Sinking Squares

Made during Falling Block Jam 2026.

Alternate between placing blocks and moving your player character across those blocks in order to stay alive.

Row clears adds +1 to Attack and to Swim.
Attacks are used to clear Monster Tiles.
Swim is used to cross Water Tiles.

Chests add +50 to score.
Monster kills add +5 to score.

Controls:
Keyboard + Mouse:
A, D, Left + Right Arrow Keys - Block or Player horizontal movement
W, Up Arrow Key - Hard Drop block
S, Down Arrow Key - Soft Drop block
Q, E - Block Rotation
F, Shift - Toggle between Block Movement and Player Movement

Controller:
Left + Right on analog stick or D-Pad - Block or Player horizontal movement
Up on analog stick or D-Pad - Hard drop block
Down on analog stick or D-Pad - Soft drop block
South Face Button, PS Cross,  Xbox A, Switch B - Rotate block clockwise
East Face Button, PS Circle, Xbox B, Switch A - Rotate block counter-clockwise
R2, Right Trigger - Toggle between Block Movement and Player Movement