Bloomfall

Bloomfall is a medium to fast-paced, color-matching arcade game where you must catch falling petals to bloom beautiful flowers. As a gardener in an ever-changing environment, you’ll navigate through different chapters, each with its own unique visual theme and musical atmosphere.

But beware! Nature isn't always on your side. From pesky bugs that can ruin your progress to sudden gusts of wind that shift everything in sight, you'll need quick reflexes and a bit of strategy to complete your bouquets before time runs out.

How to Play

• Catch Petals: Move your flower stem left and right to catch petals falling from the sky.
• Match Colors: Your active stem will lock onto the color of the first petal it touches. Collect enough of that same color to complete the bloom.
• Manage Your Stems: Use your side storage slots to swap stems. If you see a petal you need but your current stem is the wrong color, swap it out to save your progress for later.
• Rainbow Wildcards: Occasionally, a Rainbow Petal will fall. These act as wildcards and are worth significantly more points.
• Watch the Timer: In the hard difficulty, you must complete your target number of blooms before the clock hits zero.
• Bug Spray: Use your emergency bug spray to clear all active threats from the screen when things get too chaotic. Careful, it kills butterflies too.
  

Nature’s Obstacles

• Bugs: Insects will try to land on your stem. If they hit you, they can reset your current flower's progress.
• Wind Gusts: Sudden wind will push all falling items across the lanes. Be ready to adjust your position instantly.
• Butterflies: Not everything is a threat! Catching butterflies completes the flower to help you reach the leaderboard.

Key Features

• Chapter Progression: Experience a journey through different environments, from serene meadows to night skies, each with its own background and music.
• Three Difficulty Modes: Choose between Easy (relaxed play with no timer), Medium (balanced challenge), and Hard (limited lives and faster speeds).
• High Score Leaderboards: Compete for the top spot with a dedicated leaderboard for hard and medium difficulty levels.
• Bug Spray: Use your emergency bug spray to clear all active threats from the screen when things get too chaotic. Careful, it kills butterflies too.

Controls

Supports gamepad and keyboard

• Move Left/Right: Arrow Keys / A & D 
• Swap Stem (Left Slot): Move to the far-left lane and hit TAB 
• Swap Stem (Right Slot): Move to the far-right lane and hit TAB
• Use Bug Spray: BACKSPACE.
• Pause: ESCAPE.

Request

I'm looking for feedback on gameplay, mechanics, etc.  This is my first game demo and I'm building new chapters and challenges for the final version.  Your input can help shape it!