A Beneath the Pines prototype
Beneath the Pines: Deadfall
A standalone, top-down trail-clearing puzzle prototype developed from Beneath the Pines.
Navigate fallen trees, clear obstructing branches, and manage the time and stamina spent completing the trail.
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Play Deadfall
Beneath the Pines: Deadfall
The trail is waiting.
Load the playable prototype, then click or tap the game to focus it.
Click or tap inside the game before using the keyboard. On a phone, landscape orientation or a separate tab gives you more room.
How to Play
Clear a way through
- Navigate the fallen trees along the trail.
- Clear obstructing branches to open your route.
- Manage the action-time and stamina spent completing the trail.
Click or tap an adjacent tile, or move with WASD / arrow keys. Select an adjacent branch to see its cost, then choose Cut or Cancel.
Screenshots
On the trail
Scoring and best run
Every action counts
Elapsed action-time
The time spent on actions during your run.
Branch cuts
The number of branch cuts made while clearing the trail.
Stamina used
The stamina spent completing the trail.
Your best result
Completed runs can record a best result. Your run results and saved best result appear inside the game. Browser saves belong to this browser and site; clearing site data removes them.
About the project
One part of a larger expedition
Deadfall develops the trail-clearing puzzle idea from Beneath the Pines into a standalone, top-down prototype. It focuses on navigating obstacles and the time and stamina spent clearing a route.