Jumphobia: Homeward Bound Developer Blog #3

[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41451099/26733e8eb7ac26c6310852465903e99dc920af63.png[/img] Hello everyone, Level design has always been a passion of mine. There’s something quite special about creating something and watching how someone else plays it. Sometimes you can surprise them, but often they surprise you - playing in ways you never expected. Many of my favourite games growing up included a level editor, a simplified way for anyone to design their own levels without any knowledge or experience. I knew from the start of development that this was something we needed to include in Jumphobia: Homeward Bound. In this game, we have incorporated the most fully featured and easy to use level editor that we have ever made. Every single enemy, obstacle and graphic is available for you to use. In fact, the entire story mode of the game was created in this very editor! You can create to your heart’s content with no limits on level sizes, you can decorate your levels with decals and you can even control the game camera with custom camera areas. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41451099/38bde4e93e0fcfb30437e18b20e6cb36bd71e9ce.png[/img] But what would be the fun in making a level if no one got to play it? Once you’ve finished your masterpiece, you can upload it to Level World - a hub of all of the levels that players just like you have created! You can order the levels by Top Rated to only play the cream of the crop, or go to the New section to try and find a diamond in the rough. Every level is given a difficulty rating based on how many players were able to finish it, so you will always be able to find something that fits your skill level The great thing about having a level sharing feature in a game like this is that there will be an essentially endless list of levels to play. We have worked hard on creating 30 levels in the story mode, but in Level World there will be thousands, built by players with ideas that we could never think of. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41451099/585720ac313efe26bf4f2250a48187629dcdd9df.png[/img] If you enjoyed this, make sure to add Jumphobia Homeward Bound to your Steam wishlist (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1781380/Jumphobia_Homeward_Bound/) Simon Creative Director Wix Games