molecules
A 3D puzzle game by Matthias Falk, made in PICO-8.
It's the year 5038. Mankind has gone to space in search for extraterrestrial life.
After endless travels a sequence of 32 molecules is found.
Can you uncover their secrets?
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Controls:
- Up = go up
- Down = go down
- Left = go left
- Right = go right
- (o) (C on keyboard) = go forward
- (x) (X on keyboard) = go backward
- Enter = In-game menu
📱 Mobile touch controls: you can play this game on your mobile.
🎮 Gamepad supported: use Firefox or Google Chrome for best experience.
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Audio not playing? For Google Chrome, please refer to this guide.
Also check out the PICO-8 forum page (also in case you have sound issues on your mobile device).
On https://pocketfruit.itch.io you can find my other games and follow me for updates.
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Downloads incl. native apps for Windows, Mac and Linux, a wallpaper set with all levels as well as the original PICO-8 cartridge (with full source code).
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, macOS, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars (34 total ratings) |
Author | pocketfruit |
Genre | Puzzle |
Made with | PICO-8, Adobe Photoshop |
Tags | 3D, 8-Bit, PICO-8, Pixel Art, Retro, Sci-fi, Short, Space |
Average session | About a half-hour |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Xbox controller, Gamepad (any), Touchscreen |
Accessibility | High-contrast, Interactive tutorial |
Links | Community, Twitter/X |
Download
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Development log
- Added gameplay support!Sep 27, 2018
Comments
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i'm playing on itch but i gave me an antipiracy screen
same, though i dont expect anything to change really. doesnt look like the game has been updated in years :(. maybe we'll get lucky tho
Hi Pocketfruit,
My name is Antonia Gates, I manage the games at CoolmathGames.com. I really enjoyed playing Molecules! I think it would be a great fit on our site.
I’m writing to ask if the game is available for non-exclusive licensing. Our licenses are totally non-exclusive, so you would maintain all of the IP rights and could continue to develop and distribute the game however you’d like to. If you're interested, please email me at agates@coolmath.com.
Amazing Game!
This game certainly has something too it, and i can see you put some work into it. The controls feel pretty clunky however, and I don't feel like it would really be worth my dosh. Good work all the same.
Hey, just letting you know your anti-piracy system tells me to play it on pocketfruit.itch.io.........even though I'm using the official Itch.io client app for windows anyhow I don't know how you could go about fixing it since I don't know anything about Pico development anyhow I enjoy the games you make
Thanks - will look into it.
I made a 100% completion video for your game.
watched on 2x speed and now my eyes hurt. Well done!!
Really fun idea and well executed! I'm suprised i didn't know browser games worked on phones i feel I've been missing out!
It looks awesome! Funny simple concept and really entertaining. I'd personally like a level selector, since I had to leave the game at level 30 and know I can't bring myself to do that all over again...
It also felt like the levels dragged on a bit long for me. Like, it looks cool, but some feel unnecesary.
Really good! To say that the visuals are awesome would be an understatement. I haven't even heard the sound yet (just played it muted), but I bet it's awesome too. All in all an amazing games, saving this for sure.
i keep forgeting witch of X/C is forward. nice game.
P.S. great menu music.
I do that kind of stuff all the time.
This is a really awesome game, great stuff!
Nice work m8