About

You are a humble shadowy blob tasked with keeping your dim-witted coworker, Astro, safe from the dangers of long-haul space transport. It’s just one of those days where an asteroid crashes through the ship and damages the core.

To prevent the core from exploding, you must guide your coworker to the core so that they can press some very scientific fail-safe buttons and save the day.

Your negligent employers are cheapskates though and your ship is not top of the line. Beware the various hazards along the way and don’t die! Help Astro jump higher, shield them from danger, and prevent them from falling into pits. 

[Shadowing You was created in a week for Cookie Jam #4 in June 2026. The theme was "Companion." ]

Controls

W/↑/ Space	Jump
A/D or ← →	Left/Right
S/↓	Solidify Block (AOE effect)
R	Respawn to Last Checkpoint
ESC	Pause

Known Bugs

Due to time constraints and keeping our sanity, these are the known bugs and annoyances as of submission. They may or may not be fixed after the game jam ends.

• Sometimes Astro multiplies
• Sometimes there is overlapped audio 
• Unable to leave Credits page when accessed through the title screen
• Exit button not working when accessed through the title screen (please refresh)
• Credits and Exit buttons not working on "Thanks for Playing" screen (please refresh instead)
• Checkpoint SFX replays every time you respawn instead of only when you first reach it
• The floor saw near the final section is annoying...sorry... (we don't know if it's a skill issue or genuine unplayable rage bait)

Credits

Audio

• Title Screen: nostro5.wav by levelclearer -- https://freesound.org/s/259324/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
• BGM: Outer Space.mp3 by wi-photos -- https://freesound.org/s/521061/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
• Checkpoint SFX: Angelic Fanfare 2 by qubodup -- https://freesound.org/s/812468/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
• Victory Fanfare: game-win.mp3 by mickleness -- https://freesound.org/s/269198/ -- License: Creative Commons 0
• Miscellaneous SFX: Kenney's Assets -- https://kenney.nl/

Itch Page Background Image

Screaming Brain Studios: https://opengameart.org/content/seamless-space-backgrounds

Dev Team

2D ARTIST: elmunsell (@el_munsell)

PROGRAMMER: Maxwell (@maxlov)

UI ARTIST: Claire (@studiomoonlighter)