Jack and Casie PICO-8 Demake

Update: January 2024. The game designer of the original game, Alex Sian aka. Shoutscion, recently passed away from cancer. His family has set up a memorial on Gofundme over here 

Due to these news my development efforts for this demake has halted and I've uploaded the game on the PICO-8 BBS.

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Robot Apocalypse happened and you're Jack, a trash can with space for inventory that you need to manage. Jack tags along Casie for adventure and because he has got nothing better to do.

Original game design by @shoutscion. You can find the Kickstarter version of Jack and Casie here.

How to Play

This PICO-8 game is mouse controlled and you control an inventory screen with a conveyor belt that is randomly fed with items. During the level the characters will encounter enemies which they'll need to defeat in order to progress further.

During an encounter, Casie will occasionally reach for the inventory (once the progress bar is full) and pick the first item. It is marked "NEXT" in the game. If the item is a weapon she will try to use it. If it is a food item, she will consume it for health. Each new type of food item she consumes, she will be rewarded with +1 max HP as well.

Jack will pick up items from the ground during the adventure and provide it on the conveyor belt feed. You can pick items with the left mouse button and place them in the inventory at the bottom of the screen with the left mouse button again.

While the item is picked up, and you can't place the item, try spinning it with the right mouse button and flip horizontally with the middle mouse button.

You may combine items together, e.g. ammunition can be combined with weapons to reload them. Food items can be placed on the pan, which then can be placed on a charged-up stove to cook.