Game Concept

Marble Machines

Concept Statement

Marble Machines is a simple yet satisfying building and simulation puzzle game, your goal is build intricate and exciting machines that help a group of marbles find their home, through seemingly impossible and sometimes even dangerous levels.

Genre

Marble Machines is a side on 2D puzzle game using simulated physics,  the game  has a colourful art style captivated utilising bright and simple  game art, Marble Machines is inspired by various puzzle and simulations games such as Poly Bridge and Cut the Rope

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1062160/Poly_Bridge_2/

https://www.zeptolab.com/games/cut_the_rope

both fantastic games in their own right they utilise the players natural abilities of solving difficult problems and provide a satisfying conclusion to the players hard work. 

Marble Machines too provides this feeling as the player traverses through levels they will be met with challenges requiring them to think outside the box and try, try again until they reach the satisfying experience of guiding all their marbles home. 

Marble Machines(Early Prototype)

Concept Key Features

In Marble Machines, the key mechanic is gravity, each level has a beginning and an end, its your job as the player to guide the marbles to their goal while making sure each marble makes it home safely.  Each level has unique and seemingly impossible problems the player must solve in order to help the marbles on their way, as the player you have an option to build from a set of unique and interesting tools, each with their own unique and interesting mechanics, if the marbles fall to the ground or touch any dangerous areas they will be lost.

Building Tools:

Springboard.

Super Springboard.

Magnetized field + and -.

Gravity reversing device.

Speed boost field.

Winding bat.

Marble Cannon.

Marble re-director.

Obstacles:

Danger zone.

Windmill.

Moving platform/walls.

Anti velocity field.

Laser beam.

Concept Art WIP

Target Audience

Marble Machines is ideal for all ages, targeted towards players with a passion for solving difficult problems with a satisfying conclusion to their hard work, the game is slow paced and has no barrier for entry making it ideal for kids, adults or even senior players.