CoreShift

You control the ancient Power Cube: a device that channels mysterious energy cores. Guide the cores to the goal nodes, avoid trap nodes, and use switch nodes to open new pathways. Solve each puzzle to unlock the Cube’s lost power.

• The game takes place inside the power cube, composed of 8 modules.
• The main objects, cores, fall from the top to the bottom modules due to gravity.
  
• Each module has barriers that, if active, prevent cores from entering or leaving the module.
• Other than the cores, there are other objects called nodes, which fall into three categories.
  • Goal node (Green): In order to clear a level, you need every goal node to contain a core (simultaneously).
  • Trap node (Red): Once this node contains a core, it is activated and traps the core inside it.
  • Switch node (Yellow): As long as this node contains a core, it increases the power level inside the cube, potentially altering the state of the module barriers.
• In most levels, there is a maximum number of twists you can perform, the number of twists you have left will be shown at the bottom of the screens. If nothing is shown, it means you have unlimited twists.
• You can split a core in two by twisting the top and bottom halves of the cube while a core is being transferred. It only works during a certain window, during which an indicator will be shown. (Pink-ish effect at the bottom of the sending module.)
• Think of the game objects as actual objects inside the module (3D), so all the screens of a module will show the same element.
• If a core is not falling, it may be due to a barrier in the module where the core is, or the module under it. It may also be due to the destination module already having a core. Finally it can also be due to the module containing a trap node.
• Important:
  • Sometimes bugs may occur and you may not have a core at all in your cube. Tap twice to restart the level.
  • Sometimes the modules can get desynced (one module is still in menu when the other seven are in a level, or modules having different levels). If that happens please restart the game

Made in one week for the WOWCube Game JAM.