Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD49 → Unstable
By devparty
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 358 | 3.29 | 70 | |
| Fun | 288 | 3.32 | 70 | |
| Innovation | 491 | 2.63 | 69 | |
| Theme | 227 | 3.69 | 70 | |
| Graphics | 293 | 3.36 | 70 | |
| Audio | 278 | 3.09 | 68 | |
| Humor | 243 | 2.82 | 62 | |
| Mood | 357 | 3.00 | 65 |
I like the concept and the absurd theme. The game requires a lot of patience though, my first instinct was to start spamming blocks but as soon as one misses the tower game ends. Some kind of a rapid build mode would be a nice addition.
If you happen to click outside the embedded version on itch.io, you have to click to get the game running again - which also drops a block. Tough luck when you click outside the embed at the wrong time!
Ahh I've seen this kind of game before and I figure someone will give it a go!! A very nice implementation, great art and sound, the game is pretty chill and relaxing. Congrats!! It's very cool!
Feels like an updated version of the classic arcade game! I liked the airy tone. The goal of 1500 meters felt like a lot for this style of game, though.
interesting how if a block falls you have no way to know or influence whether you will lose. not bad
Lovely low res pixel art. I love it. you are in a hot air baloon dropping blocks on a platform trying to not let them fall off. its a really good implementation of this idea. I've played a similar iphone game in the past but I like the presentation here better.
P.S. The feedback you get when you drop a box and the balloon jumps just a bit is pure class.
High Score: 49 meters! Update: OMG I did it!!! ** I got to 1500 meters!** "You have built to the top" I love the sense of humor at this point, and the effects in the game when you get near the top. This had me totally entranced and I told my wife I would get back with her in 10 min because I wanted to beat it. once I realized that the blocks become SUPER solid after a few seconds, then it was just a matter of exerting patience and it paid off. I won! yay! (gotta go catch up with my wonderful wife now!)
A few other things I thought of after a few meters the balloon is real close to the top block maybe add some more space there?
@tejasvonly thats how I beat it! one column FTW!
Very cool game, but I might've found a way to cheese it. If you only stack one column the game becomes super easy. I managed to get to 874m with this method.
Love the physics take on the theme! Can be pretty satisfying to build a tall tower! However, the gameplay doesn't change as you go up as far as I could tell, which made the trip up fairly monotonous. Great job overall :)
545m using a two column on either edge stack so that any falling pieces fell towards the middle. Fun little game, and thank you for playing mine. Looks like tower stacking is pretty common take on the theme, haha.
the tune really fit the game so well. Gave my some 8bit vibes honestly
Great entry! It fits the unstable theme really well.
When the blocks turn gray, does that mean they are solid and can't fall? Makes the game feel more casual than challenging. Maybe they could turn solid slower.
Nice omage to the classic tower building games. Fits the theme nicely. Well done!
You had a simple idea and stuck to it and executed it pretty well. The end result is fun to play. Nice.
this game is the biggest .io games shitpost here
This is a fun concept and I think you could extend it with maybe different block types? Nice use of the unstable theme.
Really cool filter effect and a nice spin on the stacking game. I especially liked the moment my two separate towers combined into one the first time :D
I loved the physics and movement the balloon makes when dropping a new block. A very interesting game, I would love to play it on mobile.
I spend way too long on this lol And I never even get near 1500m
Got to 200 meters. Very challenging and a lot of fun!
Simple yet fun and the mystery on what's on top is enticing. I couldn't finish reading the instructions though because it disappears quickly but overall enjoyable game
Tower Bloxx feelings :D I had to stop playing for I really like this type of game and I need my job hahahah :P Great job :D
Pleasing game. Thank you
great game especially with the physics of the boxes, instead of white/grey blocks you could have taken something colorful (maybe house parts/rooms) congrats well done!
Really simple, the controls and the goal are easy to understand and the baloon guy is adorable, great job.
Very relaxing. I kept playing to see what the background was going to contain next.
Died at 890.4m, right around Jupiter I think...don't think I have it in me to try again now, but I actually want to come back to this when I have some time to kill. It's a very simple but fun and addicting game. Great take on the theme!
Fun simple game with a nice pixel art style. Fits the theme as well, good work!
Nice game! Simple but interesting. Really enjoy playing this game.
Loved the game!
It's fun and really simple! I like how different planets show up when you go higher and higher. The music is really good too, and it fits the game perfectly! Great job!
Fun casual stacking game! Could see this being one of those popular "hypercasual" mobile titles. :)
Nice, simple little game which the low res graphics and chill tune compliments well. I like the scenery and lighting changes as you get higher. Nice one!
This looks really selfmade and is kinda fun.
Love the aesthetic! It's a nice game, but would benefit from a little bit of variety. Once you get into a rythm if becomes pretty easy. Fun nonetheless, well done!
The visuals are very charming in this game. I think because the game is set out to be a more patient, relaxing experience, it accomplishes that.
Easy to play! Gotta love a game jam that is super easy to understand, and has a nice challenge. I love your art, although it's a bit blurry? I'm not sure if that's on purpose or a resolution scaling problem. Personally I prefer the look of the crisp pixel art but overall I liked the retro vibe. Cute character in a balloon. This would take a lot of patience to actually beat, but great work!
only time will tell indeed...nice game!
I did it!
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Nice game, would have been neat to see some extra hazards as you got higher up. I was able to get into a routine that had 0 chance of failure, so I could have handled it I think :sweat_smile:
This game is interesting.
The best strategy by far seems to be to build a single block width tower. It's pretty easy to avoid messing up each individual block placement, and it merely becomes a game of repeating the same block placement over and over. So, by my calculations, the game ends up being: do the exact same pretty easy thing 150 times to win; messing up once forces you to start over.
Now, games that require absurd numbers of repetitions of the same task are something I'm actually quite interested in. The emotions they inspire are, I think, rather unique. In particular, when you mess up, there's an absolutely awful feeling of the amount of tedium that has gone to waste. And so then, during normal gameplay, there's this constant pressure and feeling of dread, because messing up is to be avoided at all costs.
There's also a feeling of losing track of the total count. It's pretty hard, at least for me, to distinguish having done the same thing 65 times in a row from having done it 70 times in a row. It all starts to feel the same at some point.
And this game encapsulates all of those feelings just fine. It is on the easy side, so I didn't actually mess up once I figured out what I wanted to do, but it does nonetheless have some version of all of these ideas in it.
So, for me at least, that's pretty neat.
Other note: I really like the sound effects on the block dropping and locking-in. They are very good.
very well polished game you took your time polishing a lot of things even when the balloon goes higher it goes smoothly, good job.
Great game, I like the concept.
Fun Game! My kids adore it! Very easy to play, but hard to master. Love it, good job!
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I liked it, it is easy to play and challenging. Good job
Really cool game and easy to play. this game is made for everyone. Awesome job :)
Very cute and controls are simple. I like games that can be played with one hand. It sure fits the theme. The animation when blocks become withe disturb me a little at the beggining, making me make mistakes, but after a while I get used to it. Nice job doing a well polished game in 3 days.
Nice graphic style, but ui does not coincide with him at all
Nicely done! This game is really well-executed, and it plays great. I think it could have maybe used a few more wrinkles in the gameplay, since it mostly seems to be focused on stacking blocks 1 on top of another. I like the flying balloon - it streamlines the gameplay (nice for a jam!) and differentiates the game from other tower builders. Music was very funny - nice horns!