One Neck Ahead

The Game
One Neck Ahead is a charming retro-style platformer where you follow Kid Giraffe on a journey towards the heart of the forest, in this wholesome story about friendship. Master precise platforming, experiment with the different ways the game will interact with your box, while befriending a wide variety of playful characters living in the forest.

The Box Mechanic

Pick up collectible boxes, activate them at any time, and use them as a temporary platform to reach places otherwise out of reach.

Discover Interactions

See how your box interacts with the rest of the world, and combine mechanics in unexpected ways.

Pick Your Aesthetics!

Choose your own colour palette and enjoy a clean retro aesthetic in your preferred colours.

Tune The Effects!

Adjust visual effects and fine-tune the look of the game to your liking.

Key Features
Create your own ground
Pick up collectible boxes that can be activated at any time, creating a temporary platform.

Combine mechanics in different ways
Discover how the world's mechanics interact with Kid's boxes.

Responsive and expressive movement
Enjoy tight controls, and fluid platforming.

Customizable visuals
Change your colour palette, adjust your post-processing effects, or use random palettes for a new look each level.

Accessibility
For those who just want to enjoy the narrative; options such as infinite jump, and no death mode are available!

Representing Giraffes in games.

(Steam art provided by @Janikainen)