Threadrunner

Made for the UTD SGDA Spring '26 Classic Jam!

Ilyas Khan (main programming, gameplay design, music composition)

James Zheng (side programming, interface, sound effects)

En Bui (art !!!)

WELCOME TO THREADRUNNER

In Threadrunner, you gotta RUN, JUMP, and BLINK around a tangling scarf that follows your every move.  The only source of heat in this desolate tundra is quickly dying out. GRAB firewood, USE pickups, and AVOID the ever growing scarf trail to keep the flame lit and survive another day!

HOW TO PLAY

there's a tutorial in game, but since you're already here:

CONTROLS

move: arrow keys, wasd, and ijkl

jump: 'c' or spacebar

blink: 'x' or right click

use: 'z' or left click

volume controls: ("0" to mute, "+" and "-" to increase/decrease)

THE BASICS

Your objective is to fetch firewood and feed it to the campfire to survive the day.

Your scarf is trailing you and growing longer each day, and coming into contact with it will slow you down severely.

Your blink ability allows you to travel through the scarf, or escape it when stuck.

There are various pickups that can appear. Try them out!

THE NOT BASICS (a little extra treat)

You can have up to 3  blink charges at a time (as indicated at the bottom middle of the screen). One blink takes 3 seconds to recharge, or you can recover all 3 immediately with the blink restore pickup.

Firewood (or fuel) will be picked up if you're within range. You can also use the port-a-coal pickup to get fuel instantly.

The scarf can be reeled back and cleared out temporarily with the scarf reeler pickup. It will keep its total length though!

You can increase your movement speed and jump power with the sugar pickup!

Press 'down' while midair to FAST FALL!

Buttons and doors are color coded, you automatically press buttons when in range.

You MUST deposit each fuel one at a time in blue fire rooms.

Finally, be SMART with your pathing: look out for alternate routes, places to save or use blinks,  and of course, watch out for the scarf!

P.S.

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