Little Platformer
Little Platformer is a pixel run-and-gun game on a single wide alien map packed with purple stone, wooden boxes and ladders. Your kit is a gun, a dodge roll and a steady supply of grenades, and most of the scenery breaks when you shoot it.
It started out as the platformer demo for Frank Force's LittleJS engine, so it is small but full of physics and particle effects. Little Platformer runs in a browser tab, and on phones it shows on-screen controls.
How to play Little Platformer
You begin on the left edge of the map. Explore by running, jumping and climbing. Hold jump longer for a bigger leap, and press against a wall while falling to slide down it and kick off.
Coins are spread across the level, and each one you touch is worth a point. Bright creatures bounce around at random, and bumping into one kills you. Five shots pop an enemy for another point, and crates also break after five hits.
Each bullet removes a single tile of stone, but the gray metal blocks cannot be broken. A grenade beeps for three seconds before it blasts a round hole, and the blast can hurt you too. The roll keeps you safe while it spins and then has a two second cooldown. After a death you respawn at the start, but your score and every hole you made remain.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Run and climb | Arrow keys or W A S D | — | Left on-screen stick |
| Jump (hold to go higher) | Up arrow or W | — | On-screen button |
| Shoot | Z | Left button | On-screen button |
| Dodge roll | X | Right button | On-screen button |
| Throw grenade | C | Middle button | On-screen button |
| Zoom | — | Scroll wheel | — |
| Restart | R | — | — |
Tips
- Open fire while enemies are still a few tiles away. Five hits take time, and you do not want them landing on you mid-volley.
- Roll through an enemy that drops into your path instead of trying to jump over it.
- Use grenades as shovels. A single blast can open a direct tunnel to coins buried in the rock.
- After throwing a grenade, step back. Three seconds is plenty of time to get clear if you move right away.
- Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom out and look for coins you skipped before you head the other way.
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Questions
Is there an end to Little Platformer?
There is no finish line. The goal is to collect all the coins and clear the enemies, ideally while dying as few times as possible. Your deaths are counted on screen.
What are the T, E, B and M keys for in Little Platformer?
They are leftover testing tools. T spawns a crate at the pointer, E spawns an enemy, B sets off a blast at that spot, and M teleports you to wherever the pointer sits.
Can I play Little Platformer on a phone?
Yes. A stick appears on the left and action buttons on the right. Turning the phone sideways gives you the widest view.
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