<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Top-Down on Smolalab</title><link>https://smolalab.com/tags/top-down/</link><description>Recent content in Top-Down on Smolalab</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en</language><copyright>© 2026 Marcin Smoła</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://smolalab.com/tags/top-down/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Downcycling</title><link>https://smolalab.com/games/downcycling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://smolalab.com/games/downcycling/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A post-apocalyptic puzzle run about rerouting danger and carrying unstable
resources. Hijack a &lt;strong&gt;NOMADbot&lt;/strong&gt; through the machines&amp;rsquo; network, grab a radiation
chunk and use it to break the systems protecting each door — while the same chunk
slowly decays your connection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This was a playground for systems I&amp;rsquo;m proud of: item-driven behaviour mods, an
inventory system, music playback that survives volume changes, input rebinding
and dynamic input icons. My first real &lt;strong&gt;Godot&lt;/strong&gt; project, and I came away very
happy with the engine.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Carlito's Nightmare</title><link>https://smolalab.com/games/carlitos-nightmare/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://smolalab.com/games/carlitos-nightmare/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A cozy shoot-&amp;rsquo;em-up with roguelike upgrades where Carlito, a lazy Persian cat,
fights through increasingly bizarre dream monsters. Defeat them, level up and
transform into a bullet hell that becomes their worst nightmare. A collaboration
for &lt;strong&gt;Buddy Up Jam: Winter 2023&lt;/strong&gt; (theme: &amp;ldquo;soft&amp;rdquo;).&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Toady I Learned</title><link>https://smolalab.com/games/toady-i-learned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://smolalab.com/games/toady-i-learned/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A short, weird top-down adventure about a small frog that eats and grows. One of
my earliest jams — made in just &lt;strong&gt;3 days&lt;/strong&gt; for &lt;strong&gt;Vertex Game Jam 2020&lt;/strong&gt; together
with Bitter from BadAlchemy Studios.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>