Playdate game BENDER 2: BEND HARDER

Made by Matt Sephton

Step into the circuits of a robot with an unusual job: bending bars to precise angles. 🦾🤖

Your hydraulic hands are itching to twist metal as you stand at the first workstation. A single button controls the bending, and thicker bars bend slower than thinner bars. Let go of the controls when the bar reaches the target angle. Success/retry/fail?

The challenge increases when you have to use two buttons to bend each half of the bar independently! Hard mode. The difficulty of other modes is somewhere in between. How many bends can you do before losing a single life? Will you prefer the predictability of a single bar size or target angle? What secrets will you unlock?

As you bend your way to oblivion, remember one thing: your aim is perfection. Exceptional bending might just unlock secret rewards. So lay your hands on some fresh lube and set your sights on the top of the leaderboards.

Your work is appreciated! ✨

The game is an arcade high score chaser requiring skill and quick reflexes, but it also feels a bit like a clicker.

Features:

Easy to pick up
Hard to put down
Multiple game modes
Achievements & secrets
Online score boards
Dynamic music and sfx
Optional crank control
Downloadable game manual

Credits:

A game by Matt Sephton
With music by watson @ MusMus
Some sound effects by Sound Effect Lab
Bender Famicase by Akitoshi Shimizu

Thanks to:
Sarcastik, Dangerblade, Kirkpad, gogamego, Steve @ Scenic Route Software, Andy @ Panic, MouflonCloud & Guv_Bubbs.

Promo image: vxcl

Scoreboards

One Button Best

1: BluCapChickadee; 36,205
2: Fenggrosso; 33,175
3: guojq; 24,655

Two Button Best

1: zagaberoo; 116,460
2: Sarcastik; 27,775
3: BluCapChickadee; 18,860

One Angle Best

1: BluCapChickadee; 40,005
2: 4296985611703353; 31,995
3: Fenggrosso; 25,955

One Life Best

1: BluCapChickadee; 28,795
2: Fenggrosso; 19,085
3: zagaberoo; 11,345

One Size Best

1: zagaberoo; 104,745
2: BluCapChickadee; 103,665
3: Fenggrosso; 31,025

Benderthon Best

1: BluCapChickadee; 60,960
2: Fenggrosso; 24,235
3: Sarcastik; 22,550

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6.7 MB.
First published 10/08/2024, last updated 10/16/2024.
Player performance triggers feedback toasts, ranging from encouraging cheers to playful teasing, all in good humour.
This game uses the A and B buttons for gameplay, and the D-pad for menu navigation. Crank can be used as a more precise alternative to the A button. There is no timer so you can take as long as you need preparing for each bend. The game features some graphical effects that can be disabled using "Reduce Flashing" in Playdate Settings.

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