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Crown Crow

By thdudk, emmadilemma320, Accardo, magnapanther and Daphnini

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CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall844.0183
Fun693.9783
Innovation2393.5182
Theme874.2082
Graphics1554.2082
Humor2613.3479
Mood2253.8083

Comments

staticrose 2025-10-06 10:12

Cool game! Graphics turned out very nice, I only wish you could move a bit faster.

akuta-zehy 2025-10-06 13:07

Oh a small problem XD 7b00ae50-2874-4403-b96c-8c11ce946f3a.png

Another problem is sound of picking an item plays unexpectedly sometimes.

Impressive Graphic! It feels a lot like Flappy Bird to me (at least that's how it plays).

thdudk 2025-10-06 18:08

@akuta-zehy yeah the item pickup sound effect was to tell you your health has regenerated when you go back to home base, but we didn't have a separate sound for it, so it's a lil confusing 😭

hajpappan 2025-10-06 20:07

Nice game! The graphics are really nice, and that background music is fire. Was a little disappointed at first because I thought I was the crow with the necklace and the bitchin hat, but then again, if I had those, why would I need to steal a crown? Overall a fun game, great job!

kate666 2025-10-06 20:25

It's a very funny game)))) But it didn't immediately become clear to me where I had the points for which I could buy upgrades ((( Very small letters

thingus 2025-10-06 20:28

Enjoyed it - took me a minute to realise that dying loses half your inventory. Is there another shop part-way, so you have to choose between pushing on and going back?

paroxysmal 2025-10-06 20:29

Love the concept. Would be nice if you could dive onto the heads of the humans to stun them. Great entry regardless!

thdudk 2025-10-06 21:35

@hajpappan so true, he's much to swaggy to need anything more

thdudk 2025-10-06 21:40

@kate666 yeah the font is a little small, we were having some technical difficulties since we're new to godot 😔. Glad to hear you liked it tho!

thdudk 2025-10-06 21:43

@thingus hmm that's an interesting idea. Also yeah, it would've been nice to fit some sort of indication you lost half your items on death 😔 but we just didn't end up getting around to it. Glad you enjoyed it though!

thdudk 2025-10-06 21:45

@paroxysmal we were originally gonna setup some ways you could fight the enemies but we cut it due to time constraints. We kinda just went forward with the player being vulnerable which I think turned out well!

moonblast 2025-10-07 08:01

This game is fun, with challenging gameplay and a satisfying progression that keeps me hooked. The music has a unique charm too!

mj12 2025-10-07 09:06

I like that flappy bird has finally evolved into a proper metalhead crow!

emilija-marija 2025-10-07 11:57

I got the shiny!! This is a really pretty game and quite fun too! I was confused about the +1 health from inventory at first, as I thought I found some special item that gives me health and was sad when I thought I accidentally sold it haha. Are you thinking of developing the game further? I think with some more polish this could be something I'd spend hours playing:)

liumeishan 2025-10-07 12:07

wow!!!!it's so amazing!!!!! i like this theme!!

martynas-dargis 2025-10-07 14:12

This is the best game I have ever played. It truly represents the crow attitude. I got the shiny and I enjoyed every moment of it. Well done

pro4 2025-10-07 16:10

Enjoyed the gameplay loop and nice artwork. After getting a few upgrades I tried to go as far as I could, but wow, the humans later on are like elite snipers with ultra fast rocks lol!

Nice work!

mrv 2025-10-07 20:44

i really love the movement

accardo 2025-10-07 20:48

@emilija-marija Thanks for playing! Yeah we could've done much better explaining the mechanics, the inventory grants you 1 extra health for every 5 items you're carrying, just to add a little more flavor to the gameplay loop. The team is currently taking a break from the two-day crunch, so any thoughts on further development will have to come after that.

ultraviolet 2025-10-07 21:13

An interesting concept with excellent execution. I appreciate the soundtrack and graphics.

discomorphine 2025-10-07 22:41

OMG, I`m in love with this game, I`ll name my first son by it :scream:

timelost 2025-10-07 23:02

I just want to say that the music is super great. The intense music as you collect items. The sounds are fantastic. The pick-up sound effect is satisfying. I appreciate the addition of an extra heart for every 5 items. I enjoy the gameplay loop.

anderson-job-loeffler 2025-10-08 01:37

Really cool entry! I enjoyed the dive and flap mechanics — they felt great to use. The art was fantastic, especially the background — a clever way to keep it visually appealing while staying minimal. The tiles looked great too!

jomnaq 2025-10-08 01:38

i really love the movement in the game! the dive and flap up is so satisfying

gamesplusjames 2025-10-08 01:46

This was a cool idea. Flying around as the little crow felt nice. I really liked the artstyle. A nice well-defined little gameplay loop too. Great job!

red 2025-10-08 01:52

The movement / controls felt great! I liked that the treasure icon would only appear for a short second so you had to be on the lookout instead of just zooming to each treasure. I liked the art as well. Fun game!

bryceltaylor 2025-10-08 02:07

Super fun! I love the art and music. At the beginning I kept thinking I could attack things since that dive feels like an attack. I was also confused the first time my inventory was full and I didn't realize at first that I had to manually sell my inventory. But I love the crow as a collector (of shiny things.) Great use of the theme.

gidalis 2025-10-08 06:55

I have to admit that the game is pretty good. I really like the graphics, and it has the classic gameplay you'd expect with this theme. Good job 👍

maissa 2025-10-08 07:02

Very fun and good game ! I love the art and the music, it's really cute !

jasminej2003 2025-10-08 07:39

I really love the creative concept here! It's so original and interesting. The colors feel a bit unbalanced to me, and the execution is a little rough, but the core idea is fantastic. With a bit more polish, this could be amazing!

preef 2025-10-08 07:39

Awesome work. I love how decisive the dive / swoop feels. I kind of wish I could attack with the dive!

ave2brave 2025-10-08 07:56

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Definitely one of my favorite!!!! The controls felt really good and smooth after all the upgrades. Nice graphics & background music.

SPOILOR ALERT. Initially I thought i should collect the shiny and offer it to the throne man. Felt impossible to me.but then my friend accidently picked up his crown and it was worth 100000 coins and it just made so much more sense.Love this design<333

bobap 2025-10-08 08:52

The rock throwers were surprisingly tricky to dodge, but those arrow dudes were on a whole other level. Loved the art. Got the shiny and celebrated. Very cute game.

pe4q07 2025-10-08 09:02

Truly felt like a naughty crow stealing jewellery, nicely done

franklyn01 2025-10-08 09:03

Loved it! The swooping mechanic feels very satisfying. It was a bit challenging in the beginning but I got the hang of it :D

poboy 2025-10-08 09:08

Yee I got the shiny

Gorgeous game

Love the subject matter

Crows are awesome (>*-*)>

senso 2025-10-08 10:24

The movement of the game is super smooth. The dive feels awesome. Like the shiny only light up somtimes (would be cool when crow is above it in air). The upgrade dive could be an attack for fun. Good use of parallax background. Cool music and matching sound effects. Good jam !

dazylude 2025-10-08 10:37

This was fun! Graphics are neat, and the guards aim is on point (they still can't hit the unpredictable dive-flap combo hehehe). I especially like the crows and shinies combo :)

There is a small issue that's been pointed out before, with the ' symbol in the shop. I've dealt with it once before xD. In case you haven't solved it yet, it's pretty annoying to catch, since it's "not an issue because it works as intended hurr durr", and it doesn't throw any warnings. Here is the thread about it https://github.com/godotengine/godot/issues/78921, you can fix it by setting the fallback fonts manually in the font resource in the Godot editor. Hope this helps!

cahard 2025-10-08 10:53

Very nice game! Pleasant controls, excellent graphics and music, and the core concept of playing as a crow collecting trinkets is quite unusual! Great job!

lespaul59 2025-10-08 16:49

wow wow wow! Awesome game! i really enjoy playing it. The music is super catchy, the art style is awesome and the movement, the movement is so fricking satisfying. you've done a great job! Congrats

tommeh 2025-10-08 17:56

Beautiful visuals, great music, and super fun crow mechanics. I had a lot of fun with the movement and especially with the dive bomb. A few UI clarifications and tweaks to pacing would make it shine even more (the run back once your inventory is full could be streamlined). Overall Great job!

xeridian 2025-10-08 18:55

Loved it!! The controls were so smooth and loved that nice lil floaty delay after i took flight!! Good audio and SFX too!!

nomus 2025-10-08 20:51

Cool conceptm loved the soundtrqck /

furypn 2025-10-08 22:21

Neat Game ! It is fun indeed to collect shiny obj.

naru 2025-10-08 22:42

The gameplay feels smooth, rewarding and satisfying! Good take on the theme ^^

ciphereo 2025-10-09 06:23

I really love the theme of this game! Very smooth!

yuxin 2025-10-09 07:23

The font on the UI is a bit hard to read and understand, but everything else is great! I especially love the crow, also the map is beautiful, and the music is cheerful!

umc049 2025-10-09 10:43

The concept of dodging bullets and enemies while collecting loot is indeed very good. However, the relatively slow horizontal movement speed and faster vertical movement speed at the start of the game, combined with somewhat unsuitable sound effects, make the controls feel a bit awkward initially. But once the corresponding upgrades are obtained, the controls suddenly become very satisfying, especially when facing numerous tracking enemies and fast projectiles, snatching the crown from the boss, and returning – this feeling is quite thrilling. In terms of art, I feel that the numerical displays in the UI need improvement. Sometimes the numbers are all jumbled together, making it a bit difficult to tell how much money is left to spend or how much more is needed to upgrade items.

fiordarancio 2025-10-09 10:45

This was cool! One of my favs in mood so far, and fun to play. I found myself trying to be as fast as I could, so walking that slow was frustrating (but this is just very personal). The crow and magpies are great examples of collectors also. Good job!

khamekaze 2025-10-09 12:43

Text is a bit hard to read in the trade/shop but gameplay is really good and the upgrades are very noticeable which I appreciate!

re-markable 2025-10-09 13:10

Really solid entry!!! I don't find myself playing through the full length of Jam games often when you need to reach a certain score or a certain amount of things, but this one kept me engaged and wanting to explore more and try out the new abilities! The style is also gorgeous and the concept in general of a crow yoinking shiny things just works really well for this. Great job guys :D

artalasky 2025-10-09 19:28

At first, I tried attacking enemies by diving down, but for some reason I thought it was a form of attack and not a dodge :)

I liked how the rock throwers try to predict their direction.

The guys with the bow are really tough.

I flew with a crown and 1 HP, frantically pressing up and down to avoid getting hit, and I finished the game.

Special respect for the graphics

dumchevdev 2025-10-10 12:18

I really like your idea and its implementation, well done!

kagegona 2025-10-10 12:54

a complete game, well done! I first didn't get how to move properly but then it was perfect. I really like the fact that we are a crow collecting stuff like they do IRL, it adds coherency!

6knowledge 2025-10-10 16:19

Well done on the graphics and atmosphere side, don't know if there would've been much more that could've been added in terms of gameplay but it did feel a bit dry after a while. The upgrades are almost always a good idea in a game like this, so props for that.

sceef 2025-10-10 17:55

World of Crows, show me who's in charge here.

haayaargh 2025-10-10 18:27

One of my favourite entries. Polished controls, great visuals, cool music, and very likeable characters :)

But at first I was a bit confused, as I didn't see the C on the walls, and thought I need to dive the shinies when they shine, and when they hide it is already too late. Later I revisited controls on the page. Also if I didn't see someone here in the comment section mentioning the Crown, I wouldn't know there is one, but I liked the game this much that I would farm 10 000 gold anyway :heart:

kevin-garske 2025-10-10 18:36

Had so much fun with this one! Gameplay was engaging and I thought the movement was well executed. Music was a bop too. Great job.

feodor 2025-10-11 00:22

One of my favourite games, such an interesting gameplay, you did a great game:crown: Снимок экрана 2025-10-11 031703.png

sirred 2025-10-11 02:00

Movement felt great. It took me a few runs to realize what was happening, but i figured it out on my own. I like managed to beat it with only the first 4 upgrades since i didnt realize you could scroll until i got the crown, so probably made it a bit harder on myself.

kitira 2025-10-11 15:17

Funny and super cute game! It was a lot of fun to collect all the shiny things - especially the 'rightful' crown. :smile: :crown:

atsh 2025-10-11 18:27

Cute game - I missed the tutorial instruction with the "C" because it's not very visible. I wish collecting the coins would be possible by diving, and not by stopping. The flying felt so good it was a shame to stop every second :)

zathnic 2025-10-12 18:08

Very tight controls, it was satisfying to evade things especially with the dive mechanic. Wish the map was longer

blackcat508 2025-10-12 19:27

ahh the movement is very satisfying and the pixel art is great!

scrapmetal 2025-10-12 22:01

Wow! Such a great concept!!! Loved it!! The flying animation and all the art is just GORGEOUS! :heart_eyes:

Kind of wish the walk speed was a little faster, but maybe it was on purpose to encourage you to fly?

But holy crap that golden crow... geez. So hard.

Might've been nice to have a return to home button? I didn't like that I had to die to return stuff and then it felt like I lost an item.

Overall, even if a bit on the hard side... SO well done!! :raised_hands:

anaticula 2025-10-13 01:45

Cool game and idea! Looks and feels very polished! Took me a bit to understand how to collect the trinkets(thought that dive was for that or for attacking enemies) and that I collected not coins but items to sell but I figured it out and managed to upgrade crow! Great job!

rynti 2025-10-13 19:04

Great entry, game length was also super perfect for a jam game. Stayed motivated till the end to get all upgrades + get the final crown =)

weirdbitgames 2025-10-17 18:40

This is really smartly designed and thought-out. The music is really catchy too! It's also perfectly on theme! I found the controls a little difficult but maybe 'cos I'm used to WASD? Overall, really fun!

kahztein 2025-10-21 18:52

I had a great time playing! The diving mechanic is great, makes dodging feel quite fun and intense. I like the art style quite a bit too, looks nice and you can tell what's going on pretty easily.

Well done to the whole team!

adasium 2025-10-24 21:25

My favoure game this ludum! I've had an idea of a corvidae collecting shiny items so it was fun to see what it might've looked like had we gone down this route :)

Mechanics are fun and responsive, especially with dive and ability to soar. Right now I'm trying to get the crown without any upgrades -- and on an attempt between writing the sentences I actually managed to do it ^^ It's interesting to see how the game plays different because the enemy birds are in a different place each time. I'm not going to attempt hitless ^^' though with upgrades it should be easier (or now that I think about it, I could've got an extra heart from picking up the shinies)

I wish there was a goofy walking or hopping animation :D Some of the feedback could be clearer (how many items can the crow hold, a heart per 5 items, losing half the inventory on death) but it was also fun to discover all of that.

Oh, and the music and sounds are great too!

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