It's always a breath of fresh air when there's a game that takes advantage of being able to set/disable keys on a keyboard and uses that as a workable gimmick for the player to play with! Out of Ctrl is a puzzle game where you have to move your keyboard keys around the screen in order to use them with most levels being about getting your ctrl key in the right spot in order to continue to the next level. Added to this is the ability to wrap around the screen in order to traverse walls placed in order to add more difficulty to the levels. While I felt that the general pace of the game was nice, the difficulty in it never really got to a point where the puzzles became too challenging
There weren't any bugs or glitches that I could find playing this; that being said, it would've been nice to be allowed more freedom on which keys can be used to continue, as well as which keys were used for movement (WASD is fun, but imagine something really quirky like TAVL).
All in all, I will always love games with this gimmick regardless of genre, and it just instills hope in me that there will always be new and interesting mechanics to be added in the future. Definitely check this game out!
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You Can do some Testing and Make the Left Key Nothing and Push the Ctrl Key in One of the Slots like a Bastard. Then you can Move the A Peice to the [Press (insert key) to win] Part.
This is probably one of the most unique puzzle games I've played. I really enjoyed how much it makes you have to rethink the basic gamer rule of WASD to move. Such a simple concept executed to wonderfully. I look forward to the potential for more in the future. :D
I hope you don't mind but I made a let's play of your game. Thanks for making such a fun game!
This game has an amazing concept. The levels are challenging, yet rewarding. It's fun to see the concept of not always being able to use the keys, since if you knock the letter away from one of the pre-determined squares you can't use that key to move anymore. It also got confusing at times trying to remember the seemingly random key-bindings at times, like S moves up or ctrl moves left... still, it made for a very fun challenge.
I haven't yet beaten the game, still stuck on lvl 13. But I think that's as far as I can go. But that's not on the game itself for being too challenging, it's simply on me for not fully understanding the controls. This is a brilliant game idea and I can only hope for more games like this in the future.
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It's always a breath of fresh air when there's a game that takes advantage of being able to set/disable keys on a keyboard and uses that as a workable gimmick for the player to play with! Out of Ctrl is a puzzle game where you have to move your keyboard keys around the screen in order to use them with most levels being about getting your ctrl key in the right spot in order to continue to the next level. Added to this is the ability to wrap around the screen in order to traverse walls placed in order to add more difficulty to the levels. While I felt that the general pace of the game was nice, the difficulty in it never really got to a point where the puzzles became too challenging
There weren't any bugs or glitches that I could find playing this; that being said, it would've been nice to be allowed more freedom on which keys can be used to continue, as well as which keys were used for movement (WASD is fun, but imagine something really quirky like TAVL).
All in all, I will always love games with this gimmick regardless of genre, and it just instills hope in me that there will always be new and interesting mechanics to be added in the future. Definitely check this game out!
My playthrough:
stuck at level 12 but it's fun
me too
nice
weird bug where it sometimes doesn't push the key in the direction expected. I.E, You push from the left, the key goes up.
you have to look at what buttons are in the squares
I know, but when I move upwards into a block (Key irrelevant) the block sometimes does not move upwards
I'm stuck on level 3, but it is so cool, fun, addicting, and adventurous!
Really fun!
level 14
cheesing: the game
level 11 bug:![]()
(without spoiling too much)
lvl 5 how
ez bring ctrl down until u get it into place
thanks man
Np, love.
I loved this game. Super creative. Well done.
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B) to >:(
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wut
amazing
bus
Fun game nice puzzles wish you could save my progress
kinda buggy ngl
Nice Game! :)
at the end i enverted the keys.
also the game was fun
I enjoyed playing this :)
does anyone know how to beat lvl 6??
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To beat level 6, the w should be in the up position, the a should be in the down position, and the d should be in the right position. Hope that helps!You Can do some Testing and Make the Left Key Nothing and Push the Ctrl Key in One of the Slots like a Bastard. Then you can Move the A Peice to the [Press (insert key) to win] Part.
forget lvl 6, lvl 12 is IMPOSSIBLE!
you just need careful planning on 12.
k
nice title!
it too challenging! I like it
This is probably one of the most unique puzzle games I've played. I really enjoyed how much it makes you have to rethink the basic gamer rule of WASD to move. Such a simple concept executed to wonderfully. I look forward to the potential for more in the future. :D
I hope you don't mind but I made a let's play of your game. Thanks for making such a fun game!
Oh hey, thanks of making a let's play of my game :D
why u make us create a bookmark for this game on level 9
lol
I used ctrl + w and it deleted the tab XD
This is a super dope idea. Would love to see where you can take it ^^
great game really gets the mind to think 10/10 :)
SO COOL
just pressed Ctrl+W on lvl13. my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined
that's a pretty fun game! it riddles my mind at some parts
control does not work on the web version
Awesome game!
It's a great idea, but Ctrl+W closed the tab. Oops. Probably should've played the windows build...
impissed cuz i fucking closed out accidentally and fuck there should be level select or something idek
i beat level 12 using ctrl+w but i closed out the window xD
I like the concept of the puzzle and how it required creative use of the keyboard controls.
Good work.
Thanks for the undo button lol
can someone help me beat level 12
nah srry fam im stuck at 6 :/
wait, you guys beat level 1?
waitu didnt? oof im srry
That was a joke this backfiredThis game has an amazing concept. The levels are challenging, yet rewarding. It's fun to see the concept of not always being able to use the keys, since if you knock the letter away from one of the pre-determined squares you can't use that key to move anymore. It also got confusing at times trying to remember the seemingly random key-bindings at times, like S moves up or ctrl moves left... still, it made for a very fun challenge.
I haven't yet beaten the game, still stuck on lvl 13. But I think that's as far as I can go. But that's not on the game itself for being too challenging, it's simply on me for not fully understanding the controls. This is a brilliant game idea and I can only hope for more games like this in the future.
nice