The Floor is Lava!

Inspiration

Ever since the quarantine began, it seems like we’ve all been nostalgic. A blast from the past is often just the thing to get our minds off of the current state of the world.

The Floor is Lava is a game that anyone can be nostalgic for. We hold fond memories of goofing off on our families’ furniture as kids. We wanted The Floor is Lava! to remind people of their happy memories.

What it does

The Floor is Lava is a 2D running game where players must stay alive by jumping onto pieces of furniture; otherwise they fall into lava!

How we built it

We used Ubisoft's HackersNest API.

Challenges

“one button game”: Player moves by pressing the spacebar only “60 second game”: The game automatically ends after 60 seconds and a win or lose prompts is shown “keep it alive!”: Objective of Floor is Lava is to avoid the lava floor and keep the character alive

Accomplishments that we're proud of

This was the first time we tried our hand at game development. Even though it's a simple looking game, we are proud of what we created!

What's next for The Floor is Lava!

Multiplayer: We're going to build an endless running mode- compete with your friends to see who survives the longest! Themed Levels: See if you can get to the kitchen to grab a snack without meeting your doom in a sea of lava. Or, try to reach your bed for a “quick” nap. There are a surprising number of possibilities for themed levels!