Paralyzed

Paralyzed is a level-based game with over twenty levels of obstacles and enemies. You match colors to interact with hazards and progress through five themes, each with four levels of increasing difficulty. Beating a level unlocks one or two new levels, so you are not left with only one level to play.

Obstacles and themes

The five themes introduce different hazards and build toward levels that combine them:

• Cube: match an enemy cube’s color and press space to make it jump out of your way. You can also discover what happens if you do this while standing on it.
• Laser: match a laser’s color to phase through it. Lasers can combine with cubes to create dangerous obstacles.
• Fire: fire is dangerous when you match its color, the reverse of lasers.
• Car: cars work like cubes, but move, calling for faster reflexes.
• All: combines every obstacle and has the hardest levels. Its fourth and final level is the game’s finale.

Endless and practice modes

After you beat Car-1, you unlock Endless Mode. Each attempt generates a randomized level, which becomes harder the farther you progress, until you die. You can compete with other players on the leaderboard.

Practice Mode lets you place as many checkpoints as you want to learn a level, or combine checkpoints with self-destruct to practise particular sections. Levels completed in this mode do not count toward normal game progress.

Statistics and settings

The game tracks statistics including which obstacles and colors are deadliest, how many times you have died or jumped, and how often you have switched color. You can bind colors to your preferred controls, including a controller, and choose between multiple ways to jump.

The four main colors are chosen to be distinguishable for colorblind players. You can also disable the background colors and use a plain white background.