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May 26, 2026

chines [browser]

A puzzle platformer where you can buy and sell everything, even the level itself: Chines by Alvesito.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Not bad. I don't know why you named it that. (not Chinese).

David B said...

Enjoyed all three quick jam games. A total surplus count would be cool, see how much leftover money you saved in each level.

Anonymous said...

That was pretty bad. Having to constantly switch between mouse and kb is no fun; the controls were terrible, and somehow a little dinky pixel 2d game runs at like 10 fps, making the already rough physics feel even worse trying to fight through the stutter.

Anonymous said...

This is genius!

Kaden Vanciel said...

Stuck on level 7.

Anonymous said...

This was cute. I enjoyed it. :)

Urban Garlic said...

My solution for level seven is fast-twitch, maybe that's enough of a clue. More clues, rot13: Fubbg gur hccre ohggba sebz gur hccre cyngsbez, naq whzc vagb gur arjyl-bcra xrl nypbir jura gur oybpxf nyy qvfnccrne.

Anonymous said...

I'll stick with games that actually LOAD when I click the link. Thanks, anyway.

Anonymous said...

Take it up with the actual developer, pal. Don't complain to Bart about what he personally isn't responsible for. My theory is that it's short for "machines".

Kaden Vanciel said...

Fast-twitch?

Anonymous said...

the game opens in a new window, maybe your browser is blocking the pop-up?

Urban Garlic said...

Finished it. It's nice, but I personally found the need to move between mouse and keyboard kind of inconvenient, but I can see how the mechanic kind of demands it. I am not good at fast-twitch stuff, and there were a couple of those, but not so many as to make the game impossible.

alvesito said...

Developer here! Just released a small QoL update that reorders the levels so they make a bit more sense, and adds new key mappings so the controls feel more natural. Thank you guys for playing my game!!

Anonymous said...

Needs a mute button

Anonymous said...

These comments are a little harsh! Cute, and fun. I do agree it's mildly annoying when you have to switch back from keyboard and mouse, but many games have that issue.

 

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