[📜Dev note - 2012 vs 2026]

This game is a bit of a time capsule. I originally built Synergy back in 2012 when I was first learning how to code. While it looks its age and lacks modern user-tested polish, the core logic and the 20 levels are fully intact.

I am releasing this today to ask you a question: Is this core puzzle mechanic worth saving? If the logic loops and ecological balance mechanics hook you, I want to rebuild this game from scratch with modern graphics, proper UX, and a full commercial polish. Please leave a comment and let me know if I should bring Synergy into the modern era!

Bonus pitch video i found from when I entered the idea into a competition (and lost!)

Can you find the balance?

Synergy is a contemplative, single-screen puzzle-platformer built on a simple, uncompromising law: you must take from the world to progress, but you must restore it to survive.

Every level is an exercise in ecological equilibrium. To forge a path forward, you will have to manipulate and consume the environment around you. But move too carelessly, drain too many resources, or leave the ecosystem broken, and you will find yourself trapped.

🧩 The "Screenshot" Philosophy

Inspired by the tight, elegant design ethos of games like Braid, Synergy respects your intelligence. There are no hidden traps, no off-screen elements, and no artificial timers. One could theoretically solve each level just by looking at a screenshot. The challenge isn't executing a frame-perfect jump; it's uncovering the perfect logical sequence.

Key Features:

• Pure Logic Puzzles: Every single level is fully self-contained on one screen. The entire puzzle, the goal, and the solution are right in front of your eyes from the moment you start.
• The Art of Give-and-Take: Master a mechanic where your greatest tool is also your greatest hazard. Every action has an equal ecological reaction.
• A Zero-Anxiety Atmosphere: No lives, no ticking clocks, and no penalty for experimentation. Undo your mistakes, rethink your strategy, and solve at your own pace.
• Distilled Level Design: No filler content. Every block, platform, and resource is placed with deliberate, mathematical intent.

Controls:

• Controls:  Arrow Keys / WASD to move, Space to Jump, R to reset

Get Your Name in the Credits of Synergy! 🏆

We are a small team, and we can't build this game without you. If you play the alpha and leave ushonest, constructive feedback, we will put your name (or internet handle) directly into the game's official launch credits!

How it works:

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/kp7qQy58X

Fill out our brief, 2-minute Playtester Survey in the #alpha-feedback channel (or join our official testing newsletter to be notified of new updates: https://unusual-technologies-viez1q.subscribepage.io).

Enter the name you want featured at the end of the survey!