Between Planes — Full Description

A side-on world that only pretends to be 2D. You guide a small AI toward a pulsing Light Goal, but when the “level design” blocks the way, the AI asks you—the developer—to step in. Switch to Arrange Mode and, with a free camera-hand, slide crates, ramps, and platforms across the X–Z plane (Y stays fixed). Flip back to Side Mode and the AI attempts your edited route. The trick is selling the 2D illusion while secretly solving in 3D.

Early stages teach pure side-scroll platforming; later levels unlock Arrange Mode and the collaboration begins. Hazards bite, timed defuses keep you moving, and a stopwatch tracks your best runs. Undo and reset keep iteration snappy, while soft unlit art, parallax layers, and cinematic spotlights make the scene feel “flat” and theatrical.

Built in 3 days while studying at Tuwaiq Academy.

How It Plays

• Side Mode: Classic run-and-jump on a fixed Z lane; reach the Light Goal to finish.

• Arrange Mode: Free camera + “grabber hand” to reposition props on the ground plane, with grid/lane snap and placement validation.

Controls

• Tab: Toggle Side ↔ Arrange

• Side Mode: A/D or ←/→ move, Space jump

• Arrange Mode: Mouse look/aim, LMB grab/release, G grid snap, R reset view, 

• General: Esc pause/quit (Unity)

Features

• Dual-mode puzzle platforming (fake-2D view, true-3D solutions)

• Parallax backdrops, billboard glows, and unlit materials for a crisp 2D look

• Cinematic spotlights and a luminous Light Goal

• Timed defuse objectives and environmental hazards with HP

• Stopwatch HUD with best-time saving, Undo/Reset safety nets

• Multiple handcrafted levels that escalate from tutorial to creative 3D arrangements