“Dam Surfing” was a web game developed in 3 days for Mini Jam 192 – Overflow on August 31st 2025. You play as a beaver who just had their dam destroyed. You must jump between broken pieces of your dam while collecting as many wood chips as you can. The dam platforms will slowly break apart while you ride on them, so you have to constantly switch between them to survive.
This game placed 13th overall in the competition
This game was developed by 1 person: Mark Helminiak
My Contributions
This game was developed entirely by myself. I designed the game mechanics and level structure.
To fit the limitation of the game jam (“Nothing lasts forever”), I designed the platforms to slowly degrade as you ride them, forcing you to jump between platforms.
I also developed a system to spawn level elements in such a way that it is always possible for the player to survive.
Additionally, I created all of the art assets within the game.