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WATERNAUT
WATERNAUT
By maximeg, TheLink, and
View on ldjam.com
| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Overall | 544 | 3.42 | 27 | |
| Fun | 474 | 3.30 | 27 | |
| Innovation | 577 | 3.12 | 27 | |
| Theme | 398 | 3.80 | 27 | |
| Audio | 238 | 3.72 | 27 | |
| Humor | 280 | 3.20 | 24 | |
| Mood | 493 | 3.52 | 27 | |
Comments
2026-04-21 05:42
Amazing aesthetics and care for the UI design. I loved how unique the game looks. I had fun playing it but I started to get tired as the exploration gets repetitive, and even though there's biome's differences, I felt that nothing made me more curious about exploring the planet. It was a great game for a such a short time of development. There's a lot of potential and I loved the core idea of it.
Unique game, I LOVE IT! All feels alive <3
rinzu
2026-04-21 10:32
The game is pretty fun, but even if we don’t dig based on the signal,water comes out anyway.
This is a pretty interesting game, you just dig and look for new animals, it's just the thing to relax in the evening
jcomcl
2026-04-21 11:01
It's fun and satisfying. It's impressive what people can do with AI nowadays, though it gets very repetitive when the only new things after the first level are more AI images.
rum-ham
2026-04-21 15:23
The music and sound design was incredible, deffo a standout. The visuals were also really neat, a lot of polish in here which I wish we had time for :sweat_smile: - Collectables were also a very nice touch. Could maybe use a little balance to give some added challenge, perhaps having to defend your grown patches etc
2026-04-21 15:24
the visuals are incoherent, there's a deep irony in using AI to make a game about using water to restore nature
sarah
2026-04-22 01:24
I love the idea for this game, restoring nature is always fun. But it felt like I could just get water from digging anywhere, I'm not sure if that was intended or not but it was still fun to see everything come to life.
Well done!
Good concept for the theme! Keep on making games :smile:
This is a very cool game with a good concept. It gives off a kind of friendly vibe.
The music and sounds in the game fit the game very well. And the game also goes very well with the theme of Ludum.
2026-04-23 12:26
The core loop is incredibly satisfying.
Really like this one, the music was a good fit and the graphics where nice to look at, especially when you paint the barren land with colourful forests. Simple concept but addictive gameplay, nice work!
2026-04-23 19:39
Super fun execution of the theme. the level progression is fun and collecting all those fun animals is a treat!
Sweet and cozy game. Well done!
zathnic
2026-04-30 00:18
This game does have a bit of a weird feel to it with the AI assets, but it is impressive how you put them together, making everything spawn dynamically when you dig out a spot! It did feel like there's not much of a difference between digging at a strong or a weak signal, so the game could use some better balancing here. But overall the foundation of the game is decent, and the music is nice as well
I saved this planet
A great game with lots of diverse planets and collectible elements. It could use a few more animations, but overall that doesn’t get in the way of the gameplay.