morepixels 2025-10-07 10:59
This is incredible! Took a little to figure out controls but was really fun! Would of been awesome with some audio.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD58 → Cluster Claw
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 335 | 3.59 | 34 | |
| Fun | 218 | 3.63 | 36 | |
| Innovation | 55 | 4.00 | 35 | |
| Theme | 145 | 4.08 | 36 | |
| Graphics | 451 | 3.52 | 36 | |
| Mood | 651 | 3.04 | 35 |
This is incredible! Took a little to figure out controls but was really fun! Would of been awesome with some audio.
Had some hard time with the controlls but the graphics and ideas are great. You created a nice feeling of being in space which is alot of fun well done
14.png Fun game, the clunky controls feel good :D Would've loved to rotate the guns and let them shoot where the player thinks they are shooting from.
Neat concept, would be cool to see how it could be expanded to more gun types and placement. Nice
Very nice idea, would have loved if the claw could interact with the enemies as well.
Fun concept, which I would like to see expanded. For example, letting the player have more control over how the attached parts are rotated. For me, the challenge came from the moment and controls, rather than enemy difficulty, which can be a good or a bad thing depending on what you wanted.
Brilliant! I've only just started rating games, but I can already tell this is going to be one of my favourite games of the jam. You really managed to capture the vibes of building a ship out of scraps, and the clunky controls (intended or not) really drive home the feeling of rag-tag adventure. That feeling of reaching out mid-battle for a blown off attachment to re-attach it is just... on point, chef's kiss.
Really fun and unique concept! Controls take a bit to get used to, but once it clicks, it’s great. Would be awesome with some sound :)
So fun(☆▽☆)! The level design is fantastic. Controlling the weapons to take down enemies is quite a challenge, but that's part of the fun
Fun! My ship was absolutely insane looking by the time i got to the end and got the crown. Just weapons attached off into the craziest looking configuration.
Nice work!
The concept is great, I feel like I played it wrong though. I always have trouble with zero-gravity-like movement games, nothing personal. Simple enough to win me over, complicated enough to make me want to replay it, well done!
Really cool concept! Exploring and collecting more parts for the ship felt really satisfying, and I loved how many bullets were flying around by the end of the game. Thankful for the out of bounds check too lol.
So interesting! The level design is excellent!
I love the concept! But the grappling hook with right button & left button could have been made easier - maybe the whole game could have been made so you just need the mouse and no keyboard at all :) I attached everything randomly and would just hope for the best lol
The base idea is cool about grabbing parts and connect them to yourself. However, since it's not clear what each part does and its orientation, attacking enemies after connecting parts become annoying part of the game. I had to turn myself constantly to properly aim my shots to enemies.
Really fun game ! I love the fact that you can slap the enemies against the walls. I think the only thing missing is some sound to add to the spatial atmosphere.
Really fun and chaotic! I would’ve loved to be able to grab the enemies too, that would’ve added even more chaos. At first it was a bit frustrating to aim, but then I tried grabbing parts and sticking them in the right place, and combat became way easier. I had a great time, nice work :)
It's a very good game, one of the few I've actually played. I really liked moving around the scenes like in the subway, the different camera sizes on the locations. Very good.
Really nice game idea, fun to play ^^
At first, I tried carefully building turrets around myself, but then I realized it was pointless and hard to control — I started spinning all over the place :D
The mechanics are cool, and the idea is great! I’d just love to see a bit more responsive ship controls, but overall — awesome job!
OH MY GOD, THIS IS DIVINE, BRO!!! :0
The idea of manually assembling the ship is MEGA cool! There are even mazes, it's a great variety in gameplay. My fellow artists – you're amazing! Kudos to all the sprite designs!
Great job, partners! (~˘▾˘)~
2025-10-07_18-27-13.png I didn't see that heart right away. I broke it... (ཀ ʖ̯ ཀ)
Idea is so great! I really like the concept of building this overwhelming ship that can't be stopped. I did wish there was more control over placement of the weapons as well as more control of the firing (or maybe even make the bullets tracking). But great concept man! You should be proud :)
Very nice idea and execution! Is there no sound or I just didn't set-it up correctly ? That would add a lot to the mood. But coding and visual is on point! Good job.
Thank you all for the kind words, I'm glad you a lot of you enjoyed the game!! (It took me a bit to realise I can respond here... lol)
@ditam Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed this so much!
@electric-sun The out of bounds check became super needed during development hehe,, so I'm glad you got some use out of it lol
@mrdumpling Thank you thank you! :)
@morepixels @mikita-gancharou @dominosxpizza @fullbuff The person who normally does the audio didn't have too much time for this one so we couldn't get any audio in, apologies! Thank you all for liking the game still!!
@solvenoff Spin to win hehe :p -- thank you!
@johncast123 Placement control is definitely a common point of contention with this prototype -- but thank you so muchhhh <3
Extra little thanks here,, I appreciate the feedback and I'm glad you (hopefully) liked and enjoyed it!! @rhewid @grizwhirl @yiwai @pro4 @dualithe @semenchk @naru
Controls are a bit awkward.
I think some thing like this could work better - no arm, mouse to rotate, connect parts by just touching them, and killed enemies become parts that you can connect too.
@baturinsky oo thats an interesting way to take it! I think the connect-on-contact might remove the whole 'holding/piecing yourself together' vibe that I've really come to like during enemy encounters -- but sounds like its definitely worth experimenting with, thank you!!
Amazing concept, really innovative. Works very well already, I wish to see even more content to it
What a creative game! This has so much potential and I hope you do more with it after the jam.
Cool idea! I don't think my ship design was very good though, I mostly ended up spinning and spraying shots in all directions. I did notice an oddity where enemies could get sort of "stuck" on the scene transitions, but just going to the neighboring one usually cleared it up.
I got the crown! 👑 What a wonderfully chaotic game, flying around in all directions with bits and bobs everywhere. Can't imagine what it'd've been like with sounds, especially for all those bullets bouncing around!
Simple but sweet graphics. I liked the zooms in the corridors between areas. Neat to have some choice in which direction to go to. Seemed like I'd be able to skip a lot of rooms on a second playthrough, at the cost of lower stats (and merging offensive and defensive power was neat in itself).
Movement was a bit finicky to me. I know the cursor couldn't be locked or you'd have less control over the claw, but it made it harder to rotate the ship too, I felt. I feel like my hits were maybe more down to luck than skill; but on the other hand it was fun to just spin around and let the projectiles go everywhere :p
Maybe there could've been more incentives to put some more consideration into how the ship was built, but then that would've messed with the fun of just scrambling to get upgrades. Maybe those are just two very different games. I think it worked well as it was! Cool stuff :)
@ava-skoog It sounds like you re-encountered all the weird design thingies we were facing while making it and then some, hehe,, thank you for all the thoughts and I'm glad you found it interesting!! :)