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Food's above & Danger Beneath the Surface!

By derosa

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Coolness282
Audio4352.95
Humor4492.58
Innovation4503.21
Theme4733.35
Graphics6003.11
Mood6392.90
Overall7173.00
Fun8322.71

Comments

andrewkennedy 2014-04-28 02:27

Clever use of the theme!

taylorlunt 2014-04-28 02:29

Very fun game. I loved crushing the little ants.

greenyuk 2014-04-28 02:29

Pretty cool, just didn't find it very engaging. Nice work though :)

jorgemoag 2014-04-28 09:14

"It's hard living... beneath the surface" xD

hypnohustla 2014-04-28 09:47

Took me some time to get used to the life of an spider. I should probably learn to read the How to Plays before starting a game. :D

Overall a nice management type game and a clever use of theme.

glint-games 2014-04-28 11:23

Nice little game, very innovative, really got me into the mindset of what it is like to be a spider :)

angrypriest 2014-04-28 21:23

Great game, I really liked the art style

pinkmonkeyhead 2014-04-28 22:10

The controls are weird, specially above the ground. Cool audio and graphics

dector 2014-04-28 22:15

I was very surprised to see big snake O_o

samoojamies 2014-04-29 16:03

Got 9/10
Was fun to play with a xbox controller! I have not much to complain about. Keep improving your pixel art and add more variety to gameplay. Good job!

maesk 2014-04-29 20:42

Well done, I never thought spiders have such a hard time :D

Nice music and pacing of the actions. Once you learn the controls, going to the surface is a good exercise of reflexes. But somehow, those ants always take my eggs! Bah, take them! I'll create even more!

joshos 2014-05-01 15:45

Unexpected style of game, not bad! Good use of theme and the art&sound remind of those olden handheld gaming things you used to get which only had one game on, typically in Black and white.

The gameplay I found a little awkward but I got the hang of it. I feel the spider dies too quickly though, I had a case where an entire spider's life went, the only things appearing above ground were snakes or nothing. That, or I went to check on the eggs at the wrong time.

crocantidepollo 2014-05-01 17:22

Interesting concept. Good job

thorig 2014-05-02 10:34

Fun game, I enjoyed protecting the eggs.

icereci 2014-05-03 12:03

fun game. nice job.

wertle 2014-05-05 02:53

Very enjoyable and super cute game! Learning curve was a little high, but after a few mistakes it became clear what had to be done!

rojo 2014-05-05 23:19

Nice simple entry. Smooshing ants felt pretty good.

kristof 2014-05-08 12:14

Very cute game. I like the graphical style and choice of colors! It took me some time to understand the game mechanics. But then I had some fun. Nice work!

ilo 2014-05-08 14:59

Interesting mechanics, especially listening to things outside the exit. My only complaints are that it was too easy, and I wasn't sure what to do at first.

notruespaceman 2014-05-08 18:46

Fun game! Nice graphics and mood. I felt like a doting mother checking everything back and forth. ;)

hybridmind 2014-05-10 14:21

I saved 6/10 spiders! I look like a caring mother! Well, I played through once. I like the basic concept of being a spider in a den. The game was a bit easy/simple though. Basically I would just go left, eat one ant outside, return, fight of the ants inside, and repeat. Nothing really changed. I see in your screenshot there is a picture of a snake, but I never encountered a snake. I just went back and forth 4 times without challenge and then my babies hatched. I would like more challenge for sure to keep interested. I enjoyed the graphics, and while I normally can't stand to look at spiders, the main spider is actually kind of cute when she walks.