Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD58 → Ghouls & Grimoires
By liam
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 338 | 3.59 | 24 | |
| Fun | 228 | 3.61 | 24 | |
| Innovation | 522 | 3.04 | 24 | |
| Theme | 185 | 4.00 | 24 | |
| Graphics | 594 | 3.11 | 24 | |
| Audio | 1 | |||
| Mood | 663 | 3.02 | 23 |
Great job! It is very thematic, I felt like a real collector. Slightly wished I could attack on my own but I get it. The upgrades were entertaining and the different graphics for the bits you collect were distinctive.
It would add so much if there was more sound effects. Imagine whirlwinds for tornado blasts, massive rock smashes, flames searing the face of the earth. Monsters dying in awe of your wizardry.
Overall very nice.
Cool game, would play a version with all the upgrades fixed! The mana system is interesting and I like the optimizations around which mana to pick up
I liked how many different upgrades there are. Running around and vacuuming things and watching numbers go up is fun. Overall, it's an enjoyable game, I cleared the last 9 wave and got all the upgrades.
It's easy to understand the basics, but if you asked me what every upgrade that I bought does, I wouldn't be able to tell. š Maybe some descriptions and clarifications would help, there is a lot of empty space in the UI to add them.
Also, a bit more enemy variety would improve the game, I think. Or maybe a day/night cycle with some waves during daytime and some waves during nighttime.
it's a cool game, maybe you need more VFX, but well done ^^
It's interesting! It feels great to collect those small items and upgrade the tower. But I wonder why that circle moves so slowly.
Snipaste_2025-10-08_18-42-34.pngI successfully completed the game. The core gameplay is still pretty good: you defeat waves of enemies and collect the fragments they drop for upgrades. However, some of the numerical elements are a bit off. The stone blocks move way too slowly, and you can barely hit enemies until they reach the base of the tower. Most of the upgrade options on the second page are practically useless. The collection box doesn't really need upgrades for range or movement speed, and the filter upgrades below it are also of little useāsometimes they even feel like a negative feedback. Except for the late game, when a certain type of elemental weapon is maxed out, there is rarely any need to upgrade the filter.
Iām playing the web version, and aside from the start game button on the main screen and the sound when successfully collecting crystals, thereās no other music or sound effects. ...
Huge thank you to everyone taking the time to play and rate, extra thanks to the comments! I will make sure to play all your games if they have a web version :grin:
Fun experience and great art. It was a bit tough to defend the tower at first, but with upgrades it became satisfying to gather resources and mow down enemies. In the upgrade menu, it was hard to quickly tell which resources were required. Maybe some color-coding or icons would really help visually. Great game!
Neat concept! At first I thought I was controlling where the attacks go with the cursor, but it makes more sense with the theme that you're just collecting everything. The UI for the upgrades was a little overwhelming but everything was easy enough to figure out just by playing the game.
Very nice, I enjoyed that a lot! The simple and easy to understand premise combined with upgrade options and interesting busywork really make a great incremental-esque game!
@diralf @graebor 100% agree, the UI for the upgrades would have next on my todo list. Thanks for playing!
@freeworld I was definitely going for a little incremental style game inspired by tower defence / picking up coins in Vampire Survivors so glad you think so, ta!
it's addictive)
Incredibly interesting game I would love to see this expanded upon in a post-jam version