The countdown begins. The Count falls, but each body he leaves behind paves the way forward.

The Count Is Down is a puzzle platformer where every death brings you closer to the exit.

Once the countdown begins, the Count has only ten seconds to live. When time runs out, his body remains exactly where he fell—and can become a platform, hold down a pressure plate, or form part of the path for his next attempt.

Plan each short life carefully. Build upon your previous failures and create a route that can finally be completed within the last ten seconds.

The clock is ticking. The Count keeps falling. How many deaths will it take to escape?

Controls

• A / D — Move
• Space — Jump
• R — Restart
  
• Q— Suicide

Made for GMTK Game Jam 2026 under the theme “COUNT DOWN.”

Credits

Art

• [KingMan] MiniFolks – Humans Original character art by LYASeeK KingMan modification by lapizwcg Additional modifications by the developer https://lapizwcg.itch.io/lapizwcg-kingman-minifolks-humans
• Whimsy Hallow Asset Pack – Dungeon Created by Crumpaloo Licensed under CC0 1.0 Some assets were modified for this game https://crumpaloo.itch.io/crumpaloos-2d-hardcore-platformer-asset-pack
• Pixel Adventure 1 Created by Pixel Frog Licensed under CC0 1.0 https://pixelfrog-assets.itch.io/pixel-adventure-1
  

User Interface

• Cute Game UI – Asset Pack Created by 16Pixel https://16pixel.itch.io/cute-game-ui
  • Demo version: CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Full version: used under the creator’s asset license
• Dark Ages UI – Pixel Art Asset Pack Created by Hypnobius Some assets were modified for this game https://hypnobius.itch.io/dark-ages-ui

Font

• m6x11plus Created by Daniel Linssen Used with attribution https://managore.itch.io/m6x11

Music

• Dead Colony Composed by MFP [Marron Fields Production] Provided by DOVA-SYNDROME https://dova-s.jp/bgm/detail/23597

Sound Effects

• Impact Sounds — Kenney, CC0 Used for carpet footsteps https://kenney.nl/assets/impact-sounds
• Digital Audio — Kenney, CC0 Used for jumping and checkpoint sounds https://kenney.nl/assets/digital-audio
• RPG Audio — Kenney, CC0 Used for landing, pressure-plate and metal mechanism sounds https://kenney.nl/assets/rpg-audio
• Typewriter, Key — Sound #2842 Recorded by Joseph SARDIN Provided by BigSoundBank, licensed under CC0 https://bigsoundbank.com/typewriter-key-s2842.html