ray-dino 2026-04-21 15:04
It's pretty funny, would love to see the game expanded.
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → Meerkat Panic!
By yoko-san
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 384 | 3.61 | 29 | |
| Fun | 312 | 3.53 | 28 | |
| Innovation | 228 | 3.70 | 29 | |
| Theme | 182 | 4.13 | 29 | |
| Audio | 150 | 3.94 | 28 | |
| Humor | 62 | 4.03 | 28 | |
| Mood | 351 | 3.76 | 27 |
It's pretty funny, would love to see the game expanded.
The visuals are so cute and the game is lots of fun! I wish it got more difficult more quickly, but I understand the balancing decision for a jam game.
@carterjbx To finish, I unfortunately had to decide to leave out a few features that would have gradually increased the difficulty. It's also a bit too slow for me ;) Thanks for playing and rating!
It's a pretty fun game. Sound effects are really nice. The animals look cute. Well done.
It's very fun and all the animals are charming. Great job!
The meerkats are adorable, I liked how you call out their names to warn them. There are a good number of different animals to look out for, and even the predators have some different color schemes. I could even tell some animals based on their footsteps.
I played what seemed like a pretty long while, and the game didn't do that much to change up, or have an ending to reach. The need to cut features for the time limit is a very understandable one! Still good work with what is here.
@mekuire thank you for playing :) @nuelijarma thank you for playing :)
@toppervideogames The plan was for the animals to appear faster and faster, eventually several at once. Unfortunately, I only managed to include a game over condition. Sorry about that!
Its fun!, I wasn't expecting the voice and got jump scared by "KEVIN" upon loading the game lol. Definitely could use more difficulty buts thats very understandable. Congrats on making a game!
The sound is great. The atmosphere is nice. As mentioned above, a bit more of a challenge, or a score that’s always visible, would be a nice touch! But we know how it is with Jam :D Well done!
Cutest game so far xD If only there were some changes as you progress, the game would be the hidden gem of the jam
Steef, Snake!!!
I didn't understand anything, but the voice made me laugh.
It was a very interesting experience! The little animals were very cute. After playing for a while, I didn't feel any significant changes. If there really isn't much content, perhaps it would be better to end the game directly after a certain period of time?
Cute game :D RICHARD!!!! WOLF!! WOLF!!!
"Kevin ! Hey Kevin ! Kevin !" The voice acting got me good not gonna lie 😂
@illiteratelexicon Thanks for playing! :) Sorry about the jump scare, that wasn't on purpose! :D
I'm currently working on a modified version of the game, but it wouldn't be fair to rate that one, since those improvements weren't made during the jam.
@pierre-marie Thanks for playing! :)
Yeah, I’m (unfortunately) aware that the game isn’t very challenging in its current state :-/ I didn’t get a chance to really test it until just before the deadline, so I couldn’t make any more optimizations without risking more game-breaking bugs
@fkjaha Aw, thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that! :D
Thanks for playing! :)
@itero-proto I'm sorry to hear that! What didn't you understand? I decided not to include in-game instructions, but I actually included everything important in the description.
Still, thanks for playing! :)
@jerrywest Thanks for playing! :)
Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to add a higher difficulty level.
Next time, I'll try harder to finish the Gameloop earlier in the jam.
@caelestial @valentinwb haha :D thanks for playing! :D
Adorable game, I really liked the voice, it sounds so funny! Nice jam entry, well done!
@neshtyak thanks a lot! :D
Loved the game and the polish! Already said before, but gets boring quite quickly because of how slow everything is. The voice is a fun addition, great job!
@marks thanks for playing! :D
Haha! Very funny game. I found it quite easy, not always a bad thing for a jam game, and gave up my duties in the end. There's a punishment for failing to alert for a predator but no punishment for 'crying wolf' when there wasn't one. Maybe a three strikes for false alarms could have help there. Either way I had a blast shouting at Alan and the gang. Good stuff :8ball:
@oddballdave Thanks for playing and leaving comments! :)
Yes, unfortunately, the game is currently way too easy and monotonous. I didn't have enough time at the end to fix that without risking more (game-breaking) bugs.
The meerkats should react more slowly if you raise a false alarm before. Next time, you’ll have to call them more often before they respond.
I’ve implemented this in the current version using a simple random integer (Unfortunately, I realized after the jam that this feature is skipped due to a bug...).
Oh your Meerkats are really cute () As someone who's also trying to make Meerkats, I really love the way you describe the predators and all the amazing sound effects, Overall, you've made a game that's perfect in sound effects and overall style :)
This was cute and funny :) I liked how sometimes a non-predator would come out of the bushes. I was hearing a lot of constant rustling which made it hard to tell whether one of my meerkat friends was actually in danger.
Really cute and funny jam entry! The meerkats are adorable, and the voice acting made me laugh a lot. I also liked how the sound effects help you notice the animals coming.
It does feel a little easy and slow after a while, but the core idea is charming and I’d love to see it expanded with more difficulty or progression. Great work!