disembARK

macOS users: For some reason the game loads quite slowly under macOS (2-3 min). If you use this configuration, you will need to let it load a bit longer to get going. This also happens when transitioning to the credits for the first time. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Premise

The request from a higher entity is clear. The flood is coming and you need to save life on earth by getting two of each species on the ark you built.

Wait. Scratch that. Nothing is clear. Is it "at least two" or "exactly two"? You would think a higher entity would be aware of such grammatical shortcomings! 

Whatever - the ark is cramped anyways - let's make that exactly two. The more precise, the more better, or something... But what to do with those pesky individuals you have to get rid of now?

Well, Noah giveth and Noah taketh away!

Controls

Use your mouse to drag and drop your problems away.

The game is compatible with touch on mobile, but might be a tad bit small for most smartphone screens.

Gameplay

SPOILERS AHEAD  for anyone who wants to figure stuff out on their own.

Every animal species has an individual counter that mustn't be higher than 2. Every surplus animal weighs down the ark and makes it sink deeper into the water. Get rid of the excess animals by throwing them over board letting them disembark peacefully and the ark will again float better. But be aware! If you get rid of too many animals (by reducing or keeping the count of a species below 2), heavenly lightning strikes! This damages the ark and adds a permanent penalty to its buoyancy.

You win by surviving the 40 days of the flood. The difficulty modifiers change how many seconds a flood day lasts in the game and how often and how many animals enter the deck in later days.

Surviving is not everything! Surviving gains you a maximum of 75 points out of the possible 100. Get a high score by not making any mistakes (getting rid of too many animals) and having the ship in perfect species balance at the end of the 40 days.

Please post your highest scores and your chosen game difficulty!

The Tools

Engine: Godot 4

Art: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Animate

Sound/Music:  LMMS, Audacity

The Team

Idea: Everyone

Crazy Code by @crygos & @bumble

Awesome Artworks by @bardicmischief

Scenic Sounddesign by @kingcookie95