Jump Only

A platformer where jumping is the only thing you can do. There is no walk, no run and no mid-air steering worth the name, so getting anywhere means choosing an arc and committing to it — which turns level design from a course into a sequence of geometry problems. That restriction makes the levels short and the thinking long. Each one has an intended sequence of arcs, and the difficulty is usually in working out the first jump rather than in executing the last, because a wrong opening puts you somewhere the rest of the route cannot be reached from. Physics are consistent so the same input always produces the same arc, which is essential — it means a failed attempt is information rather than variance, and the levels are fair even when they are demanding. Restarts are instant and expected, which is the other half of making a game like this playable. You will fail most levels several times before the route becomes obvious, and because each attempt costs a second rather than a minute, the failures read as iteration instead of punishment. It is a small idea pushed as far as it goes.