Paravax

Welcome to Paravax, a turn-based puzzle game where you have to reach the end before you completely rot away and die.
Taking over other living species can prolong your life by a little, but be careful to hide the corpses away from sight.
There are 3 tutorial levels, 5 normal levels and 4 levels with glass blocks.

Created for the DJAM #8 with theme DECAY

Controls: 

WSAD – Hold to choose direction, release to move

Hold a direction key + press Spacebar – Infest / Early eject
You can only infest living species on adjacent tile, while they are not looking at you

Spacebar – Wait, skips a turn

Backspace – undo button, goes back one turn

Hold Tab – Show preview of enemy paths

P – Pause button

R – Restart

Escape – Menu

Game Tips:
Moving to a line of sight of an enemy at the same time as they turn away is safe.
While infested, other beings won't detect you.
Ejecting early or infesting someone else adds that creatures remaining life to yours.
Winning and losing at the same time counts as a win.

Credits:

Developers:

Al3x-K - Lead Graphic Design, UI - https://al3x-k.itch.io/
Krjez - Level Design, Game Design - https://krjez.itch.io/
Petross808 - Lead Programmer - https://petross808.itch.io/
Sam_S_011 - Programmer, VFX - https://sam-s-011.itch.io/

Additional assets:

Background - https://deep-fold.itch.io/space-background-generator
UI Elements - https://wenrexa.itch.io/kit-nesia2
UI Icons - https://sungraphica.itch.io/free-sci-fi-ui
Robot models - https://maxparata.itch.io/voxel-mecha

Changelog:

18. 09. 2024 – 0.0.2
- Fixed game-breaking bugs
- Added info text in tutorial levels