Globs

A pixel-art puzzle game where you resize expressive Globs to solve levels: push them, squeeze them into gaps, grow them to plug holes. What started as a 96-hour GMTK Game Jam 2024 entry on the theme “Built to Scale” grew into a full commercial release on Steam, iOS and Android.

Resize the Globs to clear a path through each level.

Overview

Every Glob is a soft, googly-eyed blob whose size is the puzzle. Make one bigger and it shoves its neighbours, bridges a gap, or wedges a door open; shrink it and it slips through a crack. Levels layer these rules into compact, hand-authored puzzles that stay readable while the solutions get sneakier.

The jam build scored 4.5/5 across 44 ratings on itch.io. We liked it enough to keep going: the full version ships 40+ levels, 4 visually distinct worlds, a jazzy original soundtrack and 10 Steam achievements. It currently holds 100% positive Steam reviews.

Four worlds, each with its own palette, music and mechanical twist.

Highlights

• One verb, deep puzzles: resizing is the only mechanic, used for pushing, blocking, bridging and squeezing.
• From jam to storefront: extended from a 96-hour prototype into a polished, paid release across desktop and mobile.
• Cross-platform: Steam (Windows / macOS / Linux), iOS, Android and an HTML5 build, all from a single Godot project.
• Made by a small team: built with Ninesliced, where I worked on programming and game design.

Later levels combine several Globs and obstacles into tighter spaces.

My role

Programming and game design as part of the Ninesliced team: gameplay systems, level mechanics and the cross-platform Godot build that powers the Steam and mobile releases.

Tech

Built in Godot with GDScript, exported to desktop, mobile and web from one codebase.