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Trash Dash

By unitedfailures and daveco

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall3143.6132
Fun2273.6132
Innovation2783.4332
Theme934.1832
Humor1743.5531
Mood4193.5131

Comments

alstegodev 2025-10-07 18:31

Looks very nice. Very unique idea with the jumping garbage trucks :D

solvenoff 2025-10-09 19:02

Oof, jumping over those gaps was quite a challenge — every time I jumped, I tensed my abs and grunted, but I eventually got the hang of it :D

It’s fun, though! Reminds me of the Google dinosaur game you get when there’s no internet. I’d also suggest adding a simple end goal, like reaching 2000 points — just to give players something to aim for.

kazuren 2025-10-11 16:25

Simple but fun! The jumping garbage truck is really funny.

hijomo 2025-10-11 16:33

I like all the designs of the different trucks. fun to play

ursagames 2025-10-11 16:37

Hooray fellow garbage truck game! I like the idea of adding a compacting function, that was a good mechanic to mix up the gameplay.

inmyarmstonight 2025-10-11 17:17

its fun to play,but i think e key is not necessary

split82 2025-10-11 17:23

Very nice graphics. It was a bit hard to jump over those trucks, they are super big :) but it was fun anyway. Great job.

adam-gallina 2025-10-11 17:28

Really liked the truck designs, and adding the compact function was a really good way to add depth to the game - it was pretty fun having to balance compacting with jumping over other trucks, nice job!

archaeognathus 2025-10-11 17:35

Interesting twist on the dinosaur chrome game :D

zenorke 2025-10-11 19:19

Ahah nice, simple but efficient! Good job :)

ace17 2025-10-11 19:48

Really nice choice of music and graphics ! I was expecting megaman to appear at some point :D

bluedandelion 2025-10-11 19:49

2025-10-11 22 47 09.png Cool and relaxing game! I wish there was some way to regain health, you could go on for much longer.

borbag-uskada 2025-10-11 20:55

Very great feelings !

Almost looks like an intro for a Metal Slug level or something. Great job on the visuals, and the truck react perfectly

theparticularpixel 2025-10-12 00:16

nice simple game. really like the art style! well done

daniel123 2025-10-12 03:44

Simple and fun. I like this game, I wish my car could jump like this.

ditam 2025-10-12 07:43

I had lots of fun with this, the concept is fun, it plays very smoothly, and the soundtrack is a banger. I loved the background art too.

The compacting mechanic felt a bit pointless (no pun intended), but I guess what else could you do :)

Seems like you also lose some health if you fail to catch the falling garbage? Maybe compacting an almost full truck could be used to regain health - I think that could tie these mechanics nicely together, and would make a cozy infinite runner.

nuzcraft 2025-10-12 12:04

This is fun, with lots of interesting mechanics to spice things up. Having to double collect trash (once on the ground & once in the air) is an interesting take, and the obstacles pop up out of nowhere sometimes to thwart you. Additionally, compacting keeping you still for a beat makes it more strategic when you should compact. Great game!

kalbshack 2025-10-12 19:54

Very nice game. Only thing I constantly missed was compressing the thrash. Maybe your could move the bar more to the middle or display it directly on the truck (more and more trash hanging out of it) Since you need to focus collecting the trash.

ghettobastler 2025-10-13 04:29

Good entry. The game feels nicely balanced, with a large hitbox to manage but a lot of air control to compensate. Having to stop and compact the trash also adds an element of risk to the game, but it feels like there should be some kind of reward on top of the points (maybe some kind of powerup to add some variation to the gameplay?) Nice game overall!

marks 2025-10-13 15:28

A very polished experience! Good application of art and audio assets. Liked the extra challenge of catching and needing to stop, though, despite the warning text, I would sometimes forget to compact trash. Feels like solid game to kill time, awesome work!