Baby Kaiju

A 2D platformer where you carry around a cute baby kaiju and feed it until it grows into a rideable teen and then a full grown out of control monster. 

Created by Agustin, Anne-Marie, Grace, and David.

Controls

• wasd/arrows or left stick: Move
• Space or A: Jump
• Hold k or X: Grab, dismount kaiju
• j or B: Dash
• Alt-Enter: Toggle fullscreen
• Escape: Quit

Debug Keys

• Home: Slow motion
• t: Teleport

Original Design Pitch

The original idea was to give the player control over when the creature grows. Feeding it not too soon and not too late could be part of the puzzle of making it through the level.

Inspired by feeding baby yoshi.

• You carry baby kaiju around and feed it berries/enemies until it eats enough to grow. You can put it down or toss it forward.
• When it's a teen, you ride it and that lets you jump higher or float or some different movement. It continues to eat everything that touches its face.
• When it grows again, it stomps forward, destroying anything in its path.
• Your abilities would be limited to run and jump so you rely on the kaiju.
• Goal is to make it to the end. But there might be small tunnels that you can only carry it through when it's a baby. Or spiky ground you need to ride it to across. So you're trying to find a balance of navigating the level and feeding it at the right times.

We also had some ideas about making it a competition between two players to power up their kaiju to be the one that rules the ruined town, but scoped down.