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Hamster Happiness

By shosanna

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD47Ever
Overall7163.564158.968.6
Fun7573.384255.364.0
Innovation9913.164240.851.0
Theme8703.564148.356.9
Graphics7843.584251.659.3
Humor1503.864089.191.3
Mood3193.864082.086.7

Comments

brookman 2020-10-05 22:03 ♥ 1

A very cute hamster 😄! I liked the minimalistic concept and art style. It is worth exploring combining different states/actions and look at the results. I like feeding the hamster until full and then forcing it onto the wheel. 🤢 I'm so evil.

yeomsley 2020-10-05 22:16 ♥ 2

Cute animations and sounds. I had fun taking care of my virtual hamster 🐹 Nice work!

fedora 2020-10-05 22:23 ♥ 1

I really liked it, the hamster is pretty cute!

shosanna 2020-10-05 22:44 ♥ 3

@fedora @brookman and @yeomsley thank you all for the feedback! This is my very first solo game which I actually finished, so it means a lot to me ❤️

mnursey 2020-10-05 22:48 ♥ 1

Very cute :) Reminds me of tamagotchi! Awesome work!

daracodes 2020-10-05 23:00 ♥ 0

Such a cute game. The sound effect is really adorable and effective.

darthdeus 2020-10-06 00:31 ♥ 0

"Best hamster game in the world" IGN ... but no seriously, the sounds are awesome, the graphics are cute, and the gameplay is inviting exploration 🎉

charlieboss22 2020-10-06 00:35 ♥ 0

very nice, did u do all the sound?

tomatolamp 2020-10-06 05:13 ♥ 0

Just absolutely adorable. Is it weird that I was scared of losing? Like...can you run the hamster to death? I'm not sure I wanna know. Love the style and vibe - oozes charm

mrmaico 2020-10-06 07:01 ♥ 0

I explored 80% and lost. Poor hamster was unhappy at the end. Very cute idea with an interesting take on the theme. Enjoyed it very much! Keep it up.

tamail 2020-10-06 08:02 ♥ 0

Such a cute game but I wasn't able to win no matter what I did, he just didn't like / didn't react to anything at some point. Adorable otherwise!

shosanna 2020-10-06 08:25 ♥ 0

@mnursey thanks, I was thinking of tamagotchi when I came up with the game idea! :) @darthdeus @daracodes thanks a lot :) @charlieboss22 noo, I downloaded normal human sounds from https://freesound.org/ and then I changed the pitch of them in Audacity to sound a bit more cartoonish :)

shosanna 2020-10-06 08:29 ♥ 1

@tomatolamp Aaah no! You definitely can not run him to death, I would not allow it 😊 🐹 thanks for the feedback! :) @tamail oh no, I am sorry! Yeah I guess it can be tricky, especially if one is clicking fast because you can that miss the cues the hamster is telling - for example when he start to dislike something..

theepsi 2020-10-06 09:24 ♥ 1

I really enjoyed the game! it took me some tries to make the hamster happy hahaha and I only explored 80% but it was fun the "try and error" all the interactions with the Hamster and the reactions. Awesome job! 😺

marcusuke 2020-10-06 09:46 ♥ 0

Reached 95% and not sure which combinations are left :D It's a very cute game

aterlamia 2020-10-06 11:01 ♥ 0

"hamster goes whiiiiii" fun little tamagotchi like game. I like your sounds for the hamster. i do feel like the rest button stayed disabled to long sometimes. I had done everything already(i think) but still could not let him rest or run. But i might missed something but might be the same issue as @tamail

isac 2020-10-06 20:20 ♥ 0

Fun, simple, sweet and short game. I really enjoyed the sound effects and graphic of the game, and the combinations of mixing the elements. I ended up losing the first time I played because I made the hamster throw up 😨 . Overall I really enjoyed the game and the mood fit perfectly

cedric86 2020-10-06 21:47 ♥ 0

Haha love this one! The cute sound effects of the Hamster crack me up. XD Great job! Keep it up.

jag 2020-10-06 22:03 ♥ 0

Cute game! Love the sound effects

samelgamedev 2020-10-07 05:33 ♥ 0

very cute little game, i made the hamster happy on my second try. my only criticism would be that i thought the cooldown for the rest button was waaay too long. overall good work!

shosanna 2020-10-07 07:41 ♥ 1

@samelgamedev thanks for the feedback! :) @jag @cedric86 @isac haha thanks a lot, I really did not expect the sounds to be so successful :D @theepsi @aterlamia @marcusuke thanks a lot :)

amin-jk000 2020-10-07 12:11 ♥ 0

I liked the game specially the sound effects good job ✌️

etrealjunior 2020-10-07 19:03 ♥ 0

I don't know why so many people chose the cute rodent to be stuck in the loop, I like this "tamagoshi" style, and the sounds combined very well with the art

j-dubs 2020-10-07 20:11 ♥ 0

Despite making my hamster "extrememly unhappy", I still love the little guy/gal! Really fun and funny, and I LOVED the hamster noises... particularly when not into a tickle.

omarmobadr 2020-10-08 08:01 ♥ 0

a cute game I like the sounds that the hamster make very adorable

tomate-salat 2020-10-08 08:20 ♥ 0

I once had 3 mices - they could stay forever in the wheel - the hamster seems to be way more complex ^^. I never managed to get him completely happy (but somehow made 100%). Not sure if I missed something because at one point all my decisions just could be wrong :-(

Overall a cute game with really nice sounds :D

laurari 2020-10-08 17:41 ♥ 0

how cute!!! good job in general, but I really liked the SFX 😍

arad-hamidsamiee 2020-10-08 21:09 ♥ 0

Nice looking game, good pixel art, limited actions tho, I could only get as far as 65%

enes-ayyildiz 2020-10-09 10:57 ♥ 0

This is fun with sounds and graphics. Making virtual hamster happy is harder than a real one.

eden-shazar 2020-10-09 11:02 ♥ 0

So cute! I like the simple set of mechanics that quickly allows you to know the hamster as you would an actual pet, with all their quirks. Also, projectile vomiting hamster spinning in a wheel is an instant +1 to the overall score.

sanojian 2020-10-10 09:23 ♥ 0

Very cute gameplay. I was not patient enough to get to 100% but I tried for a long time. The sound fx were very cute

essarrgee 2020-10-14 16:59 ♥ 0

Neat game! Not sure how the score works but I got 90% even though I filled the Happiness all the way up. Good job on the game!