📈 Make Bigger (Python & Pygame)

A fast-paced arcade game built with Python and Pygame where you control a green square using your mouse. Collect food to grow larger, survive as your size continuously shrinks, stay inside the game area, and hold the maximum size long enough to win.

Gameplay

Control the green square with your mouse and collect the blue food before you become too small.

• 📉 Your size gradually decreases over time.
• 🍎 Eating food increases your size and your score.
• 🚫 You cannot leave the play area.
• 🏆 Reach the maximum size and hold it for 3 seconds to win.
• 💀 If your size reaches the minimum value, the game is over.
• ⏸️ Press ESC at any time to pause or resume the game.

Features

• 🖱️ Mouse-controlled gameplay
• 🍎 Randomly spawning food
• 📈 Live score counter
• 📏 Dynamic player size
  • Grow by collecting food
  • Gradually shrink over time
• 🚫 Play area boundaries
• ⏳ On-screen victory countdown timer
• 🏆 Victory condition
  • Reach the maximum size
  • Hold it for 3 seconds to win
• 💀 Game Over screen
• ⏸️ Pause menu
• ▶️ Resume game
• 🔄 Play Again option
• 🏠 Return to Main Menu

Technologies Used

• Python 3
• Pygame

Project Structure

Make-Bigger/
│
├── make bigger.py
├── screenshots/
│   ├── menu.png
│   ├── gameplay.png
│   ├── pausemenu.png
│   ├── gameover.png
│   └── victory.png
├── LICENSE
├── requirements.txt
└── README.md

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Matin-python/Make-Bigger.git

Move into the project folder:

cd Make-Bigger

Install the required package:

pip install pygame

or

pip install -r requirements.txt

How to Run

python make bigger.py

How to Play

1. Move your mouse to control the green square.
2. Collect the blue food to grow larger and earn points.
3. Your size continuously decreases over time.
4. Stay inside the red game boundaries.
5. If your size reaches the minimum value, the game ends.
6. Reach the maximum size and hold it for 3 seconds to win.
7. Press ESC to pause or resume the game.

Controls

Action	Input
Move Player	Mouse
Pause / Resume	ESC
Menu Navigation	Mouse

Game States

• 🏠 Main Menu
• ▶️ Playing
• ⏸️ Paused
• 🏆 Victory
• 💀 Game Over

Screenshots

Main Menu

Gameplay

Pause Menu

Game Over

Victory Screen

Building an Executable (.exe)

You can package the game into a standalone Windows executable using PyInstaller.

Install PyInstaller:

pip install pyinstaller

Create the executable:

pyinstaller --onefile --windowed make bigger.py

The executable will be created inside the dist folder.

Future Improvements

• 🎨 Custom player sprite
• 🍎 Animated food
• 🔊 Sound effects and background music
• ⭐ High score saving
• ⚡ Multiple difficulty levels
• 🧱 Random obstacles
• ✨ Particle effects
• 🎯 Achievement system
• 🖥️ Fullscreen mode
• 🎮 Controller support
• 💾 Save game statistics
• 🌟 Visual countdown effects during the victory timer
• 🎵 Background music and menu animations

Contributing

Contributions, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome. Feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Mohammad Reza Bakhshandeh

Electrical Engineering (Electronics) Graduate

Interested in Python Development, Game Development, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence.