Weighted Die
A game in which you play as a loaded die trying to beat the odds.
Do your best to roll a 6 on every die on screen (red and white dice included) by using your weighted die to manipulate your luck. Use WASD to move your weighted die, and press R to restart if you get stuck.
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Rolling Fate: My Love for Weighted-Die
Introduction
Video games have always been a part of my life, from sprawling RPGs to fast-paced shooters, but few have ever hooked me the way Weighted-Die has. It sounds simple on the surface: a game where you roll a die to progress. But beneath that surface is a deep, thrilling, and surprisingly emotional experience that has kept me coming back day after day. Weighted-Die combines strategy, chance, and atmosphere in a way I never expected. It's a game about risk, about embracing chaos, and somehow finding control inside it. This essay explores why I love Weighted-Die so much and how it’s become more than just a game to me.
What is Weighted-Die?
Weighted-Die is a video game that revolves around controlling a single die through a variety of levels, environments, and puzzles. Players guide the die by rolling it strategically, with each face representing different actions, powers, or consequences. Unlike traditional dice games, Weighted-Die challenges you to think ahead, manipulate outcomes, and even customize the die to tilt the odds in your favor—hence the name. It’s not just about luck; it’s about how you use what you roll. The game blends physics-based puzzles, exploration, and a minimalist but beautiful art style to deliver something truly unique.
How I Discovered the Game
I first heard about Weighted-Die from a friend who knew I loved unconventional puzzle games. He described it as "dice meets chess meets limbo," and that alone was enough to make me curious. I downloaded the demo version and was instantly hooked. The controls were intuitive but deep, and I loved how every move felt like both a gamble and a tactic. The full version was even more impressive, with each level introducing new twists, environments, and challenges. I went from casually trying it out to staying up until 3 a.m. rerolling for that perfect move.
Why I Love Rolling Dice in This Game
There’s something inherently satisfying about rolling dice. It’s tactile and unpredictable. Weighted-Die captures that feeling in a digital format. Every time I push the die forward, I hold my breath—what will land? What will I get? But unlike a pure chance game, Weighted-Die lets me influence the odds. I can shift weight inside the die, swap faces, or use terrain to land on specific numbers. That blend of randomness and control is what makes the game addictive. I never feel helpless, but I never feel fully in control either. It keeps me on edge in the best possible way.
I really enjoyed this. I love how the die is constantly bouncing around, so innocently. It's still rolling, I swear!
The very last die I rolled was transitorily a six and I won the game and then it carried forwards off a cliff and became a one - NOOOO!! hahaha
P.S. Imagine a robotic version of this...
Fun submission for a game jam! i felt entranced by it lmfao (also im a diehard dungeon crabs 2 fan)
This was not fun as a game. The player is weirdly bouncy. I also wish there was more besides flipping nice.
On the bright side, the game wasn't that long and was easy to understand thanks to the tutorial.
Yeah my first idea didn't work as I intended for this jam so I had to scrap together this in just a couple of hours to meet the deadline. Still, you live and you learn! Glad I still got something finished.