Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → Jim's Quest for Birthday present
By sobigdrasil, laminariy and
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 73 | 4.10 | 173 | |
| Fun | 225 | 3.68 | 174 | |
| Innovation | 490 | 3.28 | 172 | |
| Theme | 171 | 4.14 | 172 | |
| Graphics | 38 | 4.56 | 175 | |
| Audio | 42 | 4.21 | 170 | |
| Humor | 220 | 3.38 | 161 | |
| Mood | 91 | 4.22 | 172 |
Wow, I absolutely loved this. After such a stressful couple of days, this almost made me cry, everything in this game just felt like a nice warm hug. From the music, to the art, to the sound effects, everything is just so, so incredible. It's not often I get so emotionally attached to an incremental game haha, you all did such an amazing job!
awesome artstyle! i love it
Super fun game! Its very polished, cozy, and cute! It ended up being a super fun and powerful ending reminiscent of rouge-like games. Very fun!
I love the art animation and music! Such a cute little game :3
It's so cute!It made me relax.
Oh, this was so fun. Art and animations are so good and charming, I love the way the upgrades worked, too. Metal detector for the theme is a really creative idea.
I loved this game so much!! The art and audio are perfect and the feel of the game is so clean, relaxing and polished, congratulations to you all!!image.png
Very beautiful! Very responsive! VERY GENTLE!!
love art style❤️❤️❤️
so cute,,love the art style...bute theinterface is a little small...i canbarely click the buttons...
I’ve never actually been to the seaside, but this game somehow gave me a nostalgic childhood feeling. It’s really magical—I can almost feel the sea breeze while playing. Great work!
Super addictive and sweet. Love the music, the gorgeous art, and the colors! It’s a very comfortable world with a touching story. I could stay here all day. Thanks!
I watched the stream and saw how you created the game! It turned out absolutely amazing! I give you all 5 stars. You deserve to win, it's so beautiful and talented! And a special thank you for the stream. It helped me stay afloat while I was creating my game.
Banger
very cute game with sweet progression! Love it :D
I loved the artwork; the game looks amazing.
Wow, really nice game, loved the vibe you created! Nice work :D
Cool artwork and gameplay
Art is fantastic. Very cozy, very cool. Great summer vibes:)
This looks super cool! Great job with the promo materials! I got a kick out of it before I launched the game :))
My eyes were really enjoying it, but I didn't have enough patience to earn 5000 :)))
Thanks for the opportunity to play in the browser!
@sobigdrasil Special thanks!!!
Awesome game, fantastic art and gameplay, touching story, I love it!
Really enjoyed this one. Great graphics, and game loop. Very impressed :clap:
Really fun! I was only supposed to try it quickly, but I ended up having to play it through to the end :smiley: The music is absolutely excellent. A very relaxing atmosphere, and the aesthetics are definitely on point. A super good Ludum entry!
Such cute comic linework and such lively animations! Everything from the story and sound effects to the characters is absolutely adorable, and it nails the theme perfectly. There's even a little shop tucked in there. Just a joy to play.
I love the art and the relaxing music
This game just awesome! Love those cozy vibes. Art and sound is 10/10
Beautiful, interesting, relaxing) It seems like the area where found objects are dragged needs to be made a little bigger, but maybe it’s just my imagination.
It was interesting to watch the creation process. You did a great job. Good work.
This is an amazing game in which everything works well – the art style, music, gameplay... Guys, you did awesome work! 10/10!
THIS IS SO CUTE
Beautiful work on the visuals and it's pretty fun to play too! Very whimsical
Interesting project I really enjoyed playing it! The games style and art are great. Maybe adding a crab as an enemy would make it even more fun, but overall, the concept and gameplay are solid.
Oh, one thing though you might want to simplify the shop animation a bit, because after a while it started making me feel a little motion-sick.
It's so cute and cozy, with funny sounds, and the little shop is just beautiful—oh my goodness!
I found all the shitty underwear on this beach. I liked it 5/5
Good game, My one ask would be adding a sprint with shift toggle to the speed up upgrades mid way because by max I was CRUISING around and it made it kind of hard to get on the marks to dig haha I missed quite a few times just because I was moving too fast and overshot where I meant to go lol.
The game is absolutely amazing! ✨ I'm a huge fan of cozy incremental games with solid progression, and this one hits the spot. The art style is so pleasing, and the music plus sound effects are super relaxing—never get old.
If I could suggest one thing: I'd love to see more upgrade options and some price balancing. Right now, early upgrades feel a bit too pricey, while late-game ones get cheap too fast.
Seriously great work though—I genuinely got hooked and lost track of time at one point! 🎮💫
SUper cute and fun idea and execution <3 The music is super chill and the art is insanely good, probably the best I saw throughout the whole jam! Will definetely follow the artist to see whatever they end up doing!
I feel like the only thing to improve is the progression of the game. At the beginning it takes a bit too long to find itens while it also takes a long time to get upgrades. By the end its kind of the opposite haha
Aside from this small adjustment, really loved it, amazing work, congrats!
great idea!
A very cute game! I really like the visual style and the simplicity of the gameplay. It’s quite relaxing and addictive, and the music reminded me of the cozy vibes of Animal Crossing or something similar — really nice!
Наташа настолько имба что нарисовала всю игру до начала джема. Невероятная мощь
Really fun. Very relaxing and I really enjoyed scouring the beach. Having alternate dig keys next the move keys caused me trouble at first, because I kept pressing them by mistake when Jimmy was nowhere near an item and having to wait through the dig animation. Got better as I went, though I would suggest maybe using just the space button as the dig command.
It looks amazing! I always wonder what I'll find in the sand.
Unique artstyle and good music. Really cosy game 👍
Really interesting gameplay. Pretty simple but bold. I like the loop of finding, selling and developing.
Wow! The art is fantastic, and the overall mood is very relaxing. Such a polished game! Please add in a pet the dog feature.
Great entry, amazing job on the art! Felt very polished. I got my mom the magic oyster. Only nit is that it starts a bit slow in the beginning, I feel you should only have to find 1 or 2 items before your first upgrade.
What was your experience like with Defold?
This is a really cool game! Great job! The only thing is, I wish it were a little shorter.
@kobato-games Hi! You actually can use the space button! We were in a rush at the last moment and completely forgot to add this to the description - sorry for that! And a big thank you, I'll fix the description a lil bit later.
@tolviere Thank you so much! Seeing your comment as the very first one right after the final jam rush to even get this game out there honestly meant a lot! It made us feel like we did everything right. I (and the whole team) really appreciate your kind words.
@poboy Hi! I’ve been working with the Defold engine for quite a while, so I’m pretty comfortable with it.
The rest of the team, however, were using it for the first time and had to learn it very quickly. Because of Defold’s static asset workflow (which is a bit unusual compared to other engines) and the time pressure, they didn’t really get to use its full potential and found the editor a bit clunky.
On my side, I was really grateful for the hot-reloading feature. I had to fix a lot of sprite ordering issues right at the end of the jam, and it saved me a lot of time.
The game's art style is amazing — I was immediately drawn in by the cover.
Thank you everyone for the kind words! There are so many comments that we can’t reply to all of them, but we’re reading every single one and truly appreciate everything you say!
Amazing game, nothing more to say, gg!
Guys, thank you so much for your nice words and feedback! It's truly overwhelming and unbelievably nice :'3
We will do our best after jam to fix issues... so you can pet a dog!
Simple and easy to understand. Great visuals and audio. A cool summery, seaside vibe.
I see a lot of potential for development here. Maybe some chance encounters on the beach and chats with strangers, scaring away seagulls, picking up trash. Basically, there are tons of ways to spice up the main loop.
Great work.
relaxing and beautifully crafted casual game. The early game progress of upgrade is a bit lengthy. But the whole game brought me a sense of healing.
So cute, relax and vacation vibe game! Good job!
What cool art you have! The game is very relaxing and cozy!
Nice and cozy, and I wonder how many pearls there actually were in those chests he found :) For me it felt a bit monotonous and slow, I could suggest a faster pace for a gamejam, or (if there were enough development time) maybe there could be some additional challenges on the way or interactions with some additional characters (or even with a fisherman or the dog). But, at the end, this job is kinda monotonous, isn't it? But nevertheless, it plays smoothly, the fisherman's hut looks especially nice and I made sure to buy that pearl.
A very cute, cozy game, pleasant background music, and a really cool drawing style.
喜欢这个创意，简单易懂又好玩！
A cute game with a really charming art style! I wish I was as cheerful as Jim to discover all sorts of junk on the beach...
@laminariy Thanks. I actually did find the Space button first thing. Just found it frustrating I kept triggering dig by accidently pressing E or F when I was trying to press a move key.
Such cozy game with the music and art.. I loved the mechanics as well, well connected with the story and everything. Only thing I would change is make the progression in the beginning a little faster, but very satysfing after getting all the upgrades! Awesome game.
Lovely game, this cute "wiggly paint" artstyle fit this chilling vibe so well. And I really love the jazzy music! It's just warm and relaxing, perfectly conveys the memories of childhood.
I really enjoyed the gameplay! It’s simple, easy to get into, and provides just enough fun to keep you hooked. I loved the sense of progression, and the final goal is great with such a wholesome message—working hard to save up for a birthday present is a lovely touch. Great work!
The music is really amazing!! I want a soundcloud link for the BGM xwx I can loop it for a day :heart: :heart:
Cute graphics!
Very cute, funny, cozy game. I'm getting back to normal life after Ludum and your project is something I was searching for. The idea with metal detector is really brilliant
Cool gameplay and nice polishing. I love those drawings and animations, congrats
love the art style
Great character and animations, the atmosphere is super engaging! I upgraded everything to the max. I wish I had luck like this in my own life...
the game and the art are both excellent great job !!!
Very cute, end up beating the game and getting all the items in the store, Thank you!
I adore the premise behind this! And it's a pretty cute little game. I will admit that I did initially find the metal detector a bit annoying to work with, but the upgrade system was able to remedy that!
Though, I do have a couple of nitpicks, the first being the treasure sometimes despawning/moving elsewhere right as I get to them, start digging them up, only for Jim to go like *"ehhh, nothin' in there"*, like-- what do you MEAN there's NOTHING?? There was SOMETHING literally a second ago??? But ah well, at least there is always more things to find, and even more after upgrading some more, so, I guess that's just a me problem. lol
And lastly - speaking of more - I do honestly wish there was more room to walk around in, because even when first starting out (and as someone else may have already pointed this out, although for a different reason), having to roam and metal-detect the same screen block can get a bit monotonous, if I'll be honest...? Again, upgrading the metal detector, luck and speed kind of ramps up the pace, so the monotony complaint feels, I guess, half-invalid? But what I am trying to say is that I am craving more now.
I can definitely see this being made into a bigger game!
Очень крутой дизайн игры, анимации и рисунки просто невероятные!!!
I got the pearl! All of the assets were really well done, nice art and loved the music and the animations were perfectly done and looked super cute.
I have two pieces of feedback, these are pretty high level and a bit nitpick because the game is in such a good and polished state, so don't take them as huge issues. Firstly the pacing was a little off. It took a little longer than it should have to get going and there were times I felt like I'd walk the entire beach without finding anything. I almost stopped playing early on, but kept going and it started to ramp up a bit. That being said this is a jam game, so getting the pacing just right is not all that important. haha
Second, it felt like you were trying to go for the intuitive gameplay where the visuals make it obvious what to do and what everything does. You succeeded in a few spots, but it could use a bit more refinement to fully get there. For example I had no idea there were upgrades until I stumbled on the shop when I went near the dog. So the dog and guy outside were good drivers for me to go to the shop, but iif the big "E" didn't pop up I never would have known. I also didn't know I could go in front of the shop until half way through. haha So having a little more obvious signs would be good and adjust important pieces so they stand out a bit more. Right now everything blends together too well. haha On the same note, in the upgrade shop it wasn't ever explicit what everything did. I was able to guess, and verify some of it, but for the first level or two I wasn't sure what things did exactly. For example, I was pretty sure the shoes would have something to do with movement, but didn't know for sure it was speed until I tried it out. The shovel I didn't know until I almost had it upgraded all the way and could notice a real difference. The clover I assumed had something to do with luck, but was never 100% of all if its effects. I know it allows you to get more valuable treasures, but does it also make them spawn more often, or something else?
Anyways, really awesome job, just some rambling feedback for you I was thinking about. Nice work!
A lovely and beautiful game with a warm and genuine vibe! A charming aesthetic, from the coins (baba and mujik) to the store's decor. I really loved the music: a pleasant melody that never gets old, featuring some awesome violin playing. Good luck! 1221133.png
Simple idea and perfect execution! I kept playing even though the gameplay is repetitive because I knew that the ending would be super cute 🥹
Very colorful game. I love the art style. Also great mechanics, sounds and music. Great game!
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Love this, exquisite and joyful
Very cute comfy game! Was slightly slow at first, and really fast there at the end. With how easily this child can obtain money, maybe he should stay on that weirdly profitable beach. (how many people have lost rings in the sand??) Anyway, really enjoyable experience. Really polished game, only a few minor nitpicks like when I fullscreen-ed the text was centered or how i would run up to the shop and sometimes not enter it, and instead dig for nothing right at the door. Really good game though.
Such a cute game! Beautiful art and sound design! Towards the end of the game it started to lag, but this is probably due to the monitor resolution (4K). Screenshot 2026-04-24 120723.png Screenshot 2026-04-24 120748.png
We also made a game where we wanted to create sunny vibes so I had to check yours when I saw your post. It indeed works great, the game is not thaaat fun at the beginning (a bit too slow for my taste until I undestood that Luck was broken and I had to max it before anything else) but the graphics are great, I love this simple artstyle that has a lot of personnality. But the strongest point is defintely the music, it reaaally creates a great mood. Definitely gives more sunny vibes than our game haha. Well done ! I love how you kept the scope simple but made it really well and polished !
Haven’t we all wanted to go treasure hunting with a locator device at some point? And here you even get to be really successful at it—super satisfying! Everything is also very cutely animated. A nice, compact, and well-rounded idea—perfect for a game jam.
At the beginning I thought this will take forever, but then I only upped my luck and it went fast after that :smile: Very charming and very cozy game! I really liked the art style!
One remark: Fullscreen does not really work that well on ultrawide screens, but it could if the last few assets that are cut off at the 16:9 screen border were not cut off, because some of it actually looks nice like this!
Awesome artstyle and such a vibe! Really nice incremental game too, very animal crossing! My main complaint, much like in animal crossing, is that I wanted more variation in the main task in the game. Digging up stuff was always fun, but it feels like you could easily add another layer of complexity to make it way more engaging. For a jam game though, this is very impressive and such a nice entry. Wish you good luck!
I like that you can buy more luck :laughing: So I spent most of my money on that!
I enjoyed playing your game. Nice introduction to the concept of the game with the drawings at the start. The music is very nice and chill. The graphics and animations are very cute.
Overall, very well done! :clap:
Truly amazing art and music on this one !
Great little concept you've got here. The little intro was a stylish and good choice. You immediately knew what to do.
I personally would have liked it, if there would be a number above the treasures, so you know the value.
The little animations around the house like the old guy smoking or the dog is elevating the chilling mood.
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The music is fitting and I like the song. Has a good amount of variety. The game progression system motivated a lot. :)
so wholesome! thank you for making it! Love the integration of the theme, the story and the art!!
I really loved the music! also the stress relief haha! just one tiny thing once the red appeared behind the old man and it was hard to see at all. Everything is intuitiv great Design! wasn't that immersived in a game yet i think :D
well well well… a kid working nonstop just to afford an overpriced gift, and a small business (grandpa) trading goods for basically trash to survive in a coastal town… capitalism satire?? ok ok, i’m joking 😄
really nice visuals and music, you clearly aimed for a cute and cozy vibe and it works perfectly!
i liked how it’s immediately clear what to do, there’s a simple goal and a clean loop that supports it. it gets a bit repetitive, but with such charming visuals it’s not a big issue.
one small thing, the character feels a bit slow to move, almost heavier than expected.
overall, really great!
You've made a very cute game! The art and sounds get together wonderfully, and the theme of a small kid trying to surprise their mother is heartwarming!
I noticed sometimes treasures spawned behind the store and they were unattainable; maybe some collision/spawn area mismatch?
Very nice game, congrats!
I just saw you post on game art. The points you make in that post are things we try to implement in our entries, it's nice to see them formalized and to feel validated in a way. We don't always succeed in making games we find beautiful, part of it has to do with the fact that multiple people sometime work on art, and so the "consistency" point (that I find to be the most important) is difficult to enforce.
I figured I'll have a go at your game. Obviously it's really well made, very beautiful, very well polished, with nice music. I think the upgrades are quite well balance considering the difficulty of balancing a game during a game jam.
I have a few nitpicks : I think the controls of the metal detector are a bit janky, it's especially visible at the begin where you are trying to be mindful of your movements. I also found the animation of the shop to be too long, sometimes I just wanted to by an Item, but I had to wait for the bouncing shop to come to a stop, but I were too impatient and bough the wrong item instead.
These really are minor details in an overall great game !
Very cool art style and fun simple gameplay. Good job!Screenshot_20260425_105552.png
That's very cozy! Appreciate the sound design too! But gets boring too soon :< The gameplay doesn’t evolve much throughout the game :<
I like the visuals a lot, you can feel the passion radiating from every sprite! Though, I think the overall gameplay loop would need some more variety to keep players engaged for longer. Fishing perhaps?
Absolutely love the art!!! So good, and the audio too~~
Incredibly beautiful graphics—really impressive. The mechanic was a pleasant surprise, it feels fresh and new.
awesome artstyle
10 panties out of 10
Прекрасная игра! И графика, и музыка безупречны! Визуальные и звуковые подсказки были очень понятны, что значительно упростило игровой процесс. Чтобы купить драгоценный камень, я использовал стратегию прокачки каждого предмета (чтобы посмотреть, что они делают), а затем вложил все в удачу. В голове роилось множество сундуков с сокровищами. Я сохраню игру, чтобы попытаться прокачать все предметы до максимума! Кажется, самых настойчивых игроков ждет сюрприз.
Поздравляю всю команду!
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Style so CUTE
What a beautiful and peaceful experience. I really enjoyed going through all the upgrades and finally being able to make a lot of money once all the stats were maxed. Really neat take on the theme.
@euler-moises Hey! Thank you so much for playing our game and I'm so sorry I couldn't play your game on stream :') I'm actually opening the archive right now to enjoy the world you've created! once more, thank you for being so nice to our team
Very cute and well-polished game. My respect to the artist. Her style is lovely. I also like how relaxing this game is.
Wow the art is so great! I love a game like this where you keep making progress and getting better. I knew I'd be playing til the end as soon as I saw the upgrade shop lol. Really great work!
Fun game! Pretty good progression! I did have a bit of confusion at the start on how to use the metal detector to track down items.
Хорошая игра, сюжет и графика милые, геймплей медитативный, хотя баланс экономики немного подкачал. Я, например, первым делом покупал только клевер и быстро накопил нужную сумму. Но главное преимущество — это медитативность. Если играть по наитию, можно залипнуть надолго, ну в нашей жизни если слишком много думать, начнёт болеть голова.
Super chill game. The soft visuals are excellent, and the pleasant sound design together with the simple gameplay create a really great vibe.
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Sooo cozy! This mood is the kinda mood you wished you be the this boy for a day, look for treasures on the beach and visit sleepy grandpa. Upgrades were really balanced and satysfing to buy, game did not drag. Lovely entry
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Best graphics I've seen in this jam. All the animations with the player are so nice. Maxed out and got the present for mom, really enjoyed this!
This game warmed my heart sm, such a good game!! amazing graphics
This is such a cozy, adorable game, omg. So sweet. And literally my childhood dream: I always wanted a metal detector as a kid to hunt for treasure, and dug a massive hole in our backyard trying to find stuff 🧡 Doing it all for a present for mom is even more incredible!
I did struggle a bit at the beginning, because the first treasures are so slow to find and worth so little, but once the upgrades started happening it was like a rocket ship of unlocks!
Came from the post! Very charming game, namely visual and sound design. Everything feels so soothing and calming, you can get in the "zone" looking for the scrap. It felt a little slow in the beginning (no upgrades or changes to gameplay for a long time), but it speeds up after the while. Took me maybe 20-25 minutes to beat it. But it was fun playing it with something else in the background to chill.
Thank you for the game! Very cute and cozy.
Amazing mood and feel. Enjoyed the game
Love how polished game is, music and visual is great!
Loved it super cute wholesome game, the presentation is amazing and it really evokes that sense of wonder it's going for
I think the jam version itself is very polished. The game is simple but that's just fine, I really enjoyed it!
Very beautiful game with easy mechanics. Congratulations!
A jolly little beach-combing simulator. :beach:
The kid vaguely reminded me of Waldo. :eyeglasses: Luckily he ain't wearing a red striped shirt and his chin is in reasonable proportions!
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The graphical style is very well thought out and polished. Although, the way how you dig around and otherwise interact with the environment could benefit from some additional feedback to give it a more "organic" feel or something...
Can't really articulate what I exactly mean by that, or if such a thing is even feasible with this certain graphical style.
But yeah, don't worry about my incoherent ramblings and nitpicking! Keep on jamming!
Such a lovely and cozy game! The art style, animations, music, and sound design all work together beautifully, and the whole experience feels warm and relaxing. I really liked the metal detector idea for the theme, and the progression loop of finding treasures, selling them, and buying upgrades was very satisfying.
The visuals are gorgeous!