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GraveBell

By flinge and alexusss

View on ldjam.com

CategoryRankScoreCount
Overall2283.8542
Fun1553.8042
Innovation5553.1642
Theme5393.5042
Graphics1354.3142
Audio1
Humor3023.1237
Mood1984.0041

Comments

astraltraveller 2026-04-21 04:58

great game, challenging even early on to keep from being damaged, going to replay this one a few times :)

penagwin 2026-04-21 05:02

The aesthetic is very nice and its very polished :D

ricna 2026-04-21 05:34

Great game! Too much for a gamejam :D

shadow64 2026-04-21 06:49

Really nice work! The upgrade paths were pretty solid for a jam entry. The furthest I got to was 6th day/night. Animations were good and I liked the bell and tiny fight sfx. Fun entry! Congrats!

unbugged 2026-04-21 07:33

Very nice work! Super hard, but good vibes. For clarity, it would be good if with point-and-click the character could move anywhere, instead of only to specific designated targets. It took me a moment to understand how it works :sweat_smile:

muzzlove 2026-04-21 08:09

very nice

pavel-goncharov 2026-04-21 08:44

This is nice! I love the visuals, sound and how the game is polished. It has perfect balance of difficulty (not so long). And I also love sfx and effects.

kwetka 2026-04-21 12:19

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vlad-len 2026-04-21 13:56

I am fan of these small pixels style

stisdan 2026-04-21 14:08

super polished with a great pixel style. it's pretty challenging from the start, but the upgrades and sfx feel solid. movement takes a second to get used to, but it's a fun and addictive entry

eugenik 2026-04-21 16:29

The resource management and decision-making aspects really shine here. It's great how every choice feels meaningful, forcing the player to decide whether to repair the grounds, seek faith, or summon protection. A really engaging survival concept!

ranejeb 2026-04-21 20:26

Love the style!

whitecloh 2026-04-21 20:43

Good visual, good gameplay, good night

iovorobiev 2026-04-21 20:46

Enjoyed playing it and really appreciate that it’s playable on my tablet :) Fantastic visuals and sounds.

It felt that I never have had enough time to fix my graveyard - I constantly needed faith to keep spawning more undead and all my time was spent between bells and a holy site.

It’s nice that the units are introduced gradually, I think an interesting idea to explore might be to give the player choice of bells to buy instead of upgrades to the parameters, letting them "build a party" during the game.

tykki19 2026-04-21 20:52

Nice core loop with atmospheric style. I tried to focus on economy but cemetery was lost. Well done game jam entry!

illiteratelexicon 2026-04-21 21:00

Super Fun, I love the art! definitely hard to get a game feeling this polished in such little time

2026-04-21 21:01

Pretty cool game! I really liked the art style. Some creepy music for game would've been pretty cool for the vibes!

indiepanda 2026-04-21 21:03

A kind of "Clash Royale" in a graveyard setting! A cool combination.

jacky-san 2026-04-21 21:03

Wow, this is a nice designed game, had a great time on this one :heart:

agent-p 2026-04-21 21:27

Super fun and polished! Lots of fun decisions to make and a great gameplay loop!

mrwarranty 2026-04-21 21:52

Excellent game, very professionally done! There's a lot going on but not so much that it's overwhelming. Definitely a challenging atmospheric TD-style game. Bravissimo!

aashen 2026-04-21 21:55

Loved the game, great setting, great implementation, nothing more to add honestly

fis 2026-04-21 22:16

Really enjoyed the game - wish there were more nights!

foxecho 2026-04-22 03:36

This is a really nice one. It's complete and fun. it just works.

nbumgardner 2026-04-22 20:19

Fun army gameplay with a twist on limited lifetime per unit.

For the text display, growing the text from the center was too hard to read until it was fully spelled out for me, compared to writing from left to right.

For the gameplay balance, the 3rd unit's very short time seemed too short, unless it has area of effect I did not notice.

The glow and art are pretty too, it fits with the setting and makes the pixel art look more lively.

cupofmilk7 2026-04-23 08:39

one of my favorite games of the jam, really cool!! it’s a bit tricky that you can’t see unit lifespans alongside other stats, but still great!

enver-arco 2026-04-23 10:59

Fun little game! Played all the way through to the end!

hirqshi 2026-04-23 23:04

Damn thats fun, how much gameplay you managed to create in 2 days! I really liked the cute yet simple artstyle, low res pixel art + postprocessing is MY cup of tea. The gameplay is fun and simple and also I really like how you managed to solve the problem of spamming defenders between waves with their limited lifespan. The upgrades keep the game fresh and tutorial is great and intuitive. Very solid and cute lil game. Also major W is creative interpretation of the theme

garyglhf 2026-04-24 07:21

Круто, здорово получилось. Снимок экрана 2026-04-24 102044.jpg

anszwa 2026-04-30 12:12

Wow, incredibly cool pixel art style, the whole game looks absolutely fantastic!

It also feels really well balanced, and the upgrades are implemented very nicely. Congratulations to this successful project!