Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD58 → The Collector

The Collector

By scrapmetal

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD58Ever
Overall4593.432444.258.6
Fun2173.642473.880.3
Innovation1393.712480.983.5
Theme1284.112484.789.7
Graphics4033.642446.462.7
Audio2003.642463.376.8
Humor1833.522474.281.4
Mood4093.522449.869.7

Comments

jacobwinters 2025-10-07 00:10 ♥ 1

It's a fun core mechanic. Wish I could see what it would've grown into if you'd had more time.

(His walk animation is adorable.)

accardo 2025-10-10 05:24 ♥ 1

Really interesting mechanic, I can see this grow into a really nice game with more aspects added, but even in its current state, collecting all those dots was surprising fun! Good work.

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huihang 2025-10-10 15:40 ♥ 1

A funny and relaxing game.

fin1717 2025-10-10 15:42 ♥ 1

A small but really funny game!The mechanic is unique and interesting, and I like to see the long-arm character moving around with so many balls in it's arm lol,so cute~ Can't believe you've completed this game just in one day!

tatawanda 2025-10-10 15:52 ♥ 1

Ok, it does not a lot of things.But it does it well, took me a while to understand the core mechanic but once I got it I found it was a really good idea. And it is well implemented with a little bit animation. Really it's nice.

frozendude 2025-10-10 16:45 ♥ 1

Love the sound effects. Putting the dots in the box feels very satisfying.

kazuren 2025-10-12 13:21 ♥ 1

Awesome work for 1 day, well done!

The sound effects are satisfying to hear and the animation is great!

cameronpenner 2025-10-12 17:13 ♥ 1

It took me a bit to realize there's actual physics holding the dots up! Lol. I kinda like how they spill out as you collect them. Feels like a scrappy lil collector running around and doing its best. It was satisfying to collect them all! I like the little walking sound effects :)

iminsoftware 2025-10-12 17:45 ♥ 1

Nice game! Wish you had more time to add more to it. The concept is really unique!

le-don 2025-10-12 17:52 ♥ 1

Honestly, I think the art style is great.

adamg 2025-10-13 01:14 ♥ 1

Oh man, that's a very solid gimmick for a game. I was not expecting it, and was a little horrified (in a good way) when I realized what it was haha. Definitely has potential, I would love to see it taken further.

anson-rutherford 2025-10-13 01:33 ♥ 1

Very cute concept, haven't seen a game use this kind of mechanic before. Good choice in sound effects, having a dedicated sound for when you "drop" something by accident was clever, it really helped me understand what was going on

ghettobastler 2025-10-13 04:54 ♥ 1

Good entry! I love the graphics, animation and sound design. I think the gameplay is solid, and it would be interesting to see how you'd expand on it if you had more time. Nice!

leorean 2025-10-13 06:39 ♥ 1

A cute little game with interesting collecting-mechanics ✌️ I love the simplicity!

milq 2025-10-13 14:42 ♥ 1

Wow! What a fun mechanic! This game feels perfect for an analog joystick where you can control the character’s speed and keep the balls from falling. Such a cool and innovative idea. I would’ve loved to see more of this game! Imagine a roguelike version where the balls spawn in different places, with some enemies and upgrade purchases afterward. That would be insanely fun. Great entry, awesome game!

stefan-b 2025-10-13 18:18 ♥ 1

great pixels physics. feels great. I only had the problem that one pixel fell far to the right where i could not reach it anymore... Bildschirmfoto_20251013_201652.png

scrapmetal 2025-10-13 21:04 ♥ 0

@stefan-b Good catch!! I'm so annoyed by that bug 🤦 😫 I thought I fixed it just before submitting... but.. apparently not. 😢 😬

borbag-uskada 2025-10-13 21:52 ♥ 1

Really fun !

Sad you didn't have more time, the core mechanic feels great, only realized what it was after collecting a bit, would love to see it paired with other similar and funny mechanics to create a collecting mess

Nice job

debugman18 2025-10-14 03:35 ♥ 1

Cool mechanic and smooth movement. Surprisingly relaxing collecting the pixels.

5h08 2025-10-19 07:36 ♥ 0

borp borp

ophiene 2025-10-22 00:46 ♥ 0

Amazing work! It's super interesting and has a vert unique way to paraphrase the theme, good job! And welcome to give our game a try! :)