mrmastin 2026-04-20 13:32
Is this Stranger Things theme?
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → The Terraformer
By cloverfall and InfinityE
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 569 | 3.37 | 29 | |
| Fun | 739 | 2.77 | 29 | |
| Innovation | 543 | 3.19 | 30 | |
| Theme | 519 | 3.55 | 30 | |
| Graphics | 490 | 3.62 | 30 | |
| Audio | 362 | 3.44 | 29 | |
| Humor | 266 | 3.25 | 26 | |
| Mood | 469 | 3.55 | 28 |
Is this Stranger Things theme?
Haha, that's quite addictive. And those voice lines are awesome. Also I should mention you have wrong controls in the description, it plants the tree on '1' and places the tower on '2'
@skale cheers, fixed that. @mrmarstin not intentionally, maybe similar
Cute little game! I struggled a lot at first with the camera and character controls, but I know that spherical movement is not easy to pull off. I wish there was buttons on screen to do the different actions, as I had to scroll down the page to check the controls, which is a bummer. Other than that, I enjoyed planting things around the planet, and I like the mood of the game. The voice can be repetitive after some time, mostly because voice lines can overlap.
Congratulations for the entry!
game looks great visually and i love the added voicework. Is there any way to beat it, or do i fill the planet with trees until its full?
@belten thanks, yes once you plant 25 trees the game is completed
character control pretty tricky, but overall vibe really nice 🪐
Nice concept, and great execution! The highlight of this game are the voice lines, I had to laugh a little every time the robot said WATER, and i don't know why haha. Graphics are pretty slick, and the music fits the space theme well. Only orbiting the planet and controlling the robot is a bit finnicky, but overall its very well done!
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Interesting entry! I liked planting plants and managing the signal - the mechanics were very interesting and engaging. Sometimes it was a bit clunky as due to unknown reasons (had 100% signal) I couldn't place a tower, tree or even water a plant. I liked what and how robot was saying different things - that was really funny. Well done overall!
I absolutely loved the voice in this. Game is absolutely adorable. Love the little robot dude just out here doing its best.
The concept of using Signal Towers to enable further expansion is a brilliant resource mechanic. It gives the whole process of terraforming a really strategic depth beyond just planting things. Congrats on a great entry!
A truly unique game with excellent graphics and sound. Though I'm not quite sure why I sometimes can't place a signal tower.
That's an interesting idea. If you expanded the gameplay, added different biomes, and included some puzzle mechanics, it would be fun to play on Steam! But you need to do something about the controls—they're not very comfortable right now.
@mekuire @alisher-fazilov
Thanks for the feedback. When placing the signal towers there is a certain minimum distance they need to be from each other, I was planning to still indicate that but we ran out of time. The idea with the biomes also sounds really fun, and I will actually look into that. I tried to sort of emulate the controls of a blender with the mouse wheel drag, but I fully agree they are a bit cryptic
I can see this be on mobile and work great for killing some time. Great thematic concept
It’s an interesting idea, but I feel like it needs more work. The controls aren’t very responsive, and I’d prefer it if the camera followed the character automatically. Also, the key bindings (1, 2, Q) are a bit strange; it would be better to have visual buttons on the screen that you can click with the mouse. I really liked the music, though. It reminded me of Stranger Things.
I like the gamedesign of a placing towers and trees. Maybe you can build something beyond this concept.
Graphics looked lovely and the robot reminded of Daleks, great!
The lack of feedback for "unsufficient funds" was really frustrating in the beginning, and froced to re-read the instructions several times to get a grasp of how the game works and what is the goal.
Player control feeled very tricky and "worked" against the players will several time, maybe there is a sphere related bug?
I really like how the game looks - the trees are beautiful, and the lonely space atmosphere is great. At first, it was a bit hard to understand what to do. The sound and the robot’s voice add a lot of charm to the game. The robot’s movement feels a bit strange to me - maybe I didn’t fully understand the movement mechanics, or maybe it’s due to the curvature of the planet’s surface.
Идея очень оригинальная. Мне игра понравилась и я прошел на 100%. В конце игра просто останавливается а хочется увидеть что вся планета стала зеленой, и было бы классно в конце сделать перелет к другой планете). Управление тяжеловато иногда робот ехал не туда куда нужно, полив деревьев срабатывает не всегда. Игра мне понравилась и я получил огромное удовольствие от игры... хочу ещё планеты)
Cool idea, really like the cute robot and its phrases.
"Oh yay a tree" Loved the voicelines and the feel. Very pretty game and nice atmosphere. Well done!
Nice and cozy game.
Nice vibe and sounds, but quite often I just couldn’t place trees for unknown reasons, and watering didn’t work either most of the time. I ended up spamming '1' while moving around until I finished the game.
This game reminds me a lot of Sebastian Lauge’s YouTube series. I highly recommend checking out his videos on space and terraforming! The idea of growing trees on a moon-like surface is brilliant. The Stranger Things soundtrack added an epic feel to the atmosphere, and the voice acting was spot on. However, the key bindings felt a bit off for me. Other than that, it’s a great entry!
@andrian The inspiration for the planet idea actually came from Sebastian Lague's series haha. We are currently planning on working on this to add procedural planets etc. Thanks for the feedback!
Cool concept! I had fun juggling the needs of all my growing trees and managing my signaling network. As others have mentioned, the controls feel a bit clunky and it's not always clear why you can't perform certain actions. This is still a really solid entry though!
Nice, gives me Astroneer vibes with how you're pushing out your 'safe' area over time as the planet fills in with towers and it becomes easier to maintain more trees. Loved the voice lines and the cool space graphics. Like some other folks, my bot was also pretty bad at going where I told it to but it's just a lil guy so I don't blame it.