liquid 2025-04-08 10:49
Great game! The fast movement felt super satisfying, and the graphics are really cool too. It was a bit hard to predict when you'd get shot at close range, though.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD57 → Holy Moly!
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 69 | 3.74 | 109 | |
| Fun | 43 | 3.77 | 109 | |
| Innovation | 124 | 3.44 | 110 | |
| Theme | 179 | 3.41 | 107 | |
| Graphics | 50 | 4.05 | 110 | |
| Audio | 94 | 3.50 | 106 | |
| Humor | 35 | 3.59 | 104 | |
| Mood | 139 | 3.45 | 107 |
Great game! The fast movement felt super satisfying, and the graphics are really cool too. It was a bit hard to predict when you'd get shot at close range, though.
@liquid Thanks! agreed, some telegraphing animation/sound would be cool
Ha ha, that was great fun. The graphics are super cute, and the audio good, especially those satisfying thunks. You done a fantastic job all round. Good stuff :8ball:
Good job! The graphics and animation look amazing. Sneaking on enemies is satisfying and this time the moles are doing all the whacking. I had the same issue with @liquid that hitbox is just a bit unpredictable. Other than that I have no bad things to say. Well done! You get a thumbs up from me. Screenshot 2025-04-08 183655.png
@oddballdave @thisyc thank you!
Fun game! Once I switched to arrow keys and q + r for digging/attacking I thought it was really fun, but before that it was almost impossible to control. Only thing is that I'm not enough of a gamer to react to the farmers shooting their guns. It would be nice if they attacked more often but it was telegraphed somehow.
It’s so funny to see a mole fighting farmers with a shovel, especially with that murderer eye expression. The art is phenomenal, the atmosphere is great, and the fact it’s a compo game makes it even more awesome. The only issue I had is that the gameplay doesn’t feel fully fleshed out, but everything else is spot on. Well done!
Wow, Knuckles is angry :laughing:
Very nice game, it was very pleasurable to play and felt so dynamic !
For the web version, it looks like you have similar issues as I did (freezes when loading something at runtime). I would advise you to try exporting the game with "Thread support" (+ enable "SharedArrayBuffer" on itch.io) and using preload() on the particules, sounds, or anything you instanciate during the gameplay, it should reduce greatly the freezes.
Great work !
@thomas-bringer Nice to play another game of yours! smooth controls for a fast game, zooming to farmer, death from below, maybe a bit too slippery. I feels more like I am sliding like a penguin than digging through earth
It would be nice to have a charging animation for the farmer, to get a sense of when to duck, especially a to close range.
Very nice entry, good luck!
Also It nice to see that have used github during the development process of the game. I have starred and added your repository to a list of ld57 compo : https://github.com/stars/dhmmasson/lists/ludum-dare-57-compo
I also have created badges for the readme that you can use: ``` Ludum Dare Ludum Dare ```
Consider using these **topics** to make your Ludum Dare entry more discoverable: - `game` - `game-development` - `ludum-dare` - `ludumdare` - `ludumdare57` - `ludum-dare-57` - `ld57`
@brain-delay @she-wrote thanks for playing! I agree about the lack of telegraphing animation and polishing the gameplay :)
@yvanor Thanks that's some great help! I think i was able to fix it. In my specific case Thread support / SharedArrayBuffer was not required, i followed this tutorial and it worked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbDj9V2MZvw
@dhim Thanks for playing! I added the topics to my github repo, That's cool to have a list of ludum dare repos!
The animation is really pretty! Very lovely creatures.
However this game is really hard for me and I hope that there can be savepoints between levels. awawa All in all I like this game!
Fully destructible environment :clap::clap::clap: Also very nice game mechanic that feels fun to use. I wonder if it can be expanded upon for a full game. Super cool entry (also made me feel like playing a flash game, so extra points for that :smile: )
PS: Also thanks for sharing the godot lag fix :smile: Seems like a lot of people had issue there.
Sweet game. The mole gave me a bit of Knuckles vibe, so I clicked and am glad I did.
Charming to play as a ninja mole! It was satisfying to dig and I actually feel those poor farmers were pretty much defenseless. Some cues would be nice, maybe a close range attack for the farmers as well or a second kind of hazard. I like how you took into consideration emerging under objects and how the mole keeps underground in those instances, definitely a massive plus how those details were tackled.
@rubatotree @chuckiee @ryrumeli thanks everyone!
Quite the fun game! I only wish the melee button would be on mouse or something to make it easier to play, but still reall fun gameplay! Good work!
Pretty nice! I like graphics and fast movement. Run, dig, run and dig again is very satisfying! Amazing entry, thank you for the work! :smile:
@okuso Actually there are alternate buttons, one control scheme is: Move: WASD / Dig: Right click / Attack: Left click!
@flying-butter-studio thanks!
Cute graphics, funny sounds and polished gameplay! I tried the alternate buttons, but the mouse ones didn't work so I kept using the WASD, space and X! Great work
Really realy well done art & animations, congrats.
Altough sadly I did find the game hard to play. The control scheme with the X was quite uncomfortable and I couldn't managed to use the mouse to attack and dig (I played on itch).
Maybe some kind of animation cue when a farmer was about to shot would have been helpful because currently I feel like i just have to rely on luck not to get shot.
Ah and I almost forget but great work on the audio too !
Bien joué, toujours impressionant de voir ce qu'une seule personne peut faire en compo ! :)
@texugo Thanks! Apparently i managed to break it again x) it's fixed now, mouse buttons are working again :)
@kerdelos Merci et désolé pour les contrôles, je viens de fix les contrôles à la souris (ZQSD + clic gauche pour attaquer, clic droit pour creuser) :)
This is one of the best games I've seen in this jam. Everything is perfect - I gave it almost all top scores! This game could do really well on web portals
Nice entry ! The game is very fun, the "feeling" of the controls is awesome, it's quick and dynamic, the graphics and audio are pretty and all is nicely polished. The only downside is that it was too short, we want more !
Congratulations for your entry ! (and I saw you did the game with the snail I also liked a lot in the last Ludum).
Dig the aesthetics! I do wish it were longer though :-) The mole is very cute!!
Great game! Very funny and yet still a good challenge. Well done!
Cool game, it's funny and also nice to play and look at. The main thing I'd say is it feels too easy to poke out for the ground really briefly, get a back attack off, then go back underground. Having a wall type that you can't dig under and a floor type you can't dig into and/or out of would be good for more difficult sections later on
Quite a clever mole game and very Depths themed. Graphics and characters look cool and was fun and challenging. Nice work!
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It is a very well polished result for such a small amount of time and an interesting mechanic as well! I love how actually you decided to implement the theme and how you did this cuttable grass. Very well! Good job! :3
Oh you're the one behind Bleached! I saw the trailer a while back and was in love with the visuals, forgot to wishlist because I was on mobile, but here I am now. Wishlisted haha!
Speaking of visuals, this entry has simple but stunning graphics, I'm very curious about the mole's animation. Is the mole a 3D object? Or is it 2D but procedurally animated?
Controls are great. The game is super easy, because you can dive into the ground at any time to avoid the enemies, and the mole is fast, so it's not particularly challenging. Despite being a short game, it's technically impressive and incredibly polished. There are lots of details that pop up (the animation, the cutting of grass, destroying trees, etc). Music/audio matches the game very well. Great job!
Extremely cute art, and I liked the music too. The camera lagged a bit behind catching up immediately, giving a good sense of speeding forward. Audio cues made everything pop more.
I think the gameplay would be improved by something like a cooldown on tunneling, maybe combined with some other options, the combat got a little silly (but was a great base).
This is actually awesome! I love how the unlit shader makes the moles look so cute, haha. I might be taking advantage of the fact that I can infinitely dive into the ground for surprise kills, which pretty much guarantees I won't get hurt throughout the game, but it still feels great! Nice job!
Fun game! And I like you art style. Great work!
I'm thrilled with the game, the music, the idea, the mechanics, everything is on top. The gameplay is unusual. I got a lot of pleasure from the game.
Really great particle effects! The tunnelling in particular is beautiful. I found that if I spammed tunnels the enemies could never really get me, I think it would be more challenging if there was some way the player was punished for being underground. Overall super polished entry, great job!
A very cohesive game Too bad there is not some kind of development and more complexity I was upset when I saw the end of the game
Unusual mechanics, thank you very much!
Fun little game, reminds me of those flash games back in the days :grin:
Wow, it's an incredibly enjoyable game, it's just nice to be in it =)
Ooh, I wanted more and that's always a great sign! I absolutely love the burrowing mechanic, and I can easily see this being expanded into a larger game. Fantastic work! :smile:
Really fun, gg!
It was a really cool experience, I wish it was longer though. I love the art and the animations, it all feels so smooth and really well made! There's seems the be a bug where the walls / fences are not lined up correctly in some cases, in 2 out of my 3 runs it basically soft-locked the game as I couldn't get to the last farmer and kill him. Besides that I loved it
Holy moly! i really liked it! the visuals and all the feel of the game felt so polished! i suggest making maybe a cooldown to the dig mechabic- because it was too easy to exploit it!
loved it, congrats! hope to see more of it :)
This plays so well, the graphics and animation are so clean. This is Assassin's Creed: Knuckles, the real one, using shovels.
Good quality game like the last entry of yours "Snail Away". :)
The art looks nice and the character design of the main character is cute.
Having more impact if you get hit by a projectile would improve the gameplay even more. The character could be pushed away a little bit for example.
The controls feel super satisfying! I had a blast using the digging mechanic. I like that you can hit the bullets and make them disappear. Cool, little game! :)
I'll echo all the praise so far: great game! The movement is smooth and sending mole fellow underground is satisfying. Hitting the farmers (and avoiding bullets) could use some work, but it didn't dampen my enjoyment too much.
Also, a great opening tutorial. Clean and effective way to tell players everything they need to know. Kudos.
And I love the title :D
I did find myself wanting more variety in the game play once I got past the first few farmers, but that's totally acceptable for a jam game.
very good match of theme and mechanics, it just make sense for mole to dig under. Also i really appreciate that you can break the bullets with you shovel attack
The "depth shifting" aka digging mechanic is absolutely brilliant! And the completely out of place blood splashes in this otherwise cute game made me giggle a lot while playing :D I was like "How dare you forbid me from entering these lands?!" when jumping on those farmers with a shovel. Loved the cute procedural (I'm guessing) animations, I certainly recognized the same style as your previous snail game :) Short and fun, I wish it was a bit longer with maybe a huge combine harvester boss at the very end, but oh well, jam time is very limited.
Great entry, playing on a controller was so smooth! Very enjoyable gameplay loop, being a mole ninja killer was very satisfying (my strategy: emerge from the ground, hit, hide straight away, attack from another direction). Couldn't really find anything to nitpick - well, maybe the theme is very light here. But obviously, great job, congrats!
Awesome game! I loved the graphics and cute characters. I was expecting a puzzle/stealth game from the concept, but what I got was a mole-themed character action game? Once I realized that I could dig indefinitely, the farmers... well, the farmers were f***ed.
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Nice stealth-action! Almost like MGS ^_^
controls are simple, lovelove the style of the graphics, overall the game is amazing and fun for me!! would preferably love to have the bullets hit the wall instead of going through it (understandably to make it harder), but i feel that it would up the satisfaction level for when i go under the wall over to the other side as a mole hehe
very cool artstyle and I really enjoyed the feel of the gameplay, the movement and the animations felt very responsive. the only thing is that wish the hunter's attacks were a bit better telegraphed, they just kind of happen and I took some hits because of it.
I also like the addition of destructible environment a lot
I can see this being expanded upon nd being turned into a really fun game
I LOVE IT
Honestly, this game is so good that it's hard for me to even think of something not nitpiky to say about it. Suffice it to say that it was a blast to play - I loved destroying everything on sight! One thing that did bug me too much, though, was the fact that I couldn't destroy the "no mole allowed" sign. :( Also, I'm a bit sad that the grass respawns after being destroyed, would have loved to post a screenshot with everything leveled.
On a more serious note, I think one thing that would make this game even better is if enemies had a bit of a tell before they attacked. (Though my game has the same problem)
Good job.
Hey this was really fun!! I love the idea of the moles being so violent :D Really well executed game, and so polished and complete! Great art, music, sounds, and gameplay works really smoothly. Surprised you managed such a complete experience for compo! Game didn't seem to work at all on firefox btw, but chrome worked fine. A small complaint is it would have been better to have more warning of when the farmer were going to shoot. As it stands, you just had to wait around far enough to dodge and then tackle them. But that made for a less flowy experience. Anyway, great game!
Very fun game! Made it to the end, just barely hanging on with my last heart, a real nailbiter! At some point I got a good feeling for how often I could hit the hunters until they reloaded (the reload sound effect was a great addition, that helped a lot). Game design is top-notch here! Everything feels super awesome, the digging, the shovel swing and the combat all have that juicy, responsive feel that makes them really fun to use. Art is cute and goes super well with the game. I especially admire the animation when the mole turns, the way the snout and the eyes turn so smoothly, that's incredibly cool! Like I mentioned, sound design is super tight as well, both with the sound effects that make everything feel good and the bopping background music, I like that a lot, I think it fits well. Very well-done game, great job!
As funny as it was short - and it was really short :grin: I like the mood, and all those little details that make the difference. Nothing to say more, except: well done!
Artstyle is peak ngl! Gameplay is peak ngl! Sound is good (sorry, not quite as breathtaking) Innovation is peak ngl!
Your game is peak ngl!
Super adorable game! Everything just looks so cute :smile: Only wished it is a bit longer, but I guess thats a good sign
Cute little game!
What a fun little game, really felt incridble to play. Gave me untitled goose game vibes, great graphics
I guess trying to melee guys with shootgun is not the smartest idea, but I did finish this :) Well done!
I wouldn’t call this game short — to me, it’s a great jam version. Also, I’ve gotta say, it’s really enjoyable to play, feels super polished.
I love the art style of this one! Everything looks very clear, smooth and consistent! The gameplay is very intuitive, with this interesting mechanic of digging in the ground.
The only thing I could complain of is that I had to restart a new game because an enemy spawned on an obstacle, and it was impossible to hit him from any accessible point.
Good job, nice game!
Super juicy and clean presentation! Digging is really satisfying although maybe a bit OP :sweat_smile:. Combat could do with a bit more punch, maybe adding some screenshake and some more knockback. A bit short but what's there is really polished and fun.
Very cool game and very well executed! :heart_eyes: I would just add some sort of indicator when a farmer is about to shoot. Also aiming with the shovel was hard because when I got too close to a farmer, I could not hit them. :laughing:
Fun game with pretty art and pleasing music. The movement and controls were very smooth and satisfying on the controller. However, I found it a bit too easy to beat. The farmers were'nt able to fire on my character even once, since sneaking up close behind them and shoveling them was a breeze. Would love to see a longer and more challenging version of the game! Maybe if the farmers had a way to attack the moles even when they were underground or if the moles had to complete certain goals on land that made them vulnerable?
What a fluid and fun game! Very beautiful graphics too! I love it!
Veeeery smooth and pleasant gameplay!
Nice little game, was fun and pleasant ! Continue the hard work !
Mechanics felt really solid! I wish there was some more variation in the enemies though. When you perfectly timed burrowing to miss the bullets it felt really good!
Its funny that i can reconize your entry by the art style (reconize you since the sudents and director game)
Very interresting gameplay mechanics for this one ! Good beats ! Very fun to play !!
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Cute game! I really like the graphics, it's got a super clean style! The gameplay is pretty simple (which I totally get in a short game jam window), but I would have loved to see the core mechanics used in a few more ways to spruce it up before the game ended. Nice idea though, well done!
Amazing game! Easy to understand, simple and fun, I had a lot of fun. I wish there were more levels.
I really liked the animation and cute graphics, a nice game with very intuitive controls. :)
Great entry! Loved the stealth/action mood, really well done! :clap:
That's cool, just want more!
Wow I love this game, the art works well, it's fun and really juicy ! Great job for a 48h compo !
Always happy to support a fellow mole-like game. This game was great! The controls felt good, and I loved that feeling of popping in and out of the ground to /me teleport behind the farmers. Great work!
Cute and a bit chaotic :) I like the crisp unshaded graphics and the music isn't bad either. The dirt didn't appear when digging on the web version but the download was fine.
As mentioned in the comments section, maybe digging was a bit too powerful and could've been nerfed with a time limit that automatically forced you out of the ground so you can't basically camp underground. It was quite easy to avoid getting shot that way. It was difficult to exit the ground between the fence and the wall tho. Tight squeeze.
I really liked the not strictly necessary but satisfying ability to break signs, and it was fun to reach a really big one at the end of the game!
I think I would've preferred to be centred on the screen while digging; being at the top of it felt a bit uncomfortable and I think it made me a little motion sick 😅
On the whole quite slick, fun, and funny. Very cool!