Hamster Hurdles

Hamster Hurdles is a simple rage game prototype that's meant to catch the player off guard with constantly changing controls that keep them on their toes and a sudden difficulty spike right as they start to get comfortable. Try it out on my itch.io page and see how far you can get!

Hamster Hurdles started as a class project, but we over complicated the concept with unnecessary extras like slow motion and parallax. These additions added flare to the prototype, but made it more difficult to implement the actual game mechanic and contrasted with the simplicity. Ultimately, we moved on before we got it to an ideal state.

I still wanted to see it become real, so I came back to it later with a tighter focus on just the core mechanic. I cut all the fluff, made basic programmer art, and implemented the minimum mechanics to successfully realize the concept in just a day. Now, I feel satisfied with the prototype, as it's exactly as complex as it needs to be given the inherent simplicity of a rage game that isn't really meant to be played for more than 5 minutes.