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Keep Them Alive

By kaeveris

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3423.6157
Fun2023.7057
Innovation3863.4657
Theme9642.9657
Graphics6283.2657
Audio5642.9756
Humor2983.2354
Mood3453.4455

Comments

owl-skip 2020-04-19 13:58

Hard as nails, yet cuddly like the teddy bear I sleep with each night. Love it.

dg 2020-04-20 04:50

The buzzer sound when they met was annoying, otherwise really nicely done.

tylerstraub 2020-04-21 20:26

i enjoyed the level design. a little buggy though - you got your jump back if you touched the side or bottom of a block

chronos-dev 2020-04-21 20:30

I have played your game when I made a little break after working, Its amazing ! The buzzer sound is a bit annoying , nice game btw !

verttixpertti 2020-04-21 20:30

Way too easy. I didn't think controlling two characters added much to the game, because In most of the levels I could just run left and win. But On the positive side the audio and graphics were fun I did like the main idea.

foursay 2020-04-21 20:34

nicely made game. The last level takes me a while to figure out how to do lol. Though this is not that strongly related with theme i still like this game. The mechanic is similar with a puzzle game called "I and Me" on switch, and if you are interested you could check it out. Good job!

digitom 2020-04-21 20:35

Really enjoyed the concept. The controls seemed a little buggy at times. example, I could infinite jump sometimes. I enjoyed the challenge of some of the levels though good job!

gabriel-pittol 2020-04-21 20:37

Really nice. I just felt it got progressively easier as levels went on and then it got super hard, then easy again. Probably needs some balancing, but overall really good.

synystercola 2020-04-21 20:37

Wow this game was harder than it looked! I really like the controls and challenge of the game. Well done!

okkolobr 2020-04-21 20:39

Good idea, nicely done.

zerohbeat 2020-04-21 20:43

Damn, it was really hard initially but slowly I figured it out. Great game! That last level is hard hehe but somehow I did it :D

graal 2020-04-21 20:45

I like the puzzles of such kind!

keanutah 2020-04-21 20:46

Pretty fun! Definitely something I'd like to see expanded. It did seem a little glitchy, but it was playable for sure. Not super related to the theme, but that's okay! Wasn't a fan of the buzzer sound.

brelx 2020-04-21 20:46

Some tough levels, but a lot of fun. I was happily surprised to see so many levels. Good job!

yy404 2020-04-21 20:48

Nice to see a happy ending:)

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lars-erik 2020-04-21 20:56

Super cute! :D Didn't manage to get to the end, but loved the idea and execution. Highest avg. rating so far.

jacksgamessucks 2020-04-21 21:07

the idea behind this game is great, i love it. good job

bereg 2020-04-21 22:04

I just finished it and enjoyed the ride. I think levels could be harder, but overall it was fun to play. Great job! The "win" sound is a little bit annoying though.

ryfi 2020-04-21 22:34

Pretty good game! The sound effects and music were on point, the graphics were simple and nice to look at. The game was kinda basic, but it's functional! Could use a menu / better UI and definitely add harder levels.

guipuyol 2020-04-21 22:46

I really enjoyed playing your game. I struggled with the first level until I got the mechanics down but then I got going and finished a few levels with relative ease. The "win" sound came across as a losing buzzer to. me, but that is just a matter of preference. I love that you spent time making several levels. Congrats! Cool game. :)

bryoche 2020-04-22 18:32

loved the sound and music, got some difficulty on some level but it's was fun to play and again loved the music ♥

imod 2020-04-23 21:47

Nice game. I beat all levels. If it had more levels, i would keep playing.

zerion 2020-04-24 18:02

Loved this kind of game, didn't reach the end but love my games

fis 2020-04-24 18:08

Concept worked out pretty well - could not imagine how hard the last level would get :D

jk5000 2020-04-24 18:14

The visual style, the music and the gameplay idea is all really good. The levels is overall pretty good, but you can often get through them in a kinda cheating way. Overall is this a good jam game. Well done.

dis0rder 2020-04-24 18:15

I first thought that this would be a 2-player game : D (or that you would control the blobs separately)

It's an interesting idea, although I'm not sure if it works particularly well here.

There's also a bug that lets you jump in mid-air if you just keep mashing the jump-button and you're close enough to a tile. I could pass many levels "unfairly" exploiting it.

Not a particularly solid game, but it was an interesting experience.

sorko 2020-04-24 18:17

Interesting mechanic and the controls worked fairly well. I also exploited the "smash jump" thing so the levels were really easy :D The ending sound definitely was not my favorite.

amdmaster 2020-04-26 18:31

I've seen this mechanic before and that spoiled the game experience for me, But seeing this game made under 48 hours is awesome, Keep it up.

valhalla 2020-04-26 18:46

Nice concept, it's a funny game ! I finished it quickly, somes levels may have been too easy but a enjoyed playing !

iswara 2020-04-26 23:30

Nice concept controlling both characters while keeping them alive

uberardy 2020-04-26 23:46

Cool concept, quite challenging! I did feel like I've played something similar before but I don't think that really takes from the experience for me. In the beginning I thought you just had to get both blobs to the right border of the screen, that was kind of my fault for not really reading the description though.

1257th-or-nothing 2020-04-26 23:47

Very nice idea, and goog level design. I really enjoyed playing several levels, with progressive difficulty, and the need to find the good idea each time. Also, the game is not too difficult, and I could enjoy myself despite my lack of skill...

I just miss a bit of polish. Not only graphics, but perhaps just displaying the number / name of level, a little message about a story, the number of tries, ...

Thanks for the game, I had good time testing it !

icxon 2020-04-27 04:41

Using screen borders feels like an exploit but it works I guess :smile:

Here is my playthrough:

https://youtu.be/tJX3czEBcQY

scott-steffes 2020-04-29 13:40

I liked how the controls were more physics based so you could get creative with how you solve the levels. In other games I've seen like this, the movement is really tightly controlled so it feels like more of a puzzle game. I like your way better. The sound when you get the blobs together was really intense and funny.

spiralhalo 2020-05-04 08:53

The sound when they touch though, their love must've been real strong xD

Level design feels a tad too simple since most of them can be won by going to one side of the screen. Other than that, great job!

solah 2020-05-06 06:24

That's a good puzzle game!

It just feels sometime a bit weird: we can jump in some situations I don't understand (when I think I am in mid air). Some levels loose their puzzle component since we can just go in one direction and let one of the character against a wall.

The graphics and the sound design are also great, well done!

8bitcharlie 2020-05-07 13:25

I enjoyed playing it and was not able to stop playing until I finished it. This is one of the best games I played and rated so far! Good job. Pretty polished game!

karas 2020-05-08 09:59

Fun game. Love the idea, it was short but I was hooked enough to finish it ! The buzz sound when you win is pretty harsh when you wear headphones ! Overall nice entry !

m2tias 2020-05-09 20:46

Nice art :) Good idea, but maybe not for this theme. Basically any game where you can die counts, but I don't really like that way of thinking. Mechanics worked well, but maybe they were a bit too simplistic. Most of the levels could be finished by just going right or left and jumping a bit. Good effort anyway!

emil0227 2020-05-09 21:02

Really enjoyed playing it! The audio was impressive. And the controlling is very smooth : ) Nice entry!

raphy 2020-05-10 12:09

Concept is cool but I would have preferred a gameplay more puzzle like rather than lots of jumping. Good work still!

2kah 2020-05-10 17:43

Nice puzzle mechanics, easy to understand but quite hard to master!

larnin 2020-05-10 17:49

Nice entry. Simple game, but it works perfectly with the game. I haven't found any bugs, the game ran smooth. Good work !

nunoribeiro 2020-05-10 18:02

I really enjoyed your game! Nice game design, cute grapichs and sounds (although the sound when both balls touch was too loud). I was thankful for the quick transitions to get to play the next level faster! Really fun!

devharts 2020-05-11 03:49

Adorable concept! It seemed like the winning strategy in most of the levels was to keep one of the critters pinned to the wall while the other makes its way over, which could lead to it feeling somewhat easy, but maybe the addition of portals or other novel obstacles could help shake up the puzzle aspect? Super cute ending and charming visuals overall. Nice work :)