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Wriggle Worm

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness1100
Fun3853.22
Overall5323.20
Graphics5453.18
Innovation6992.87
Mood7772.74
Audio7822.30
Humor8202.06
Theme11402.25

Comments

empyrealhell 2014-04-28 04:19

The controls were good, the worm's movements were very slick, and while simple, I did end up playing it for like 15 minutes without realizing. The white noise background was good, but the horrible noise and flashing when you take damage was more motivating than actually losing. Pretty good overall, though I don't really see the theme coming into play. Because they are worms?

orangepascal 2014-04-28 06:48

It's a bit easy to just turn around at one of the upper corners and stay safe for a long while, so gameplay wise it could use a bit more challenge imho. But I like the concept!

manabreak 2014-04-28 06:48

Solid, simple game. Although, I didn't really see the theme here? Are they underwater..?

jacob-peltola 2014-04-28 06:49

I could imagine this as a simple addictive mobile game, but on the pc using my arrow keys I could barely pass 700 haha, all in all great game very addictive

micdoodle8 2014-04-28 06:49

Nice job! I like the aesthetic and uniqueness of the controls, but as mentioned before, the flashing lights are quite startling.

customphase 2014-04-28 06:50

Intersting little game - easy to learn, hard to master. I didnt quite liked the flashing when getting hit though. And i think it needs a little bit more content to it.

mortl8324 2014-04-28 06:51

I love the simple gameplay, aesthetic and polish. It worked really well together. I would have maybe liked more space, and also could do without that loud noise when you take damage.

nition 2014-04-28 06:52

Nicely presented, and the worm's movements are nicely fluid. Definitely gets across the jarring difference between normal gameplay and colliding with other worms.

gafblizzard 2014-04-28 06:57

It looks decent and works pretty well, but the mechanic gets old quickly. Having different enemy types, or something the player could do besides dodging and boosting (shield? heal?) could make things more fun.

monsterkillu 2014-04-28 06:58

I liked the minimalistic approach. Gameplay is super fun and feels really responsive. Challenging yet captivating. Good work ..:)

tomcooper3d 2014-04-28 06:58

pretty simple but well put together and enjoyable

madhoe 2014-04-28 06:58

Actually pretty fun. My highscore's 820 only :( Maybe you can add "good" worms? Just a thought. And yeah, not very related to the theme.

jaxonf92 2014-04-28 06:59

Awesome game. Could play it all day

davidcollado 2014-04-28 06:59

Great! Very addictive!

reinkout 2014-04-28 07:01

Fun game, the worms movement is nice and fluid. Nice clean minimalist graphics, i really loved the menus.

furrikira 2014-04-28 07:06

The horrible hit sound is already a pain for me.
Sensitive ears and stuff.

It's great overall :3

alvarop 2014-04-28 07:08

Simple game and it looks nice. One issue I had is when I press UP, the whole screen would go up and it was kind of annoying.

ky533541 2014-04-28 07:10

Really smooth controls, the game looks great. I do think the noise/screen flash when you're taking damage is a bit too harsh, however. Overall really nicely done

terraco 2014-04-28 07:10

Very neat and tidy,

paperblurt 2014-04-28 07:11

Ohh God these controls are a real challenge.
But that's also the brilliance of the game as it makes it hard.

Real nice graphics too!

primaerfunktion 2014-04-28 07:17

The first few seconds I was slightly overwhelmed with the controls but then I found it really enjoyable to wiggly my worm. ;)

honcho 2014-04-28 07:20

Intuitive controls very hard to master though. responsive and clear feedback of when I was getting hit. Played one round.

Score: 683

karmalis 2014-04-28 07:23

The sounds whenever I would hit another wriggle worm would be slightly painful, but hey, they did actually force me to try avoid the other wriggle worms, so it might have been intended. Nicely done.

gikdew 2014-04-28 07:28

I know that, the sould feels rewarding, I will change that in a post-morten version.

aomeas 2014-04-28 07:31

The game is simple and a little hard, I caught myself trying to beat my precedent score. :3
But the sound when you get hit is horrible and I don't understand why this is related to Beneath the Surface.

techblogogy 2014-04-28 07:33

Lol! The Best!

xeke_death 2014-04-28 07:38

It didn't take long for the collision sound to grate my ears...
Other than that, simple and effective... I like the colour choices, not bright, yet varied enough... And the shifting background colour was a good idea...

caridorc 2014-04-28 07:56

Very good game, simple but very well done and clean.

morcosan 2014-04-28 08:10

well done :)

lacaranian 2014-04-28 08:10

Smooth game overall. Well designed, though a bit of a stretch for the theme. Thumbs up!

lars-faust 2014-04-28 08:35

Haha, the controls feel really... wriggly. They make a rather simple dodging mechanic really fun. Nice one.

My highscore is 911.

bzizi 2014-04-28 08:42

You can't call a game relaxing and then play loud, awful noises :). Great game!

cinnamonmelonpig 2014-04-28 08:42

The audio got really loud and surprised me but the animation on the worm looked smooth and had a good feel to it, good work!

shire 2014-04-28 08:43

Awesome game - definitely could see myself getting sucked into this and competing against my friends.

pereubu 2014-04-28 08:53

The aesthetic of the game makes really appealing gifs :D
Great job !

shuandang 2014-04-28 08:53

Very well presented. I played it twice, but find it hard to continue because of the punishing flickering and sounds when I hit a wall or another worm.

kimba 2014-04-28 08:57

Nice concept.

xhunterko 2014-04-28 09:07

A little in game context of why the worm couldn't leave the area it's in couldn't hurt. As well as something how it fits in the theme would be helpful.

lerc 2014-04-28 09:08

Score: 914. Now my eyes hurt from not blinking.

Nice little QuickGame. Could easily see people wasting hours on it.

daneestar 2014-04-28 09:16

Great little game. I love the graphics.
My strategy was just to stay in place and go on in circles.

But the sound is a bit too annoying...

theholychicken 2014-04-28 09:17

Ultra slick D:
Kind of like a catchy song, but a catchy game.

dreii 2014-04-28 09:18

Very simple with good depth, very well done!

zanenga 2014-04-28 09:19

Nice game! I like the controls and mechanics. I think with some power-ups and different enemy tipes its potential could really be shown.

puckers 2014-04-28 09:24

Very slick graphics! Would work on a mobile device I think

qntnm 2014-04-28 09:36

Very chill, scared me when I hit another worm though! Really fluid but simple controls made this a lot of fun to play!

mortus 2014-04-28 09:43

Smooth and cool controls and gameflow! But it's ANYTHING but relaxing! :D

gabbsson 2014-04-28 09:45

Keeping it simple, I like that! Everything felt pretty solid, wouldve been cool with an automatic online highscore!

gagapete 2014-04-28 10:18

Nice game, awesome graphics.

bigrat 2014-04-28 10:34

Really fun to play

ioboi 2014-04-28 10:44

Wonderful, fun and addictive little game. I really like the movement of the worms. Well done :)

increpare 2014-04-28 10:51

aah the hit sounds were really jarring

oddly-shaped-pixels 2014-04-28 11:10

Really fun and addictive!

chaoclypse 2014-04-28 11:12

Fun game, I don't really see how it fits the theme though, unless they're underwater or something.

eskivor 2014-04-28 11:29

Nice.

bonedaddy 2014-04-28 11:41

Worm games FTW! Great looking graphics. Fun simple game. Love the style

covebit 2014-04-28 11:42

Got a bit over 400 when i realized i wasn't supposed to eat the worms with my worm :3

bonedaddy 2014-04-28 11:45

Having read through the comments, I have to say I do like the flashing and don't mind the sounds. I guess the sounds could be softer for a more mass-appeal but whatever

gikdew 2014-04-28 11:49

lol, I know the sounds are a little lound, and that shock sound when you touch something is weird, but when I was designing it I though that those shocking sounds would make the game better...

timtipgames 2014-04-28 11:50

I agree with the hit-sound being painful. Other than that I think this is a very good "avoid-things" game. It's still an avoid things game :)

sodaware 2014-04-28 11:50

As others have said, I probably would have changed up the "hit" sound to be a little gentler on the ears. Other than that the presentation is really slick - the audio is quite soothing, and the slowly changing background is a nice touch.

gigitrix 2014-04-28 11:59

Very nice style, fluid gameplay! As mentioned by others the damage sound is jarring but it's meant to be - could maybe be a little quieter but I don't think it's a bad idea to use a "bad" sound like this :)

ilo 2014-04-28 12:00

Love the clean visuals and wiggly controls!

neekobus 2014-04-28 12:03

Interesting game ! The smooth moves are plaisant.
I think you can add things to collect (maybe to regain life) to increase the gameplay.

aaronjbaptiste 2014-04-28 12:35

The fluid motion of the worms are awesome and the bright colours are really striking. Well polished addictive game.

kimau 2014-04-28 12:43

Really GREAT FUN! Simple clean and fast. The collision sound is really annoying. Had great fun controlling the worm it just felt fun to play.

hexagore 2014-04-28 12:59

I feel like if I keep playing this I could get a lot lot better. There's a complete game of skill here, beneath the wormy surface :)

hypnohustla 2014-04-28 12:59

Smooth as ass. I just hoped the difficulty would have risen a bit faster. But smoothest controls so far!

ruerob 2014-04-28 13:11

Nice game. I like the easy controlls which do what they should and the idea. Nice work.

tiffi_gaming 2014-04-28 13:28

Smooth controls, very juicy ;)

thomz12 2014-04-28 13:31

Good job! looks and plays very fluid!

ludusamo 2014-04-28 13:34

This game is fantastic. Simply done, not overcomplicated. The graphics aren't fantastic but it gets the job done and makes it a good game to just jump on and play.

shane1090 2014-04-28 13:39

Like the simple visuals though the hit noise was a bit annoying but I guess it makes you want to avoid the other worms even more!

samoatesgames 2014-04-28 13:40

Nice! good little game!

franklins-ghost 2014-04-28 13:46

Simple design but works well and like the smoothness of the worms movement.

agreon 2014-04-28 14:11

I found this cool to play :)
With a bit more content it could become a great Smartphone-Game!

kbm0 2014-04-28 14:16

strangely addictive, really simple gameplay, art style fits, amazing! 5/5

cr2crstudios 2014-04-28 14:22

Pretty good, maybe a little easy (I almost toppled your score on my first try! :) )

hathol 2014-04-28 14:25

Really nice one! I forced myself to stop playing now or I wouldn't get any work done today ;)

pawegio 2014-04-28 14:28

Great game! Are you planning mobile (android/iOS) version? It would be very addictive.

kayz 2014-04-28 14:29

I was all good and fun, until one worm decided it's mating time and didn't leave my side.

no-one 2014-04-28 14:38

I tried this one because I also made a game with a worm ! :D
Nice controls !

gins 2014-04-28 14:40

Simple, but fresh.

lanoiadimuu 2014-04-28 14:45

It's so simple it's actually effective: Gameplay is smooth, graphics is cool and audio is perfect.
Nice entry!

binary_girl 2014-04-28 14:46

prob the best ive played so far.. easy enough to find a way to avoid them but still fun ..good job man :)

hanoth 2014-04-28 14:52

This is really enjoyable. I could totally see messing with this on my phone while sitting at the airport.

pietro-ferrantelli 2014-04-28 14:55

Good job ! I really like the simplicity and polish of your game :) I created a worm simulator game too ^^

recursor 2014-04-28 15:09

Simple and quite relaxing...until you hit another worm. The controls add to the challenge of the game which is a good thing. My score: 482

hyoga-3d 2014-04-28 15:36

It was pretty fun and it controls really well. The graphics although simple work very well. Great job.

elforama 2014-04-28 15:42

Interesting game, very challenging.

hexabeast 2014-04-28 15:46

My Score: 256
This game is really beautiful!

cavf88 2014-04-28 15:47

The control are fun. The graphics are minimalist and nice. The worm movement is really smooth. The background noise was ok, but the damage noise was annoying. Fun game, but the sound effect weren't for me.

ludonaut 2014-04-28 16:08

Simple and fun. The controls feel great.

unixxnova 2014-04-28 16:25

nice movement, pretty hard at first but got used to it highscore: 487

atterday 2014-04-28 16:33

Enjoyable, simple and clean-looking. Well done.

oal 2014-04-28 16:55

It looks good, and I'm sure it'd be very addictive if it had some powerups (pacman like, so you could eat other worms for a few seconds, for example), or a leveling system. At least some more depth. Well done for a 48 hour project.

givemeallyourcats 2014-04-28 17:12

Small but fun game.

fserb 2014-04-28 17:18

Solid game. Nice job! :)

igwb 2014-04-28 17:46

Took me a while to find the health bar. Besides that, good for wasting a couple of minutes on it. The game continues your usual graphical style from the other games on your site.
Simple. Effective. Fun.

sprawl 2014-04-28 17:51

Simple and effective, good job !

Also thanks for rating so many games !

lonewookie 2014-04-28 17:56

Very fun, and unique. Controls are slippery, but I think that suites the game. The sounds are kind of jarring, but I think that suits it too. Overall, it was fun!

sergraz 2014-04-28 17:57

Controls and animation are awesome. You continue to play just to keep controlling this wriggly worm. Didn't quite see the theme, through.

cireon 2014-04-28 18:00

Funny concept. Really simple though and gets boring really quickly

darkmeatgames 2014-04-28 18:19

Pretty cool, like the clean/simple gameplay and aesthetic. Would have liked more change over time, or maybe something to collect? Overall quite good for such a simple concept.

jitendragarg 2014-04-28 18:31

I tried to play it, but couldn't get the controls to work right. Still, game is innovative and looks interesting to develop further.

airwaffle 2014-04-28 18:37

Solid presentation of a simple concept.

mess110 2014-04-28 18:38

I like the fluidity of the game. Good job

graebor 2014-04-28 18:47

Cool game, but the sound effects and flashing when you get hit were really aggressive for what otherwise seems like a pretty calm game.

gmaker 2014-04-28 19:01

nice worms =)

snooze82 2014-04-28 19:14

love it :)

daanvanyperen 2014-04-28 20:04

Don't play this with earbuds, i'm bleeding! D:

linusmartensson 2014-04-28 20:15

Nice experience, I would like to see a bit more variance in the attack patterns and the like for an added challenge, and perhaps a power up or something else that mixes things up?

pancakecity 2014-04-28 20:23

It is very relaxing, looks great!

smilingcat 2014-04-28 20:23

The turn radius of the worm adds quite a bit of strategy to the movement. Well done.

maloki 2014-04-28 20:32

Movement is very smooth, and controls work well. It's simple, easy to pick up and keep going. Fun, too! :D

Sound feels a little on the noisy side, but maybe that's just me. :P

conormn 2014-04-28 20:39

Cool little game, made for some tense moments. Not sure on the theme and the collision sounds are a little brutal.

lamphj 2014-04-28 20:51

Addictive game, fun and intuitive.

jotson 2014-04-28 20:55

I like the concept and animation.

sunshiranui 2014-04-28 20:58

That sound effect is a bit brutal if you have headphones!

dragonxvi 2014-04-28 21:16

644! Nice simple game, like the movement of the worms.

tomboogaart 2014-04-28 21:35

presentation is good, but I think that the gameplay is too repetitive :/
its very decent overall though

dejant 2014-04-28 21:53

Nice game!

senordiablo 2014-04-28 21:53

awww cute worm fun!

codermusgrove 2014-04-28 21:59

This was just really cool. I enjoyed the movement of the worms, and the simplistic sounds. I found it to be very astounding!

towelking 2014-04-28 22:03

a simple game executed well, nice job.

thinkster 2014-04-28 22:03

Controls are silky smooth. Didn't like the noise when you got hit but everything else was spot on! Great game!

eirikir 2014-04-28 22:09

Nice controls. and hmm nice worms(?) ha

blockbot 2014-04-28 22:10

Interesting concept, could only get to 604!

endesga 2014-04-28 22:18

Cool game :D

5t4mp5 2014-04-28 22:47

I enjoyed the game. The controls felt good, and the collision is just forgiving enough to make me feel capable very quickly. (it seemed like I could get away with some collision with tails). I assume you are making your connection to the theme through the use of the worms. That would be my one criticism. The worms, being as abstracted (artwise) as they are, didn't really hit the theme for me. Otherwise, this was a really fun play.

weaselzone 2014-04-28 22:58

The sound is a bit 'brutal' when you hit the walls - other than that, really interesting mechanic - definitely a "Just one more time"-title! :D

yetanother 2014-04-28 22:59

Looks great! Gameplay is top!

ninjacharlie 2014-04-28 23:00

Awesome game! I really liked the minimal sound effects, graphics and controls. Good job :)

mollymus 2014-04-28 23:01

Simple but quite neat game! Though I didn't quite like the sound when colliding:p

sink 2014-04-28 23:03

Really nice and relaxing.

ehtd 2014-04-28 23:23

Simple but cool

mattv 2014-04-28 23:32

Cool! It's almost like snake, in a way (maybe because of the controls). I love the worm anims!

gikdew 2014-04-28 23:40

So by reading this comments I assume that you want me to change the sound when colliding, to something a little bit more adequate.

officialcodenmore 2014-04-28 23:46

Simple, good movement system, yet hard! Nice!

okeyboy99 2014-04-28 23:52

Very clean and smooth game play, the sound of hitting another worm will haunt me forever.

kddekadenz 2014-04-29 00:12

You should better give out a seizure warning for this (because of the blinking when hitting another worm).
I really like the animations of the worms. The controls feel really good too.
I don't like the background sound much, I would prefer a subtle tune to play to.
I also don't get into the flow you'd like the player to get according to your description. The gameplay requires too much active attention, partly due the different color of the worms I think.

All in all a nice, simple game with lovely animations!

jerick 2014-04-29 00:48

I like this a lot, I think it'd be better as a mobile game which is kind of what you make it feel like.

evildan 2014-04-29 01:10

Clever. I kinda wish there was a 'slow down' button

neonlare 2014-04-29 01:12

Loved the graphical style of this, simple gameplay but pretty darn fun for a while. The sounds were a wee bit loud on my end, but all in all a pretty good jaunt, awesome!

deathbread 2014-04-29 01:38

All in all a very nice game. The only thing I missed a little was the actual theme.

hbocao 2014-04-29 01:45

The movements feels so good. Too bad that I sucked at it. haha
Beautiful game too!

omaha 2014-04-29 01:45

This was great. My high score was 508.

I think a soundtrack would make it significantly more enjoyable. I would also suggest slowing it down just a touch and adjusting the "you're hitting something" sound to be a little less jarring.

drnick 2014-04-29 01:55

Too simple

balloonsfor600 2014-04-29 02:11

Nice, simple fun. A soundtrack would be a bit better, but I feel like I am missing how this ties in with the theme aside from worms.

iamspencer 2014-04-29 02:22

Challenging but fun. Would be fun on a phone. The difficult controls add to both the fun and the anger haha Well done :)

fatjoe 2014-04-29 02:27

There's something pleasing about the simplicity and the feel of the controls. Good overall job, got me hooked playing for a good while!

blahoink 2014-04-29 02:46

really fun and challenging. love the movement and simplicity.

asotelo94 2014-04-29 02:46

My ears aaaaarrrrgggghh!!! XD Interesting game man.

rylgh 2014-04-29 03:21

nice idea and execution, would have preferred 1-hit deaths instead of having so much noisy HP, though

kunonooni 2014-04-29 03:21

Simple and Elegant. Good Job.

mtinkerhess 2014-04-29 03:56

I like the animation on the shape of the worm, especially how when you boost you stretch out. Could use another mechanic to keep the game interesting.

bugninja 2014-04-29 04:45

269. Pretty good game, very smooth, easy to play, challenging to master.

ryan-up-in-here 2014-04-29 04:50

Dude that sound when you take damage. That is motivation. Good job.

Magnus 2014-04-29 05:11

though simple, the graphics are really enjoyable. I like the color choice

tuism 2014-04-29 05:55

Great one, love the graphics, ok sound, good controls, very polished. The juice was great. Just wished there were a bit more variety in there :)

739 :)

pinktreeleaf 2014-04-29 06:19

Very simple game that is polished and has a fun feel.

rawani 2014-04-29 06:20

Nice but seen a lot game ... Simple yet good looking aesthetics ... Smooth Control but rotation value could be a little lower .

sevenkingdomssurvivors 2014-04-29 06:20

For such a simple game, I like it. It's really difficult to control the worm on PC version.

thorig 2014-04-29 06:29

The controls are smooth and gameplay is like frogger but in his younger days.

godeatgod 2014-04-29 06:55

Sweet, i like the simplicity of the mechanics.

yo_milo 2014-04-29 07:30

Great game, very relaxing, I love it... There is nothing I can criticize about it.

georgebroussard 2014-04-29 07:40

That collision sound has to go! Slick and polished game though. I got 650 or so after a few tries.

biggianthead 2014-04-29 09:12

The movement was really nice. I has lots of potential, but needs a ton of work until it's done.

yaru 2014-04-29 09:36

The game is fun, although the controls are a bit hard and don't feel related to the theme. Good job!

bombjack 2014-04-29 10:06

simple but addictive gameplay. I liked it!

billhung 2014-04-29 11:09

looks visually pleasing. It's surprising how worm looking those dots can look. I thought it would be relaxing, but as I was dying, I got more tense. Got score 385 at the end.

Jeremias 2014-04-29 11:18

Solid game. You should rework the hit sound :D

thijsku 2014-04-29 11:21

Cool little game! I love the graphics and the simplistic gameplay. Good job. :)

abajur 2014-04-29 11:31

this is great stuff! simple and fun!

davidc02 2014-04-29 12:25

Pretty good game. Great work.

zunemi 2014-04-29 12:31

the sound when you hit someone is TERRIFYING.

thegamefather 2014-04-29 12:38

Nice game! Very fun and innovative, though quite difficult...

broepi 2014-04-29 13:13

Nice little game. Simple and minimalistic but actually it is fun. Yay for that it's HTML5! Would be cool to have soundtrack and some extras or the turbo mode giving you faster score increases.

gikdew 2014-04-29 13:57

YAY, I didn't think about that, but yes, If you are on turbo the score will increse faster! Nice idea!

therrato 2014-04-29 14:59

Runs Really Smoothly, best controls i have felt so far, my score 421

kristof 2014-04-29 15:05

Nice game. Simple, but fun mechanics.

martinysa0311 2014-04-29 15:14

Simple and addictive!

hadesfury 2014-04-29 15:15

Great polish !

acerunox 2014-04-29 15:32

Good game. I would really like to play it on mobile.

lyje 2014-04-29 15:42

Polished, and found this pretty challenging!

ultimatewalrus 2014-04-29 16:02

I experienced a ton of latency between when I push a button, and my worm actually turns. Would've liked to see a bit more interesting gameplay than just dodging things. You did a good job of keeping the design concise, but I still would've liked to see a little more done with it in 48 hours. I like the aesthetic though.

mrhill 2014-04-29 16:25

like a ludum dare shoudl be, really simple and fun (not to mention, kinda gorgeous)

mandlebar 2014-04-29 16:32

Simple and sweet. All it needed to be!

stencyltuo 2014-04-29 16:37

It's a simple game. I reached 815 first try. There isn't much to say here; overall, it was mostly average. The one major complaint I have is that it didn't use the theme that well.

davidllanos22 2014-04-29 16:40

¿Y el gusano que dispara gusanos? ¿Dónde está? xD Ha quedado muy bien al final, congrats!

nizar89 2014-04-29 17:02

The concept is quite fun, but the sound is awful !

jaredsartin 2014-04-29 17:06

Cool, fun... needs to be higher paced. Gets boring.

vigrid 2014-04-29 17:07

Nice, simple, and quite fun game that is begging to be ported to a mobile device.

bubuiic 2014-04-29 17:46

Very solid. Maybe the worm could be slower in the beginning. Before you understan what is going on, you are already flashed with sound and flickering screen. Otherwise very cool.

logun 2014-04-29 17:56

Nice and sober realisation. Need a bit more challenging goals, like items to collect ? Huge wave of worms to avoid ?
Cool anyway.

drprettypatty 2014-04-29 18:07

Awesome! The graphics are really smooth and the sound is soothing. The damage noise startled me at first but I turned down the volume a bit and it was a great motivator to not get hit so it was good.

perfect-victim 2014-04-29 18:22

very nice game ,hope to play a mobile version one day !

catman 2014-04-29 19:05

Nice, very smoothly done. I don't really get the theme, tho!

petey123567 2014-04-29 19:23

Solid submission! Awesome job!

frankd0331 2014-04-29 19:48

Solid game with a clean design.

damousies 2014-04-29 19:48

The controls are pretty straight forward and gameplay is good. The game is also challenging and engaging enough for sure since I played it for about 15 minutes despite never getting a higher score than 200...

fakeyou 2014-04-29 20:08

The hit effect is a little too strong in my opinion, but I liked the game overall

runvs 2014-04-29 20:27

Nice Game you accomplished. I like the idea of using noise for the background music. You could also have modulated the LP-Filter Threshold according to the background color of the game.
Nevertheless it is a really solid game!

littleball 2014-04-29 20:31

Really like the fluid look of the worms

gamertaters 2014-04-29 20:34

simple good and fun. the collision sounds seems a little annoying. but good game overall.

kmakai 2014-04-29 20:34

Interesting idea, it would be fun to see this expanded!

4026 2014-04-29 20:35

I really like the bold colours and sweeping curves of the worms, and the white noise does give it an airy, ethereal feel even if the mechanics aren't exactly relaxing.

I'd be tempted to suggest that you go full Flappy Bird on it and do away with the health bar entirely and just have the game end on your first contact with another worm or the walls.

Also, you could give the different colours of worms different behaviours to try to mix up the challenge a bit. Maybe have orange worms do a loop in the middle of the field before leaving, and have red ones aim aggressively for the player to stop camping out in one area of the screen for too long.

angryloaf 2014-04-29 20:42

I think that the flashing lights were a little unnecessary and I don't see how the theme is really included in this, but this game was incredibly addicting and fun! Nice work!

actionremix 2014-04-29 21:05

I'd like to see this with an elongated player worm!

noorstudios 2014-04-29 21:17

Simple, cool, lightweight game. easy to play, and a lot of fun. good job!

udellgames 2014-04-29 21:28

Simple, but tidy and slick. Up arrow kinda scrolls the page a lot though

crawler-studios 2014-04-29 22:04

Fun, very basic, pretty good graphics. I really like the font choice and the health bar.

mihaivdev 2014-04-29 22:11

Interesting idea. Movement well executed. Interface was nice and overall an interesting lunch break time killer. And sounds...well you've pointed that out already. Keep it up!

radmars 2014-04-29 22:36

noise is kinda rough game is enjoyable enough

seraphicmedia 2014-04-29 23:53

Super cute game! That was fun

mrshoestore 2014-04-30 00:13

wooorms... solid game. but yea that collision noise... my ears!

arcturusdeluxe 2014-04-30 00:25

Neat game. Simple, but overall very slick and fluid controls. I like the worm effects, even though its just several circles it actually looks really cool in motion.

jake_cohen 2014-04-30 01:10

This was really fun! High score-chasers really seem to be at an all time high, and I think this one stands out. The damage noise was humorously loud, especially after instructing me to turn on the volume. I kept waiting for the relaxing music to start, as I think that would be a nice touch.

hyouko 2014-04-30 01:17

Compelled to post my high score (586). This'd make a perfect mobile game!

ruthiepee 2014-04-30 01:18

Nice splash screen, I like the friendliness of the game. I thought they were fish at first, but then I remembered the title (duh). Great controls. Got 394 on the first try!

brotherst 2014-04-30 01:33

Really great little game. I didn't think much of the harsh audio.

hybridmind 2014-04-30 02:05

I enjoyed moving around as the worm and avoiding the other worms but it feels like it gets a little boring after a bit. Could use one or two other things to be introduced (even just something to collect here and there that boosts your score or health perhaps) and I wasn't sure if more worms started spawning the longer you played. I managed to get 505 points on my best run though. Connection to theme is a little bit tough to grasp besides them being worms I guess?

petrocket 2014-04-30 02:09

Easy, simple fun. Got me to play twice just to try to play better the second time which is a good sign!

anoarith 2014-04-30 02:14

Simple and beautiful, nice work :) !

roaet 2014-04-30 03:12

It was a fun game but I had a bug where pressing up was scrolling the page. Otherwise it was quite fun!

kevinalbs 2014-04-30 03:29

Very fun! Good work!

noom 2014-04-30 03:38

The graphics were nice and clean and the gameplay/mechanics were very solid. movement is smooth and enjoyable. I liked being a worm.

boodog 2014-04-30 04:39

Cool! The sound is a bit annoying though!

phocker 2014-04-30 04:57

nice game - would not work in IE (no surprise) - played well in chrome. great job.

bukaneerz 2014-04-30 08:44

Simple but efficient !

ariake81 2014-04-30 08:46

crazy addictive. make it a mobile game!

linuus 2014-04-30 10:14

Very well executed, feels and looks very polished and professional!

snade 2014-04-30 10:59

A lot of fun!, But i think the colide sound is pretty anoying.
727 highscore :)

bereuge 2014-04-30 11:48

Good job, I'm looking forward to the mobile version! I really like the minimalistic design too!

bebopbraunbaer 2014-04-30 11:52

nice work! was quite fun. A little ambient music would have pushed the mood (- :

very solid game! Hope to see more of you in the future.

flavio 2014-04-30 12:16

Nice flow, nice and clean build
It can be adictive very fast !
:)

nicolashognon 2014-04-30 12:33

simple but nice little game. perhaps the noise of the collision is a bit too "irritating".

rubna 2014-04-30 14:36

good job! I really liked the bright colors and how the worms moved. I did experience some input delay though, and that made it hard for me to play the game. Also, the getting hit sound was a bit too loud and annoying for my taste. But that's all the critique I have. Cool game yo!

b_bertoldo 2014-04-30 15:25

Great job man!!! Awesome work!!!

crocantidepollo 2014-04-30 16:55

Nice and addictive little game! The flashing effect is a bit epileptic though :P

ezombort 2014-04-30 17:06

Simple and fun. Not sure about that background "noise" :) Cool game

camlang 2014-04-30 17:48

Thanks for cool game.

gnutek 2014-04-30 17:58

Nice controls & gfx. Gameplay could use a little bit more of variation (or did I play too short?) :)

sfdnetwork 2014-04-30 18:00

Love the Concept. Love the smooth animation. Love the simplistic graphics. The sound effects are scary!

eteeski 2014-04-30 18:03

Very fun :) cool idea. Could probably use a seizer warning haha. I like the solid simplistic look of the game and UI. great graphic design. I also like how the game is easy to learn even if you don't read the instructions.

javifugitivo 2014-04-30 18:24

Simple game with a great gameplay. The only thing I don't like was the sound when you take damage.

bentog 2014-04-30 18:44

SO CUTE!

menesetsu 2014-04-30 19:40

Cute worm! Great white noise use.

zkenshin 2014-04-30 20:29

Very clean, visually. Nice job!

vilya 2014-04-30 21:10

Weirdly addictive! The sound effects when you crash into another worm are a bit much & I don't really see much connection to the theme, but there's lots of replay value to be had here. Nice one!

newt_ 2014-04-30 21:14

Really good! Like others, I can't really see the theme here. Perhaps it would have been cool to be underground, and the worms leave trails in the dirt? Just a thought. Great work!

munkeebacon 2014-04-30 21:20

Controls are great and game plays well, I can see this being very addicting. Colors were nice!

teamflare 2014-04-30 21:31

Haha ,that was awesome!

kuchalu 2014-04-30 21:36

Really fun. I managed to get 672!

raiyumi 2014-04-30 22:25

A simple and really slick game. :)

split82 2014-04-30 22:33

Nice game :) The sound is extremely loud. I almost got a hearth attack :D

heychinaski 2014-04-30 22:45

Great fun, looks great. A smart simple idea well implemented. Everything felt nice and fluid. Not sure about that sound when you hit something though :/ My high score so far is 681 :)

metkis 2014-04-30 22:57

Can't stand the audio, but the game idea and graphics are simple and good. Controls are also a bit finicky.

againey 2014-04-30 22:58

Simple, clean interface, but with good subtleties whenever contact was made between worms.

The wriggling of the other worms worked well to make their trajectory hard to instantly predict, and the fact that they would sometimes have pretty steep angles made it challenging to decide where to go.

The contact sound effect kept happening after losing, while the scene faded out. That kind of annoyed me, but then again, losing wasn't meant to be enjoyable. :-) Nonetheless, it took a bit away from the otherwise decent sense of polish I felt the game had.

The opening wave of worms was also a little sudden and dense, because they were all spawned simultaneously. I would have liked to see a progression of difficulty, starting easy at first, and then gradually getting harder (more worms, steeper angles, faster movement, larger wriggling amplitudes, et cetera).

I couldn't notice enough of an effect from the increased speed, so I just quit trying to use it.

jorgemoag 2014-04-30 23:46

Clean, simple, addictive... awesome! +5
the post-mortem at http://gikdew.com/ludumdare-29-post-mortem/

glowingsnail 2014-05-01 00:32

I have no idea why this raked five hundred votes, while games better on all accounts remain stuck at two.

dustoutgames 2014-05-01 02:12

This was so much fun. It's really refreshing to see pure and simple gameplay done this well. The controls are tight. The graphics are charming, and the action is pretty addictive. The hit sound was a little grating, but don't get hit bro. Non-bleeding ears is the reward for being good! : D Well done.

arthurmaker 2014-05-01 08:47

Pretty nice and solid game!

tomvert 2014-05-01 09:18

Neat game, my highscore is 493 points. Nice sound.

infectionteam 2014-05-01 10:41

Very slick little game, and pretty damn addictive too! (just needs better audio). Got somewhere in the region of 700 points. Will most likely play again later ;)

zccc 2014-05-01 11:13

Love the aesthetics, good job.

mrfriedfish 2014-05-01 11:21

overall it's great. simple and looks good. you need to warn about the flashing images though but you can continue on working with it.

gettothechapel 2014-05-01 11:41

very simple game. plays smooth but I dont see how this fit within the theme

nezzhil 2014-05-01 13:02

Very neat, but the audio is a little awkward

conno1234 2014-05-01 13:38

This game was easily addicting. But where is the theme in this game?

finefin 2014-05-01 13:50

not seeing much of the theme, but the game runs fluid and is fun. well done :)

plasterphantom 2014-05-01 14:25

Not sure how to feel about this one, I really like the slick movement of the worms, but I feel the controls are a bit weird. Also not that much with the theme, seeing it is just worms? o: Furthermore fun and addicting to play!

xaychru04 2014-05-01 14:50

Neat game, simple, but I enjoyed it, good job! :)
That hit sound is very scary btw. ^^

szrapnel 2014-05-01 15:30

Addictive as hell! Simple and fun! Great collision mechanics!

fox_in_sox 2014-05-01 16:44

It's a very hard game, but even if this type of game is quite common, you managed to make it really fun. Just the effects hurt my eyes a bit.:D

marcellus 2014-05-01 17:53

How could you get that much comments and rating ? How could you rate 270 games ? I'm doing this 12 hours a day since the end of the compo and I could only rate about 70 of them... This is not cool.

stvr 2014-05-01 17:53

Surprisingly fun and challenging, with a fairly relaxing vibe (until you get hit).

detective-pixel 2014-05-01 17:56

Good job! A very nice little game.

clavus 2014-05-01 18:02

Pretty hectic for it to be relaxing, but fun little game.

kikaz 2014-05-01 22:29

addictive but limited interest, good job otherwise, well animated and clean result !

praporomsk 2014-05-02 00:36

Pretty fun game, nice design, but I wouldn't recommend it to epileptics :)

atombrot 2014-05-02 11:29

Neat little game. The hit sound is a bit loud. I had to set my volume down a lot so it would not destroy my ears ;)

jomomomo 2014-05-02 13:19

Got to 594, neat controls.

random-abductions 2014-05-02 17:52

Solid, but not to much innovation. But a fun little game to play.

makatak 2014-05-03 02:58

Really love the minimalistic art style, very relaxing when paired with the white noise!

poxpoxpox 2014-05-03 11:29

Nice game!

maesk 2014-05-03 14:58

Just trying to avoid the damage sound is a good motivation to not touch other worms :D

Entertaining game, hard but fast paced. Nice work.

voider 2014-05-03 17:18

Fun game! I like the post-compo ideas

vexille 2014-05-03 23:13

Snake reinvented, nice!

fasox 2014-05-04 06:47

I almost shit myself with the first "TARAKAKAKAKA" hen i touched the top.

arakade 2014-05-04 11:11

Simple but nice :-)
Could probably throw in different things as the game progresses: 'currents', big fish, rocks, etc.
But that'd slow down #1GAM per *week* !? Wow! Go for it!

lorniebear 2014-05-04 14:34

I found the sound a bit distracting, so I turned it off. After I turned off the sound, I started to enjoy the game

czery 2014-05-04 14:36

Cool idea, although adding some boundaries would have been nice.

pvwradtke 2014-05-04 15:53

Congratulations, I enjoyed this one. Very simple to pick up, yet challenging, with tight controls and nice atmosphere. How about making worms come from multiple directions to add to the challenge?

otrorainteractivo 2014-05-04 17:52

Easy and Fun. Love the colors and that it shows Phaser possibilities

calvinsm 2014-05-05 00:28

the noise when the worm is hit is so annoying. But the gameplay is smooth and cool

jimmyboh 2014-05-05 16:14

I really like the worm physics, although making the background dirt and changing the ambient sound to chill music would really step it up. Maybe have music generated based on your playing?

zerkruemler 2014-05-05 18:38

Solid Game with sounds, clear controls and funny effects, but the gameplay is unfortunatley not very interesting.
I heven't seen the match to the theme except: The background is blue therefore it must be beneath the water surface...

xenosns 2014-05-05 18:40

Controls well. Like the smooth motions.

alwaysinbeta 2014-05-05 22:16

I liked the controls and the wriggly worm movement. Was fun to play. Some collectibles or something to add a bit more would be cool.

mcapraro 2014-05-06 05:21

i love the motion of the worms, really nice. it also works so well flat and simple in style. well done!

jsmars 2014-05-06 07:03

Simple yet fun! A bit much HP as these types of games should be set to a bit more difficult so that highscore is precision and not endurance :)

01101101 2014-05-06 12:18

Very polished and well thought through. The controls work perfectly. Great little game!

romandtom 2014-05-08 06:58

Smooth gameplay,
Made it to 813 ;)
Good job!

d2fxrayg 2014-05-08 17:20

Simple but cool. makes me think of looking under a microscope

notruespaceman 2014-05-08 18:17

Fun action game. Doesn't use the theme strongly though.

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-08 21:50

I really like wormy. Great game! I included it in part 15 of my Ludum Dare Compilation video series :) http://youtu.be/f3WpQDAZRnI

jupiter_hadley 2014-05-09 11:02

Sorry, here is the correct video link : http://youtu.be/ruvs0qoO4zU

zyxer 2014-05-10 21:48

Simple concept, but well polished! Well done!

joshos 2014-05-10 22:37

Nice game, I had some lag with controls though.

teesquared 2014-05-10 23:17

Simple idea and makes for a challenging game. Sound effects can be jarring.

udo 2014-05-12 15:11

I love the simplicity of it, and it sure feels "juicy" :) Powerups would indeed have been great. Very nice job!

forc_ola 2014-05-14 14:46

Good and simple game!

aelita1992 2014-05-15 10:01

I think there could be more things to do, but even though spent about 10 minutes playing it :D

make-a-game 2014-05-15 22:30

Nice, I think you could ramp up the challenge by adding some collectibles.

klianc09 2014-05-16 18:45

Nice and simple game. It's simplicity makes it great, but maybe going faster should also give score faster, to spice it up a bit.
It has input delay in firefox, but runs smooth in chrome.

rabbits 2014-05-16 22:32

very smooth, adding more depth to the sound effects would have been nice, but overall I enjoyed it

shadow64 2014-05-18 03:50

I'm not sure what to say that hasn't already been said, so I'll just say that I think the game was a very solid effort. It has really high replay value as everything is just simple simple simple - which as we all know is extremely hard hard hard to do.

The one thing I would suggest is changing the damage sound. You say that it should be a relaxing game but a static sound is not super relaxing. Try to find something else.

I also think that while not THAT similar, the game reminds me of flow and as such would do well with some kind of relaxing music in the background.

Final suggestion would be to start off slow and ramp up the speed as the game goes on. Currently it all moves pretty fast right off the bat.

Nicely done and thanks for sharing!

tastyoishi 2014-05-18 12:36

Good simple and fun :)

lukbebalduke 2014-05-18 22:36

Nice game. But I think the sounds are a little bit anoying. High Score 600

oxysoft 2014-05-19 03:47

That was harder than I thought, good entry

sheep 2014-05-19 15:38

Very nice!