Backwoods

Journey through the dark forest. Make flowers Bloom to reach new Heights. Eat Berries to restore Health or Risk getting Poisoned. Avoid creatures that will kill you. Good luck. 

Mouse and keyboard controls:

• A = move left
• D = move right
• W/SPACE = jump
• Mouse Left Button = Click to interact with things
• R = Reset/Die

Submission to Pigsquad's Build Your Own Game Jam 2026!

Menu items include:

Themes:

• Rise Up
• Push Your Luck
• "Wait, What?"
• "What was that?"
• They Could Be Giants

Genres:

• Action Puzzler
• Survival Horror
• Point and Click

Technical Challenges:

• Work with a new person on your jam team
• Soundtrack includes a choir
• Make a physical copy with box art (pending)
  
• Mock up nonexistent merch for your game and include it in the game downloads (pending)

Add-Ons:

• Boss fight for no real reason
• There's always a frog
• Big slimy monster

Secret Menu:

• Extra Large
• Animal Style
• Playtest another team's game