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Sandcastles

By paloobi and profundity

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall4243.6633
Fun6803.2733
Innovation1713.8333
Theme3783.8733
Graphics4813.7733
Audio1483.9133
Mood484.2733

Comments

gryph0n 2022-10-04 00:05

I love that this game is either very zen as you watch your work crumble, or frantic as you try to replace it! Very cute.

riphitter 2022-10-04 00:08

A perfect chill relaxation after a long 72 hours Jamming. I love building sandcastle and I like how they slowly melt away with the waves. Best place to build sandcastles are down at the water

op-sidearm 2022-10-04 00:13

Really enjoyed the chill and easy gameplay :smile:

astrydax 2022-10-04 00:17

Very Relaxing. Enjoyed my time.

fractal-flower-girl 2022-10-04 00:27

This was really nice and relaxing! I had a lot of fun making castles and flower designs in the sand. I did wish I could clean up all my sticks, but great job!

jonathan-vinesar 2022-10-04 01:01

I definitely loved the touch of the waves breaking down the sandcastles the most. I wish there was a way to erase or break down some of the stuff you built since you can't build everything on top of each other.

yoko-san 2022-10-04 23:01

Very calm and relaxing game :) i wish i could look around the beach while building

const-arch 2022-10-05 09:18

That was so satisfying! Just really pleasant. I like that you can build a wall up front to keep everything in back protected, and that you can occasionally repair it when the big waves come. Really makes it feel like actually building sand castles! I wish you could stack things to build upwards and could dig moats, too. Making art knowing it's going to get destroyed is kind of freeing.

merlinperlin 2022-10-05 18:39

How cool was that :O neat idea, i really enjoyed every (10) second!!! really satisfying concept, great work !!!

i wish there were more forms and frames to get deeper into the professional castle building shit :)

hilkojj 2022-10-05 18:48

An interesting take on the theme :) Nice and relaxing. It would be cool if you could place things on top of other things to create more complex castles.

sohei 2022-10-05 19:30

A game for the meditation. I feel relaxed and resting.

andreadbx 2022-10-05 22:51

This reminded me of an incredibly obscure game for windows95, Scholastic's The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean , that i used to play when i was 7 lol, good job :D

shumarie 2022-10-05 23:55

Very pleasant and relaxing atmosphere.

It seems to me that your idea of sand castles is more suitable not for a fixed location of objects, but for a more free one. Even if the objects intersect unrealistically, this gives more creative freedom. At the same time, I like the opportunity to put one object on top of another, which results in a "two floors". Песочный замок.jpg

I like that the wand seems to have been brought by the sea, it needs to be picked up and dragged to the castle. Very beautiful cover. In game art, a similar visual style would look great (hand-drawn textures, for example).

cocapasteque 2022-10-06 07:52

Relaxing little game, nice way to start the day with calm. As mentionned before a little bit more of creative freedom for placing sandcastles would be really cool :) I also expected the sandcastles to block the waves in a way, and trying to protect my beloved castle from the sea, just like when I was a little boy on the beach. That would have added a more 'fun' dimension to that game but I get it as it was maybe not your goal with this entry :)

Good job!

izhvaryag 2022-10-06 07:53

Good relax game!

ironcutter 2022-10-07 00:07

Very relaxing sandbox game (kind of a literal sandbox here)

zailr 2022-10-07 16:17

a really nice and relaxig game^^

01edward01 2022-10-07 16:17

Very relaxing!

fusyon 2022-10-08 02:22

Awesome soundtrack and atmosphere!

jk5000 2022-10-08 13:23

A very relaxing little game. Well done.

chingle 2022-10-08 14:10

A relaxing game to play after a hard days work, I especially like the background sounds and music

woahitsjeff 2022-10-10 02:43

I don't know what I was expecting, but I was pleasantly surprised when I played it. Soothing to the max, something you can sink some time into if you're looking to chill. Very well done, I love the way your approached the theme!

wetburritosupreme 2022-10-14 01:41

So lovely! This game feels like the nicest complete experience. I love it!

captandrey 2022-10-14 13:39

➕ cool use of waves in the theme

➕ unexpected genre for jam

➕ very addictive

➖ sticks can not be removed

➖ a bit dark for me

I’ll note that I made a game with a similar theme a couple of years ago, so + additional respect for this). Here is the link https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/45/sandsea