Beyond Capacity

You will not succeed and yet, the generator must keep running.

You don’t know what’s out there—only that it must remain sealed. The containment field weakens with every passing second, demanding more and more power. You crank, you upgrade, you adapt. But no matter how hard you work, the power demand keeps rising.

And you're not alone.

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_Goal:

• Click the crank to generate power
  
• Upgrade your equipment to increase efficiency
  
• Survive as long as possible before the inevitable

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_Controls:

Interact	Left-click
Spin Camera	Right-click and drag
Pause	ESC

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_Install Warning:

If possible, run the game through the itch.io Launcher to avoid antivirus warnings.

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_Development Notes:

Beyond Capacity was made in about a week by just myself for the Bigmode Game Jam 2025, where the theme was POWER. The idea was simple—what if power wasn’t just something you generated, but something you had to fight to maintain?

One of the core mechanics is the procedurally generated power events. Instead of static increases, each milestone introduces a new challenge with randomized effects—demand spikes, power drains, or even temporary boosts. No two runs are exactly the same, which keeps things unpredictable. You could have a super lucky run where you get nothing but small power demand increases or you could have a super unlucky run where you get hit with back-to-back-to-back multiplicative increases.

The escalating power demand was designed to make the game feel tense, almost overwhelming, as you struggle to keep up. I wanted to add more gradual horror elements—small glitches, unsettling details that creep in as the power fluctuates—but with the jam’s time constraints, I focused on making the core gameplay as solid as possible.

In the end, Beyond Capacity is about fighting to keep control in a system that’s always working against you. You crank the generator, you upgrade, you push forward—but eventually, you will fail.