Supercritical (dkorduban)

A game where you play a Soviet nuclear reactor operator. Unsafe work environment is expected.

Use arrow buttons to move and control levers. Slightly tap and release up/down button to make a small adjustment. You need to stay close to a lever to control it.

Pay attention to your character thoughts. They provide you all information needed to successfully complete a shift and produce high amount of energy.

Reactor is modeled by real-life nuclear fission equation. Without your adjustments power output will grow/decay exponentially. Also it has some inertia due to the presence of delayed neutrons. This means that the power output will try to move in the same direction it was moving before even after you apply sharp control. 

The game consists of 5 levels and takes about 3.5 minutes to complete. You can press Enter to go home earlier. That ends current shift immediately,  but your score will be lower.

This is my first ever released game, made for GMTK 2020 game jam. Please have fun and post your feedback & high scores in the comments!