A downloadable game for Windows and Android

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PRESENTING A NEW TWIST ON A CLASSIC GENRE

Craniac is all about timing, patience, and strategy. As an insane crane operator, your goal is to build the tallest, heaviest pile of junk possible. The construction crew might not be too happy with you but that's okay. Your monolith will stand high and proud above your little no name town. 

There is no time limit, and the boss won't fire you for dropping 3 skids of bricks. You’d better make sure more mass stays on the roof than falls off though, you aren’t building a pyramid here. Compete against Craniacs across the globe for the title of best junk pile! (“Online high scores coming soon”).

FEATURES

A weight and height based scoring system. Your tower may be a mile high, but its worth nothing when it’s made from twenty five wood boards!

Game over happens when you’ve lost more mass than gained. You’ve got the power to sacrifice a few pounds for stability! If you’ve got the talent..

Focused on strategy over reflexes, watch as you become more and more skilled in the art of stacking odd items.

Quick one finger game play allows for short and distracted sessions to quell that boredom. Like while waiting in line for your Covid test!

Never in app purchases or pay to win in any Harms Way Software releases. The PC version of the game is 100% reliant on donations.

Lovely environment with attention to detail, includes a full soundtrack from indie artists and developers.

Future updates planned including online high scores, a simulator mode and more!

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, Android
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorHarmsWaySoftware
GenreStrategy, Puzzle, Simulation
TagsArcade, Casual, crane, craniac, harmswaysoftware, Physics, stack, windows

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

Craniac 0.8.zip 100 MB
CraniacUniversal.apk 142 MB

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Really great idea on a game, simple, but catchy, also well done on mechanics, maybe a few touches on UI and making score more flashy/notable would help making it more polished, good job!

Really appreciate the feedback! I'll keep your suggestions in mind, the polish needs a bit more polish 😅

Really fun idea! I really enjoyed it :)

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I'm so glad to hear you liked it! Anything you wish was in the game?

Perhaps a preview of where the objects were going to land (ish). Sometimes its hard to tell. Also it seems the music toggle was a tad buggy on windows but no biggy!