Rorschach
A downloadable game
Buy Now$5.00 USD or more
This is both a creative toy and technical proof of concept.
Draw weird mirrored patterns that look like inkblots or geometric mandala. Or turn off the mirroring and draw anything you fancy.
It's named after the Rorschach psychological test that uses a set of inkblots. You pronounce it as Roar-shack.
Quick Start
Start the game and play around with the controls—you'll create a pattern.
...read on when you want to learn more!
Standard Controls
- D-pad = move the cursor
- A/B/Crank = adjust pen size
- Hold A = lock pen (size and pattern)
- Hold B = hide cursor
- useful when taking screenshots
- or to move the cursor without drawing
Advanced Controls
- Accelerometer = move cursor with dynamic pen size
- Crank
- undocked = manual pen pattern
- docked = dynamic pen pattern
Options Menu
- Mirror (horiz+vert, horiz, vert, none)
- Tilt Control (off/on)
- Clear & Reset
Lock/Unlock
- Toggle drawing mode (lines/points)
- line = smooth ink vibe
- point = rough pixel vibe
Simulator Hotkeys
- B = horiz+vert mirror
- H = horiz mirror
- V = vert mirror
- N = no mirror
- G = tilt control (toggle)
- Q = show cursor (toggle)
- C or R = clear & reset
- 0 to 9 = set pen pattern
Mouse Control!
- You can use your Mac to draw on your Playdate
- A purely optional extra
- More info in this blog post
- And see this video
Purchase
Buy Now$5.00 USD or more
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $5 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Rorschach.pdx.zip 27 kB
Download demo
Download
mouse_to_playdate.lua 2.3 kB
Development log
- 240708: "the one for screenshots"Jul 08, 2024
- Secret Feature: Mouse Support!May 11, 2024