FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD57 → A Leap in the Dark

A Leap in the Dark

By tymus, pymiro, pataya, mmemim and kelda

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall104.4736
Fun434.1436
Innovation84.4136
Theme14.7536
Graphics174.7036
Audio174.3234
Humor
Mood64.5736

Comments

xoudz 2025-04-08 00:39

thats so cool! i likee it

magnesiumninja 2025-04-08 04:59

The art direction and atmosphere are incredible! I really liked the pacing of introducing new mechanics, and each tool felt unique and intuitive in the way it gathered information. It can be tricky sometimes to aim where to throw rocks/glowsticks; I would have liked if I could use the mouse to aim, or if there was a preview arc somehow. The level design was really good about not making this a limitation, though.

2025-04-08 08:03

This was such a unique idea! Huge props to the visuals and sound delivering a great atmosphere, but the design was solid to boot. It did an amazing job at clearly conveying what I needed to do to proceed, and the variety of items on display gave the simple objective of "falling down" a surprising amount of depth. Really just an amazing job all around!

reed-molbak 2025-04-08 16:09

Great concept, I had a lot more fun than I would have thought poking around and looking for the best path! My first couple runs I missed the lights at the beginning, but once I saw them I was all set

nsadie 2025-04-08 16:22

I really liked this, very nice mood and fun to play! I liked getting new tools to things in different ways.

quail-weaver 2025-04-08 16:42

This is really cool! I like how well the controls are communicated, and I love the character and really enjoy the little lights you can pick up!

Criticism: I really want to just jump straight down the hole, but I die I do :( (mostly joking)

2025-04-08 18:07

This one is my favorite one so far! Really nails the theme and is fun. I really love how the all the objects feel and interact and there is something very fun about having to try and deduce where a hole is and counting out how long it takes for an object to hit a platform.

I think sometimes it can be a bit unforgiving when it comes to the really narrow platforms, but overall really enjoyed this one!

Only made it to 800m but def coming back to this

jtap 2025-04-08 19:25

Great game, I enjoyed playing it. I really liked the style and sounds, I was very worried about the character. Thank you!

buckmeister 2025-04-08 22:03

Simply awesome - visuals, gameplay, mood... Really good game!

2025-04-08 22:07

Really cool concept executed well. I love the art and the controls are interesting. Unfortunately I did have a bit of motion sickness when trying to walk around and move the camera at the same time, but overall really awesome work.

2025-04-08 22:08

Wow! Such a cool concepts! One of my fav games here!

red 2025-04-08 22:56

Really interesting idea, I liked audio queue fruit things as a step of difficulty from the glow sticks!

tinykidtoo 2025-04-09 06:05

I really like the atmosphere! Makes it really tense when you get to the later levels and run out of objects, blackness below you. No clue where to jump. Amazing art work, looks professional! My favorite item was the limited use glow sticks. A neat idea, I liked jumping down with them dodging from platform to platform as they decend.

akinat0 2025-04-09 11:25

Simple, challenging, atmospheric and good visuals. My game of the jam. Love it so much! Thanks for making it!!!

fredrik-andersson 2025-04-09 14:26

Best game i tried so far, you did great!

jdeedubs 2025-04-09 19:18

This is truly inspired! Simplicity is key in LD, and you really nailed the execution of such a seemingly basic premise. I particularly appreciate the slow-roll of mechanics as you progress through the levels (level 3 especially). The music really helped increase the tension in particular jumps, and lent itself really well to captivating gameplay. I think I encountered a bug where if you are standing on an apple while holding an apple, you can consume both at once.

I dread the feeling of falling in videogames, so this game really shook me. Very impressive jam entry! Thanks for sharing!

2025-04-09 20:39

Amazing art and sound design. Its very simple and captivating, I was always wondering about this world and how the main character got in this situation, it was very fun exploring and looking for any clues. Great work!

2025-04-09 20:43

Loved the vibe! Super intense once you're low on supplies and it's just blackness below. The art is super cool. I've never played any game like this. Very engaging. Well done!!

2025-04-09 21:02

I really enjoyed the game, first of all it's very smart in the way it was made! The learning curve and new environmental "features" - when I realised that mushrooms light up on the impact I was like "Whoa!" :O and it's seemingly simple but quite addictive. Very well done!

oter 2025-04-10 01:22

I also got to only 800 m (could use an apple or two) but really liked the game. While playing I thought "This feels like a real game!" as in the most polished entry I've seen yet, and also a good concept that could be developed into a full game. As it stands, I was amazed to see the depth goes down to 2000 m, and I'll revisit after the jam or later in the ratings period to play some more.

2025-04-10 22:13

Eyyy the game is so neat, gg for reaching this level of polish in 3 days :o! Plus it's really beautiful, the atmosphere is totally coherent. I love the game, bravo :)

alcotrip 2025-04-11 11:52

Good graphics and movement, but i'm not see a platform, on which i fall

thristhart 2025-04-11 22:09

Truly impressive! Beautiful art direction, fantastically expressed mechanics, and there's so much! I kept asking myself, how is there still more to this game? Really well done.

2025-04-12 13:06

Now that's innovative! Great job, I liked the idea and the game mechanics are pretty cool!

jona-scheidig 2025-04-12 22:54

Now this is innovation! This is incredibly well excecuted. Polished, beautiful, smooth, idk what to say more. Its very well thought through too. Like for example, that smth hitting the floor emits a little audio cue with a visual feedback. The different items adds to variety which makes every stage feel like a new challenge.

For what time you had this is a great game.

ausstein 2025-04-13 17:13

Increadible game!

I played all levels until 1100m and I think i will come back after the jam is over to finish tahe remaining ones. What a game!

Graphics and Atmosphere and Audio were absolute top!

I would have prefered to be able to air strafe just a little, e.g. I died a few times because i wanted to go to a platform essentially just below me, but when I walked off the character kept that speed so i flew past the platform I aimed for. Other than that I have no complaints. Good luck with your ratings!

2025-04-13 20:02

Great job ! Very interesting concept, but I had trouble with the scroll of the mouse to change objects, I do not see too much interest? It was frustrating not being able to use an object without having to scroll to choose it

hexyvexy 2025-04-23 21:59

Exceptional work on the mood and aesthetics. An idea that could be expanded upon further. Very slick.