The game lets me stack some objects on top of each other, like these three "L" shapes.
The game's audiovisual presentation is really good, and the core mechanic has a lot of potential.
I just feel like there's something missing to discourage playing too safely. I found myself placing pieces until the board was about half full, then immediately going for the squeeze.
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Scrap & Pressure's itch.io pageResults
| Criteria | Rank | Score* | Raw Score |
| Sounds | #14 | 3.726 | 3.857 |
| Overall | #43 | 3.575 | 3.700 |
| End-of-life plan | #46 | 3.864 | 4.000 |
| Fun | #77 | 3.312 | 3.429 |
| Graphics | #78 | 3.450 | 3.571 |
| Theme relevance | #91 | 3.519 | 3.643 |
Ranked from 14 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.
Source Code URL
https://github.com/nosenss/scrap-and-pressure
End life plan
The game will remain freely playable in the browser on itch.io indefinitely. The source code will stay open-source on GitHub under the MIT license for educational and preservation purposes. We plan to keep the online page active, archive the codebase, and potentially ship minor post-jam quality-of-life updates based on community feedback.
Transparency note
Scrap & Pressure was built for SKG Jam 2026 using Vite + TypeScript and pure HTML5 CSS Grid for the core puzzle engine. The custom 8-minute industrial soundtrack was composed in Strudel (TidalCycles REPL), paired with audio samples from Sonniss GDC sound libraries. Background visuals use the @paper-design/shaders WebGL library. AI tooling was utilized for code prototyping, copywriting, and promotional cover art.
Comments
Thanks a lot for the feedback! I actually noticed a ton of bugs right after submitting, so I’ll definitely fix the piece overlap issue after the jam. I’m also going to rethink the overload warning system since it currently doesn't really build up tension properly, and I might add another mechanic to push players into taking more risks.
60 days ago(+1)
Thanks so much, really glad it landed!
You're spot on about the 60% issue — that's exactly the gap I need to close. Adding a minimum quota / escalating pressure so playing it safe stops being the optimal move, and pushing your stack closer to the jam threshold actually becomes worth the risk. Fixing that.
Appreciate the sharp feedback — this is super helpful.
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