How to Play Paddler🧉

Welcome to Paddler, a rhythm-typing bartending game set at a sizzling swim-up bar! Your goal? Serve up tropical drinks by typing their ingredients in rhythm to the music.

Your Objective 🎯

Serve each Patron the drink they’re craving before they float away!

Step-by-Step: Mixing Drinks 🧃

1. Watch the Lanes

   Patrons appear in lanes, each with a drink order.

   On the left menu you’ll see:

   • The drink name (e.g., Mojito)
   • A list of ingredients (e.g., Rum, Mint, Sugar, Lime)
2. Type Ingredients

   Type each ingredient one at a time, then press Enter to confirm.

   • ✅ You must press Enter after each ingredient.
   • 💡 Ingredient order doesn't matter.
   • ❌ Typing them all in one go won't work!

   Example:

   • coconut → Enter
   • lime → Enter
   • mint → Enter
3. Automatic Serving

   Once all correct ingredients are entered, the drink is automatically served and your mixer resets. ✨

Keep It in Rhythm! 🥁

• Every keystroke and Enter press is rhythm-tracked.
• Type on beat = 🎵 Combo bonus + Tips
• Type off beat = 😬 Lower score and missed rhythm
• Miss enough beats, and your groove (and patience) may break...

Pro Bartender Tips ⌨️

• Use Tab, Backspace, or Esc to reset your mixer manually.
• Drinks are made from ingredient codes (e.g., RUM, LIME, ALMD). Master the short forms to go faster!
• Can't type a weird character like ç? Use short codes like BCU for Blue Lagoon.

Current Drinks on the Menu 🍹

Patrons may order any of these:

• Bahama Mama
• Hurricane
• Kiwi Kiss
• Tequila Sunrise
• Coco Cooler
• Sunset Spritz
• Blue Lagoon
• Daiquiri
• Mai Tai
• Mojito
• Piña Colada

(You’ll see the recipe only when it’s ordered. Menu book coming soon!)

Rhythm Meets Chaos 🐚

• The faster the music
• The more lanes appear
• The less time you have to think 🫠

Keyboard Shortcuts 🧠

• Enter Submit / Space current ingredient
• Tab / Esc / Backspace Reset your mixer
• F Toggle Fullscreen (Web Build)

Known Issues ⚠️

• Blue Lagoon ingredient ç can’t be typed — use BCU instead.
• If a drink doesn’t serve, try resetting with Backspace and retyping.

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Recommended to play via the Windows Build or Fullscreen WebGL.

If you run into issues please contact me:

Feedback Form

You can also open the game on itch.io to download it for Windows or if you run into trouble here.

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Patch Notes

Paddler - Version 0.1.1

• Fixed resolution scaling
• DJ system and lifecycle issues fixed
• Fixed a couple of hard-lock bugs (like spaces in ingredients)
• Fixed broken pause screen soft lock

Paddler - Version 0.1.0

• No SFX yet, limited tutorial, and filler art!

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I made this in ~15 hours of effort during the 2nd Bezi Summer Rhythm Jam. I used Unity, Bezi, ChatGPT + DALLE, ChatGPT Codex, Gimp, JetBrains Rider, Github Co-Pilot, and Pixabay for the music.

I really like this concept, so I'll be finding time to redo the art and flesh out the mechanics. Would love your feedback.

I am Zachary Kosma. I am creating a game studio with my brothers called Kosma Co.