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Ratrace

By malte-hedenstrom, kluvenlaroplan and stingdragon

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD56Ever
Overall6033.494844.962.8
Fun4953.464755.069.5
Innovation2683.634873.279.6
Theme5323.694851.365.1
Graphics5933.604741.760.6
Humor2943.504667.380.3
Mood6353.424742.563.3

Comments

shakirovich 2024-10-07 22:55 ♥ 0

Im unable to extract it for some reason.

matthieu-riboulot 2024-10-07 23:03 ♥ 2

A bit confusing at first but pretty funny when you manage to play it as intended

mistagiggles 2024-10-07 23:05 ♥ 1

Confusing initially, but fun none the less. I like the bullet-time you get after getting a cat to smash something.

taximan981 2024-10-07 23:08 ♥ 1

What an amazing idea, the game is hard to get more then 500 points but its so clever, great work!

poboy 2024-10-07 23:28 ♥ 1

Lmao I got dropbear-ed by a cat :D

Love the cat physics and how they ice-skate everywhere, god they are fast. After awhile I got pretty decent at kiting them forever but getting them to hit props is another challenge entirely. I enjoyed this, super fun and the graphics/slowmo were enjoyable.

Best I got was 1200, 2 cats/6props.

alyxx116 2024-10-08 01:20 ♥ 1

its enjoyable, quite hard to get more than 550 points though

kluvenlaroplan 2024-10-08 11:16 ♥ 0

@SHAKIROVICH Hmm, I have looked into it myself, and I am guessing you used the normal "Extract All" right? - I do not know why but when I tried that myself just now, it did not work - I would recomend trying with 7Zip, or something Similar, as that is working for me at least. - if you are still intersted in giving the rat a try! :D

edali 2024-10-08 12:10 ♥ 2

I love the idea! it came up in our brainstorming, and i'm glad someone tried it out! good job!

derllie 2024-10-08 13:22 ♥ 1

i love the idea of the game, u did a great job!

anton4ik-dev 2024-10-08 13:54 ♥ 1

Interesting game but little bit hard for me

hardytryer 2024-10-08 15:11 ♥ 1

It's a bit hard to control the mouse and the camera spins fast, but it's good)

slava-besckaravainii 2024-10-08 15:59 ♥ 1

Nice game, interesting mechanic, had a little problem with realizing how to destroy object but then got it, and had also problem with extracting zip archive but eventually extracted it through 7-zip

kaviasko 2024-10-08 18:51 ♥ 2

Feels nice to run around, has some horror game vibes. The cat eviction goes hard

kluvenlaroplan 2024-10-08 18:53 ♥ 0

@edali Thank you! - Would have been interesting to see your take on the theme! - however I do enjoy your slug game as it is! :D

kluvenlaroplan 2024-10-08 18:55 ♥ 0

@slava-Besckaravainii @MistaGiggles @Matthieu Riboulo Thank you for playing, Yeah I agree it is quite confusing to understand what to do - We should defitely have added a quick tutorial, if so a text popup explaining the mechanics at start - I am glad you figured it out and got some cats evicted!!! - those cute fuzzy little guys, out on the street! Great job I am proud of you guys <3

kluvenlaroplan 2024-10-08 18:58 ♥ 0

@HardyTryer @Anton4ik @Alyxx116 @Taximan981 Thank you all for playing! Yeah, we did not have that much time for balancing, One trick I have picked up is running zig zack alot - the cats dont turn so well and it can win you some time, in the frantic ness - but its still quite hard to get them to the corners where all the breakables are - We should have populated the scene better I think, the center is quite empty.

kluvenlaroplan 2024-10-08 19:02 ♥ 1

@poboy haha Yeah, getting dropbear-ed by cats is a hilarious, all be it quite frustrating thing to happend - Good job on learning how to dodge them, can´t say me or my partner has gotten any good at it.

Thank you for playing, glad you enjoyed it! Those poor 2 cats, now left without a home D: all because of you! XD

div00 2024-10-08 19:18 ♥ 1

Really innovative idea! I loved the bullet time effect when the cats get evicted, great touch. If I could suggest any improvements, it would be the lighting, as the game feels a bit too dark at times. Also, adding more destructible objects would help keep the room from feeling empty, especially when so many cats are spawned.

budaniel 2024-10-08 19:20 ♥ 1

I like the concept, but the intense depth of field effect is a little overwhelming and makes seeing where I'm going harder than it probably should be. I maxed out at getting two cats evicted before getting caught. Them cats are vicious! lol

crozzy 2024-10-08 21:23 ♥ 2

It's a pretty interesting game, I enjoyed spending time in it))

neoawesomeon 2024-10-08 21:24 ♥ 2

Score 6800 Evictions 10

Love the idea. The camera angle and the AI were a little weird to get used to, but the gameplay was very good. I love all of the detail that went into the destructible items. A bit tricky, but overall a nice, quick experience.

mechazawa 2024-10-08 21:27 ♥ 2

really fun idea. in the beginning the mouse does not run but one a cat sees you the running animation starts. Really love the slowmotion bits. overall fun concept but takes some getting used to the gameplay. music adds to the vibe

multiifruittt 2024-10-08 21:29 ♥ 2

It's very interesting, but I've been stumped for a long time.

lussard-studio 2024-10-08 21:34 ♥ 2

Great concept ! I loved the atmosphere of the game. The end screen has really a scary vibe haha

someone 2024-10-08 22:03 ♥ 2

Love the artwork. The DOF blur was well done so you can sort-of see the cats lurking in the distance. Good fun. Not immediately obvious what you needed to do. Failed several times with 0 score trying to find a bolt hole at first. I managed 2400 damage, 2 cats, 12 props.

nimidori311 2024-10-09 00:29 ♥ 2

great idea!

barryrichter 2024-10-09 01:11 ♥ 2

Really cute art. I love the cats!

juanrod707 2024-10-09 01:55 ♥ 2

Loved this concept! To use your rival strength to get score is a brillian twist on the cat and mouse concept. Great job!

sharky3188 2024-10-09 02:45 ♥ 2

A fun concept that suits the theme well. I found the camera was a real issue. The controls felt inverted. I also think it would be nice to telegraph when a cat is about to land on an area as i would constantly lose a run to a random cat spawning. The game felt very dark on my screen main screen as well, almost at a point of it becoming hard to see. Overall i liked the physics destruction system, with a few other areas fleshed out it would be a really fun game.

hidden61ade 2024-10-09 03:29 ♥ 2

5/5 I don’t care, it’s a RAT game!!

shimail 2024-10-09 07:35 ♥ 2

Run mouse ruuuuun! A fun game in a jam environment)

mitsukoy 2024-10-09 13:29 ♥ 2

I really like the concept ! it was very fun !

zenorke 2024-10-10 09:51 ♥ 2

Haha loved the concept of destroying objects with the cats, it was fun!

phyrocast 2024-10-10 11:02 ♥ 1

Nice game! I'd have liked it to be a bit brighter to better see what was happening, but otherwise once i got my bearing it was very fun!

kutase 2024-10-10 18:31 ♥ 1

Really liked the concept! The mechanics are simple but engaging, and the atmosphere draws you in. With a bit more polish, this could be even better. Great work!

2024-10-10 19:07 ♥ 0

I'd say I didn't enjoy the game that much, the concept was good, but the execution not so much for me, it would be better if it had sounds and vfxs, also I find the post processing a little bit annoying (my pc too lol) but that's more of a preference. nonetheless, great job and congratulations on launching the game on time!

stalemeat 2024-10-12 11:53 ♥ 1

Cool game. I wasn't feeling it at first but it did grow on me. I like how the entire presentation was done, with the menus, music, slow down when cats get evicted, transitions etc. It was fun!

petr-vejchoda 2024-10-16 21:23 ♥ 1

We also created a game, where you play as mouse. However we were unable to crate NPC cats in time. I like the looks of your game too.

psv-games-studio 2024-10-23 23:19 ♥ 2

Very interesting and fun game! I liked the graphics and gameplay, although it was a bit difficult for me, maybe a place to hide from the cat would be interesting, sometimes I was surrounded by cats and there was no escape. Overall, good job!