Sling & Fling

With only the power to push and pull structures, can you bring justice to an evil propulsion laboratory?

Sling & Fling is a 2.5D minimalist top-down action game in which you use a magnetic gun to attract and repel both enemies and yourself through a fast-paced gauntlet. During this journey, you will navigate environmental obstacles, dodge deadly enemies, and collect keys to unlock gateways.

The current version is a prototype release featuring all major features of the games and about 10 minutes of playable content. The game supports keyboard and mouse only, and requires WebGL2 to be played in browser.

Controls

The player is controlled by either pushing or pulling toward selected objects. There are two major keybinds, one for pulling and one for pushing, that feature duplicate shortcuts for accessibility.

• Mouse Move - Aim selection cursor.
• Left Click or Q or Space - Pull yourself toward selected object.
• Right Click or E or Shift - Push yourself away from selected object.
• Escape - Open pause menu.

The player will die after colliding into too many objects at high speed and running into enemies. Health begins to regenerate after a 2 second cooldown.

Credits

Sling & Fling was created by members of the Video Game Development Club at UC Irvine during the Fall 2022 pitch cycle. The development team worked for 7 weeks to re-envision an initial prototype and is composed of the follow members.

• Ares Alvarado - UX, VFX Design
• Aidan Brych - Music
• Sam Hansen (Portfolio) - Programmer
• Alice Hua (Itch) - 3D Art
• Gage Johnson (Portfolio) - Team Lead, UX/UI Lead, Game Designer
• Hazel Kennedy (Linktree) - Producer, Technical Lead, Tools Engineer, Tech Artist, SFX Designer
• Calli Kiler - Programmer
• Esin Kim - Programmer
• Kevin Luu (Itch) - 3D Modeling
• Michelle Pak - UI Design, Visual Effects
• Augustin Santiesteban - UI Design, Visual Effects
• Bryan Sturm (Linktree) - Producer, Environment Design, System Architecture
• Ryan Wong (Linktree) - Lead Level Designer, Playtesting Lead

Additional Credits

• Rubik Glitch for the placeholder title
• SFXR for sound effects