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The Hive of Queen Bee-Atrice
The Hive of Queen Bee-Atrice
By domenixius
View on ldjam.com
| Category | Rank | Score | Count |
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| Overall | 238 | 3.10 | 31 | |
| Fun | 221 | 2.93 | 31 | |
| Innovation | 240 | 2.89 | 31 | |
| Theme | 235 | 3.01 | 31 | |
| Graphics | 171 | 3.36 | 31 | |
| Audio | 99 | 3.50 | 31 | |
| Humor | 46 | 3.50 | 30 | |
| Mood | 185 | 3.25 | 31 | |
Comments
j4cko16
2026-04-20 05:36
I thought the tileset was nice and the tune was simple but fit well. Though the premise of the game just didn't feel "fun". Unless I understood the game wrong a lot of it I just protect the queen or bring nectar or something then watch for birds and hide. All of these gimmicks in themselves are really cool! It's just they aren't applied in a way that gives for a "game" like experience. And as far as I know there isn't really any purpose to me doing this (unless i'm wrong) like can I win or what sense of "achievement" do I get?
Either way mechanics are still well made! Especially the hiding from birds, tho a little more warning would be appreciated. Sometimes I kinda just got ambushed lol.
mdotedot
2026-04-20 05:38
HaHa BEEgin .. nice signal communication to the player :D Good entry.
@j4cko16 Thank you very much for your review! What you mention is exactly what I feared could happen. The way I communicate with the player sadly did not quite hit the mark! The overarching goal is to bring back the eggs the queen lays to the nest. Then after you have done so 3 times you win. Something I did not mention anywhere in game as I hoped the player might naturally play that way :face_palm: I added a small bit to the description to give players a little more direction!
There is also honey on the other corner of the map that acts as an upgrade but is only there for a short while after its signal is given.
My goal was to force the player to make a decision and weigh for what they have time and what is the most urgent at the time.
The balancing of the birds for sure needed more playtesting :sweat_smile:
Again thank you very much for playing!
Love the art you've created for this. I also did struggle a little with understanding the main goal and found that I was unable to stop the bugs or deliver the right colour food to the queen, not sure if I was missing something or if it was a collision issue.
@indigowolf Thanks for giving it a shot! Just to narrow it down, shooting the enemies did not work? And you picked up for example the blue glow from the blue flowers while the queen was glowing blue and you could not give it to her? :thinking: It would definitely have been good to add an indicator when you try to give her the food she does not want at the moment to reinforce what to do...
@domenixius Ahh the shooting is on me for not being able to read properly haha. But yes, the colour of the queen was red and I was holding red and nothing seemed to happen, maybe I was just missing something though.
@indigowolf Hmm the color is around her body not beneath her which in hindsight was a bad decision :sweat_smile: If you give her the correct nectar she will do a little animation with a heart and her hunger meter should fill up.
The word games were great XD I had a hard time avoiding the bee-rd, I'm not sure how to avoid it
I can't beelieve this game! pretty fun, the sound were pretty low so it was also pretty challenging!
@frowsyfrog I'm glad you liked the jokes :D Oh you need to hide in the shadows there are 3 little caves that are darker then the rest if you are in there the birds cannot get you!
@barnabewild Thanks for playing! Yeah I thought I would rather have the sound too low than by accident blow someones eardrums! I still have not found a good way of testing if the game audio is at a good level for the majority of players
oadt
2026-04-20 14:56
Nice game! Had some difficulties identifiying the bird sound at first, but still loved the voice acting :smile: Overall nice game loop, though it took me a while to understand the feeding system (also I don't know what the acorn in the bottom right ist, that you occationally have to turn off? :sweat_smile:) Cool entry!
@oadt Thanks for playing! Yeah the sounds were recorded like 2 hours before the deadline and could have used more polish for sure! Ohh that was supposed to be honey :sweat_smile: It makes you faster!
The voice acting was great — I really enjoyed it!
Fun voice acting, I couldn't really figure out which audio signals went for which flowers, it seemed like there was a timing element perhaps. Gameplay was smooth, Visuals are nice. Good game overall.
It's absolutely adorable, and the sound effects are hilarious. Well done!
sinemual
2026-04-21 03:43
BZZZZ!
Bzzz! :D The bird is little to hard, not sure how to escape it In overall nice entry! Congratulation!
@rafa-fiedo Thanks for giving it a shot! I feared it might be to hard... There are 3 little nooks that are darker than the rest of the level. When you hear the bird whistling you have a few seconds to go hide there!
Really nice entry... and interpretation of the theme :thumbsup_tone1: Left you a rating :smile:
skale
2026-04-21 21:36
I guess.... BZZZZZ :D So cute
23edsa
2026-04-21 22:59
I realy like bees, thank you for this game
sarah
2026-04-22 01:27
Another bee game! I love the design of the little bee, it's super cute! The SFX made me laugh haha, they are a nice touch. I also loved the lighting in the top right corner. Nice job!
avhatar
2026-04-22 08:35
5 stars for the sound, best "Zzzz" I've ever heard :-D Overall — a cute little masterpiece. I was a little confused at the beginning with the bucket, but then I figured out how the nectars and feeding work. Died a couple of times from the bird's ultimate =)
@avhatar Thank you for playing! I'm glad you enjoyed the sounds! I had a blast making them! Yeah I wish I worked a little more on something akin to a tutorial... Were you able to hide from the birds or is that not clear at all how it works with the shadows? And were you able to get the new eggs that the queen sometimes spawns to the nest?
avhatar
2026-04-22 09:08
@domenixius, yep, I completed the game!
@avhatar awesome! I'm glad to have heard from at least one person that was able to complete my convoluted mess! Thank you so much you made my day! :grin:
avhatar
2026-04-22 09:51
@domenixius If it's any consolation, you're in A-tier on my personal list =)
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@avhatar yo that's sick that you are making an explicit list! Gonna aim for the s-tier next time around! :muscle:
liam
2026-04-22 18:11
@domenixius I have achieved egg-cellence, what a fun and cute game! Good work with the audio and game loop, all tied together really nicely. One critique I could offer up is the movement and the firing being connected made aiming a little awkward (mouse for firing direction would have been better imo) but I suppose colliding with the bugs wasn't a danger, maybe the bee should have fired stingers out the bum! :wink: Thanks for making, top stuff.
@liam Those are some egg-cellent news! Thanks for playing! Yeah the shooting was something I implemented quite at the beginning thinking it would have a bigger impact. Then I ran into issues... :sweat_smile: I think in the end it would have bee-n better to just scrap shooting all together and let you run the bugs over since you yourself have no hp to worry about. Especially considering I did the brilliant move of having the bugs spawn on a diagonal. :face_palm: But oh well it would not bee a game jam without some regrets. :sweat_smile:
liam
2026-04-22 19:22
@domenixius Hindsight is 20/20 but I agree, collision with the bugs to splat them would have worked (and thematically, stinging them is what you would be doing)
Very cute game! I was able to finish after a couple of tries - worth it to see the final pun haha. I loved the art and the music (and of course the puns). The pacing was good and I was able to understand the signals pretty quickly. Nice work!!
Very nice sounds. It was fun to learn which one what means and general vibe is very cool. Good job!
Egg-selent!
The game is well balanced, you need to think of 5 different things (birds, blue/red nectar, honey, bugs, birds) and 2-3 of those things at the same time. It keeps you busy all the time, it's very nice!
The sound design adds a lot to the mood, too!
I'm a bit sad the bird's shadow art is so pixelated/overscaled, but overall, you've done a really good job!
fgreeman
2026-05-03 04:34
The sounds are not really recognizable for me, but i still like the game, especially for graphics