A Trolley Problem

To anyone who wants to play this game, please read the following.

I made a massive mistake. I'm sorry to any Windows users, as I thought that the game would work for that platform with the application file and that it would automatically switch (it does say "Windows, Mac, Linux" in the Unity editor, after all). Apparently, it does not. Luckily, I now have a build that does work with Windows, but it cannot be submitted due to the time limit. I wish that I knew this earlier. It is now fixed, and the Windows version of the game is now playable.

I did my best to get this out on time, so I'm sorry in advance for this game being unfinished. One bug of note is that the popcorn mechanic does not work. I have tried everything I can, but the idiotic OnTriggerEnter code is preventing me from doing so. If any of you are willing to help in the comments, please do. I did also find another glitch that makes the game substantially easier (and actually beatable on the popcorn levels), but I would recommend you not use it to get in order to get the intended experience. Apart from that, enjoy my first game jam game!

[PLOT]
You are the conductor of the Ember Express, a train that crosses through the mountainous mesas of the Empire of Scaldia.  Everything is going smoothly, until bandits hijack your train and you are thrown into the caboose.  Now, you have to make your way back to the engine room before  the runaway train derails by stopping the bandits from stealing all of the precious goods on the train.

[GIMMICK]
In this puzzle platformer, you can create train tracks between different objects, linking them in a movement loop. You can use these to create lifts, light up dark areas, and press out-of-reach buttons while going on mad dashes through the 5 cars of the Ember Express, each with a unique surprise in store.

[CONTROLS]
Left/Right + A/D: Move Left/Move Right
Up/Down + W/S: Look Up/Look Down
Space Bar: Jump
Z: Reverse Track Speed
X: Enter Blueprint Mode
Mouse: Select Objects
R: Reset Level
Esc: Pause
Enter: Interact

[CREDITS]
Most of the art and code is original to the game. All of the ideas for and story for A Trolley Problem were fully thought out by myself (CorviKid of Three Squared Studios).
A modified version of Tarodev's 2D Platformer Controller was used for the player controls.
Popcorn (popped and unpopped) sprites come from https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Famyshealthybaking.com%2Fblog%2... and https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPopc....
Level Select sprites sourced from https://opengameart.org/content/train-parts-silhouette.
Music is from https://opengameart.org/content/menu-music, https://opengameart.org/content/western-rock-metal-song, and https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-soundtracks/album/skylanders-3-swap-force-g...

Made for the GMTK Game Jam 2025, with the theme "LOOP".