Run Till The World Explodes

Hi, this is an improved version of the game I submitted for the 2026 GMTK Game Jam.

You can find the original jam submission here.

I am still learning and this was only my second jam, so helpful advice is very welcome ! Also, I am learning game dev full-time so if you have one or two dollars to spare and want to support me I'll be very happy.

Gameplay

[AD] ([QD] if you're on azerty): move.

[R]: respawn.

[N]: close dialogue (I advise you not to do it if you haven't played the game before).

[TAB]: pause + see unlocked key bindings.

Story

A strange mage tells you you have to be quick or the world will explode, and a count-down starts.

You find a magic trinket that allows you to go back a small amount of time back in the past whenever you die or are in a bad position.

There's also a 2.5 sec' count-down whenever you fall because well, you're just human and long falls kill, just FYI.

What can you do / not do with this game ?

- You can share the game for free as long as you mention me (SystemK), possibly with a link to my Itch.io page or this game's Itch page.

- You can feature the game in your videos (YouTube, Twitch, etc).

- You cannot resell the game, a modified version, modified parts or an adaptation.

- You cannot use this game nor its contents to train AI.

Many thanks to GDQuest:

- For the course that helped me build this first platformer.

- For the shaders library.

Assets I used for this game

A big THANKS to all the people who made these assets available <3 I can learn and make games thanks to you too.

PizzaDoggy: Music (I used the music loop "fight") and some sound effects

Hove Audio: Characters voices

Ansimuz: Effets VFX / particules

Luiz Melo: Mage spritesheet

Rusted Studio: Ending backgrounds

Godot Shaders: Screen VHS effect

Kenney: Digital Audio and Interface Sounds for SFX

And many stuff from CraftPix:

- World explosion

- Tiles and various environment objects

- Player spritesheet

- Politician spritesheet

- Collectable items

- City backgrounds

- Dialogue UI

- Font advised with their cyberpunk asset packs