Pay2Play (Upsi Jam 2026)

You don't have a jump. You don't have collision. You don't even have oxygen.

Pay to Play is a Mario-style platformer where every single game mechanic is a resource to purchase. You start with nothing — no movement, no HUD, no music. Your only capital: a few seconds of survival and the Electronic Argent you generate by staying alive.

Spend your money to unlock the basics. Walk. Jump. Breathe. And progressively build the game you deserve — or the game you can afford.

💰 You generate Electronic Argent (EA) passively, second by second.

☠️ You die. It's inevitable — at first, it's almost immediate.

🛒 Between each run, a microtransaction shop opens. Buy perks. Unlock mechanics. Watch a fake ad for a few extra EA.

🔁 The next run is a little longer. A little more playable.

Things you will buy (among others):

- Walk — because moving is a privilege, not a right.

- Jump — early access available now.

- Pause — please purchase the Pause DLC to continue.

- Save — your progress will not be saved. Purchase the Save DLC for 499 EA.

- Breathe — limited offer. Don't leave spawn without it.

Made for Upsie Jam 2026 — "Everything is a resource"

Estimated run length when fully equipped: under 10 minutes.

Your time is free. For now.

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Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Monsters assets by SyntyStore :

- https://syntystore.com/products/polygon-kaiju-pack

- https://syntystore.com/products/polygon-city-zombies-pack

- https://syntystore.com/products/polygon-horror-mansion

- https://syntystore.com/products/polygon-fantasy-rivals-pack

- https://syntystore.com/products/polygon-sci-fi-space-pack

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3D models rigged with AccurRig and animated with Character Creator 4 from Reallusion

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Claude Code was used to :

- organize notes and brainstorm

- help to calculate sleep time

- manage asset import pipeline

- do some shitty trashable code

- generate funny jokes sunday at 4:00am