Developer posts and news about this game.
Thank you to everyone who purchased Gearplexed. I hope you’re finding it fun. Please consider leaving a review. I did my best to make a unique and innovative game, and it would be great to hear what you think. If you like it, tell your friends! I make games mainly for the joy of
This update affects Gearplexed Demo only. I always like to save the best for last, but on average people have been quitting the demo after about 15 minutes, which is before you get to any of the good stuff that really makes Gearplexed what it is. So I rearranged the levels to get
This is a follow-on patch to 1.0.2 checking for and correcting any additional ambiguities that may lead to confusion. Two issues were found and addressed below: Modified artwork on bubblers in level 9-8 so they are more easily distinguished from the environment. Removed unused in
This is a small patch that fixes a couple minor issues below: Full v1.0.2 Removed an empty inventory slot from level 6-3 ( thread ) If a non-dismantlable entity is highlighted during chain dismantle, it now highlights red to be consistent with dismantling behavior Added version n
Gearplexed will be launching soon, so now seems like a good time to give you a couple little tips to help jump-start your full version play-through. You can try these out in the demo right now too. Chain Dismantle When you dismantle a gear, continue holding the right mouse button
The last devlog wrapped up the core design of Gearplexed, so now what? I haven’t updated for a while, and I’m told I need to provide some type of regular update so people know the developer wasn’t squished by a meteorite or something. (I wasn’t, by the way) For this short devlog
This is a small patch that fixes a couple minor issues below: Full v1.0.1 / Demo v2.0.4 Fixed a minor issue that if you continue holding the mouse button after building a gear it still shows as place-able. Not a problem per se, but it made the game feel a bit janky. v1.0.1 only I
I stumbled on to a bug yesterday where if you quit a level while a gear train is seized, that annoying 'gear-train-seized' sound effect continues playing into the main menu. It is now fixed. If you experience any bugs please report them in the "Bugs and Technical Issues" subforum
Welcome to part 2 of game design. In Part 1 I talked a little bit about some of the overarching design philosophies in Gearplexed. Today I'm going to get a little more into the technical side of the game design. Game Design Part 2 What gear ratios to use? How are gear ratios made
In this devlog I’m going to talk about one my favorite parts of game design, both as a player and a developer: Artwork! I’ve been interested in computer graphics (CG) for about 30 years. For a time, I actually considered, and trained for a career in movie special effects, but ult
The patch adds some polish to the UI. Here are a couple highlights The escape menu is now accessible at any point during level transitions (previously only accessible during play). Auxiliary UI elements (tooltip and dismantle timer) are updated with new artwork. The level introdu
The patch fixes a few minor issues: Added a tutorial for Demo 3 to clarify the mechanics of Random Chests. Improved readability of tooltips. The row order is consistent across all entities, and it is more difficult to confuse different spinner types. Resolved an issue that caused
Hello again! I thought it was about time to provide a status update. I recently updated the trailer and screenshots to reflect the polishing work I’ve been doing the past couple months. In this devlog I’m going to go into a little detail about Gearplexed’s game design. Status Upd
This is a major update that affects nearly every part of the demo. Here’s the summary of what’s changed: 3 New demo levels! The demo seemed a bit short, so I added three levels including two, more substantial ‘Puzzling’ levels from mid-game. If you already finished demo version 1
Hello! The Gearplexed store page has been up for a month as of this writing, and I thought it would be a good idea to provide a little update and background for anyone interested. Status Update Gearplexed full version is very close to finished. All 72 levels have been through at
The patch fixes a few minor issues: The level numbering no longer refers to the level numbers from the full version and instead uses its own number system (i.e. 1-7). This should help reduce confusion due to mismatched level numbers between the demo and full version. Added balanc