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Rotabot
By bit0, myheadmess and liametekudasai
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| Category | Rank | Score | Count | LD60 | Ever |
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| Overall | | | 24 | | | |
| Fun | | | 25 | | | |
| Innovation | | | 25 | | | |
| Theme | | | 25 | | | |
| Graphics | | | 25 | | | |
| Audio | | | 25 | | | |
| Humor | | | 24 | | | |
| Mood | | | 24 | | | |
Comments
lizz
2026-10-19 20:16 ♥ 2
I was aware people would (as I had that idea as well) come with the idea to invent their own ancient tech. But this was unexpected in my book! I like the art, how it points at people controlling AI robots and the game mechanic in very fun (this is my first rating this LD60). The focus lays on controlling the thing, the tix tac toe game with the continue rules was less focused on which fits this one. Nice game! Though I do not see myself playing this longer then a few minutes, as there was little different for me.
imod
2026-10-19 20:35 ♥ 2
Controls are a bit difficult (i think this is the point), but interesting game! Beat medium but hard is too hard for me :)
myheadmess
2026-10-19 20:39 ♥ 0
@imod Don't you worry, controls are still hard for me too XD ! Thx for the comment !
myheadmess
2026-10-19 20:50 ♥ 0
@lizz Thank you for your comment ! have fun playing !
kremlebot
2026-10-19 21:32 ♥ 1
The controls are fun, but I never quite figured out the rules of the game. How am I supposed to arrange my stones?
wynnnnnz
2026-10-19 22:00 ♥ 2
This mosaic art style is fantastic!!!!! But trying to control this robot arm is frying my brain..
It looks just like the ancient mosaics here in Cyprus :) It also reminds me a bit of Potion Craft. It took me 2-3 minutes to get used to the controls, but the idea is very cool. Seeing an "ancient" mosaic about a "Roman Robot" was funny too :)
ry0
2026-10-19 22:14 ♥ 2
Fantastic style, fun gameplay. I just wanted a little more depth
roboolet
2026-10-19 22:19 ♥ 1
Really awesome take on the theme! I'm a big fan of the graphics too, never think I've seen anything like this. Reminds me a little of Potion Craft's art but that's still way different. Everything else is pretty cool too, although I wasn't a super big fan of the controls. I get the feeling that was the point but it was still a bit meh to me
kultuk
2026-10-20 11:23 ♥ 2
Fun game! the art is beautiful, the music is a little repetetive
and it got pretty hard nice job!
THIS IS SO COOL!!!! I INCREDIBLY LOVE the art, the concept, and the mechanics—the fact that we’re playing as, essentially, a robot.
eugenik
2026-10-20 16:44 ♥ 0
The blending of advanced robotics with the beautiful mosaic art style is such a brilliant concept. It gives the entire experience a wonderful, unique blend of ancient history and future tech. You've created a really charming and original little gem here.
bit0
2026-10-20 17:00 ♥ 0
@kremlebot To win, you need to arrange all 3 of your tokens in a row. On your turn, you can eighter place on of your tokens on the board(if it hasn't been placed already) or if it has been, move it to an adjacent space! Hope this helps:)
bit0
2026-10-20 17:01 ♥ 0
@wynnnnnz Hahah that's the point ;) Hope it wasn't too frustrating!
bit0
2026-10-20 17:02 ♥ 0
@gamescodedogs Thank you so much for playing, glad you enjoyed it!
bit0
2026-10-20 17:04 ♥ 1
@ry0 Thanks! Yeah, it took me quite a while to get the opponent and cheating system to work, so there sadly wasn't as much time left to implement more features:(
bit0
2026-10-20 17:06 ♥ 0
@roboolet Yeah, the controls where meant to be a bit weird, but we certainly could have done a better job at making them feel not quite as frustrating. Glad you liked it besides that!
bit0
2026-10-20 17:07 ♥ 1
@kultuk Thank you!
bit0
2026-10-20 17:08 ♥ 0
@alice-andronova Thanks!!!
isline
2026-10-20 17:45 ♥ 2
Trully fun game, i find a little hard to cheat with how little time you have, and i don't know what else to do after posing your third piece. Still, really good graphics, funny gameplay, and little music that make me more think of Egypt for no reason.
myheadmess
2026-10-20 17:48 ♥ 0
@isline thx for the feedback ! After you placed your 3rd token, you can move 1 token if there is an empty space next to it ! And then try to align them ! Hope this helps ;D
A simple but fun game. Took some time to figure out how the game works, but as soon as I figured it out, I realized there is a sure-to-win solution. So it became clear I just need to do certain moves and I will win in the 4th move. The impossible level also just reduces the time, making the game too easy for me.
irisann
2026-10-21 08:25 ♥ 1
The idea with the mosaic is really appealing. It’s a very nice picture, but you need to get used to the controls.
Graphics is great, the input is not so hard when you learn it. Simple and polished idea. Well done. See you on the next one!
bit0
2026-10-21 14:19 ♥ 0
@crotonyl-alcohol Really? We're aware of ways to guarante victory on easier difficulties, but we don't know of any that'd work in impossible... So Congrats on breaking our game I guess lol Balancing the difficulty was really hard, as some people seem to find the controls really hard while others get used to them really quickly. Hope it was still fun!
bit0
2026-10-21 14:20 ♥ 0
@irisann Thank you! Yeah, the controls are meant to be kinda hard to get into, hope it wasn't too frustrating!
bit0
2026-10-21 14:20 ♥ 0
@sparklingsushi Thank you so much!
bit0
2026-10-21 14:20 ♥ 0
@sparklingsushi Thank you so much!
EDIT: Sorry, it sent the comment twice for some reason and I can't delete it😅
a robot secretly built to win at an ancient board game is such a fun premise, and hiding the inventor inside it gives the whole thing a great con artist energy. pushing your own token around makes a simple game of three in a row way more interesting than it has any right to be. did the chess turk inspiration come first, or did the rota idea come after? really clever little game.
bit0
2026-10-21 18:08 ♥ 0
@perrarancino Thank you, glad you like it!
bit0
2026-10-21 18:08 ♥ 0
@perrarancino Yeah, we came up with the chess turk idea first. Programming a whole chess engine and bot would have been SLIGHT overscoping XD (The Enemy logic still took me forever to get right even though Rota is of course waaay simpler than Chess, though that might just be a skill issue) and normal Tick Tack Toe would have been a bit too simple, which eventually lead to Rota (You'd have to ask @myheadmess how she came up with it, I had never heard of it before she suggested it)
bassilij
2026-10-22 17:33 ♥ 0
Wow, I really enjoyed the game. The graphics and the concept are just awesome!)
Amazing concept! tic-tac-toe in Ancient Greece, played as a robot with a mechanical arm, is such a creative idea. Using the arm felt great, and finding little ways to cheat made it even more fun and entertaining. The art style is just wow — making it look like a fresco was a brilliant choice. The music is also really good: chill, but at the same time it makes you feel like you're in some ancient game or even at the Olympics. Great job, guys!
bit0
2026-10-24 16:01 ♥ 0
@bassilij Thank you!!! <3
bit0
2026-10-24 16:03 ♥ 0
@alexandru-barbanoua Thanks for the kind words, glad you enjoyed the game! The robot controls are weird, some people find the too hard, others too easy, other think they're just right... glad to hear they worked good for you!
@bit0 careful about llm comments! Pay them no mind. em-dashes (—) and verbosity are a typical giveaway
bit0
2026-10-27 17:55 ♥ 0
@cardboard-box Oops, that one was pretty obvious, not sure how I missed that😅 Thanks for pointing it out!
remy-lopez
2026-10-27 18:16 ♥ 0
Such a cool concept and the theme is creatively fitted in the game :D
bit0
2026-10-27 18:57 ♥ 0
@remy-lopez Thanks!