Meet Way UP, a cozy little platformer about a lost star trying to find its way home.

The idea started with a video of sea stars “dancing” around kelp. I thought, what if a fallen star met these sea stars, mistook them for its own kind, and learned to dance with them?

And that‘s how Way UP began!

Collect seashells to piece together a little poem.

Climb, fall, and try again—no death, no respawning.

My team and I made this little game for thatgamejam #02, inspired by the jam’s theme track.

It‘s only the first chapter of the star’s journey, and I hope one day it‘ll find its way back to the sky.

Way UP is free to play and supports both English and Chinese!

I’d love to hear what you think! If you give it a try, your feedback would mean a lot and help us make the little star‘s next adventure even better.

Play our game here: https://luminouspark.itch.io/way-up