How-To for Linux: Download Pit of Babel, and extract to a folder of your choice. Install and run Lutris. Click the + symbol to add a game. Select Wine as the Runner. Select the the Pit of Babel executable. Switch up the version of Wine if need be, and you can pretty much ignore all other options. Save and Play.
Really enjoyed this game. Great writing and atmosphere! Also a unique take on Tetris, something that seems pretty difficult to achieve. For anyone else running it on Linux, it ran flawlessly in Lutris using the ge-protonified-nofshack-4.9-x86_64 version of wine.
This game was so cool but confusing at the same time, found a small glitch close to the 5th "checkpoint" that both my right and my left blocks started to lose and gain color in a patern (srry, not native english), the lore was amazing and the sprites of the creatures completely beautiful, especially the ozobs (I think that's how they are called), i spent 30 minutes feeding just one rotter to see if I could find the secret rotter, any hint of how to get it? lovely game and I've made several towers now :)
What you encountered was actually not an error. Blocks lose their highlight when they are outside of the "Construction Zone" so what likely was happening was your tower was slightly leaning too far. During our trailer you can see blocks lose colour like this as the tower collapses. Often when blocks start unexpectedly going dark it is a sign of imminent collapse...
Pit of Babel (and other games) can be mis-identified as viruses shortly after the release of a new build. This happens because your anti virus does not recognize the software as it is not commonly downloaded at this point. After a few hours/days this should no longer occur.
If you downloaded Pit of Babel from an illegitimate source (Softonic, Google Drive, etc) it may be harmful to your computer as these copies are illegal redistributions.
As long as you downloaded Pit of Babel through itch.io it is completely safe and official even if your antivirus is mis-identifying it.
This seems to happen when the grey creatures eat all the red ones for some folks. There may be a red creature hiding somewhere! Otherwise you may have to start over. Sincerest apologies! We'll try and pinpoint what is causing this and fix it with the next build. Thank you for letting us know!
Unfortunately not a successful run but I was close!! I absolutely love the aesthetics of your games and this one is no different! I hated it and loved it in equal measure!!
The storytelling is so powerful in this game and the music and sound design add to the rising tension so perfectly. And of course, the mechanics make it to much fun to play. Fantastic, fantastic job!
The gameplay is really satisfying, the atmosphere helps get a feel for the game and goes well with the story. I also love the cute sounds the creatures make, really adds to them being killed and used to create tetrominoes for my entertainment.
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linux ?
Doesn't look like there's a native Linux version, but see my comment.
How-To for Linux:
Download Pit of Babel, and extract to a folder of your choice.
Install and run Lutris. Click the + symbol to add a game. Select Wine as the Runner. Select the the Pit of Babel executable. Switch up the version of Wine if need be, and you can pretty much ignore all other options. Save and Play.
aight thanks
Really enjoyed this game. Great writing and atmosphere!
Also a unique take on Tetris, something that seems pretty difficult to achieve.
For anyone else running it on Linux, it ran flawlessly in Lutris using the ge-protonified-nofshack-4.9-x86_64 version of wine.
This game was so cool but confusing at the same time, found a small glitch close to the 5th "checkpoint" that both my right and my left blocks started to lose and gain color in a patern (srry, not native english), the lore was amazing and the sprites of the creatures completely beautiful, especially the ozobs (I think that's how they are called), i spent 30 minutes feeding just one rotter to see if I could find the secret rotter, any hint of how to get it? lovely game and I've made several towers now :)
So glad you enjoyed the game!
What you encountered was actually not an error. Blocks lose their highlight when they are outside of the "Construction Zone" so what likely was happening was your tower was slightly leaning too far. During our trailer you can see blocks lose colour like this as the tower collapses. Often when blocks start unexpectedly going dark it is a sign of imminent collapse...
Loved the style, loved the writing, but I found the physics very frustrating.
I downloaded this yet for some reason my PC identifies this as a virus when I try to open the game
Does this contain anything that could harm my computer?
Pit of Babel (and other games) can be mis-identified as viruses shortly after the release of a new build. This happens because your anti virus does not recognize the software as it is not commonly downloaded at this point. After a few hours/days this should no longer occur.
If you downloaded Pit of Babel from an illegitimate source (Softonic, Google Drive, etc) it may be harmful to your computer as these copies are illegal redistributions.
As long as you downloaded Pit of Babel through itch.io it is completely safe and official even if your antivirus is mis-identifying it.
I loved it. The grubs are delightful in their own creepy way. Love grabbing them to make them squeak.
Story is interesting. Leaves me with a bit of sadness, a bit of hope. Mixed feelings, not in a unpleasant way.
The most unsettling Tetris I've seen. And I'm Russian, they all are unsettling to me.
all of my grubs are gone what must i do
Hey there, one of the devs here.
This seems to happen when the grey creatures eat all the red ones for some folks. There may be a red creature hiding somewhere! Otherwise you may have to start over. Sincerest apologies! We'll try and pinpoint what is causing this and fix it with the next build. Thank you for letting us know!
Can someone explain to me the lore? I'm confused
Back to the literal grind(er) for another run at this! Rad art and music!
Unfortunately not a successful run but I was close!! I absolutely love the aesthetics of your games and this one is no different! I hated it and loved it in equal measure!!
My fun, and successful Lets Play :P fun and stressful times.
Amazing! Another fantastic game by this designer. Loved the story, sound, art, and mechanics.
Must play!
i give up
Poor tower, gone too soon.
The storytelling is so powerful in this game and the music and sound design add to the rising tension so perfectly. And of course, the mechanics make it to much fun to play. Fantastic, fantastic job!
Amazing! My tower was perfect! The little creatures were cute... I wish there was another way little guys! Awesome job on the game!
Loved it!
It's like tetris if the blocks were depressed
I can't wait to play!
The gameplay is really satisfying, the atmosphere helps get a feel for the game and goes well with the story. I also love the cute sounds the creatures make, really adds to them being killed and used to create tetrominoes for my entertainment.