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Stop the Darkness

By florian-van-strien

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall1013.8222
Fun863.8022
Innovation1873.5022
Theme964.0922
Graphics2093.6222
Humor2.4318
Mood1973.2821

Comments

henry-sneed 2018-08-13 00:31

Little confusing so much stuff on the screen but overall prettu nice~!

jackou 2018-08-13 00:33

Nice little game. Found 1 way to win. Background music would / sounds have been awesome!

suve 2018-08-13 00:55

On the first playthrough, this game seems rather simplistic. However, the more you play, the more you discover the various intricacies to this game's mechanics. Though you don't need to be a master strategist to win, there's a lot of content that strategists will find to their liking. Don't let the graphics fool you - this game is bigger than it appears on the surface.

jackyjjc 2018-08-13 11:17

Love the concept and the execution. It is fun to find the way to win. Would love to see the update of resources through because the game feels a bit static. However it is very fun and can be potentially make into a mobile game.

oadt 2018-08-13 11:18

I always fear strategy games in ludum dare, because I am afraid they are to difficult and not good explained. But it wasn't the case here. At first I haven't seen that you can build various villages on empty fields, but the game is forgiving enough, so I could still do it. Great that you add the option to keep playing, was hoping that during playing, cause I wanted to upgrade all buildings. Only flaw: For me the font is sometimes a bit harsh to read.

Great entry!

rebdc 2018-08-13 11:36

The game is really fun. Trying to discover the best ways of building stuff to maximize income was satisfying and the amount depth it had was surprising from what i expected on a first glance. Well done.

star-sought 2018-08-13 16:32

The adjacency mechanic really does add a lot of depth to what would otherwise be a standard idler. It's a very solid game.

gamebuilder 2018-08-14 01:15

After I stopped the darkness I couldn't stop playing. I never knew that mining rocks and growing forests could be so much fun. An addictive, well-designed game.

ranjan 2018-08-14 01:16

I like the concept! It was easy to understand while still somewhat challenging to win the first time around. It would've been even better with some calming background music.

kunonooni 2018-08-14 02:49

This was so good! I beat it by stopping the darkness and then I continued to play after I won. I agree that some sound and/or music would have been nice. I'm not sure what I enjoyed more, the mechanics or the graphics. Congrats on completing your game!

hare-software 2018-08-14 07:42

You learn how to play pretty quickly and I spent more time playing than I had planned for. Graphics fit well and the theme is applied nicely, great job!

quicklyer 2018-08-14 20:54

Really unique idea aided by charming pixel graphics, really liked this one. I'd rather not say how much time I spent building up the world postgame.

Then I realized the world is randomized. Oh no. Probably going to be playing this many more times.

zanhava 2018-08-15 22:26

Really fun man. Didn't take long to learn. wish i thought of this! Keep expanding man!

calzep 2018-08-16 02:14

I saved the world from darkness. It looked like it was coming close but I did it. Very unique idea, had a lot of fun playing it.

nonimad 2018-08-18 18:45

One of the best I played so far! Managed to save the world and continued playing afterwards because I wanted to know more. Great complete game :) Sweet graphics too!