 80s or 90s arcade appeal. As bright color are noted with WARNING SEIZURE! The game's main goal is to collect 8 cubes, then head towards the portal in the center. what changes is the insanely fast geometry. This is by all means an action-puzzle game. It's going to take reflexes and a sharp mind, to get past any level.

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