Fizzles – Level 6 “The Crystal Cave” is now playable

[HPWsoft]

Hi everyone,

I've released a new test version of Fizzles.

The downloadable versions for Windows and Android now include Levels 1–6. The browser version remains on the stable Levels 1–5 build for now.

Level 6 marks the next step in the development of Fizzles. The first five levels mainly introduced the abilities one at a time. "The Crystal Cave" is the first larger puzzle that requires several abilities to be combined.

Abilities used in this level include:

Floater
Climber
Blocker
Planter / bridge building

The Fizzles must be protected from hazards, stopped at the right locations, and guided across several levels of terrain toward the exit.

Several other areas have also been updated since the previous version:

New Level 6 with its own background and music
Revised balancing
Improved ability order in the HUD
Assigning a new ability now replaces the previously assigned ability instead of stacking
Improvements to bridge and terrain behaviour
Various visual and technical refinements

Feedback from experienced players in the Lemmings community would be especially valuable.

I would be particularly interested in your thoughts on the following:

Is the solution to Level 6 understandable?
Is the increase in difficulty from Level 5 appropriate?
Does the puzzle feel fair, or does it rely too heavily on trial and error?
Are the available abilities and quantities well balanced?
Do the mouse and touch controls feel comfortable?
Are there any problems with bridge building or Fizzle behaviour?
How is the performance on Windows or Android?
Available versions
Windows: Levels 1–6
Android: Levels 1–6
Web browser: Levels 1–5

Play or download the demo here:

https://hpwsoft.itch.io/fizzles

More information and community links:

https://hpwsoft.com/fizzles/community/

Fizzles is an original puzzle rescue game inspired by the classic concept of guiding small creatures safely to an exit by assigning different abilities. It is being developed with Godot 4.6 and contains no ads, no tracking, and no account requirement.

Thank you to everyone who tries the new version and shares feedback. Further levels are planned to be released gradually as community test versions.

Tester shortcuts

The following test shortcuts are available:

1 – Load Level 1 directly
2 – Load Level 2 directly
3 – Load Level 3 directly
4 – Load Level 4 directly
5 – Load Level 5 directly
6 – Load Level 6 directly
R – Restart the current level
Esc – Quit the game

On Android phones and tablets, these shortcuts can be used with an external USB or Bluetooth keyboard.