Down the Count
Quick math deckbuilder!
Slay the Numboss using math - then grab upgrades and see how many more you can defeat, before the count gets the better of you.
This game was made in 5 days for the GMTK Game Jam 2026 where the theme was 'Countdown'.
CONTROLS
Drag number squares from the bottom and upwards. Place the first number in the highlighted tile, then drag a second number up through an operator (-/x/+) to make an equation, then drop it on the boss to attack. Make sure it has a negative result to deal damage.
- ESC : Pause
- C : Cards
- B : Buffs
Controller and touch is supported but has bugs with number placements in hand.
Credits
- Thanks to GMTK for hosting the jam
- Thanks to Thomas Lai for the mechanical keyboard sound effects
- Music by mlopezaudio
Known Issues
- The RETRY button in the pause menu is broken (sorry!)
- Card placement when using touch/controller
Comments
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Very simple neat idea! Might i encourage you to add a bunch of juice to this game & ship it? :D
Yo Jabrils! Adding juice is my favourite thing. I will beef it up and do a proper release once the jam is over.
btw, we met at Open Sauce last year - appreciate you trying my game here
Really good game, it had me hooked the entire time I was on it.
This is such a fun game that's hard to stop playing! It tickles that monkey-brain itch of BiG-NuMbEr-gEt-sMaLl in a really fun way. I thought the multiplier would be unstoppable, but ended up with a set of bonuses that made the subtraction result in numbers beyond 500k!
It's such a well-executed idea that had me playing well past my bedtime 😅 Great job!
Really fun! Played til level 40 hahaha
Keep up the fun games!
Very cool! I like all the juice in the game, but I prefer MILK! 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
(Note: I played it on my phone, but I don't have it anymore. RIP my phony donyðŸ˜)
and i heard the Final countdown after playing this🤣
Severin in the comments! Thanks for playing, hope you find or get a new phone soon. Got any new games coming soon? (Brackeys jam in august?)
Hi again🗿I actually made a game on my phone on a train to Croatia (I did it in Scratch), I really miss GodotðŸ˜. I have a lot of games in the works right now (ADHD, you know!). I'm working on a game for you because of losing the game jam🫪 I also saw you made two new games wtf! I couldn't actually play any of them yet since I'm on my way home on a train, but I will play both when I get home. I did hear the music though and realized that you can only count to 2😅
(Im so ready for school🫡)
Cool Game!!
Cool idea, enjoyed trying it!
Have few ideas to share:
1. After few level "+" and "-" abilities becoming too weak compared to "X" ability. What about making some benefits of using them? For example, if after using "+" result ends with 0 it is squared or cubed, or if after using "-" it ends with 5, boss is divided by 2.
2. You progress too fast comparing to the strength of the boss. What about increasing difficulty by adding some abilities like you cant us "-" numbers, or you can use only 2 digit numbers and so on
Good luck with your project!
All great ideas! I am finishing up a game for another jam, but will add your suggestions if I have the time for it after. Thanks a bunch :)
Funnilly enough, I had the opposite experience! I got a combo of [2 of the same numbers = 2x damage], [the - operation squares the number used], and [all positive values deal damage instead of healing]... I never used multiply as it was SIGNIFICANTLY weaker! I was one-shotting level 50 Numbosses feelin just like a boss 😎