Waste Crusher

Playable build: https://redorange.itch.io/waste-crusher

Waste Crusher is a puzzle game where the players work at waste management site and they need to strategically fit waste into a landfill. The game features a tile-based grid where players arrange variety of waste types (normal, metal, toxic, and magnets).

Players are required to think outside the box by using machines (hydraulic press, cutter, and incenerator) to reshape the waste.

Team

Team size: 5

Artist

• Fredo Melvern Tanzil (team leader)
• Muhammad Radhitya Utomo

Programmer

• Benedictus Lucky Win Ziraluo
• Muhammad Hilmy Abdul Aziz

Audio Artist

• Davin Edbert

Made in 72 hours (3 days) for submission to BGDJam 2026.

• Jam Theme: Under Pressure
• Interpretation: The game utilizes a hydraulic press mechanic, allowing players to apply pressure to waste blocks to change their form

Tech Stack:

• Aseprite
• Godot

My Contributions

• designed the puzzle mechanics & the entire 20 levels
• made art for itch.io thumbnail, game background, hydraulic press, cutter, incinerator, and all UI
• designed itch io page
• recorded & edited the game trailer

Thought Process

I wanted to make a puzzle game at the time. As soon as the gamejam theme is revealed (“under pressure”), I can’t stop thinking about hydraulic press.

With inspiration from Dungeon Slime, Bento Blocks, and Wall-E, I wrote the idea as soon as possible at a piece of paper:

Initial idea I wrote on piece of paper

After my idea accepted well by the team, I designed some levels using discussed puzzle mechanics:

I also created simple game prototype using html & JavaScript equipped with level editor to make my job & probably others who continue this game easier. Demo | Source Code

Throughout the development, I also helped with the visual art: