FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD57 → The Cleaner of the depth

The Cleaner of the depth

By egor-iv, Yuri Antonov, Thagarion and Ammonit

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3103.71178
Fun5923.14174
Innovation1513.80177
Theme6453.28177
Graphics204.67184
Audio584.09176
Humor1753.53167
Mood1953.96177

Comments

auto 2025-04-08 01:20

embed doesnt work, :( Art looks super cool from the thumbnail though!

hollowheartedcabbage 2025-04-08 05:21

cool art

xwilq 2025-04-08 05:30

Could not get the game to run (webgl, firefox). But art and game idea looks super fun!

norb 2025-04-08 05:39

Awesome art and sound design. The restart loop and constant movement of the camera really give it a polished look! For me it was a bit hard to understand which tooth are bad ones.

pavlov36 2025-04-08 05:40

Pleasure to see such a high level in art and animation, nice to play)

p.s. Bird can fall out of the mouth if go left

smeljey 2025-04-08 06:56

Reminds me of one old soviet movie...

Had to read the description to get what to do :) This is a really unique take on the theme! The art and animations are also stunning!

ammonit 2025-04-08 07:51

Oh guys! Thank you! It’s so great to get feedback! Even though there are some flaws.

aleksey4adoff 2025-04-08 10:00

amazing graphics, since childhood I dreamed of being that very bird "tari"

wyzal 2025-04-08 10:06

Awesome art, and simple gameplay - very cool! Good job!

woona 2025-04-08 10:30

Great job with the art and character design! But you should have provided instructions on which keys to press, because it's quite difficult to grasp how to play. I think it's A,D to move, Space to clean, but I could have missed something.

julienlussiez 2025-04-08 12:19

The art is really great, I love the style.

ottobroccoli 2025-04-08 12:25

It looks amazing, and not only the art itself, the camera work, and the animations, everything looks amazing.

mamboman 2025-04-08 12:26

I love the art and sound design! I had a hard time playing though. One time I fell out of the screen and couldn't get back. Cleaning the teeth was fun but I've been eating very quickly =) (ah, I just read the description :P maybe it would be good to make it clearer that one should avoid the sick teeth)

frag-machine 2025-04-08 12:27

Love the idea, love crocs. Figured out the gameplay after a little trial and error but it still feels a little stiff. Gorgeous watercolor style!

mineiwik 2025-04-08 12:27

Very nice graphics and sound design - well done

sharky3188 2025-04-08 12:35

Beautiful presentation, very polished with the art, audio, camera work etc. Gameplay could use some clarification as to why i was being eaten, but everything else is amazing, I could picture a minimalistic puzzle game using this style.

slyz 2025-04-08 12:46

Nice visuals ! The game has its own style :) Although the controls were a bit hard to understand at first, as well as the gameplay.. It would have been nice to have some kind of explaination on how to play the game

celian 2025-04-08 12:48

The bird fell a few time before even reaching the mouth so i had to reload but despite that its pretty fun to play : ) The graphics are really cool and it fells really polished

bestdtang 2025-04-08 12:51

Love the art! bird is so dorable~

dithom 2025-04-08 12:56

Great art! I could not manage to pick the right tooth and control the bird correctly though.

bismark 2025-04-08 12:58

Very nice graphics, suitable sound, and very neat user interface (including the title and menu). I wonder if this game would have been better with mouse-only control.

xwilq 2025-04-08 13:04

Finally got it to run on my PC at home, and it's absolutely fantastic! What an awesome take on the theme, and the art and sounds are just so beautiful!

pey 2025-04-08 13:18

Beautiful graphics and sound ! But a bit unclear on how to play it.

kama 2025-04-08 13:18

visual, animations, audio, the idea - everything is just fantastic! beautiful game, absolutely breathtaking. one small thing - still trying to figure out how to spot the sick teeth. other than that - gorgeous!

toupaks 2025-04-08 14:07

Art and sound design is gorgeous !

thegreatcarpet 2025-04-08 14:41

Veeeery cool and simple game! I really liked the visuals and how you played with the whole Ludum theme. Excellent work! Интересно, что вы сделаете на следующий людум)

tailchaser 2025-04-08 15:41

The art and animations are amazing, and the concept is very original and interesting. On my first few tries I was very confused because the bird instantly fell down and I couldn't understand what to do. But I'm glad I gave this game another chance because this is a masterpiece and a brilliant work of art. Close-up animation and "bad end" animation blew my mind, so smooth and dynamic!

pusheeneiro 2025-04-08 15:44

Great art design

xpoho 2025-04-08 15:46

Очень интересная адаптация советского мультфильма "Птичка Тари". Мне понравилось, молодцы, ребята ^_^

oeuegha 2025-04-08 16:33

Neat art, but input works strange, i can't fly up or down at any moment, and additionally, i had cases when bird have been dying before landings on the jaws.

kseon 2025-04-08 17:22

the visuals are great, especially this animation, I understand it was made on a grid and I'm surprised how they managed to make it so cool in such a short time

nsadie 2025-04-08 17:25

Incredible art and animation. Really polished work. I could not quite figure out how to get deeper into the mouth of the crocodile.

flokami 2025-04-08 18:32

The visuals are beautiful! It must have been really challenging to work with assets this way—and sometimes you can feel it in the small bugs here and there. But the idea is truly original, and the concept is engaging, even if it’s not immediately easy to grasp. I can totally imagine the life of that little bird, moving from mouth to mouth, cleaning as it goes.

r8teful 2025-04-08 19:50

Really frustrating, I didn't really understand what to do. Art style is cool though

lev-ramburg 2025-04-08 20:11

Pretty cool, I liked playing it!

missfire 2025-04-08 20:57

The art in this game is absolutely stunning! The concept itself reminded me of a childhood cartoon – really sweet. It’s a shame a few bugs remained. For example, once my bird fell off the edge of a tooth and dropped down. Also, unfortunately, I couldn’t finish it – I’m not sure why, but I think all the healthy teeth were already cleaned :с

dywanix 2025-04-08 21:25

very fun 2 play!

arthur-tang 2025-04-09 04:38

Amazing aethetics. I love the art, UI, the animation, and the sound. Feels so smooth and comfortable :heart: . The game rule is a little hard for me to understand. There is also a bug that I can start a new game while the about page is open.

un-kirik 2025-04-09 06:51

Арт 10\10, как и идея!

pete-valeo 2025-04-09 06:51

Absolutely gorgeous game. Had no idea what was going on or how to get the bird to actually do things in a way that matched what I was intending, but the vibe and overall aesthetic of the experience was top tier.

un-kirik 2025-04-09 06:59

I can only praise the art.

kahztein 2025-04-09 07:03

Really nice little game, it has enough polish that it feels like an actual gameplay section you'd find in a popular indie title. The art and characters are very charming to look at, and the sound design was great!

Also the letters spelling "**EAT**" as they fell was a fun detail.

providence 2025-04-09 07:04

Everyone is already saying great art so imma come with some constructive feedback. The game is pretty cool, but it's missing a bit. Maybe something like powerups? Dialogue with the croc would be really interesting too. Imagine them being all grumpy in the start and if you do well they're chill asf and reccommend you to their firends

keithswanger 2025-04-09 08:46

Fantastic art, animation, and sound design. I love the concept, and without reading the description I was able to figure out which teeth to avoid, although it definitely took some trial and error. I successfully escaped without being eaten! I personally liked discovering the mechanic without help, but I could see why others might find it frustrating. Nice job to the team!

lyamgtt 2025-04-09 09:54

Absolutely adorable, love the art ! The character are really cute !

qiuqiuqiu 2025-04-09 12:20

love the artstyle and sound design

nojoule 2025-04-09 12:32

Incredible art and really fun experience, although i got a bug where i was flying off the screen and needed to restart and clean all teeth again, which was a bit annoying and i couldn't figure out, why i did not complete the game, even though i thought i cleaned up all healthy teeth.

hdvr02 2025-04-09 13:05

Very nice visuals. At the beginning a little bit did not understand how to play, but then figured it out, the game is very good

yvaine 2025-04-09 13:31

Love the art style and feedback. Very nice game!!

papaye-dodue 2025-04-09 16:56

One of the best games I played so far. Incredible aesthetic, sound design, animation. Very high quality. I just think one of the teeth is bugged ? I couldn't clean it.

pechedodue 2025-04-09 16:58

I love the concept, the art style and the music, great game!!

qhboiboi 2025-04-09 16:59

the visuals are amazing, and the animation is so clean! this is incredibly impressive! although the game a little tough to grasp

7uc4s 2025-04-09 20:33

graphics and sound are really amazing, tried several times only for that, the problem is that is some game breaking bugs, like sometimes you have to restart a few times to have the croco open its mouth, and I couldn't figure out which teeth were no clean :sweat_smile: great game though :ok_hand:

jona-scheidig 2025-04-09 21:02

WOW, just WOW. How did you make these drawings in this short time!? Thats so amazing. The idea is a seller aswell, so innovate and creative, fantastic. Amazing job to all of you!

ricesteam 2025-04-10 03:16

Awesome style and visual. Everything in this is a work of art!

thisyc 2025-04-10 03:43

I dig the art style a lot. Amazing job getting all this done in a game jam.

lunahhh 2025-04-10 06:44

Absolutely stunning visuals, animation and audio, I can't believe this was made in a game jam!!! I found it hard to play though, as I unfortunately didn't intuitively get the controls or the aim of the game so my experience was a lot of snapping jaws and new game screens

holiwhirl 2025-04-10 08:23

art is so stunning!! my lil bird getting snapped made me jump out of my skin hahaha

jadener 2025-04-10 10:06

I love this so much. Its extremely pretty, with good sounds, and a clever way around the theme.

sayeg 2025-04-10 14:13

Bravo!

​Stunning art. The gameplay is a little clunky, but overall it's a very unique experience - unbelibbable that this was done for a game jam!

coderaurus 2025-04-10 17:24

Beautiful game. Simple yet efficient execution. I like the sounds the tooth make.

I was confused how the game was actually played, though. I had to come find the information from the page instead of in-game. I thought you had to do the opposite and especially clean the darker spots!

Good job!

mremmele 2025-04-10 17:57

The art is amazing—so cool! I’m curious, is it CG or traditional drawing? Either way, it looks fantastic. I couldn’t quite figure out how to avoid getting eaten so I had to read game description on this page — it would be super helpful to have a brief in-game tutorial or some guidance at the start.

510 2025-04-10 18:42

Love the art style! Using sound as a gameplay mechanic is pretty cool and not seen very often.

therandom 2025-04-10 21:13

A delightful art! But as many say, you need a more understandable explanation of how to play, otherwise it is not clear from what you are eaten every now and then.

chocolatedoodads 2025-04-11 01:01

very noice but me die too much without worning when da mouth shuut

crow-seeds 2025-04-11 01:42

Cool art, haven't really seen this before in a jam, nice job :)

yanzhi 2025-04-11 08:24

10/10 art, i love the camera movement and the animation of the characters. tried a few times but i kept dying :< not sure which teeth to look out for and what to do for the wobbly ones. would be nice if there was an option to fly away from the mouth (like a warning system that's timed and as the time runs out the mouth snaps closed)

tetracold 2025-04-11 10:31

The artstyle is amazing, it's full of charm and very pretty, I love how the logo spells out eat when it falls apart, it's a very cool touch!

the gameplay was pretty hard to understand at first but I eventually got what the game wanted from me, tho there doesnt's seem to be an end goal? or at the very least I haven't gotten to the end. either way I love the presentation super chaming, one of my fave games in terms of style

soul-grinder 2025-04-11 11:15

Looks like professional book illustrations, nice work! A fun one for the theme too!

protzz 2025-04-11 16:32

Very nice graphics, bro!

katastudios 2025-04-11 19:28

I don't quite understand how to tell which teeth are sick, but the art is beautiful!

prussichger 2025-04-11 19:33

Simple and beautiful ❤️

gerswick 2025-04-11 19:46

I don't think every game is art, some just don't look good or feel right. This? This is a game but also a frickin piece of art!! The fact that you've managed to capture the essence of an adventure game into a single screen, a single mouth is just genius. Yes, the movement might feel a bit clunky, but who cares when there is so much to look at, so much to listen to and so much to experience. I don't really understand how you did it that this game made me feel the way I feel about it, it's just beautiful. The simple yet interesting enough game design is also really impressive. Thank you for this experience.

recursor 2025-04-11 20:01

The art is exquisite as are the little flies buzzing around on the menu screen. The game is put together beautifully, but I would like to be able to move faster and have the option to fly away before the crocodile eats me.

texugo 2025-04-11 20:42

**Pretty** is not enough to describe the art for this game. I love it so much. Congrats!

jacky-san 2025-04-11 23:31

A damn good looking game :stars:

bakuzen 2025-04-11 23:48

My compliments to whoever wrote the description to your LD entry, the way it's written like a whimsical poem fits the charm of the game so well! I couldn't help but play through this multiple times just to enjoy it longer, everything from the art to the atmosphere and audio is pristine <3

I did have issues at the start of the game where the bird would instantly fall off the screen to the left of the crocodile (I just retried until it worked properly), and I also didn't realize that certain teeth were 'sick' and had to be avoided. I had to re-read your description to figure that out, which I guess works too in the end ^^

Awesome work overall, definitely one of my favorites!

borabee 2025-04-12 13:33

First of all, what a charming entry! The art and sounf design and the camera work, are all very professional! The idea is simple and fun. I loved the detail of the "eat" with the menu letters falling.

My only feedback would be to make it clearer when we've reached a bath tooth, maybe adding visual cues as well as sounds, sand make the sound cue more distinguishable. As it is, the game is too hard to play, so I couldn't advance much.

nnmbzr 2025-04-12 19:23

Великолепный стиль, анимации и звуковое сопровождение. То, как у вас получилось сконцентрироваться на отполированном и лаконичном раскрытии одной механики вызывает искреннее уважение! Отличная работа с акцентированием внимания игрока.

nomus 2025-04-12 22:12

That is such a cool game ! From the art to the sound design, the camera movement to the eyes following you, there is so much attention to details that it makes the experience so lovely. Very good job, this is a favorite of mine

mooyett 2025-04-12 22:18

Definitely the cutest entry that I've played and great interpretation of the theme, far from the all the caves and abysses! I am really impressed by the graphics, the best I've seen so far. Congrats!

euler-moises 2025-04-12 23:26

Congratulations! Your work is unique! Beautiful game!

I felt a little wronged for being eaten when I poked the right place, but that's okay. The art enchanted me so much that it didn't even hurt. Worthy of a children's book.

Congratulations!

coleslaughter 2025-04-13 01:26

[Thanks for submitting your game to stream!](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2431006955?t=02h39m27s)

This is one of the best looking LD games I've seen in a very very long time. The ridiculous amount of personality you were able to inject into such a small number of assets is a textbook example of how to "put your time into only the things that matter." The aura emanating from the alligator alone is just peak character design. :ok_hand:

binaryprinciple 2025-04-13 07:06

The benefit of having a solid simple core loop with strong controls, is that it allows to focus on other things. The artstyle is stunning, full of personality and beauty. Is so stunning I forgot to move my bird.

Amazing job!

leykal 2025-04-13 21:07

Intresting concept, amazing visuals and animation, not hard to play and short. I think it might be even better with a discreet music in the background.

lllarso 2025-04-14 09:55

What a great entry this game is! Like a lot of people mentioned the artstyle is superb! The animations were also very good and add a lot to the atmosphere. It's very good that you build in different "clean animations" for the bird, so that there is a variety.

There are one or two sections on the top of the level, where the walking felt a little bit off and it was hard to navigate to the tooth in this area. It would have been great to have controls over the flying of the bird, so I can control the directions while moving up or down.

The sounds are nice, like the sounds of the teeth or the falling letters at the beginning of the game. I really like the UI. It's visually appealing and very clear. Great job! :)

jimmothysanchez 2025-04-14 23:35

This is one of the most aesthetically pleasing game jams games I've ever played. It took me a minute to figure out that the sounds were key in determining if a tooth was safe or not. I got to a point though were I felt like I had tried every tooth at least twice and cleaned all the safe ones but nothing happened.

marudziik 2025-04-14 23:54

While the game is beautiful and there's visible art directorship in play, the gameplay is a little bit frustrating, at least for me. I did not get the audio cues which should tell me which teeth are sick - I think some sort of visual cue would help there. Because of that, the moment crocodile closes its mouth means the player death is effectively unavoidable and seems a bit random. It would be nice to have at least a way to escape. I understand, however, that this might have been a design choice and the issue is on my side. The game is obviously very pretty and impressive, well done!

oxnh 2025-04-15 08:47

Wow I love how the chiming of the teeth sounds with the background ambient. The art is gorgeous as well. There are just some bugs to be ironed out, like if I don't hold right at the start I just fall and never get into the mouth. The camera was also weird sometimes.

Those are nitpicks though this is an immensely chill game, good job it's sick.

rubixnoob13 2025-04-15 11:19

I love the art style, as well as the audio design with the teeth playing chimes.

The cleaning control felt a little clunky at times, maybe I was trying to press it too fast? Still, fun little game, great job!

jver422 2025-04-15 14:28

very pretty game. I do have to say the controls and teeth interaction need a little fine tuning. sometimes it feels like I'm not interacting with teeth when I should and other times it feels like I'm interacting with the wrong teeth. the sound design provided a very chill environment which puts you into a false sense of ease to really shock you when the jaw snaps shut, very well done!

mikemikemakes 2025-04-15 19:32

Agreeing with everyone here: the art is simply stunning.

The sound design is also great, though I'd love it even more if there was some sound effect for the teeth cleaning (maybe there is? But I couldn't pick it out). It would make me even more immersed.

I enjoyed the way the camera moved and rotated as I walked around. It was immersive (somewhat following the path I was walking) and unsettling (as if my position, literally and figuratively, was unstable. Very appropriate). I did occasionally have the camera almost move the bird out of screen when nearing the left edge. That was a bit too unsettling ;)

The way the game simply resets to the start screen when you get eaten was brilliant. It reinforced the feeling that I (the bird) was entirely insignificant to this giant reptile, so I better be careful.

I'll echo @jimmothysanchez, it would be nice to have some kind of end game condition. An acknowledgement some sort that the cleaning is done.

Super lovely game. I'm impressed that it's so polished in so little time.

fraukauz 2025-04-15 19:45

I really enjoyed this little game and the enhancements with the multiple bird eating animations, the microbes and the background sound really payed off in terms of atmosphere. The game really looks quite polished, with the UI and all the sound effects. Gameplay wise it was not easy to jump-start into your game, I missed the thing with the bad tooth and wondered what triggered the jaw to close - but now that I read the instructions it was fun. I loved that the camera angle rotated and I had the impression I'm falling into the mouth of this alligator XD.

pythorogus 2025-04-15 19:49

Awesome game, graphics are so beautiful, sound design so cool, original use of the theme, great job !

roitchie 2025-04-15 19:54

Wow! This is incredible. It's easily the most polished game i've seen so far. The art style looks like something out of a paid steam game. To have made all this in 3 days is incredibly impressive. The take on the theme as the depths of the croccodiles mouth is a really unique one and the music for the teeth is a really clever interpretation. If I had to give some criticism it would be that there was no way to turn the volume down. The sfx were very loud for me so a way to do that in game would've been great. But otherwise an incredibly good entry. Definitely a strong contender for top 10 of the jam in my opinion

braeden 2025-04-15 21:35

Visuals and sound are astonishing! Very cozy and relaxing game. I couldn't figure out how to beat the game though :cry:. I think I got all the good teeth, but nothing seemed to happen. Maybe some more visual feedback for when a tooth still needs to be cleaned? Or maybe the audio cue changes when the tooth is clean? :thumbsup:

helloimbenjamin 2025-04-15 23:58

Really cool visuals. Great job!

kaba 2025-04-16 06:16

Wow! Great graphics and sound design, and the seamless transition from a game over to a new game is a great idea.

perrin 2025-04-16 09:21

Simple idea really well executed. Graphics in particular are absolutely stunning. Awesome work.

tomastanhgor 2025-04-16 13:57

Great art, cool animations! I didn't quite understand the logic of slamming the crocodile's mouth shut, but it doesn't interfere with the overall vibe at all

baturinsky 2025-04-17 10:58

Great art and animation. Very confusing and unforgiving gameplay. Could not figure how to tell "sick tooth" apart from the dirty one.

inavtr 2025-04-17 12:13

Such a beautiful art and game idea, i really enjoyed playing this lovely one! :smiley:

soundjammer 2025-04-17 12:49

Хороший, приятный арт и мягкие звуки. Интересная и оригинальная идея. Когда я впервые подпрыгнул и перелетел на верхнюю часть пасти крокодила, а птичка перевернулась, эта механика вызвала у меня восторг! Было не понятно как определить больные зубы. Несколько раз схватил баг, когда птичка не долетала до крокодила и падала прямиком вниз, при этом игра продолжалась =) Спасибо за позитивное настроение, успехов на джеме!

tetrergeru 2025-04-17 16:25

Amazing art and sound design! But in game tutorial would be really nice.

I looked at the picture with the controls on itch and assumed that tab must allow me to escape, but turns out it just opens a menu :laughing:

jtap 2025-04-17 18:57

Oh, it's Tari the bird! Beautiful, stunning graphics, I really like this watercolor style. Wonderful soundtrack, cute characters. I didn't understand at what point the crocodile eats me. Still - this is one of the best games on this jam. Thanks for a great game.

aleksey-salion 2025-04-17 19:01

Visuals are superb and the sound effects are spot on!

sid37 2025-04-17 21:42

My favorite character in this game is this little mosquito

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tobius 2025-04-18 01:06

I loved the art and animations in this game, expertly done! The whole aesthetic of the game is very heavy and well put together. I felt like I was watching a little animated short from Pixar or something.

One thing that I think would improve the game is some art or animation differences for the rotten teeth to reinforce the sound cue. I found it difficult to distinguish the sounds all the time but I love the idea of having to figure out which teeth to clean and which to avoid.

vary 2025-04-18 02:28

Ohh the art is beautiful and I love the paper texture and stains. The audio is lovely as well, although I do wish it was a bit easier to tell which teeth were ok to clean vs not, unless I was listening to the wrong thing. The camera rotation is nice touch, although I did have it break on me and keep rotating while I couldn't move lol. Very creative take on the theme!

ammonit 2025-04-18 07:12

@norb @mamboman @sharky3188 @slyz @dithom @pey @kama @r8teful @pete-valeo @lunahhh @mremmele @therandom @katastudios @borabee @marudziik @braeden @tomastanhgor @baturinsky @soundjammer @jtap @tobius @vary

**Guys, first of all, huge thanks for the ratings, comments with suggestions for improvements, and descriptions of the challenges you faced!** We’ll take all your feedback into account. The idea was that the game is very short, and the tooth mechanic added complexity to the gameplay for such a brief game. There are sick and healthy teeth. A sick tooth sounds dissonant compared to a healthy one; the note it makes is shorter and less melodic. We had an idea to visually highlight and enhance the effect of a sick tooth to make it visibly different from a healthy one, but we felt it would make the game too simple and obvious. So, we settled on a sort of puzzle-riddle that the player needs to figure out after the crocodile eats you a couple of times))) We added a description, and if you read it carefully, everything becomes clear and obvious. The best solution would be a short intro with a visual representation of what’s written in the description. We’ll likely address this issue in the future! Thanks for the experience!!!

ammonit 2025-04-18 07:45

@aleksey4adoff @xpoho @jtap @smeljey

You're right! As they say, "everything comes from childhood." Usually, an idea lingers somewhere in the subconscious and randomly takes shape when you need to solve a problem. This is exactly that case))) We came up with a mechanic involving movement and reacting to sound, which you can see in the slide labeled "first prototype." Later, it evolved into the crocodile’s teeth and the bird. It was at that moment that an old cartoon came to mind, and it gave a great push for further development as a reference.

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lespaul59 2025-04-19 08:51

Wow, really awesome graphics and sound and the overall vibe. Gameplay was unique and challenging. Wonderful entry worthy of getting the first place. :)

geckoo1337 2025-04-19 20:15

Very impressive aesthetic with an unusual mood. I really like the background sounds which give us more feelings that we are sitting near to the river - under the palms. The main gameplay is fun - and hard. However all controls works well as expected. I had fun playing. Thank you for this project. Thank you for your comment about my own entry. Вам удачи ++

alyd-asmar 2025-04-21 12:17

Amazing game. Didn't have any trouble playing once I had read the instructions, and once I understood that the cleaning area is where the bird is (as opposed to in front of it, which was my first instinct, but the animations made it quite easy to adjust!). Obviously loved the art. The watercolor effects, all the little animations, the variations, wow. The game feel is equally amazing. The camera turning, how the bird's movements follow the slopes, the fact that basically if you stop every time you hear a nice tune, you are already in the right spot to clean... The sound design is also very cool, not too crowded, so the music is basically only the teeth sounds... I'm slightly frustrated I never managed to finish it though, if there's an end??? Cleaned all the teeth multiple times, but each time I "finish", nothing happens, so I go back on my steps to check for any forgotten teeth, and this time the teeth that used to be sick sound good, so I clean them, and die :rofl: (At first I thought that once you clean all the safe teeth, you can clean the other ones, which I found was a super interesting mechanic, but I guess it's just a bug? or I should try to download the game. Anyway probably the mechanic would only work for players that do it linearly, unfortunately) Anyway, super soothing experience, really had the feeling of BEING THE BIRD :bird: (And well... please make multiple levels where the game is to guess the criterion for cleaning the teeth, I want to play more :laughing: :sparkles: ) Thank you so much for this game!!!

ammonit 2025-04-21 18:14

@alyd-asmar Big thanks for the detailed comment! There is indeed an ending — if you clean all the teeth, the crocodile should show some love, and background music should play. Maybe there was a bug, or not all teeth were cleaned. Either way, we’ll check what happened and fix it — thank you!

agraffs 2025-04-21 21:48

Really nice entry, really loved the art. Got suprised by the crocodile a few times. Really one of the best entries I played so far. GG !

sinclairstrange 2025-04-22 18:11

Such a lovely chill jam game, despite cleaning teeth of a big nasty crocodile! The art gave me Rayman Legends vibe which is such a wonderful thing, I highly enjoyed! Well done ^-^

alvaron 2025-04-22 19:21

Thanks for stopping by on stream and sharing your game! Was fun playing and loved the artstyle and audio.

coyotethursday 2025-04-23 05:55

The watercolor aesthetic was really pretty, and overall the art was super well polished! The gameplay did feel a bit clunky though, I found myself sliding around and getting stuck on slopes a lot. Some of the teeth were also pretty small, so it could be difficult to tell which one I would clean if I pressed space. Still, it was a really good experience!

ammonit 2025-04-24 18:32

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**Just WOW!!! What an incredible list turned out!!!** It took a while, but with so much love, I went through your comments and collected your names to give a shoutout and express my huge gratitude for your warm words! Thank you each and every one of you for playing our game and spending your precious time on us! Many of you faced various issues during the game, so we’ve fixed a few things and are letting you know so you can give it another try! 😊

This is our first time participating in a jam, and I see that many of you are no strangers to Ludum Dare. It’s amazing how friendly the atmosphere is here and how warmly we were welcomed! In return, we also checked out, played, rated, and commented on your wonderful creations. It’s inspiring to see so many people with such passion for creating and bringing their ideas to life! **The love for creativity makes our world a little more beautiful, don’t you think?**

amolker 2025-04-25 12:09

The game looks and sounds great, but the gameplay is pretty rough. The bird can just fall at the beginning of the game. And it's also unclear how to move to the upper jaw so you don't get eaten. But overall it's well done and the idea is quite original.

egor-iv 2025-04-25 13:47

@amolker yes, it is, but we fixed all these issues in the web version.

lereveur 2025-04-25 14:03

I tested and rated it before the web fix, so I had to stop because of game crash (well, not really crash, but the bird was stuck when at the far left of the bottom jaw). But now there's a fix, I had to retry it for a full game, and I spent a good time with it! However, I'm pretty sure I have cleaned all the healthy teeth, as I had enough time left to check again each one, and then, despite of that, my host didn't let me go and ate me :confused: :sweat_smile: The whole arts, animations and design are awesome, and serves well a simple and fun gameplay, so: good job and very well done!

ava-skoog 2025-04-25 19:00

Really good!! Gorgeous art and nice soothing audio making for a relaxing experience (except of course when you're eaten). One of the more unique entries I've seen.

I think I may have been playing the fixed version so I don't know if it used to be different, but it all seemed quite polished. The only issue I had was that the first time I lost the web player lost the OpenGL context and I had to reload the page. It didn't happen the second time. I also think I cleaned every healthy tooth but wasn't able to progress beyond that. Hope I didn't miss a pretty cutscene :(

Gameplay felt good and the animations did a lot. Seeing the croc blink, flare its nostrils etc. gave it just the right amount of life, tho I'd've preferred a little less rotation and zooming. Got a little motion sick. The bird itself moves so nicely and I like when there's that extra animation of it struggling a little bit to get at the food! Really lovely watercolour effect on microbes :)

Super cool!

jscommander 2025-04-26 08:24

Hi, your game is awesome. I really like the theme interpretation, very creative. The art style is absolutely amazing, unique and high-quality. The game looks very polished, a great and complete product. Excellent job!

ammonit 2026-02-25 14:44

🎉 We’ve launched our game’s Steam page!

You can now add the game to your wishlist — it’s the simplest and most powerful way to support us right now ❤️

👉 Add to wishlist: The Cleaner

Every wishlist really helps the project become more visible on Steam. Thank you to everyone supporting us at the start!

A demo will be available soon.