Walrus Run - SAGE 2024 Demo

-----NOTE FOR SAGE 2024-----

This page is for the SAGE 2024 demo of Walrus Run. You can find the main game's page here:

https://the-jam-games.itch.io/walrus-run

Walrus Run is a 2D Action Platformer with a twist...

Progress through 18 levels of platforming action, eating anything that gets in your way! This game is score-based, meaning you get points by moving fast, eating fish, eating enemies, eating... okay, lots of eating.

You lose points if you take too much time, or take damage. There are no health points, meaning you can make as many mistakes as you want and still complete the level, with a shiny new D Rank. Master the levels to get achieve the even shinier S Rank!

This game is compatible with conveniently-shaped bongo controllers! When the game starts, you can choose between "Modern Controls" and "Bongo Controls." Press and hold a bongo pad button for 3 seconds, and BINGO! You can play the entire game with your bongo controller.

But of course, if you don't own such a controller released 20 years ago, you can use modern controllers or keyboard + mouse. You can just pretend you're playing on bongos by mashing the buttons to move. (Yes, you can change this in the settings!)

• High replayability with 18 short levels
• 3 Secret Levels that require A Ranks or higher on all levels to unlock
• In-Level bonuses that grant bonus points such as "No Damage"
• Collectible Paintings that unlock bonus artwork in the Gallery
• An original A-Capella soundtrack, which you can listen to in the Gallery
• Most importantly, a speedrun timer

Walrus Run is the first game released by the brand new indie game studio, The Jam. This game was solo-developed by the company's owner, Eric Callahan. To follow the game's development, you can follow The Jam's Twitter.

Walrus Run releases on November 5th, 2024. You can visit Walrus Run's Steam page for more information.

The Walrus Run demo for SAGE 2024 will be hosted on this page! You can download it for free, starting September 6th, 2024.

----------CONTROLS EXPLAINED----------

I have made a video tutorial for how to set up the Bongos on PC using Steam Input. Leave a comment or join my Discord if you need assistance.

Controls cannot be individually remapped, but you can switch between a "Goofy" and "Modern" control schemes for gamepads. 

Keyboard and Gamepad Controls for Goofy Control Scheme (Default Control Scheme)

• Move Left: A, D-Pad, Left Stick (Sticks must be enabled in Control Options)
• Move Right: D, Face Buttons, Right Stick (Sticks must be enabled in Control Options)
• Jump: Both Movement Buttons.
• Dash Left: Q, LT
• Dash Right: E, RT
• Attack: Space, LB, RB
• UI Confirm/Pause: Enter, Start Button, Escape (Pause Only), Face Button Bottom (UI Confirm Only)
• UI Back: Escape, Backspace, Right Face Button

Gamepad Controls for Modern Control Scheme. Keyboard controls are the same.

• Move Left: Left D-Pad, Left Stick Left
• Move Right: Right D-Pad, Right Stick Right
• Jump: Bottom Face Button
• Dash Left: Top Face Button, LT
• Dash Right: Right Face Button, RT
• Attack: Left face Button, LB, RB
• UI Confirm/Pause: Start Button, Bottom Face Button (UI Confirm Only)
• UI Back: Right Face Button

You can also adjust the following.

• Enable Bongo Microphone (mapped to Right Trigger) in Bongo Mode. Automatically disabled in Controller Mode.
• Microphone Sensitivity. 0 = more sensitive, 5 = least sensitive.
• Switch between two control schemes "Goofy" and "Modern" while in Controller Mode.
• For movement buttons, switch between Tapping Repeatedly, Hold, or Tap Once.
• Bind Jump to one button, only used in Controller Mode for this demo.
• Enable using the "Left Stick to move left and Right Stick to move right" functionality in Goofy mode.
• Analog Stick Deadzones.
• Move Left and Right = Jump, available in all modes.
• General Video and Audio Settings in their respective menus.

----------KNOWN BUGS----------

The list of known bugs got too long so I've included them as a TXT file in the download. Feel free to let me know of any other bugs!

I will highlight this one bug, however. When playing on lower-end PCs, there is a small chance the game can crash during the results screen. Make sure to progress through this screen by pressing "Continue" as soon as possible, to reduce the chances of crashing. After some testing, this appears to be a graphics-card related error, so ensure you have a strong graphics card such as NVIDIA GTX 1650 or higher. You can also try lowering the video settings.

----------Leave some feedback!----------

If you have played the demo, feel free to use the comment section below to leave some feedback - every little bit helps out a ton!