Count Down To Survive

About The Game

Your core system is unstable, and your numerical value is skyrocketing. In PROTOCOL: ZERO, you control a glowing data block trapped in an isolated arena. Wave after wave of hostile values approach you.

Your mission is simple, yet lethal: Collide with enemy blocks to subtract their values from your own.

Survive the chaos, race against the ticking clock, and hit EXACTLY ZERO to trigger a system-clearing EMP shockwave.

System Failure Conditions

You must maintain precision. The run ends immediately if:

• Your core drops below zero (Negative Value).
• The countdown timer reaches zero before your core does.

Controls & Features

• W / A / S / D or Arrow Keys: Move / Steer Core
• ESC / P: Pause Menu (Access Settings & Audio controls)
• Pure Arcade Focus: High-speed gameplay driven entirely by calculation and reflexes.
• Risk vs. Reward: Every second left on the countdown clock converts directly into bonus score points.
• System Config: Fully customizable BGM Volume, Screen Shake, and Bloom toggles for accessibility.

Credits & Assets

• Design & Code: Developed solo for GMTK Game Jam 2026.
• Music (BGM):
  • Main Menu: "Decisions" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
  • Gameplay: "Chiper2" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
  • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0
• Sound Effects (SFX):
  • In-Game & UI SFX: Interface/Sci-Fi/Impact Pack by Kenney (kenney.nl) - CC0 Public Domain
  • Game Over SFX: Royalty-Free Sound Effects from Pixabay (pixabay.com)
• Typography / Fonts:
  • "Zephyrean" via 1001Fonts (Free for Personal & Commercial Use)
  • "Castle Chunk" via 1001Fonts (Free for Commercial Use License)
  • "Orbitron" & "Rajdhani" via Google Fonts (SIL Open Font License)