UpWord

UpWord is a 2D word-building platformer in which the player ascends infinitely, bouncing on letter tiles to gain height and create words. Score as many points as you can within the time limit, submitting words to gain more time.

Controls:

• A/D or Mouse to move (choose in settings)
• Hit walls to submit
• 1-4 to use shop item

PowerUps:

In-Game:

 Delete Last - Deletes the last letter in the word bank

 Duplicate Letter - Duplicates the previous letter in the word bank

 Wildcard - Can become any letter upon submission

Shop:

  Pause Time - Pauses the timer for 5 seconds

  Extra Life - Respawn when dying by falling

   Word Multiplier - Doubles word score

  Anagram - Finds a valid word (if available) with all the letters in the word bank

Developers:

Atush Bhalla, Jae Shim, Aidan DeSanto, James Brighton Simmons, Khrisna Yellayi, Shreyas Bhat, Jason Chen, Wen-Yang "Young" Lu

Developed at USC over Summer 2022