American software author. Pixel & PSG ludodesigner. Digital horror enthusiast. Man [he + any].

Controls can be remapped in the options menu.

=== Keyboard ===

 [D-Pad] :   (Move) - WASD, Arrow Keys
          [A] :  (Jump) - Z, J, Space
          [B] :   (Split) - X, K, Q
  [START] : (Pause) - C, L, E, Enter
[SELECT] :  (Retry) - V, ;, R, R-Shift

=== Gamepad ===

  [D-Pad] :  (Move) - Sticks, D-Pad
          [A] :  (Jump) - A
          [B] :   (Split) - B
  [START] : (Pause) - Start
[SELECT] :  (Retry) - Back

=== Mouse ===

Left-Click: Touch Control

=== Menu ===
(Menu confirm) - [A], [START]
     (Menu back) - [B]


The ghost is stopped by religious sigils and is killed by fires and jack-o'-lanterns, but can pass through permeable walls, trigger electrical switches and plugs, and destroy spiders.

The zombie is stopped by permeable walls and is killed by spikes and spiders, but can pass through religious sigils, trigger levers and buttons, and destroy jack-o'-lanterns.

While combined, the player is stopped by everything and killed by everything, but can trigger all switches and launch the zombie half.

The level select in the pause menu may be used to skip one level ahead.

Collect the candy to finish the game.

[ Completion time: 20-30 minutes ]
[ Options, records, and level completion progress is saved. The player's current level is not saved. ]



Grief & Garbage

Originally created in 10 days for GBJAM 12.

Thank you, the participants of GBJAM 12, for voting Grief & Garbage #11 overall. You are a community flush with proficiency, creativity, and hard work, and I am deeply humbled that you voted our game so highly. It is especially humbling to recieve the #1 Gameplay vote in a competition with so many excellent mechanical experiences. It was an honor to develop with you all.

Happy Halloween!


= Developer & Writer =
Clark Padmore

= Duo Platformer Concept =
Joyce

= Additional Design =
Joyce

= Testers =
Joyce & Wilson

= GBJAM 12 Logo =
Batfuela



Chiptune created using DefleMask


Made with GDevelop 5.4



=== Pre-existing code ===

Grief and Garbage was built using large sections of pre-existing general functionality. This includes:

Deltatiming logic
Unified input system
Touch control system
Text sprite system
Menu system
Options system
Color palette system
Basic save/load
Debug / Frame-by-frame system
Basic scene switch
Basic platformer character
Most of the dialogue system
Event script system
    By Clark Padmore


=== Exempted pre-existing assets ===

"TextCharacter" sprite font, as outlined by the font exception.
The "Clark Padmore" logo and jingle, as outlined by the splash logo exception.
    By Clark Padmore

The GBJAM 12 logo, as outlined by the permission to use it from the jam page.
    By Batfuela

All other assets, including assets associated with pre-existing systems (touch control, menu, dialogue), were created during the duration of the jam.



Special thanks to the organizers and moderators of GBJAM 12 for providing this opportunity to create and to share.

Special thanks to my dear family for their undying love and support.



© Clark Padmore 2024



Thank you for playing.


Generative artificial intelligence programs and features (genAI) were purposefully avoided and not used in the production of this software. This includes all phases of conceptualization, research, development, marketing, and publication. I value intentional design as a method of quality and a praxis of life.​​

itchio: https://clark-padmore.itch.io/grief-and-garbage

website: https://www.clarkpadmore.com/games/acoetis