Pico/RetroA proof of concept for a new #Pico8 puzzle game idea ... "Butt Sniffers!" ... the player controls multiple sausage dogs in a park. On each level they must move the dogs so that they are all sniffing another dog's butt.
The proof of concept needs more game mechanics: walls, pushable items, maybe the ability to push the other dogs. And some collectable "bone-us" items.
Some more game mechanics for my #Pico8 puzzle game: walls block movement, and big dogs can push smaller dogs.
Now you can see the dogs sniffing butts!
Based on play-testing with a cohort of one 13 year old… the combination of toilet humour and puzzle gameplay is a winner!
I’ve got a kludgy way to implement undo/redo but it might be good enough for a puzzle game.
Undo/redo working. This makes the game much more enjoyable. The player does not need to restart the entire level if they make a mistake.
You can also see some of the bonus mechanics in play. The dogs can pick up a ball and find a buried bone before sniffing butts to fully complete each level.
I designed a level with just two dogs and some bushes that I solved once but can’t for the life of me solve it again. At least this is confirmation that even the basic game mechanics can produce challenging and interesting puzzles.
So far I've designed eight puzzles for "Dogs Sniffing Butts". My overambitious vision is four groups of twelve levels: park/spring, beach/summer, woods/autumn, snow/winter. #Pico8 #GameDev #PixelArt #PuzzleVideoGame
Dogs Sniffing Butts now shows you your stats when you've solved a level. You can play to get three stars on each level, and then try to solve the level in the fewest moves. #Pico8 #GameDev #PuzzleGame
A new puzzle element: dogs can push balls with their nose. But not pull them, so they can get stuck in corners and block routes, Sokoban-style. #Pico8 #GameDev #PuzzleGame
Paul Nicholas 
@picoretro Lovely effect! 😙👌
@Liquidream thank you