Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → LD60 → Ticket To Nowhere

Ticket To Nowhere

By thatfirey, soleyeer, foshchu, darsor, mrdumpling, sphone-official and gkthegkpchannel

Percentile
CategoryRankScoreCountLD60Ever
Overall24
Fun24
Innovation24
Theme24
Graphics24
Audio24
Humor22
Mood24

Comments

zancked 2026-10-20 00:34 ♥ 7

GAME IS GOOD!!! i enjoyed this a lot, you guys did great!!!

teaminister 2026-10-20 10:22 ♥ 6

Fun! Gameplay is simple, maybe quite repetative, but its fast and buying trash for a robot is a funny moment on its own, hahaha. Art is fantastic, I love it.

technicalitycreations 2026-10-20 13:43 ♥ 7

I'm not sure what I just played, but I like it

immanentdeath 2026-10-20 18:39 ♥ 6

This game is incredibly well-made, the team was really in sync with each other. The color palette is a perfect choice for a dingy train in a cold, dark forest. That and the music makes it feel somehow chill and stressful (in a good way) at the same time. Everything is great, art, music, and gameplay 🖤

I felt like a new hire trying to figure out how to do my job. Had to find where the coal is, learn that the control panel shows me a map, and I spent most of my time in the dark because I didn't realize I was supposed to turn the lights back on, wondering why my passengers were mysteriously disappearing.

I also wanted to experience the Thingâ„¢, so I slowed down the train. That sound is terrifying.

muhyrla 2026-10-21 16:41 ♥ 5

cool concept, but those passengers are very hungry as for me lol

nikiroz 2026-10-21 21:05 ♥ 4

Cool pixel art!

caeonosphere 2026-10-21 21:50 ♥ 3

Fun! I felt like I was kept just the right amount of busy, and I liked the music a lot as well. These robots sure like their milk.

I did run into a game-ending bug. This site's not letting me upload images right now for whatever reason, but here it was: https://i.imgur.com/YyxrL8v.png

tykki19 2026-10-22 04:51 ♥ 3

Really nice atmosphere! I think I could any game play in that train as I liked it in there. There was no tutorial but it was actually pretty satisfying to learn things on my own. I felt that the upgrades after reaching the destinations were so highly priced that I didn't get any. Well done!

paulsams 2026-10-22 16:07 ♥ 3

It’s a nice game, but the mechanics were a bit monotonous, so it quickly started to get boring. But there are still a lot of mechanics, so well done!

broken-joysticks 2026-10-22 17:39 ♥ 2

Superb game, I really enjoyed it. The gameplay is engaging, and the atmosphere and music keep you hooked. Awesome work!

sphone-official 2026-10-22 23:58 ♥ 1

@caeonosphere we think its fixed now, thanks!

zathnic 2026-10-23 03:16 ♥ 3

This is cool, I like how you move between the wagons of the train, each with its own purpose, and how there's many things to keep track of at once!

strega 2026-10-23 07:47 ♥ 3

Really polished! I liked the minigames/activities. The art was superb. The audio was fitting. I played for quite a while, but wasn't sure if the game is endless or there eventually is an end? Great job!

uralys 2026-10-23 09:18 ♥ 3

nice mix of tasks, and beautiful artstyle! I'm just lazy: I wish I could have shortcuts to go to the right wagon rather than remembering back and forth my 'keystrokes path' ; but that would break the gameplay for sure

sphone-official 2026-10-23 13:09 ♥ 3

@strega the game is endless yes, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

aviv-levy 2026-10-23 22:45 ♥ 3

This is really well done! It took me a while to realize there's no penalty for not serving passengers, but other than that the gameplay was intuitive.

I hoped for monsters to drop in from the ceiling but I've only faced those blobs and easily dispatched them. Moving between carriages felt spammy and confusing at times, especially while I had to cater to each passenger's demand and remember where they were... Which got old fast and felt like a chore if I'm being honest. I'd rather have focused on fixing the train and shooting enemies. But at least their demands weren't timed!

All that, however, didn't prevent me from keeping on playing, as there were other fun mechanics and the presentation is great.

Cheers :)

khaotom 2026-10-24 06:33 ♥ 1

Love the mix of objectives and loungy music.

eoshadows 2026-10-24 07:04 ♥ 3

Really great game. Loved the graphics and audio. The gameplay loop is fun and interesting, I like all the stuff that's going on and what you need to keep track of so you're never sitting around waiting for something. I think it's pretty cool how there's the aspect of the gun in there where you have to kill the monsters generating in there, really adds to the vibes already going on with the rest of the game. Also funny how you're literally protecting your passengers and keeping them alive all the while they keep nagging you for snacks haha, though it's also an interesting tidbit where you basically just drop them off snacks on your way to kill a monster or steer the train.

sami822 2026-10-24 20:48 ♥ 3

Very nice game. Maybe needs some rebalancing, it seemed to be too easy and at some point there wasn't really any possibility to loose. Otherwise, gameloop is good, graphics is superb and audio adds to overall mood. Good job.

mmm1008fm 2026-10-25 10:45 ♥ 1

Gorgeous pixel art and atmospheric train ride with engaging car management! Speed impact and the shotgun usage feel unclear though, and the web build crashed mid run. Still, awesome vibe and great jam work! For a jam game - wow

cardboard-box 2026-10-27 17:33 ♥ 4

Seriously loving the pixel art here. Personal top 1 on art so far

darkshadow 2026-10-28 21:05 ♥ 2

Love everything apart from the annoying demanding passengers, not even a thanks or a joke or anything.

custodi 2026-10-28 22:44 ♥ 2

Cool pixel art & atmosphere. Managing the train was fun, I liked having different things to take care of. Going back and forth between wagons was too much and somestime pissed me off. But still good work!