Tim posted the trailer for Swimming Under Clouds just last week, but I wanted to bring it up again as I got the chance to give it a play at the recent Indie Games Arcade. With artwork from Mika�l 'Orioto' Aguirre, Swimming Under Clouds is a platformer with a twist - you play a fish in a bubble of water, and must use physics-based gameplay to progress.
The fish can move the water around and jump onto platforms and over spikes, but he'll usually need a bit of a run-up and a handily positioned ramp. The water is a little fragile, however - mistime a jump and some of the water may run off the platform and be lost. Lose too much water and the fish won't have enough to stay alive. It's a lovely idea and works very well indeed, with great fluid mechanics on display.
Water can also be sacrificed to progress, too. Switches need to be thrown by firing some of your water at them, while shooting water can also be used as a means of propelling your fish across particularly wide chasms. On top of this, the level design really challenges you to use all your available abilities, with multiple paths to victory - the higher the path, the more difficult it is to navigate.
Of course, it's all rather gorgeous too. There's still a good half a year until the game will be released, but from what I've seen so far, Swimming Under Clouds is definitely going to be worth a play. Check out the Piece of Pie Studios site for more details.
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