That took a while to wrap my head around but i'm glad I stuck through it and eventually completed all levels including the bonus level.

Very interesting. You still have to think and act in 2D though. I was wondering what you could do to make it truly 1D while still keeping it interesting...

We totally had the one dimension idea but all of the ways we thought about taking it didn't seem like good ideas. This is actually a really good take on the idea. And the execution is pretty spot on. Good job!

I feel like I actually learned something about how dimensions work from playing this game.  I thought at first the camera was rotating around the level, but once I realized it was just moving through the cross section, it did become significantly more understandable (realizing your character is a circle also helped).  I thought it was interesting how the best way to play was moving the camera and player in the same direction at the same time.

Anyway, cool idea that I may have pondered myself but had no idea how to execute.  I also lack the insight as to where you might proceed with this idea if you wanted to take the game further, but it is something that would be neat to see if it could be done.

great idea. weirdly fun to play. maybe change the colour scheme it does start to fuck with the eyes after a while. otherwise good job

The restriction was neat, A great take on 1D play, it did eventually feel a little boring for me though,, i wonder what other mechanics could be added to spice it up. hmmm. 

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Very cool idea, and intuitive to control. My one suggestion would be since its very easy to lose the player, would it be possible to display where on the axis they reside? Otherwise good job :)

Am I only the one who finds it weird to have a sound slider on the menu screen without any audible feedback? :D But that aside: love the concept! The visual design is very simple, yet enough to get the idea (even without looking at the wall of text presented under "How does this game work?").

In terms of progression: I would disable movement on the y-axis (both for the camera and the player) in the first level and then introduce those one-by-one in level 2 and 3. As of right now, you can lose track of your character as early as in level 1 if you hit the wrong keys - without any explanation presented by the game. Also, as others have already pointed out, the scroll speed could be a bit higher (or somehow adjustable, e.g. by pressing shift) and collisions with walls would benefit from audio feedback.

Would love to see more challenges (like moving or deadly obstacles) added to the later levels.

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I saw a similar idea of this, but feels totally different! Interesting! :) Good work! :)

incredibly well executed! my team and i also thought of doing a 1D game but couldn't figure out how to make it interesting, and you certainly have! i'd make the movement in general a bit faster though

Really unique idea well executed! I think you could make it clearer when the player character is colliding with a wall, I thought the game had glitched out at first! Also, I think I'd like to move the camera faster, not all the time, but most of the time. Maybe if the user is pressing shift while they move the camera? 

This is a spectacular idea, addictive and peculiar. Well done!

really cool game! i find it helps to move the camera and the player at the same time so you dont lose the player too easily, but its also fun to move the player while completely off camera. really neat concept and execution!