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Sammy's Playground

By ranzor, thatsommes and EyeLax

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall7653.3225
Fun7633.1525
Innovation7753.0025
Theme9203.0425
Graphics8243.1325
Audio6691.8425
Humor9222.0224
Mood9432.9325

Comments

maksim-shalaev 2024-10-08 20:07

Cool cool

spacecadet 2024-10-08 20:38

Interesting idea. I like the feel of progression throughout the rounds. For me the gameplay is a bit lacking and it gets a bit boring after a few rounds as there is not much else to do than watch.

thefruckets 2024-10-08 20:39

Really cool game Love the graphics and upgrades Got lost in the game and almost forgot to review I was so invested. Just wish there was more that just collect upgrade and start game I wasnt able to complete but overall was a fun game

2024-10-10 21:59

Very cool game ! I love the progression system, very rewarding and addicting

samuel-hollywood-summers 2024-10-10 22:07

This seems to be an interesting idea, but I think the gameplay and controls need communicating better: My slime would always attack a second skeleton (I assume) that was off-screen to the right, but I couldn't change the view to see more.

karamelika22 2024-10-10 22:08

It's a very interesting style of play, I liked the art and the idea of the game. The upgrade system surprised me))

deantwotwo 2024-10-10 22:10

Love me a good auto battler haha was fun! I would add a x3 option, and also I was never really sure what I was upgrading, so some text would be helpful!!

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:12

@samuel-hollywood-summers Yeah, we're working on communicating controls and functions better. Middle mouse and Right mouse buttons can be used to pan. Wheel can be used to zoom. Thanks for trying

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:16

@maksim-shalaev :cool: :cool:

callumlarge 2024-10-10 22:16

Cool game, loved the visuals and the concept. I felt the gameplay was a bit lacking but has potential, having some stuff to do throughout the round other than watch would be nice. Good job!

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:18

@spacecadet Thank you for playing! We would have love to add more content, but with this style of game, there's a good bit of waiting. But the key to progression is timing the use of the "God Powers" and as you progress they are very actively used.

cliff-coffee 2024-10-10 22:18

Fun game. Incrementing through the level via the upgrade system definitely had me hooked in for a while and I lost track of time! So well done there! I thought the upgrades felt good and varied enough and pretty well balanced overall.

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:19

@thefruckets Thank you for the kind words and for playing our game! If we were to expand on the jam version we would definitively add more interactions.

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:20

@byk Thank you for the kinds words and for trying our game!

samuel-hollywood-summers 2024-10-10 22:21

Thanks, I've been able to give the game more of a proper go now!

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:21

@karamelika22 Thank you! We appreciate your kind words!

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:23

@deantwotwo Thank you! As do I, glad I was finaly able to convince the other guys to join me in making something like this xD The upgrades all have hover labels, we could have propably designed those better :laughing: Psst! Don't tell anyone, but I added a cheat (ctrl + alt + F2) which speeds up the game even more. But I wouldn't use it in the web build :sweat_smile:

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:24

@callumlarge Thank you for your feedback! When you unlock God Powers and start timing them, you will get very busy. If you want to progress faster

thatsommes 2024-10-10 22:25

Thank you @cliff-coffee, I definitively did not spend way to much time on balancing and ended up having to cut features, definitively.

allov 2024-10-10 22:43

I had to stop cause it become clear you have to grind it out, but I really liked what I saw here. Should have a third speed settings XD.

The upgrade system is well balanced I think, at first I kinda ignored the slimes in favor of the bigger strong units, but I had to go back and get more soakers, and overall dps.

I could definitely see this as a reverse tower defense roguelike. The active skills add a much needed strategy layer.

nickhellquist 2024-10-11 15:06

Like the idea, the upgrades felt powerful enough where you got clear progression. Liked the art, but would have been nice with some more SFX! Overall a nice auto-battle game that could definetly be expanded into something real good :)

thatsommes 2024-10-11 19:14

@nickhellquist We actually added much more SFX, it's in the desktop build (original build) bit Godot web build crapped put because of it for some reason...

riv 2024-10-13 17:31

I really love the art, and the mechanics are pretty good! Good job!

william-corrin 2024-10-14 03:38

The ghosts are OP, I love them :heart: This was a very entertaining game. I always love these kinds of auto battlers with a fast forward button. Nice job!

hcs-hades 2024-10-14 16:55

Works well - sent many many little critters to their death haha! Lots of room to expand and add new features too

trusty 2024-10-15 02:45

Fun game with a lot of interesting aspects. The progression felt smooth. Thanks for the game.

t-pirozzini 2024-10-15 03:32

I played this much longer than I'de like to admit haha! I gave up after getting to that final death wave/boss. Great job on the artwork and progression. Each time I was about to give up I felt like I was able to move a bit further. You kept me playing so you earned a high rating! Thanks for making this!

nrankin13 2024-10-15 22:00

It takes too long to get each round really going, and some music/sfx (even just some basic attack sounds) would have been welcome. Overall, though, I enjoy the different monsters and the animation is smooth. Good job!

pachino55 2024-10-22 22:59

Interesting idea, very cool game, nice job!

sibi 2024-10-22 23:04

Okay I should really go to bed now :D I just couldn't stop without finishing this game. It got quite grindy (and laggy) towards the end and could use some more active abilities. But damn this was the perfect game to play while watching some youtube. playground.png