illiteratelexicon 2026-04-20 22:22
Pretty fun game, i could definitely see the concept being expanded upon. Fits the theme well! Goodjob
Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD59 → Packet Panic
| Category | Rank | Score | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 290 | 3.77 | 22 | |
| Fun | 264 | 3.62 | 22 | |
| Innovation | 201 | 3.75 | 22 | |
| Theme | 44 | 4.45 | 22 |
Pretty fun game, i could definitely see the concept being expanded upon. Fits the theme well! Goodjob
This is a fun optimization puzzle. I kinda want to see this go full Zachtronics games just to see how each network can be done for cheap, throughput, and minimal packet loss. I could see myself getting lost in a full version of this.
Fun enough to out weigh my cisco packet tracer trauma XD. Also nice Ui.
Interesting concept. Could see how it could become quite complex. New item rewards sometimes make you decide between 4 cables or 5 cables which is redundant. Could have a bit more "hand held" tutorial instead of just text. Also game breaks if press esc when you receive new items
Cool game. It reminds me mini metro. Really enjoyable experience
Good work! This game is quite similiar with Factorio, player need to optimise the datas on each line and computer. I love this mechanism and complete all the levels. I think the guidance can be better, especially for the players havent touched this type of game before.
Nice implementation of the idea! I also made a network design game this time. Welcome to try it out! I also agree that the guidance could be clearer. I find it quite puzzling that the uplinks in initial levels only have one port and it says you need to upgrade or place a new one but I can't find where to do that.
Very satisfying! I would definitely be interested to see this built into a full game.
This is a good concept on the theme , way better than my brain could come up with. A bit more polish and content and you have a great to realease :)
You brought the whole kitchen sink to this jam 😄 Enjoyed this a lot. Honestly got so absorbed figuring things out that I completely forgot I could switch levels.
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I eventually had to stop as I kept obsessing over optimizing the throughput and making the system “cleaner” every run. This feels super replay-able and like one of those games you can casually lose hours into while experimenting with combinations and strategies.
A little guide/encyclopedia of good combo synergies or discovered interactions would be sooo helpful too, especially for newer players trying to understand the deeper mechanics.
This influence was not in a decisive way. They thought the design was quite novel, the game concept was great, and they were looking forward to seeing more works from the creator in the future.
Fun little game! I was trying to figure out a way to optimize so I didn't have ANY dropped packets, but I think that's impossible lol
Would have liked some music or sounds to add some atmosphere but otherwise a great entry!