FoonLudum Dare ExplorerLD58 → Stamp Divers

Stamp Divers

By harujam

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3143.6132
Fun1463.7731
Innovation334.0831
Theme404.3231
Graphics4973.4331
Audio1963.6430
Humor1303.7330
Mood4213.5031

Comments

indigowolf 2025-10-06 17:43

Like playing a crane machine that isn't a scam. Quite enjoyed this one, good work on it.

sceef 2025-10-07 03:19

My mom used to tell me: “If you don’t quit those computer games, you’ll end up rummaging through trash...” Turns out she was right. 10 dumpsters out of 10.

poboy 2025-10-07 05:46

Very neat concept and surprisingly tense with the timer. French horn solo is a bop

myheadmess 2025-10-07 07:34

Omg that is such a good idea I love it !

cahard 2025-10-07 07:41

The gameplay is literally at your fingertips. Oh my god! 10/10!

jaco-van-hemert 2025-10-07 07:50

Actually quite a novel concept, and pretty enjoyable gameplay. Some nitpicks: - I would have liked to have something during the picking up phase that shows which stamps I'm looking for. Sometimes I forgot. - Sometimes it felt like the required stamps were just not there, but maybe I just didn't search properly? It would have been nice to know how many envelopes are still present in the level. - I enjoyed the concept of finding stuff with the audio/visual cues, rather than through sight. Feels like there's even more interesting things that can be done with that. E.g. perhaps different cues for different envelope types or something, etc.

harujam 2025-10-07 08:43

@jaco-van-hemert thanks for the feedback! I had similar ideas but as I had to work on monday, they never saw the light of the day :/

ajile3105 2025-10-07 09:55

Absolutely love the game idea and matches the theme quite well :) Easy to play and also, the sound design is on point!

haogege 2025-10-07 09:55

We are simply the saviors of these stamps, hahaha. What a very interesting game!

lehmy 2025-10-07 11:16

The game idear is pretty neat and i like the ease of learning how the game works. In my mind it would have fitted really nice into a point and click adventure as one of the game mechanic for a puzzle. Mabye this is just because of the artstyle, which reminds me a lot of older kind of these games (Sam and Max and stuff like that). Also the soundtrack is solid and everything feels coherent. Nice job ^^

beguilint 2025-10-07 15:20

Loved the sound effects! Also, a pretty cool idea :D

pimeko 2025-10-07 19:35

Super cute game! The sound fx were on point :) I also made a stamp-based game so it's fun to try how other people could think of it haha

borodaolen 2025-10-08 08:42

Interesting mechanics, I liked it, for some reason I really waited for someone to bite the hand)

harujam 2025-10-08 09:21

Thank you @haogege @lehmy @beguilint @pimeko @borodaolen for your kind words and playing the game! Plus, it was not so long ago I played sam&max again for nostalgic reasons ;)

ciphereo 2025-10-08 13:59

The interface is very simple, clear and easy to understand. I really like this idea!

torte478 2025-10-08 18:16

Hilarious game. I'm amazed by how it manages to convey tactile sensations through the screen! Does this game have an ending?

surfa 2025-10-08 18:52

The amount of times I would memorize the stamps and then instantly forgot the colours as soon as I got to the dumpster diving scene was a little too high for my liking. Having a way to see the stamps I was looking for after the scene started would have been nice. It wouldn't need to stop the timer.

Overall I liked the graphics and the audio queue.

tiwe-me-ruu 2025-10-08 20:43

The game's concept is interesting, but unfortunately there are a lot of lags.

eugenik 2025-10-09 04:05

Very cool! A lot of fun to play

bobap 2025-10-09 04:24

I love the searching concept. Would be nice to have like a shadow indicator to see where your hand is in the pile since I got lost a few times.

ghettobastler 2025-10-09 04:47

I agree with other comments about having an indicator for which stamps you have to collect during the level, and an indicator of where your hand is. But with that being said the concept is interesting, and very well implemented: the graphics, sfx and music create a "silly" atmosphere that fits the theme very well. Nice!

ira-baciu 2025-10-09 10:28

I like the use of stamp theme

harujam 2025-10-09 12:08

@ciphereo @tiwe-me-ruu @ira-baciu Thank you for taking the time to try the game! Much appreciated!

@torte478 There are in total 6 levels (+ tutorial)

@surfa @bobap @ghettobastler I agree with your feedback. The game ,as it is now, is a somewhat too hard. Some powerups or helper tools hidden in the bin would have been maybe the easiest solution. I'll note your feedback down in case I decide to do some post-jam devving. Thanks!

gonulgaye 2025-10-09 14:51

It was a game I enjoyed.

deadcode 2025-10-09 17:15

Honestly didn't expect this to be this fun haha! Very pleasantly by this entry. Great work!

naru 2025-10-09 20:27

Very creative and fun) Great job!

coderaurus 2025-10-11 07:02

I finished it! Loved the audio cues. Perhaps it's just me but it felt like I completed more than six levels?

Simple and effective game, good job!

harujam 2025-10-11 14:48

@coderaurus Great! I'm happy to know that the last two levels are beatable as I didn't have time to test. Excluding the tutorial level, there should be six levels in total.

zdmajor7 2025-10-12 05:19

Very creative take on the theme. Feeling around the dumpster felt surprisingly satisfying. The audio was very simple but perfect for what it needs to be. The only complaint I have is starting from the first level when you fail a level, but as short a game as it is, I can't really complain _too_ much :) .

yibirabbit007 2025-10-12 16:21

I'm very sorry! It seems I ran into a problem and can't play in full screen, and the content is on the left side. Has anyone else experienced the same situation?

321.png

harujam 2025-10-12 17:34

@yibirabbit007 Interesting glitch...did you by chance play with 4K resolution? I've tested the game only with FullHD (1920x1080) in browser without full screen.

wouter52 2025-10-12 18:17

What a fun game! It's a perfect bit-size game for a gamejam like this. The graphics, music and soundeffects fit together very well and the gameplay is simple but effective

zidan-banan 2025-10-12 18:55

A very enjoyable little game!

The mechanics feel fresh and fun.

The game itself is simple, but the level objectives are a bit confusing (the same icons and colors were hard for me to read), so I had to collect all the envelopes in the level.

Overall, it's a lot of fun to navigate blindly!

2025-10-12_21-44-44.png

euler-moises 2025-10-13 16:25

What a fantastic idea. Very original!

I don't steal cards from anyone, but I have to say this game turned out really well!

Congratulations!

LD58.png

helen 2025-10-19 17:56

I played another game this ludum dare where you had to collect post stamps. The idea so funny :D I like it. Also the sound when a letter was found. Great entry.

wouter52 2025-10-26 07:55

Congratz on the great results, a sub 50 for innovation is impressive. Especially for your first entry! 🥳

harujam 2025-10-27 08:08

Thanks @wouter52 ! the results took me by surprise really :]