MIDI Mayhem

MIDI Mayhem is a chaotic platformer/bullet hell hybrid where you play as a classical note trapped in an endless, looping MIDI track. As the music cycles over and over, the composer behind the track keeps layering on more chaos, turning each loop into a deadlier version of the last.

Story:

You are a musical/note creature trapped inside an endless looping MIDI track. The composer keeps adding layers and speeding up the music, turning the track into a chaotic mess.

Other notes are stuck inside the loop, unaware and helpless. You gather them, not for power or points, but because they're trapped like you, lost in the endless cycle of sound. All you can do is keep collecting them as the chaos grows.

Gameplay:

Your goal is to survive the infinite loop track and score as many points as possible by rescuing your fellow notes from the MIDI world. Each MIDI block in the environment can trigger hazards (explosions, bullets, lightning). The longer you survive, the more intense and unpredictable the loop becomes. Pick up power-ups wisely and survive in the MIDI world.

Special thanks:

Special thanks to my friends Lea, Niko and Krsevan for playtesting.

Assets:

All assets for this game jam made by me.

Final notes (pun intended):

Created from scratch for the GMTK Game Jam 2025.