Cordyception

Project Description:

Play as the parasitic fungal witch Cordy in this puzzle-platformer! Possess the bodies of helpless bugs to gain new abilities and complete puzzles.

As a fungus, Cordy can only survive on dirt and grass blocks. Touching stone will kill her as there is nowhere for the mycelium to spread.

Each bug has a primary and secondary ability-- the secondary ability may be used multiple times, but the primary ability will kill the bug as it exerts the last of its energy.

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Controls:

Action	Input
Movement	Arrow Keys / WASD
Jump:	Up / W / Space Bar
Possess/Unpossess:	Shift / Z
Primary Ability (single use):	X / J
Secondary Ability (multi-use):	C / K
Reset	R

Bug Abilities

Bug	Primary Ability (single use)	Secondary Ability (multi-use)
Hopper	High Jump - Jump super high	Push Block - Push a block 1 tile
Roller	Wall Climb - Climb the wall you are facing	Ball up / Un-Ball up - Toggle ball state. - Ball state makes immune to poison, but removes jump
Worm	Excavate Dirt - Destroys a continuous row of dirt. Stops on rocks or air	Dig - Swim through dirt. Movement is constant, use arrow keys to change direction of motion

Notes and Tips

• When un-posessing a bug, you have a slight upward boost like a "double jump"
• Similarly, when un-possessing bugs also retain a bit of their original momentum
• Abilities like Wall Climb and Excavate Dirt require being against a wall
• The player cannot survive on stone unless they are either possessing a bug or also touching dirt

Gameplay Video (Contains Spoilers!)

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