CONVENIENT EXPOSITION.

Fred, the Orbian, was scavenging the depths of a cave on a remote island, rumored to be the sacred grounds of The MAD GOD who once resided there. It's said that many years ago, certain "investors" attempted to build a data center on the island, and managed to capture The MAD GOD in an attempt to use THEM as a power source, having already exhausted the national power grid before.

Consequently, the construction was 'mysteriously' put on halt. Folks speculated that the island must have engulfed the whole construction site along the staff that were present. Considering the public's overall opinion, no one bothered to investigate what had really happened.

No one, of course, except Fred.

And he has found the only remnant of the site: the altar - the prison of the starving, vengeful MAD GOD. And Fred becomes their first target.

What could possibly staunch their wrath?

...Cheese. (Among other things...)

ABOUT THE GAME.

Cheese for the Mad God is our GMTK 2026 Game Jam entry, where, following the "Countdown" theme, you have to delay your timely demise by appeasing the wrathful God with cheese and other junk you can find.

You only get a 30 second head start. Better act fast.

...oh, and the MAD GOD's apostles will try to stop your resistance. Be especially mindful of that.

CONTROLS.

	KEYBOARD	GAMEPAD
Move	Arrow Keys / W A S D	Left Analogue Stick / D-Pad
Jump/Double Jump	Spacebar / X	Southern Face Button / Right Shoulder Bumper
Grab/Throw	Z / E	Western Face Button / Left Shoulder Bumper
Pause	Escape / P	...the usual Start/Menu/OPTIONS/Plus button

CREDITS.

Made for the Game Maker's Toolkit Game Jam 2026.

POLYVISHAP PRODUCTIONS ARE...

Colbeala 'Polyvishap/PXLDUD' Moghes (bluesky | mastodon) - co-designer, co-programmer, artist (including the logo and cover thumbnail art), animator, audio wizard (sounds + 'music', if you can call it that)

Void Procurist (bluesky | newgrounds | itch.io page) - co-designer, co-programmer, artist, animator, additional audio