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Discovery Islands is a cozy hidden-object game with puzzle elements. Each level is a small handcrafted island filled with interactable objects, mechanisms, and cleverly hidden items waiting to be discovered.
Inspired by the charm and creativity of old browser games, each island is a small self-contained puzzle where observation and experimentation are key. Hidden items might be right in front of you - or tucked away behind objects that only reveal their secrets when you interact with the world around them.
Break obstacles, trigger mechanisms, move objects, and manipulate the environment to uncover everything the island hides. Some discoveries are obvious; others require a bit of clever thinking.
Discovery Islands started as a game jam project for the Kenney-Jam 2023 (the original demo still exists). I was inspired by games like Resizable and the classic Eyezmaze games, with the jam topic of "Exploration" to create a small a small click adventure where you have to find 3 chests while interacting with the world.
After the jam, the game went through several iterations, and was left rotting away for months between small updates. One day the idea of 'Wimmelbilder' (hidden picture puzzles) instead of just searching for chests. You see, my main problem with the game was, that it never felt complete. There was something missing from it, and just having 3 chests in every level to find was a bit boring after 20 minutes of gameplay. So the hidden object idea evolved, I tried it out and it instantly clicked in my head! This was the last puzzlepiece that was missing. Now I am persuing the creation of the game as a fully viable product, not just a side project.
Please reach me at marc.kletz@hotmail.com if you want to get in touch.