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Loaded Dice
By phoenix-fireflower
View on ldjam.com
| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Overall | 40 | 3.81 | 42 | |
| Fun | 24 | 3.81 | 42 | |
| Innovation | 55 | 3.65 | 42 | |
| Theme | 184 | 2.98 | 42 | |
| Graphics | 114 | 3.38 | 42 | |
| Audio | 62 | 3.53 | 42 | |
| Humor | 80 | 3.12 | 41 | |
| Mood | 76 | 3.52 | 42 | |
Comments
This is a great, snappy little deckbuilding game! Very well polished- the sound effects are good, and interactions feel smooth, satisfying, and mostly effortless. (Although I had to unlearn my "left-click to unselect card" muscle memory!)
In terms of gameplay and strategy, the amount of variety here is great- lots of cards, unique enemies, and all of it bug free in my playthough. The tutorial was greatly appreciated, too. I am very impressed with the amount going on here, especially the shop implementation.The push and pull of sacrificing cards for HP VS saving them to get more back later felt good. And, the little "bonus round" for getting money was a nice "cool down" for the fight and incentivizes thinking ahead and not just spamming right click.
It took me several tries, but I did finally beat the boss. I really liked the boss theme, and it's that there's a victory theme as well. It made the game feel really complete!
As for the art, I really like the regal color pallet- adds a lot to the sort of "enhanced sword and sorcery" vibe going on. The enemy designs are fun as well, and make a lot of sense with the mechanics of the enemies. (The siren is very funny game design.) Great work all around!
Misc: I liked how big combos had the sound go up, up, up! I also noticed I needed to zoom in and out my browser a bit at first to make sure everything fit on screen. Eventually it worked without issue, but may be worth checking out.
memel06
2025-10-06 08:51
I had a great time with deckbuilding. It’s quick, fun, and feels very polished. The sound effects are sharp, the interactions flow smoothly, and everything feels satisfying to use.
There’s a lot of variety in the gameplay.The tutorial is helpful, and I especially liked how the shop system works.
Winning felt really rewarding.
nash
2025-10-06 09:30
Wow, this game is really cool! The art and sound effects are amazing, especially the cool color palette you chose.
There are some really cool card combos you can do. The ability to see your “dice queue” is great for planning ahead.
Sometimes it was a bit tricky to see when an active effect was triggered. Maybe a bit more visual polish could make all interactions clearer. I was occasionally left wondering if the active effect even worked at all.
But overall, this is a solid package for a Compo entry!
arkicade
2025-10-06 17:59
Very fun and unique deckbuilding game! The extra twists on dice formation (i.e. 1s always play the next dice) adds a surprising amount of depth and then there are cards/modifiers on top of that. I liked that you had modifiers which adjusted dice values and and those which added temporary effect. It felt so satisfying to combo these two types of cards at once. Sacrificing cards for health was also presented difficult trade-offs (especially since I wasn't always doing so well on health). Fantastic music as well.
It's incredible how you managed to make such a complex roguelike with a meta in just 2 days? Great job.
Wow this game is really polished, it doesn't really feel like a jam-game at all! Well done getting it to such a state in just 48 hours!
Super impressive compo game! I especially love the music and sound effects and how well they complement the game style/mechanics. The tutorial was incredibly helpful and well done too.
tangling
2025-10-08 08:13
Interesting building experience! Very powerful, very comfortable interaction
thingus
2025-10-08 13:10
Ah hah, they never said that the cards have to affect 'your' dice. Was that deliberate design or a happy discovery? Great work, especially for the compo!
torte478
2025-10-08 17:41
This is a very well-executed game. The graphics, animations, and one of the clearest tutorials I've seen at a jam. I also really loved the color palette choice - it's my favorite color!
willops
2025-10-08 18:47
Nice entry! All the cards felt meaningful and I had a lot of fun trying to put a deck together, avoiding getting whittled down was hard though and sometimes felt out of my control.
eugenik
2025-10-09 14:05
a bit too fast pace
antned
2025-10-09 14:15
It's really cool, unusual gameplay, I've never seen anything like it, and it's great. The graphics made in such a short time are amazing, there is not enough polishing, but it is also clear why. I think it's worth finishing this game.
I really enjoyed this game, sadly could not beat the king!
Great little deck builder! I've always wanted to really get into making one of these, this is a really cool way of doing it. Seems like there's a good amount of strategy and variety to be had, which is really impressive for a 3day jam.
Very fun deckbuilder game! My favorite strategy was to center my deck around flip cards, I feel like you can get a lot of mileage out of them, especially with tricky opponents centered around empty dice, like King Gradus and the sirens. I liked how snappy and fast the gameplay felt with the dice flying around, the sound effects made it very enjoyable as well. The animations and the character designs were fun (enfant terrible, heh) and I liked how it linked into their playstyle, e.g. the robot having a robotic playstyle centered around throwing multiple dice etc. Very well-made game, great job!
gmaker
2025-10-12 02:06
wow, you've made a very cool game! still playing it!
mrbamboo
2025-10-12 02:12
I love deck building games! Good job with that jam!
Very cool game. I liked it alot. The different oppenents. The music. The color scheme and font. All perfect. I got to level 3 or 4. Got done in by a will-o-wisp. Magnificent job. Enjoyed myself.
I gotta say, sometimes a game just got it, and this game really just GOT IT. Genuinely a fun little puzzle game, I really liked it.
Really cool and easy understandable and interesting to manipulate mechanic! It looks charming and fun too! I especially things like enjoyed the alien making you only roll certain numbers, that was interesting
ljol3
2025-10-14 02:34
Its like Dungeons and Degenerate Gamblers (Or Balatro) but in dice form.
A lot of replayability for a jam game!
emmatw
2025-10-14 09:39
I had a lot of fun with this! It felt really polished, the cards were well designed, allowing different play styles. Well done!
binroot
2025-10-16 21:15
I love turn based strategy, I love dice games, and I love card games. You just mixed all my favorite things into a game!
Nice game with cool game design, very Slay the Spire-y! I loved the color palette you used, too
grid96
2025-10-17 22:39
Very cool game, really enjoyed it! I loved that you made a tutorial that tells you everthing you need to know :)
You made a very solid gameplay concept ! The game have very unique visuals and the music is pretty cool. Congratulations !
ueighti
2025-10-20 20:16
The game has really simple graphics, but it’s actually very complete! It’s short and well made for the time given. Nice entry!
I love a good deckbuilding game! Very straightforward, with some fun mechanics. Could play this for hours and try to build some good strategies!
A very fun game!! Bring me an interesting experience