Deadfall

Deadfall is an arcade action puzzle game where you never attack enemies directly. Two enemy types roam the world: Gloops and Clankies. Gloops can be crushed by dropping objects on them using gravity. Clanky is invincible, but you can trick him into zapping nearby Gloops if you time your movements right. Enemies respawn infinitely. Clearing objectives creates new risk instead of relief. The pressure never stops.

The world uses a toroidal topology, meaning it wraps in every direction. Walk off the right edge and you appear on the left. Walk off the top and you come out the bottom. Enemies follow the same rules, so danger can approach from anywhere. Only one area is visible at a time, and gravity only applies in the active area. Non-visible areas are frozen snapshots until you enter them, at which point gravity resolves immediately.

Each level requires you to destroy every gem in the world. You crush gems by walking into them, but they also take damage when they fall due to gravity. The strategy is in figuring out how to reach gems, push blocks to create paths, and use gravity to your advantage. Once the last gem is destroyed, a portal appears and you have to reach it while enemies are still active.

The game starts with a 2x2 world of 4 areas and 6 gems. By level 7 you are navigating a full 4x4 grid of 16 areas with 28 gems and 3 enemies. Level 10 has 40 gems, 5 enemies, and is intentionally borderline impossible. The visual style targets the late 1980s: 256x224 resolution, 16x16 tile sprites, AI-assisted and heavily hand-edited artwork, particle effects, and music that escalates with difficulty.

Deadfall ships for macOS and Windows as a paid game at $4.99 with its own e-commerce system. Purchases go through Stripe, download links arrive via email, and re-downloads are available if the original link expires. The macOS version is also available on the Mac App Store.