199:. The player controls a character that can move forwards, backwards, turn, and carry boxes, but cannot sidestep. In each level, the player is presented with an 3D grid containing terrain, movable boxes, and a bonfire. One box represents the character's belongings, and the objective is to move that box into the bonfire, burning it. Typically, the bonfire is initially inaccessible, requiring the player to stack boxes in order to reach it. Later levels introduce elements including longer boxes, streams that move the character, and traps.
234:, themed "sacrifices must be made". Subsequent development took about three years. Alan Hazelden of Draknek & Friends contributed to roughly double the number of levels, which total over 200. The game has an intentionally limited narrative, featuring neither dialogue nor expository text. According to Martin, "In my opinion, storytelling is not really a strength of the medium of games, or what excites me most about it".
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