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KnitBone

Stretch KnitBone’s enchanted yarn, snag drifting souls, and escape before the void swallows the arena.

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Gameplay overview

Soul stitching in microgravity

KnitBone is a whimsical prototype from Remarkable Games. You float through dimly lit rooms steering a skeleton bound by yarn. Launch your thread to hook lost spirits, reel them in, and avoid spectral hazards before slipping through the exit to the next chamber.

The project showcases Phaser’s physics and animation tools while experimenting with twin-stick-style aiming and fast resets—ideal inspiration for arcade collect-a-thons or grappling mechanics.

Controls

Quick reference

  • WASD / Arrow keys: Glide KnitBone around the arena.
  • Left-click: Launch the yarn tether toward the cursor.
  • Right-click: Recall the tether and any hooked spirits.
  • Space: Dash burst to dodge danger or reposition quickly.

Why try it?

Prototype highlights

  • Atmospheric pixel art and moody soundtrack set a hand-crafted tone.
  • Snappy tether mechanic demonstrates how to combine mouse aiming with physics pulls.
  • MIT-licensed source makes it easy to adapt the concept for your own jam project.

Tips

Master the thread

  • Use short, precise clicks to hook nearby targets—long throws can leave you exposed.
  • Dash after every successful grab to avoid incoming hazards and line up the next catch.
  • Recall the tether the moment you snag a spirit; lingering threads can brush traps.

Our take

Why KnitBone is a fun grappling toy

KnitBone wraps a grappling-hook mechanic in a charming ghost-dog theme, which makes flinging spectral yarn around feel playful rather than punishing. The core loop—hook, dash, recall—rewards clean timing and awareness of your tether, turning even single-room encounters into interesting micro-challenges.

As a Phaser prototype it also shows how responsive a browser-based action game can feel when input and feedback are tuned carefully. It’s easy to imagine expanding this into a longer experience, but even in jam length it’s a satisfying little physics toy.

Who will enjoy it?

Players who like grapple-based platformers, arcade precision challenges, and cute-but-spooky themes will find KnitBone appealing. If you’re looking for long campaigns it’s brief, but as a tight mechanical experiment it hits the spot.