Broken Rules

Trust one rule, watch the others change. Can you survive the path to the exit?

Game Details

MOVE: WASD or Arrow keys

GOAL: Reach the exit without dying.

Each level contains several rules that control its hazards. Open the Trust Menu to see their current states and choose one rule to trust.

THE TRUST SYSTEM

You may trust only one rule at a time. When you press Submit:

• The selected rule remains exactly as displayed.

• Every other active rule is randomized.

• The Trust Menu closes and the new states take effect.

You can reopen the menu and change your trusted rule whenever you need to.

THE RULES

TILES

“SAFE” means the Tiles are safe and colored GREEN.

“KILL” means the Tiles are deadly and colored RED.

PLATFORMS

Still platforms remain stationary. Moving platforms travel between two points. Broken platforms disappear.

SPIKES

On spikes are deadly. Off spikes are safe. Random spikes repeatedly rise and fall.

LASERS

On lasers are active. Off lasers are harmless. Moving lasers repeatedly travel from their starting point to their endpoint.

BRIDGES

Open bridges are present. Closed bridges are absent. Switching bridges repeatedly appear and disappear.

CONVEYOR BELTS

Conveyors push you in the displayed direction. Switching conveyors repeatedly reverse direction.

FANS

Push fans blow you away. Pull fans drag you toward them. 

Switching fans alternate between pushing and pulling.

LIQUID

Water is safe. Lava and bottomless pits are deadly.

Credits

Game Design and Coding: Mihokar

Assets

Background: https://nyknck.itch.io/background-set-pixel-assets

UI: https://beowulf.itch.io/menu-ui-asset-pack

Lazer: https://foozlecc.itch.io/trap-pack

Conveyor: https://blood-seller.itch.io/factory-assets-conveyer-belt

Bridge: https://free-game-assets.itch.io/free-bridges-top-down-pixel-art-asset-pack

Spikes: https://stealthix.itch.io/animated-traps

Player: https://pixel-boy.itch.io/ninja-adventure-asset-pack

Other: https://pixel-boy.itch.io/ninja-adventure-asset-pack / https://kenney.nl/assets/roguelike-rpg-pack

Sound Effects and Music

Music: https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-retro-arcade-game-music-297305/

Menu Click: https://freesound.org/people/SLV443/sounds/733769/

Select Level: https://freesound.org/people/CogFireStudios/sounds/531512/

Win: https://freesound.org/people/Tuudurt/sounds/258142/

Death: https://freesound.org/people/tonsil5/sounds/416838/

Walk: https://freesound.org/people/deleted_user_5093904/sounds/268758/

Spikes: https://freesound.org/people/Qat/sounds/107589/

Lazer: https://freesound.org/people/aust_paul/sounds/30937/

Conveyo: https://freesound.org/people/mwl500/sounds/49972/

Fan: https://freesound.org/people/InspectorJ/sounds/403664/

Water: https://freesound.org/people/jackthemurray/sounds/433589/

Lava: https://freesound.org/people/newlocknew/sounds/581417/