Gold and Robot

Gold and Robot is a puzzle game in which the player moves a robot through maze-like levels. There are 55 handcrafted levels in total. The player can switch at any time between a full 3D view and a 2D overhead map to help plan a route. The game was developed using the Ring programming language.

The central objective involves collecting gold and reaching doors. The first door in a level opens only once the player has collected 800 gold. After the player steps onto that door, every later door opens simply by stepping onto it, so only the first door requires the 800 gold threshold. Stepping onto any door also turns every cell the robot has previously walked on into a wall, which means the route through a level has to be planned in advance.

Puzzle mistakes can be corrected with an undo function, so a level does not need to be restarted after a poor move. Enemy tanks patrol the mmazes and fire at the robot. The player can dodge their shots or shoot back. If a tank destroys the robot, the whole level restarts, and undo cannot be used after the robot’s destruction.