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Radio Silence by cRoxx 2026-04-21T18:44:02Z ♥ 3

Nice atmosphere, I enjoyed walking around in the dark in this forest! I got one ending - not sure I understand it, I might be missing some reference here :-)

An easy addition which would greatly benefit the atmosphere: footstep sounds (also, door squeaking and radio noise would be cool. But in a game where 90% of the time is spent walking, footstep sounds are a must). Indeed, some SFX would help "blending" the gameplay experience with the music.

Echoes of Vorrune by bentglasstube 2025-10-16T19:38:44Z ♥ 2

Took me a while to figure out, but definitely worth it. I don't think I've already played a game with these exact mechanics before, this is a nice idea!

( You might want to hear how the web version sounds, in a chromium-based browser :D I would have suggested a workaround to this, but it seems the source code archive is incomplete (e.g I see refs to "screen.h", "game.h" which dont't seem to be included in the archive))

Fire Fuel by marks 2025-10-15T18:16:52Z ♥ 2

Solid controls, effective graphics, snappy sounds, interesting gameplay, and challenging levels ; well done!

The Pink Operator by Geckoo1337 2025-10-15T06:27:08Z ♥ 4

Great realization, I loved the fact that the executable and the archive were ~small~ tiny ( mine is also custom engine C++, but the archive is 3MB big ! but at least, I have GNU/Linux support :D). I also loved the minimalist graphics, in a retro/atari style.

> PS : There is a mathematical explanation according to levels. I have to find the key - which levels are solvable - which are not. If you have an idea, let me know. It could be a way to create many other levels. Thanks ++

I have a good news, and a bad news :-)

The good news is that solving a level corresponds to an (probably easier) special case a known mathematical problem, called "search for a hamiltonian path in a non-directed graph". In your case, your graph is planar, and there's at most 4 neighbors by node. This greatly restricts the search space.

The bad news is that this problem belongs to the "NP-complete" category, which basically means : solutions are easy to check in polynomial time, but there's no known algorithm to *find* them in polynomial time. Basically, searching for a solution implies to consider all the possible paths, which will get impossibly slow very quickly as the graph size size grows.

Please note that this is not equivalent to "levels are hard to generate", actually I see many ways you could generate them (for example, starting from a straight path of a given random length, and repeatedly "folding" it (e.g an "I shape" becomes a "U shape" ) in a random way).

This would always create solvable levels, but not necessarily interesting ones (especially considering that there would be no guarantee for a unique solution here). To rate the quality of a level, you would have to compute some formula based on the characteristics of the (hopefully unique!) solution : number of turns, locality, etc. As I said above, as your graph follows a grid, it might be possible to find the optimal solution for each level in a reasonable time.

LudicrousOafishMagpie by hijomo 2025-10-12T18:34:07Z ♥ 2

Really cool idea! The graphics could definitly use some improvement - actually , you could have used a black screen and made an audio-only game!

Fire, walk with me by Tero Pulkkinen 2025-10-12T07:24:12Z ♥ 2

is kinda short... 😉 (the game, not the tech list 😆 )

CONTAINMENT BREACH by wisstopher 2025-10-12T06:43:30Z ♥ 4

This game looks great, can't play it though, because there's no web and no GNU/Linux version :-/

Seeing the screenshots, I was curious about the engine, so I tried to download the source code (why do I need to identify myself to do download the source code?)

I love playing and making these kind of 1st person horror/atmospheric/isolation games, and my biggest gripe this time was UV texturing of the walls. From the screenshots of Containment Breach (and also, Stavros (by @designernap )) I can see that you smartly dodged/avoided the issue - Seems like I need to add SSAO to my engine 😆

Flock Off by reivilibre 2025-10-12T06:21:03Z ♥ 2

ahaha this was so funny, I laughed so hard! These stupid sheeps falling down the cliff, the running dog, the sfx ... I must admit that I initially believed I was supposed to get rid of all the sheeps - maybe because of the title of the game? 😆 A minimap showing the location (and the existence!) of the farm would be a nice improvement.

Trash Dash by UnitedFailures 2025-10-11T19:48:09Z ♥ 3

Really nice choice of music and graphics ! I was expecting megaman to appear at some point :D

DRUNK HUNT by Jacky San 2025-10-07T18:30:52Z ♥ 4

Great work on the sound effects! The overall look is also very consistent ; I wonder how many of us have actually played the original game 😄

Dysbarism by nathmate 2025-04-20T08:17:39Z ♥ 0

> Good job! I love the artwork and music!.

@eugenik is this game supposed to have sound?

Life&Depth by Jacky San 2025-04-18T21:35:19Z ♥ 2

Really cool, I loved it, from start to finish!

The controls are solid, the sub is satisfying to maneuver, the game is fun, and, in particular ... great job on the music! it's very convincing, and it sets a tense mood, that is perfect for a game were you're in constant danger of running out of oxygen ...

The choice of 1-bit pixelated graphics, with old-school 8-bit SFX ... might clash a little with the music, I dunno ... ( I do the same, I'm not gonna complain! 😁 ). Maybe a slight reverb on the SFX might help to blend them with the soundscape, and reinforce the player's ... immersion :-)

I would happily play a longer ( deeper? ) version!

Below the Machine by HolySparks 2025-04-18T11:19:02Z ♥ 2

> What are these awesome sounds?)))) They totally lifted my mood!

Is this game supposed to have sound?

2.5 Depth by Jeffez 2025-04-15T11:06:25Z ♥ 2

> Got stuck at a point where there’s a door and neither shift nor x worked for me

Same for me, can't open the door. Tried both shift keys.

Played on ( Firefox + GNU/Linux + itch.io )

Uncovering The Mysteries Of The Cursed Tomb by Anson Rutherford 2025-04-12T11:52:27Z ♥ 2

I love the idea, moreover it reminds me of the build engine ( from Duke3D ), which I also love ! The looping world is especially enjoyable. I think the music is inappropriate ( Something more atmospheric would, im my humble opinion, do a better job ( e.g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sch_ZYInTc8 )).

However, the mouse pointer capture issues (web version) are specially annoying, and no matter how hard I try, I couldn't get rid of them, I finally gave up playing :-(

In short: the mouse pointer gets correctly hidden just after I click "Click here to play", at this point, I'm in game, I can move around, and, in particular, rotate the view left and right by moving the mouse. But shortly after the playing instruction disappear ( at the very first pillar ), the mouse pointer reappears for no obvious reason, and then, I still can rotate the view by moving my mouse horizontally, but the rotation is limited to the horizontal range of the pointer. Which means, when the mouse pointer reaches , say, the right boundary of the screen, I can't rotate the view to the right anymore. In a first-person game, it's extremely inconvenient :-/

edit: I think I found a workaround, by displaying the inventory, and clicking "close pause menu". The mouse pointer disappears and I can freely rotate the view again.

BUMMÖCK by alec 2025-04-12T11:36:52Z ♥ 1

> Should there be music or sound? I played on Chrome and it was silent.

@felix-kern Different browsers might have slightly different policies, especially when it comes to allowing javascript/wasm code to emit sound. Have you tried clicking inside the game window?

SLITHER by slimetrash 2025-04-12T08:40:27Z ♥ 2

This gave me Getting Over It nightmare flashbacks, but I made it to the end, pheeeeeeew :-)

> It’s tricky and the level design can feel punishing sometimes especially when you fail 1 step away from the finish line and have to restart.

@0x-void-x0 That's were all the fun resides 😆 (I believe for these kind of games, there has to be some kind of frustation... )

Very nice implementation, the sound atmosphere ( music + sfx ) is very well balanced, and soothing. The graphics are minimal, but clean (Nice job on the tile borders, BTW. Are you using LDTK? ) The physics are very solid, I encountered no glitch.

The only gripe I have is about the bouncing against some surfaces. Bouncing against walls is obviously part of the gameplay, but maybe some non-bouncy surfaces (especially in the bottom of some ponds) would ease the first levels?

Something that would greatly augment the level design potential : slopes 😁

The Signal by joewan 2025-04-11T06:32:00Z ♥ 2

Really cool voice acting on the intro, definitely contributes to the overall mood.

The walking was a little slow, which isn't an issue ... until you get killed by the first monster, and you have to redo all over again. (Maybe it's supposed to contribute to the fear of getting killed?)

Souls Rider 1D by deformhead 2025-04-09T17:45:37Z ♥ 3

> Does he actually flip the middle finger on exit?

Yeah, I must admit I asked myself the same question :-)

Anyway, the pixel art is really nice, especially the choice of colors. The idea is brain-melting, but at least you kept it in 2D (with this concept, you can easily do 4D :D)!

Some musical advice:

- don't restart the music at each level ( The first ones are really short, this quickly gets annoying )

- you could tune the buzzing of the exit vortex to the music. ( Your music is in C minor, but the buzzing is some kind of out-of-tune G#. You could tune the buzzing to a C, to a G, to an Eb, all of these would do the job.)

Cheers!

Scares on Schedule by python-b5 2025-04-09T06:15:17Z ♥ 3

It's very hard, but the music is sooooooooooo well written! (and the SFX are in the same key, really nice!)

The Tomb of Mysteria by Plackett 2025-04-09T06:10:51Z ♥ 0

There are some good ideas here, but their implementation seems a bit chaotic.

Some advice: - don't restart the music at respawn, in a game where you respawn often, this is extremely annoying ... also, make it loop when it ends. - there has to be some feedback (visual, audio) when the player gets hit. (I wasn't clear, for a while, if the player could get hit or not) - use a different visual for locked doors. - don't introduce, in the same level, the evil spitting boxes AND the spit-activated switches (The current level makes it unclear what the spit actually does ).

Kudos for providing both GNU/Linux version, and a web build!

Blackout Protocol by eggsscrambled 2025-04-09T05:55:38Z ♥ 1

Any chance for a web or GNU/Linux version?

Goodzilla [Sega Master System] by Samuli 2025-04-08T19:59:20Z ♥ 3

Amazing! A master system game, in C!!! And there's even music and SFX! I find this waaaaaaaaaaaaay more enjoyable and creditable than all this Unity nonsense :-)

Kudos, team!

(I played on Mednafen, I got no obvious issues (except maybe some graphical glitches when the character gets hit?)).

Layered by BridgeOnAStick 2025-04-08T17:48:55Z ♥ 1

The github link leads to a 404, you might want to double-check the repo permissions?

.downtreading by Fonics 2025-04-08T05:12:42Z ♥ 0

GNU/Linux user here ; any chance for a web build?

Hell Meme! by Aniki_Zhuo 2025-04-08T05:10:17Z ♥ 1

There's no link to the game, only to the source code ( ... which makes me wonder how you got the 3 ratings you have at my time of writing ... )

Escape The Depths by Jag 2025-04-08T05:09:04Z ♥ 3

No web version ? Too bad, this one seems really fun :(

Blip by osh.studio 2025-04-07T20:20:05Z ♥ 3

I died, and died, and died 😆

... but eventually I made it to the end, definitely worth it!

Very good controls - although for some reason I kept mixing up both action keys. If I had to change one thing, I would remove the small delay between the moment you press the teleport key, and the moment the character actually teleports. This delay added what felt like artificial difficulty to some puzzles.

I'm not too much of a fan of the CRT shader ; however the sounds were pretty crisp and convincing!

Overall, nice job!

Dyamid by leorean 2025-04-07T19:44:34Z ♥ 3

OMG I can't imagine the hassle it must have been to design the levels :-)

The idea is just great, the implementation is solid, the level design is clever ... and the puzzle difficulty is just as it needed to be!

I had a laugh (relief maybe?) when I saw the ending.

There are only two things that bothered me:

- 1) The music. Not bad, but maybe too uplifting for this kind of gameplay and environment. Maybe it's just me, but it felt a little bit off.

- 2) At one point in the level, you need to make a long jump, with the character's head sliding against the ceiling, exploiting the fact that the upward push from the jump isn't stopped when colliding with obstacles. It could be argued that such a behavior is closer to a bug in the jump code ... than to something someone might write in a design document :-) It took me a while to realize that I could make that long jump. Of course, I'm just nitpicking on a small detail here.

Thanks for the fun game, this is the first I'm played on this LD, you've just set the bar very high :-)

Small hope for a tiny sea creature by Enad96 2024-10-19T11:16:35Z ♥ 2

I found the camera changes a little bit brutal ; maybe the game is a little too fast paced ? Or maybe it's just me ? I don't know...

There's clearly some potential and I like the soundtrack. Too bad there's no audio, because there's definitely room for nice punchy aquatic sounds effects! Especially when the big shark is getting closer to you : you could add audio clues/feedback ( increased music speed, or a rumbling sound getting louder and louder, etc.) to increase the tension !

I also liked the way you did make the shallow water look. I would have liked more passages in 1st person camera, maybe long tunnels? Or even waterfalls!

BoomSquad by m_anya 2024-10-12T11:11:22Z ♥ 1

Nice clone of Bomberman!

I looked for a discrepancy with the original game, and could only find one : the bomb explosions don't trigger other bombs, although in the original game you could use this effect to trap your opponents!

Other than that, the player movement is well remade (including the rounded corners of the bricks!), this is a clone but clearly a good one, great work!

I second the idea : you could use this opportunity to add one innovative extra-feature to this game, to make it truly yours!

LD56 by swizzcheez 2024-10-10T18:00:33Z ♥ 1

Hey, actually, this is rather quite nice!

A programmer tip to avoid angle-related issues: don't store the beetle orientation as a number, but as a normalized vector (if needed, convert it to an angle (atan2) at render time)

Stacking Zoo by j3m 2024-10-09T19:46:42Z ♥ 1

This is a very interesting idea for a puzzle! Made it to the end!

Beetle with a Mixtape by nanolotl 2024-10-09T17:58:56Z ♥ 3

I loved the level design, I was always almost lost, but not quite. I loved the way you made the different paths make cycles, so you don't have to backtrack. This reminded me a lot of the good old metroid games.

The graphics were neat, there's definitely some pixel art insect creation skills here 😆 Too bad there's no audio ambience !

The teleporting bug made me laugh , after all these almost real-life like abilities ...

Thanks for making this game , really enjoyed it ! ( died 32 times, 11.9 minutes )

Run Ant Run by johnoyo 2024-10-07T20:08:11Z ♥ 1

See "The Compo", point 2 : https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/rules

Crypt Decrypt by StorythreaderFox 2024-05-01T09:42:16Z ♥ 0

A super nice idea ... ruined by a confusing UI and buggy code, that's too bad!

I really tried hard to solve the first level, spent 20 minutes trying to understand the controls, the game mechanics, going back and forth to the README ... but I never got to the point where I could make sense of this : "LEFT CLICK your summoned skeletons to have them perform actions (Like moving, stacking, or boarding the catapult)". I could never manage to move a skeleton, except by pushing it using the main character.

That's a shame, because the idea behind this puzzle game seems really promising! Please fix, so we can enjoy it!

The seven crystals by Mibi88 2024-04-29T20:02:19Z ♥ 1

Extremely easy to build, kudos! (Yeah, a makefile would indeed be nice, however it builds so fast at the moment ... ) (Tested on a gnu/linux box)

Nice work, it's always nice to see people using native code, instead of big premade engines!

Stars Align by cassowary 2024-04-28T14:31:39Z ♥ 1

Hi, I got this message when loading into Firefox (115.8.0esr (64-bit))

``` Uncaught TypeError: map is undefined draw_map https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/game.js:1028 do_draw https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/game.js:935 _draw https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/zucchinibread.js:569 _start_transition https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/zucchinibread.js:725 start_transition https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/zucchinibread.js:307 reset https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/game.js:665 handle_keyup https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/game.js:1103 onkeyup https://html-classic.itch.zone/html/10181599/packaging/zucchinibread.js:363 game.js:1028:24 ```

(I don't get an error with Hazel and Hector ( https://cassowary.itch.io/hazel-and-hector ), which I think uses the same engine (probably an earlier version, though!))

Cards of Angels in the Manor of Demons by JustMars 2024-04-27T18:09:58Z ♥ 2

Really cool music, fits the game perfectly ; and kudos for using sound effects in the same key :-)

GODAI: The Ninja Way by exofrenon 2024-04-27T14:13:38Z ♥ 3

Wow, this really is impressive, the Ninja Gaiden original gameplay is clearly recognizable!

The music, the graphics, the animation, the sound FX ... everything is spot-on (except maybe the jump sound, a little bit too distracting!). You did a really great job here, it's so rare to see a game labeled as retro / NES ... which is actually faithful to the real thing!

Keep up the good work, there are only two levels and that's too bad, but if there had been 10 or even 20, I think I would have (tried to!) played through all of them!

There were minor glitches that you might already have spotted (like the vertical scrolling sometimes being jerky), but overall it's pretty polished.

More levels, more enemies, and pits (you need them to be truly Ninja Gaiden :) ) , this is what we want !!!

Sophia's Spirit Journey by ryusui 2024-04-26T18:15:15Z ♥ 2

Really nice game, loved the metroidvania-style exploration, with new abilities unlocking new parts of the world ...

Not a fan of the jump / platforming : it seems the ability to jump up "through" platform doesn't play too well with perspective view. I'm sure there's no issue with the physics code here, however, the perspective view makes it look like there is, which is a pity (Blasphemous also has a similar issue)

And Don't Open Your Mouth Again by ZungryWare 2024-04-24T16:29:44Z ♥ 2

Am I missing something here?

``` [You]: interview geoff

[System]: Type "interview geoff [topic]" to select your topic: The Defendant The Victim The Law The Father's Inheritance The Coworker

[You]: interview geoff The Father's Inheritance

[System]: Unknown topic. Type "interview geoff" to see the list of topics. ```

Gerald the Blind Butler by maxflav 2024-04-22T17:44:33Z ♥ 2

Had a lot of fun, struggled a little but made it to the end!

I liked the puzzle design ( I had the feeling that there's a difficulty spike around level 7, is it just me? ).

Sacrificed by Klemmbaustein 2024-04-22T11:14:14Z ♥ 2

Crashes at startup :-(

``` Starting... - Starting SDL2 - SDL2 started (No error) - Starting GLEW - GLEW started (No error) Log: [Error]: ------------------------------------[Error]------------------------------------ Log: [Error]: Crash Log: [Error]: Status: terminate called after throwing an instance of 'int' [1] 77402 IOT instruction ./Sacrificed ```

Summoner Under Attack by Ilari 2024-04-21T17:00:21Z ♥ 2

It's always nice to see games using something other than Unity! 👍 ... and portable code, I compiled it and run it on GNU/Linux with absolutely no code modification. Kudos!

I took a look at the code ; am I mistaken, or am I recognizing the handmade hero influence at work here?

( By the way, you might want to compile it with `-fsanitize=undefined,address`, just once )

Trace of guilt by Zastegnushka 2024-04-16T17:07:44Z ♥ 0

Windows only?

Waylight by Javid Ladhani 2023-10-16T19:42:26Z ♥ 0

> Just by reading the comments, I wanted to try this game but it only has the windows build. Wished there was a linux build

Same here. Too bad, this game looked very cool :-(

SINISTER ELEVATOR by ScaryTreeGames 2023-10-16T19:34:32Z ♥ 2

The mood is perfect!

I hope you will participate to the next LD events, I can't wait to play your next game!

Toxic Trap! by EmperorPenguin18 2023-10-16T18:29:37Z ♥ 2

The web version is broken (throws a javascript exception as soon as I try to move), and the GNU/Linux version gives me this:

``` ./toxic_trap: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.38' not found (required by ./toxic_trap) ```

Too bad, I happy to play a game made by other people using their own engine!

Death Row by elq 2023-10-08T16:47:16Z ♥ 0

I get this error in Firefox's javascript console. The game gets stuck on the "You regain consciousness" screen ... :-/

``` USER ERROR: SceneShaderGLES3: Fragment shader compilation failed: index.js:14111:18 ERROR: 0:414: '' : array size must be non-negative index.js:14111:18 ERROR: 0:422: '' : array size must be non-negative index.js:14111:18 index.js:14111:18 at: _display_error_with_code (drivers/gles3/shader_gles3.cpp:242) index.js:14111:18 ```

Misplace by Bassilij 2023-10-08T06:19:55Z ♥ 2

No web? No GNU/Linux? Windows-only?

Can't play ... too bad, it looked great :-(

Stellar Fracture by epic_zeta 2023-10-06T16:56:51Z ♥ 1

GNU/Linux user here, your build works, thanks for thinking about this platform!

Quicksand by Deruitda 2023-10-05T20:56:19Z ♥ 2

Actually pretty fun! Although obviously super fast, it's less hard than it looks !

Museum by Poroli 2023-10-05T20:50:19Z ♥ 3

The link says "HTML5 (web)", but I could only find a link to a Windows-only version (which I can't run on my computer). Am I missing something here? Thanks!

Troubled Turtles by Aviv Levy 2023-10-05T18:01:12Z ♥ 3

Wow, really cool mechanics, and clever level design!

I was afraid to play yet another sokoban clone, but I was delighted to see it wasn't the case. The game is well polished, the visuals are consistent ... and I really like the music! it repeats, but it's not boring, it's relaxing and soothing! I'm listening to it while typing .... a perfect ambience of sleepy turtles! :D

The Hallway by DmVCh 2023-10-05T11:28:21Z ♥ 2

> I was thinking that is a 3D game :(

It is, however the camera is fixed :D

Squeeze & Wiggle by YogurtTheHorse 2023-10-03T19:25:15Z ♥ 3

Wow, this is getting-over-it-hard! :)

The physics seem pretty solid here! Can the snake go backwards? I tried, but failed, it seems like the head parts have a stronger pull force?

This is a very creative idea, I don't remember playing anything remotely resembling this game , so kudos!

If it fits by Xeke-Death 2023-10-03T06:10:31Z ♥ 3

Cutest interpretation of the theme I've seen so far!

Picking up the various cats is really fun, having the cat stare at you while picked up is a great touch ( Being able to hide cats in the fridge, maybe less great :-) )

The fact that you have various sounds and 3d models for cats adds to the experience. I was saying to myself "how many damn cats are there? I thought I was halfway done!" :-)

On the negative side: I found the mouse sensitivity was a little high and I had some trouble moving the camera.

I missed a time counter showing the remaining time before the landlord arrives ( However, the game over screen showed a scaling issue (text too big, some part of it is outside the window), so maybe there is such time counter, but it's being rendered outside the window? )

In any case, great work !

Spotlight by Echo Heo 2023-10-03T05:44:14Z ♥ 1

I suggest you specify the type of archive here. I downloaded the 54Mb zip file, only to discover, after unzipping, I couldn't play it (it's a windows-only archive).

Hole in the Well by DecadeDecaf 2023-10-02T21:03:16Z ♥ 2

> I’m most impressed that you managed to get that many voice actors on such short notice! Can this be a compo game if you didn’t work alone, though?

From what I understood from the rules: You're allowed to do recordings, and you can record anything, as long as you record it yourself, during the 48 hours ( There's a similar policy with taking photos ).

> I’ve seen discussions floating around over the years about what counts as collaboration

The game has to be *your* creation. You're the one creating the files, this is where the line is usually drawn (and this is, I believe, why the Compo rules currently exclude AI-generated art : it's not clear who's the creator).

Getting help, in the general case, cannot be forbidden. If your significant other brings you a cup of coffee that helps you to keep your mind clear, this also counts as help! This is why the line must be drawn elsewhere, generally at content creation level.

> “is receiving feedback during the jam technically getting help with game design?”

It's certainly getting help, but in the end, you're the one who must apply this feedback (If you have enough time!). So you're still responsible for 100% of the implementation of the game.

> “is asking people to test your compo game during the time frame technically helping with its stability?”

Of course it is. But same answer here: once a bug is reported, you're the one who must fix it (if you have enough time!). So the implementation of the game is still 100% your work.

> “is voice acting technically getting help with the audio or humor/mood?”

It also is getting help. However, voice acting isn't feedback, it's content creation! Especially if the voice actors do the recording themselves : this means there are now parts of your game that might be considered as "not your work" (even if you postprocessed the wav files).

Party Drone 9000 by FringeSci 2023-10-02T20:43:19Z ♥ 0

OMG this is getting-over-it-hard!! :D

Nice idea, but this is really brutal, you could even display the deaths-per-minute ;-)

I couldn't get past the second level :-/

Edit: I just turned on my speakers. Good lord.

Kefnac, the Word Grid Game by Greytyphoon 2023-10-02T20:30:02Z ♥ 1

Nice and fun, made it to the end!

I NEED MORE SPACE by Deltatee 2023-10-02T20:17:24Z ♥ 1

Very creative use of the theme!!

Fun controls, clever level design, and a psychedelic background, this is cool ; however the music is, let's say, a little short :-)

(Made it to the end!)

Out of Side by happyglitch 2023-10-02T20:12:39Z ♥ 0

Nice graphics and really cool and snappy controls, the drone is a pleasure to pilot!

I went all the way to the left ... is there an ending ?

Space Collector by WAD 2023-10-02T19:58:10Z ♥ 1

Kudos for using your own engine, I wanted to peek at the source code, but couldn't find a link ; did I miss it?

The Signal by OddballDave 2023-10-02T19:55:58Z ♥ 2

The GNU/Linux build segfaults :-/

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Too bad, the screenshots looked really great and I was eager to play!

I Hate This Recoil by ddolgov 2023-10-02T19:41:49Z ♥ 2

Very interesting idea!

Once you get used to it, though, it may become a little too easy?

( Is this the NES font you're using? Nice ! )

Floodwater by John Gabriel 2023-10-02T19:23:00Z ♥ 1

Nice and simple, and with sound, AND with music! (it's too rare in Ludum Dare!)

This was fun and this fits the theme well, good job! ( I played until the end )

Silence is just a pipe dream by Antsa 2023-05-17T16:23:53Z ♥ 2

Point-and-click games (with custom a engine) FTW!!! 🤘

Electron Odyssey by Ziamor 2023-05-13T07:15:22Z ♥ 0

Really solid implementation, the sound fx, the music, the graphics, the postprocessing ... everything is nice and polished!

The game would definitely benefit from more challenging and more cohesive levels : I often had the feeling of completing one level, on my first attempt, while having only explored ... maybe 5% of the circuit ?

Please let your anonymous composer know that the music is spot-on! It really sounds "electric" :D

Yuki's mystery by Sevla 2023-05-04T06:08:55Z ♥ 3

Hey, I love this idea!

Nice choice of music, some more unexplained random SFX might have added to the creepy mood ( Especially, footstep sounds : they increase the feeling of loneliness and isolation)

All like @ellaris here: walk speed, spamming the E key, and dying without really understanding why. A little bit too unforgiving, maybe?

(BTW incidently, I made a similar game for t he compo! ( but with very different technological choices :D ) if you like exploring hand-drawn creepy houses, you might want to give it a try!)

Kudos for the creepy-little-girl flashing animation, this is spot-on !

Iter Vitae by MimiPop 2023-05-01T14:01:10Z ♥ 5

> This game isnt for easily disturbed people.

I understand you don't want to disturb people, but not putting any link to your game might be a little bit of an extreme strategy :-)

The Corporation by deformhead 2023-05-01T13:59:41Z ♥ 1

The controls seems to have been designed on a french keyboard ? It's really hard to grasp when playing on a QWERTY keyboard ...

Time for Lunch by zep 2023-05-01T07:02:27Z ♥ 1

Very nice, very polished! The rope mechanics are well tweaked, not too easy, not too hard. Kudos!

Swiftly And With Style by 3ggplant 2023-05-01T06:59:20Z ♥ 1

Nice buildings, I like the lighting there, and hopping around in this environment is really fun! (The controls are a little too sensitive to my taste, though!)

Pizza Xpress by PerfectSquare 2023-05-01T06:53:48Z ♥ 2

~~@captainalexwest how did you manage to play the game ? At this time of writing, there's only a link to the source code ; did you compile it yourself?~~

Lack of sleep :D

AstroFreight by Remus 2023-05-01T06:39:20Z ♥ 1

Hello, I get the following error on the web version: ``` Error The following features required to run Godot projects on the Web are missing: Cross Origin Isolation - Check web server configuration (send correct headers) SharedArrayBuffer - Check web server configuration (send correct headers) ```

Waves by RiptideStudio 2022-10-07T20:52:20Z ♥ 3

You might be interested in this very similar game!

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/51/dark-points

Great job , by the way ; this is what I call an immersive experience ;-) The controls felt a bit awkward, that's too bad because the exploration part is really cool.

Dark Points by anstabo 2022-10-07T17:38:38Z ♥ 1

Finally finished it (after three interrupted attempts) !!

This game is really impressive, the creepy mood is perfect and the main mechanic is brilliant!

The level design is uncompromising and makes no prisonners (platformer puzzle in a game where you're almost blind? seriously?) but with some effort it's definitely doable. And it's big, really. ( The good thing is, you didn't have to spend too much time doing UV mapping :D BTW, what editor did you use? )

I'm also really curious about how the rendering works, e.g how you store the scanned parts of each wall. (If I had to guess, I'd say: a giant texture map, where all the walls are unwrapped, that gets written to when scanning, and read from during rendering.)

Coyote Time Lord by Clement Sparrow 2022-04-17T20:01:09Z ♥ 1

Wow, impressive puzzle design here !

The mechanics *and* the levels are great here ( I wasn't expecting so much puzzle potential for such a simple mechanic )

One nitpick: the sound of golden ring is *loud*. But I didn't want to lower my speakers volume, because the music is cool :-)

Blockage by Dis0rder 2022-04-15T06:21:01Z ♥ 2

The music is really great, reminds me of Metroid, which fits perfectly the organic environment !

Pipes of Goo by Manuel Magalhães 2022-04-12T10:52:04Z ♥ 0

Nice game, fit the theme well and fun to play !

Delay The Inevitable by eboatwright 2022-04-11T06:18:59Z ♥ 0

Nice 8 bit vibe !

( And very nice choice of music! )

And kudos for not using a third-party game engine : it's always cool to see that some of us are still capable of writing native programs :D

JUGGERNAUT by cogcomp 2022-04-09T08:58:28Z ♥ 1

Hi , fellow C++/SDL/Emscripten user ! 🤘

I noticed there was an issue with Emscripten SDL sound in some browsers.

``` - Windows 7 + Firefox + Emscripten : sound is OK - Windows 7 + Chrome + Emscripten : sound is OK - GNU/Linux + Firefox + Emscripten : sound is OK - GNU/Linux + Chrome + Emscripten : sound is distorted. ```

The distorsion is as if the audio buffer size was too small, and was constantly underruning, which makes the mix sound "metallic".

Juggernaut has this issue , I can get this metallic distorted sound if I play it using Chrome (or one of its derivative, like Brave).

My entry for this LD50 has the same issue (so go play it! but use Firefox :) ).

Indeed, if I increase the buffer audio size to 4096 samples, the audio playback becomes fine in Chrome. ( However, the latency becomes very perceptible and the game starts to feel less responsive ).

Have you ever noticed this issue ? I was under the impression that this wasn't occuring on Windows 10 ?

PS: please note I'm not talking here about "audio not playing at all" issues, which are a completely different issue, related to Chrome blocking policies ( https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/6511 ).

Carpe Diem by Pomo 2022-04-07T16:37:08Z ♥ 1

Crashes at startup :-/

``` CarpeDiem_Linux % ./CarpeDiem_Linux.x86_64 [UnityMemory] Configuration Parameters - Can be set up in boot.config "memorysetup-bucket-allocator-granularity=16" "memorysetup-bucket-allocator-bucket-count=8" "memorysetup-bucket-allocator-block-size=4194304" "memorysetup-bucket-allocator-block-count=1" "memorysetup-main-allocator-block-size=16777216" "memorysetup-thread-allocator-block-size=16777216" "memorysetup-gfx-main-allocator-block-size=16777216" "memorysetup-gfx-thread-allocator-block-size=16777216" "memorysetup-cache-allocator-block-size=4194304" "memorysetup-typetree-allocator-block-size=2097152" "memorysetup-profiler-bucket-allocator-granularity=16" "memorysetup-profiler-bucket-allocator-bucket-count=8" "memorysetup-profiler-bucket-allocator-block-size=4194304" "memorysetup-profiler-bucket-allocator-block-count=1" "memorysetup-profiler-allocator-block-size=16777216" "memorysetup-profiler-editor-allocator-block-size=1048576" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-main=4194304" "memorysetup-job-temp-allocator-block-size=2097152" "memorysetup-job-temp-allocator-block-size-background=1048576" "memorysetup-job-temp-allocator-reduction-small-platforms=262144" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-background-worker=32768" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-job-worker=262144" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-preload-manager=262144" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-nav-mesh-worker=65536" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-audio-worker=65536" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-cloud-worker=32768" "memorysetup-temp-allocator-size-gfx=262144" [1] 66278 segmentation fault ./CarpeDiem_Linux.x86_64 ```

Coffee Run by jelch 2022-04-06T06:18:33Z ♥ 1

Very solid entry !

Easy to play, and fits the theme perfectly.

I especially found the sun progress bar very funny , think the night is finally over when the bar reaches the left part of the screen ... but nooooo :D

The music, also, was a very nice way to reinforce the alternance between days and night.

Well done !

Putyn Invaders by Pio 2022-04-06T06:08:50Z ♥ 1

Nice game, nice 3D sprites, especially for a compo game !

The game was fun to play, spamming bullets and collecting upgrades felt really effective. I would have easily played 2x or 3x longer, just with repeated waves of existing ennemies. It felt too short !

Boom Bass by Kassymov Iran 2022-04-06T06:02:41Z ♥ 2

Hey guys ! There's only one link, it's a link to the source code, and it leads to a 404 !

The Flower of Marasca by F1Krazy 2022-04-05T21:20:07Z ♥ 1

If you like fireworks, try to go left at the beginning ;-)

Too bad the game is plagued by collision issues ... being able to go through most walls is a real showstopper for an exploration game :-/

I liked the music, reminded me of the very first metroid game on NES !

Flailing Motion by Brandon JS Lea 2022-04-05T20:55:38Z ♥ 2

OMG this is creepy as hell !

The round eyes ... and the gradual discovery of this face, getting closer ... it's incredibly effective!

Very nice entry, too bad it's so short ...

Drater by lomstfer 2022-04-05T20:11:10Z ♥ 0

Hey, @lomstfer , would you be interested in a GNU/Linux binary ?

Your code is 100% portable, so I took the liberty of compiling it and uploading an executable here:

http://code.alaiwan.org/Drater.x86_64

Feel free to add it to your archive if you want !

I used the following command line :

``` g++ *.cpp `pkg-config sdl2 SDL2_mixer SDL2_ttf SDL2_image --cflags --libs` -o Drater.x86_64 ```

Simple, but effective :-)

Fox Driver by rolferm 2022-04-04T19:28:19Z ♥ 2

Wow, a 3D game without Unity ! And written in Lisp ... impressive !

(The GNU/Linux version works very well BTW)

RogueTime by shared 2022-04-04T12:47:42Z ♥ 1

The enemey move/attack patterns are simple, but surprisingly effective ! I found myself desperately trying to fire a laser to those jumping blobs, while time was running out ...

It's not as good as "Dimensional Shift" ( @shared 's previous entry ), which had set the bar extremely high! (those who haven't played it, go play it NOW :D https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/49/dimensional-shift )

Shifting Labyrinth by plomeg 2021-10-18T20:58:10Z ♥ 1

There was only a Windows version, but it's a standalone and nice C++ codebase, so I compiled it myself: Your game runs perfectly under GNU/Linux, with fullscreen and sound. (I just had to dos2unix the text files).

Nice take on the theme, BTW. And kudos for using your own engine !

Dimensional Shift by shared 2021-10-16T20:25:36Z ♥ 1

Wow, this is such a great idea!

This reminded me of "Legacy of Kain : Soul Reaver", where you sometimes have to alternate between two parallel worlds to progress through the world. However, you pushed the idea a lot further, and made it the gist of the gameplay, ending up with a very interesting (and sometimes hard) puzzle game.

The graphics are a little too minimalistic to my tastes, but they do the job. But I liked the sounds!

You might have a small glitch with the GNU/Linux version : you can see the nearby rooms just by maximizing the app window.

Also, I got soft-locked in the top-left room of level 2 : I stayed too long in the 'black' dimension, and there were no accessible portals to get back to the 'white' dimension.

Overall, great job, (too bad there are only 2 levels!) and by the way, kudos for providing a GNU/Linux version !

Dungeonball 2 by Gurbx 2021-10-12T18:03:48Z ♥ 2

Wow, this one is really nice.

And also, hard. Fortunately the music is cool and fits the (also cool) visuals. Good work !

Balkanization 1 by kr4ft3r 2021-10-10T17:48:49Z ♥ 2

Where can I find the music from the splash screen ? How is it called?

Aha! Found it: `Milomir Martic - Bando mudzahedinska`

Wobbly Penguins by bqq 2021-10-09T18:30:50Z ♥ 7

I loved how the SFX were designed to be in the same key than the catchy music ! Great synth sounds, by the way.

The gameplay was fun, maybe a little too much disjointed? It's hard to know if you're winning or loosing. Especially when the "base game" is already hard !

Not Today by frnknstn 2021-10-08T05:44:02Z ♥ 1

@shubart You're probably packing the Debug version of your game. The Debug executable of your game contains references to debug-versions of the standard MS runtime libraries, which are typically not installed on non-dev PCs.

Try compiling in Release mode, and packaging those binaries instead.

Dungeon Crumble by picttarge 2021-10-07T17:13:04Z ♥ 0

I'm getting this error, what's going on ?

``` $ java -jar ld49-dungeon-crumble-bin-v1.0.2.jar WARNING: An illegal reflective access operation has occurred WARNING: Illegal reflective access by org.lwjgl.LWJGLUtil$3 (file:/tmp/ld49-dungeon-crumble-bin-v1.0.2.jar) to method java.lang.ClassLoader.findLibrary(java.lang.String) WARNING: Please consider reporting this to the maintainers of org.lwjgl.LWJGLUtil$3 WARNING: Use --illegal-access=warn to enable warnings of further illegal reflective access operations WARNING: All illegal access operations will be denied in a future release Inconsistency detected by ld.so: dl-lookup.c: 105: check_match: Assertion `version->filename == NULL || ! _dl_name_match_p (version->filename, map)' failed!

$ java --version openjdk 11.0.11 2021-04-20 OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 11.0.11+9-post-Debian-1) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 11.0.11+9-post-Debian-1, mixed mode, sharing)

$ ```

Nuclear Disaster by automatonvx 2021-10-06T05:40:19Z ♥ 1

This reminds me of the original Legend of Zelda (1986!) : the doors that opens when all enemies have been killed, the room transitions, the player attack, the stairs ...

Also: it's great to have music for a compo game, kudos !

The movement of the blobs is a little too hard to deal with, a little more randomness would avoid having to move a lot just to keep your distance.

GRAPPLE the Abyss! by lectvs 2021-05-01T12:03:35Z ♥ 2

Very solid entry : gameplay is punchy, fun and innovative.

It's hard but not too much (please, in a game like this, let the music loop instead of restarting it on every death !), and the level design is enjoyable.

The graphics and sound are minimalistic but work very well here : simple and effective.

The last line "maybe I'll be harder in the post-jam version" just made my day :D

Gun Fracking by zachhof 2021-05-01T11:33:06Z ♥ 1

I'd love to hear the full soundtrack but I keep dying too early !!

The Hole by Eugenio 2021-05-01T07:39:01Z ♥ 1

Tried to compile it on GNU/Linux, got stuck here:

``` gcc src/*.c -I. -Iinclude/FMOD -Iinclude/FreeType -lGL -lpng ```

For obvious reasons of gcc macosx-specific command-line options, I can't use your shell.sh compile script.

But the real blocker was the fmod library, which I don't have, and downloading it requires an acount ; to it's a no-go.

Deep Mind by SuperRubbingGlue 2021-05-01T07:03:55Z ♥ 2

Crashes on startup, here's backtrace :

``` Thread 31 "Loading.Preload" received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault. [Switching to Thread 0x7fff08956700 (LWP 39326)] 0x00007fff3914d92d in mono_object_get_class () from /tmp/Builds/Games_Data/MonoBleedingEdge/x86_64/libmonobdwgc-2.0.so (gdb) bt #0 0x00007fff3914d92d in mono_object_get_class () from /tmp/Builds/Games_Data/MonoBleedingEdge/x86_64/libmonobdwgc-2.0.so #1 0x00007ffff6e90f86 in void StreamedBinaryRead::TransferSTLStyleArray(ArrayOfManagedObjectsTransferer&, TransferMetaFlags) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #2 0x00007ffff6e8c3c0 in void Transfer_ManagedObject(SerializationCommandArguments const&, RuntimeSerializationCommandInfo&) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #3 0x00007ffff6e8bfd8 in void TransferField_LinearCollection(SerializationCommandArguments const&, RuntimeSerializationCommandInfo&) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #4 0x00007ffff6e887a1 in void TransferScriptingObject(StreamedBinaryRead&, ScriptingObjectPtr, ScriptingClassPtr, SerializationCache::Data*&, ManagedReferencesRegistry*) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #5 0x00007ffff6eba42c in SerializableManagedRefTransfer::Transfer(Object*, SerializableManagedRef&, StreamedBinaryRead&, bool) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #6 0x00007ffff6ecab20 in SerializedFile::ReadObject(long, ObjectCreationMode, bool, TypeTree const**, bool*, Object&) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #7 0x00007ffff6ebd8fc in PersistentManager::ReadAndActivateObjectThreaded(int, SerializedObjectIdentifier const&, SerializedFile*, bool, bool, PersistentManager::LockFlags) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #8 0x00007ffff6ebe6e6 in PersistentManager::LoadFileCompletelyThreaded(core::basic_string_ref, long*, int*, int, PersistentManager::LoadFlags, LoadProgress&, PersistentManager::LockFlags) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #9 0x00007ffff6d1387c in LoadSceneOperation::Perform() () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #10 0x00007ffff6d15e37 in PreloadManager::ProcessSingleOperation() () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #11 0x00007ffff6d15c82 in PreloadManager::Run() () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #12 0x00007ffff6d15be6 in PreloadManager::Run(void*) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #13 0x00007ffff6dbd0fa in Thread::RunThreadWrapper(void*) () from /tmp/Builds/UnityPlayer.so #14 0x00007ffff5d23ea7 in start_thread (arg=) at pthread_create.c:477 #15 0x00007ffff5c53def in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:95 ```

Deeper into hell by lisyarus 2021-04-29T11:19:16Z ♥ 2

Great compo entry !

The music is punchy, and the SFX are too.

I had no problem with the tank movement controls (though, mouse aiming in a room-by-room game is pretty disorienting, as the relative position of the mouse pointer jumps between each room).

The gameplay was hard but cool ; however the tanks gets hard to control when you take too many velocity upgrades (and there's no way to tell them appart from the other upgrades, which are required to win the game :-( )

And also, it's nice to see other folks using their own engine!

OpenGL + SDL2 FTW ! 🤘

Disaster Dig by alpharock6 2021-04-29T06:02:14Z ♥ 2

Nice game ! The feeling of going deeper and deeper is definitely here. Not the fact that you have to dig down deeper, but the fact that while digging, you're always asking yourself : will I have enough fuel to get back ? Ironically, this feeling is made more present by the fact that you have to do round trips to the surface to refuel !

This reminded me of Factorio ; It took some time but I made it to the end!

Shadow Temple by seizethedia 2021-04-28T11:31:36Z ♥ 0

Too bad, Windows-only :-( can't, play .

DEEP LD by Atikyne 2021-04-28T11:29:30Z ♥ 1

Nice and simple, and loads almost instantly, I'd love to be able to say this for most games here :D

I made it to the end of the maze !

Of Sound Mind by CJGladback 2021-04-27T20:44:41Z ♥ 3

Doesn't load in Chrome :-( In Firefox, I get the following error:

``` An error occurred running the Unity content on this page. See your browser JavaScript console for more info. The error was: abort(178) at jsStackTrace@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:16334 stackTrace@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:16505 abort@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:748 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[54700]:0x100a530 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[25525]:0xa1275f @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[49988]:0xf47a73 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[23591]:0x9e1549 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[54479]:0x100983f unityFramework/Module.dynCall_iiiii@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:462323 invoke_iiiii@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:331403 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[52589]:0xfb3407 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[52028]:0xf9abb8 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[4324]:0x1aefb8 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[4322]:0x1aec88 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[8282]:0x310806 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[8280]:0x30f727 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[10359]:0x3d4538 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[8524]:0x32abad @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[10786]:0x403cf6 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[10461]:0x3ddf0d @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[10461]:0x3ddf22 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[10456]:0x3ddab6 @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[10449]:0x3dbc7b @https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.wasm.gz:wasm-function[54496]:0x1009b18 unityFramework/Module.dynCall_v@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:471305 browserIterationFunc@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:168124 runIter@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:171197 Browser_mainLoop_runner@https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/3730393/build/Build/build.framework.js.gz:2:169659 ```

Where are you? by Shaymin 2021-04-27T20:29:23Z ♥ 3

Wow, very fun game ! I stopped after dying 99 times :D

I love the idea of spawning platform blocks, but the levels are very hard ! Thank god for the checkpoints :D

I found the music not really fitting the gameplay, what about some bluegrass banjo instead ? Wouldn't it be nicer ? :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85mDyWCgHy0

Good work and thanks for making this game, we had a fun time dying and retrying!

Menhir by MysteriousBaboon 2021-04-27T19:28:55Z ♥ 1

Cool music and puzzles !

And kudos for providing a GNU/Linux build (which BTW worked perfectly on my machine).

I had a hard time finding out what I was supposed to do on the second level, but still managed to get to the end !

I would have enjoyed some clicky/UI sound FX!

Survivre by dokthar 2021-04-27T05:41:13Z ♥ 2

Great work !

The music is impressive, and the wind sound FX creates a very immersive mood. And the stone sounds when you near-miss a rock are a nice touch !

Kudos for using your own native engine, and for providing a GNU/Linux version!

The architecture of the source code is full of gems ; I strongly encourage other people to have a look at it and learn from it, as it contains good examples on how to properly isolate platform-specific code (the game seems to support *multiple audio backends on the same platform* !), there's even automatic hot-reloading of the game code (!).

Deeper In The Night by Lorwon 2021-04-26T18:39:52Z ♥ 0

Nice work !

I got it to run on GNU/Linux ! Your source code is almost platform-independent (except for one call to PlaySound from Windows MME ("mmsystem.h")). You're missing a 'return' statement in the 'hitbox' function, by the way ;-)

By the way : be sure to disable systematic OpenGL error checking on every GPU operation : this slows your program down, as it will force OpenGL to flush pending draw operations.

Nestence by guimm12 2021-04-26T17:06:28Z ♥ 2

Kudos for providing a GNU/Linux version !

It's working perfectly, and I must say I'm impressed by the smoothness of this game, especially the 3D parts.

The aesthetics of the house are neat, and the nested russian dolls are a nice touch ! Very nice work !

Now, I want to play a lo-fi 3d point-and-click game taking place in a wooden house :D

Audio is definitely lacking, that's too bad ! :-(

Ludum Dante’s Inferno by VainCil 2021-04-26T16:54:39Z ♥ 0

I like how it looks ! Have you considered randomizing the location of the holes ?

Down and down we go by TinyHatGames 2021-04-26T06:53:02Z ♥ 2

Same for me : I can get the elevator doors to open, but seems like there's an invisible wall preventing me to go inside the cabin ...

INSIDE THE LOOP by aerloth 2020-10-24T09:16:07Z ♥ 2

The abstract/dreamy/psychedelic vibe (the dancing lamps, the swinging doors, and of course, the rotating tunnel) made me enjoy this atmospheric *more* than with the original game "Inside". At least, with "Inside The Loop", the tone is set from the start, and it's very cool : it's a psychedelic trip, so no concrete story is needed/wanted.

The music is more than good: your atmospheric soundscape is almost perfect ; maybe some subtle footstep sounds would have added to the feeling of isolation?

On the gameplay side: this game suffers from "accidental hardness", as it's very hard to tell where the character feet are located depth-wise, especially when you're in the middle of a jump. This is a direct and non-surprising consequence of the orientation of the camera (especially when it's located so far behind!), but it could certainly be worked around, maybe by adding an artificial "shadow" decal below the character?

Anyway, thanks for making this game, this is some great work!

Minotaur's Labyrinth by JOrbits 2020-10-12T19:31:01Z ♥ 1

Nice game, with a strong connection to the theme! I couldn't help but think about the famous antichamber red/blue stairs ! Some decorative stuff might strengthen even more the repetition and the "stuck in a loop" vibe.

My 2 cents: what about connecting parts of the level, but with a 90 degree rotation?

Pseudogravity - You Control Gravity by Going Through Doors! by Remus Rain 2020-10-11T18:32:58Z ♥ 3

What a cool idea!

Strong puzzle game mechanics, and polished graphics ... an even a secret exit! ;-)

I think I found a little glitch though, it seems you can "hang" to vertical red switches. This can be useful to start a new jump from there ... but maybe unintended :D

It took me nearly 5 portal transfers before fully grasping the mechanics, but hey, it's a first-person puzzle game, so I'm not going to complain for the game making me think ;-) ( BTW if you like 3D mind-twisting mazelike tricks, I suggest you have a look at my game ).

Kudos for your impressive work in such a short amount of time.

PS: who is Jakob ?

Swop by igaryhe 2020-10-09T12:13:58Z ♥ 1

Wow, you came up with a great original puzzle game idea, and you managed to create many interesting levels!

This was hard, but I made it to the end!

Paradox by IndieRonin 2020-10-09T07:04:40Z ♥ 0

> Game killed my Google Chrome twice :( when I chose “Enter loop”

Same for me :-(

I got it to start with Firefox, but then the camera was stuck upwards and not responding to the mouse. Too bad, this game looked very promising!

System Reboot by Toulou 2020-10-08T06:01:14Z ♥ 1

Doesn't load under Firefox, I get a uniform dark gray image, and this error in the javascript console: ``` SyntaxError: missing ; after field definition sfx.js:36:1 SyntaxError: fields are not currently supported screen.js:3:4 TypeError: Illegal constructor.[Learn More] game.js:16:23 Game https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/2798569/game.js:16 https://v6p9d9t4.ssl.hwcdn.net/html/2798569/start.js:10 ```

It works under Chrome, though. The gameboy-zelda feeling is nice, here are two easy improvements that would IMHO bring a lot of value:

1) use a non-uniform picture pattern for wall tiles : otherwise, they can be hard to distinguish with a darkened floor tile.

2) add a (short) sound FX (a simple beep sound will do) on *any* interaction with an object : it wasn't clear if the messages were appearing on the console on the right as a consequence of me pressing the interact key, or if they were appearing on their own.

wipestuck by dokthar 2020-10-07T18:41:35Z ♥ 1

Three words "Just like wipeout" ... and I was in :-)

Kudos for making a GNU/Linux binary! It's also nice to see people using their own engine. I like the idea of a race game inside a curved tube, this reminds me of Torus Trooper and Ballistics. Now go add some gameplay please! :D

Confusing corridors by someone 2020-10-06T17:40:32Z ♥ 1

I liked the exploration part ; fighting enemies is *hard*, and might not contribute so much to the game.

And by the way, kudos for using a custom enginem and for providing a GNU/Linux build!

Escape From The Loop! by TheGerry 2020-10-06T17:31:31Z ♥ 1

Nice idea and cool graphics! However the controls seems to randomly get stuck (web version), meaning sometimes, pressing space won't jump. Which is a dealbreaker in a platformer game ...

Mystery Loop by Aduro 2020-10-06T17:25:05Z ♥ 1

Nice graphics, however I'm having a hard time figuring out what I'm supposed to do?

Mind the Gap by coderTrevor 2020-10-06T17:19:33Z ♥ 2

The linux version aborts at startup. Too bad!

``` $ ./LD47\ -\ Mind\ the\ Gap.x86_64 /tmp/MTG Set current directory to /tmp/MTG Found path: /tmp/MTG/LD47 - Mind the Gap.x86_64 [1] 20474 abort ./LD47\ -\ Mind\ the\ Gap.x86_64 ```

Exit Only by alpharock6 2020-10-06T06:14:45Z ♥ 1

Wow, this is impressive! I really like the way the maze starts simplistic and get more and more complex as you enable rooms.

Very nice choice of music BTW.

I see that there are discussions about a key? I managed to reach the end without getting/seeing any key, did I miss something? Great, now I have an excuse to play again :D

Race Condition by pekuja 2020-10-05T20:25:25Z ♥ 1

Very funny idea! Kudos for the visuals (you even took time to steer the front wheels :D) and also the music!

WhileTrue by ArthurDDev 2020-10-05T19:56:50Z ♥ 1

This is a clever idea!

I was rather doubtful when playing the first levels, but I had to use my brain to reach the end! Nice sound FX and graphics, simple but effective.

Loopero by Polymorph 2020-10-05T06:25:35Z ♥ 1

+1 for a web build, would have liked to play but I don't have a smartphone.

LöwÖrbit by Gaz_Ireland 2020-10-05T06:19:28Z ♥ 2

The HTML5 link is dead at this time of writing!

Four Walls Of The Boiler Room by spyranteros 2020-10-05T06:18:12Z ♥ 1

Amazing pictures for a compo game! The audio ambience sound also contributes to the overall mood. Too bad, the voice kills it ; sounds too much as a default-disguised voice. Maybe the game would be better with just the text and no prerecorded speech?

I was able to find some clues, but not to win.

VPR.WAV by Boodle 2020-10-05T06:02:49Z ♥ 0

The graphic style really works, too bad there's no gameplay!

Volty's Quest by Casey Macneil 2020-04-26T12:46:37Z ♥ 1

Wow. Probably the best entry I played until now. The chiptune music is great, and the same-key sound effects work extremely well (the dying sound keeps sounding pleasant, even if I've heard it dozens of times!) The player controls are solid and responsive, it's a real joy to play!

I have one minor remark about the level design, which definitely doesn't like the theme very much :-) Maybe longer levels, with more battery recharge spots?

Anyway, great entry ; thanks from a megaman fan!

PlayBack by Joe Cowman 2020-04-25T20:49:03Z ♥ 1

Great idea, reminds me of Braid! I had a hard time figuring out the last one, very clever puzzle design!

Mammoth Expedition by Abdurrahman Khallouf 2020-04-22T12:28:36Z ♥ 2

Played until the end, and won! The cook character is very funny :-)

A note: I found this game through itch.io , but getting to the LD page to post a comment was another expedition (I had to infer the URL from the game name - thanks to the legendary search abilities of the LD website ...).

You should definitely embed/put a link to this page in the game, many players might be to tired from the mammoth expedition and not feel ready for this second URL expedition ;-)

Genomix by Herman Chau 2020-04-22T11:35:54Z ♥ 2

Wow. I was really doubtful about the amount of story vs actual gameplay, however I got hooked ... and retried until I reached the (very cool!) ending. Great artwork and writing! The icons for "Increased reproduction" and "herd cooperation" gave me a big smile. And the choice of music greatly contributes to the mood.

"Zen" Garden by tic 2020-04-20T17:33:36Z ♥ 1

Nice sprites and fun pitch ; really loved the "hit" sound effect! Couldn't manage to win, though :-/

Sorrow Quest by Adam Saudagar 2019-10-17T18:20:53Z ♥ 2

Loved the music and the same-musical-key sound FX!

The purple background reveals cracks between tiles, a black one would have been more forgiving.

Also, it's a little annoying not to have keyboard auto-repeat.

The Nameless by LeoCeballos 2019-10-11T12:26:40Z ♥ 1

Any chance for a Linux build or a web (HTML5) build?

Fall of RS-17 Icarus - an Akaban Tale by Kooshy 2019-10-09T12:30:11Z ♥ 1

The soundscape is great, but the slow walking kills it.

Especially for a point and click, where you have by design to do a lot of searching, you shouldn't be thinking "oh I'd like to try this shiny widget over there, but walking to it would take too long"

Too bad, because it's very promising (and I want to know the rest of the story!)!

Nought - Procedurally Generated Dungeon by sacredbacon 2019-10-09T12:27:31Z ♥ 1

Fun but soooo hard! Also, without scrolling, aiming with the mouse feels inappropriate (e.g going to another room makes you aim in a completely different direction, this is a hindrance when you're trying to anticipate enemies when entering a new room (as they get to hit you very quickly).

Void/Entropy by Tygrak 2019-10-08T17:41:58Z ♥ 1

Nice, hard, and fun (not convinced by the music though, is it computer-generated?)

Soulless by Nithin 2019-10-08T12:28:16Z ♥ 1

Solid B&W graphics and sound FX. I was less convinced by the music (especially the fact that it restarts when you die). Played through the end, the jump feels nice, but the walls are too sticky. The slow scrolling also feels unjust, I never want to wait for the screen to scroll :D

Far From Home by muruw 2019-10-08T12:16:17Z ♥ 1

Good entry, but the controls are a little too slippy, I had a really hard time dashing between those two spikes.

The music is nice, some audio would have added some more punch!

Soundsearcher by nicross 2019-10-07T21:13:08Z ♥ 3

This is a great idea.

I had to dig in the source code to figure out that the left/right keys were changing the player's orientation (instead of moving it left or right). But then, playing this was a calm and relaxing experience, I'd be glad to play a more quest-oriented version!

Nothing But Hunger by tic 2019-10-07T20:17:41Z ♥ 0

We had a lot of fun playing this one!! Liked the fact that the scrolling changes directions. The 'eat' sound could be a little more percussive ;-)

Empty Soul by Danielcmcg 2019-10-07T12:07:29Z ♥ 2

The link is broken?

In the Rain by Chinchilla 2019-10-07T11:40:59Z ♥ 1

Wow, this is impressive. Incredible work on the game mechanics teaching! The soundscape is very immersive, and the graphics are simple but clean.

Great job!

Edit: made it to the end. Definitely worth it!

Skeleton's Gamble by chompdev 2019-05-08T13:58:26Z ♥ 1

Best exploitation of the theme I've seen so far, original and fun! Clever-but-doable puzzles, I made it to the end! (SFX is a little too brutal to my tastes, I found it to be a little annoying after a while.)

Jumpcoins by Shawn Moore 2019-05-06T10:21:16Z ♥ 1

What's up with the music? Did you use a compilation of 'game over' songs? It's sooo depressing!

Other than that, the gameplay is solid and simple, and the SFX are snappy. The difficulty is rather well balanced. In one word: it's fun! :D

Wu-Wei by luckyDaisy 2019-05-06T06:45:17Z ♥ 1

Nice!

Controls and graphics are good. I didn't really get what the rat and minotaur were for, however they added to the mysterious atmosphere - which was reinforced by the great haunting music.

Too bad, I got stuck: I fell down outside the level, trying to dodge a sawblade (the level where you must cross a corridor right-to-left and jump above one sawblade and get the star in a tiny hole: went too far to the left).

Pro-tip #1: a snappy sound effect for jumping and a "pop" sound effect for landing will make the controls feel more responsive.

Pro-tip #2: it's hard to get perfect physics in so little time, so it's always good to have a restart/suicide key (in most games, the 'R' key).

GTApp - Great Tube App by Gaming Night 2019-05-05T13:20:17Z ♥ 1

OMG this one is so fun! Good controls, music, and gameplay! Driving the car feels great, and the interactive music really adds to the mix!!

I'm removing one star because I got stuck (twice!) in a building, and there was no way to restart (even after my life went to zero, the game restarted at the exact same stuck-in-building position! I had to reload the webpage) :-/

Sword of Hearts by MSiddeek 2019-05-04T18:56:38Z ♥ 2

Very nice game, I went through the end and it was fun!

The difficulty is well balanced and the puzzles are clever.

Great job, and thanks!

Small bug: in the last room, you can get pushed through the ground by the falling crate.

Liquify Bo! by Rolph 2019-05-04T16:29:54Z ♥ 0

Nice platformer, but I found it hard to land on platforms ; maybe there's too much inertia / too little air control ?

Heart Knight by Samuli 2019-05-01T18:34:28Z ♥ 1

Impressive! The controls are a little bit stiff. Made it to the end!

Million dollar robot: Fear the forklift by squirrelsoft 2019-05-01T18:23:22Z ♥ 1

Impressive graphics and lights! And the design of the car is really cool.

The controls are very counter intuitive, continuous rotations would have been better IMHO. Got stuck in a corner, couldn't move anymore :-/

Nexcidium by keanutah 2019-05-01T10:21:05Z ♥ 1

Nice one! Finally a game where you can shoot bullet without having to pay each shot with your own life :-) Made it to the end!

Rashness by Saering 2019-04-30T19:31:19Z ♥ 2

My mouse button is dead! Good graphics and sound. Maybe too hard?

Ticker Clicker Defence by smiley 2019-04-30T12:43:08Z ♥ 2

The splash screen is painfully slow, and clicking on the green hearts is a little tedious.

Otherwise nice, good graphics and fun!

Breathe of The Fox by Miles Seventh 2019-04-30T10:41:57Z ♥ 0

Hard, but great game! The 8-bit sound effects are powerfull and the pixel graphics are nice an simple. The screen shakes a little too much, though.

Went to the end!

Devil's Cocktail by Physiker2001 2019-04-30T09:41:23Z ♥ 1

@physiker2001 : Here are all the details about the differences between jam and compo: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/rules

Connect44 by coachsisyphus 2019-04-30T06:40:38Z ♥ 1

wtf did I just play?

Blood Money by Dom Harris 2019-04-30T06:37:01Z ♥ 3

On the plus side: - Linux version! (this is the version I played). - It's cool to have audio, and the music is nice. - Skeletons are very convincing!

On the negative side: - No sound FX when hit by a skeleton (being hit is one important event in this game!) - The levels seem rather random, when I died, I couldn't tell if I was restarting from the beginning or from where I left. - The dynamic shadows are horribly pixelated, and "shifted" (they give the impression than dead skeletons are actually hovering above the ground). - The ground texture is rather harsh, and difficult to ignore: it's filling a big part of the screen most of the time.

Bill the Paper Plane by Ehrest 2019-04-29T16:36:12Z ♥ 1

Fun one! I flied for several minutes although I didn't get what the goal was (is there any?)

God's Life by YothamUukl 2019-04-29T11:40:50Z ♥ 1

Dead link :-/

Suicide Slime Arena by Abitscared 2019-04-29T10:38:35Z ♥ 1

Nice looking, but way too hard! I couldn't even manage to buy the sword :-/

Space Shooter Redux 2D by Heldernogunity 2019-04-29T10:25:25Z ♥ 1

This links seem broken, can you please check? Thanks!

Dave the dev by Linus 2019-04-29T08:17:52Z ♥ 1

I laughed so hard, you made my day! :D

Drowning in the Rain by OddballDave 2019-04-29T06:58:26Z ♥ 0

Can we get the source code please?

iHeLL by Sassages 2019-04-29T06:52:27Z ♥ 0

Windows-only? Too bad, it looked so nice! :-/

Boil Them by Sbug 2019-04-29T06:49:57Z ♥ 2

The graphics are impressive. Is there an ending to this game?

Lonely Wanderer by Andreadbx 2018-12-06T07:13:34Z ♥ 1

The game looks really great, too bad I can't play it! (Only a Windows version? come on! :p)

Still The Treasure by Plastacier 2018-12-04T21:00:09Z ♥ 1

This entry fits the theme perfectly, and is fun and beautiful! I played to the end. Smooth controls would have been cool (but obviously, a lot more work!), and also some audio background during the game would have nicely completed the mood.

Regain Power by shp 2018-12-04T20:30:57Z ♥ 1

Wow. Controls are smooth and nice, and the level design is impressive! The gameplay gets a little bit annoying after a while, though. I didn't make it to the end. I had a good laugh when I discovered the "sack of k...." :D

The Cult by mmason 2018-12-04T08:04:17Z ♥ 1

Fun game, I liked the pixelated graphics and the sound effects (except for the jump sound, which is too distracting), and the feeling of exploring a big level. I didn't like the jump behaviour (if you hold the 'jump' key, the player will jump repeatedly as soon as it can jump again - this does not play well with wall-jumping, and makes it very surprising (and hard) to climb stairstep like platforms without getting throwed back.

Sorcerer's Gambit by woofdog99 2018-12-04T07:55:05Z ♥ 1

Nice art, and good controls ; although my spacebar is now officially dead. Maybe an 'autofire' mode would be welcome?

Soul Traveller by Jiri Hysek 2018-12-03T18:06:49Z ♥ 1

Visuals, audio, and mood are perfect.

The controls are awkward, though, (especially the jump button behaviour), and the physics glitchy (you can get temporarily stuck on platform corners). I had a *very* hard time getting through the first level, where you must jump from very small platforms.

Manik Hungers by TwoPM 2018-12-03T17:56:00Z ♥ 0

The lo-fi graphics are nice, and the levels interesting ; too the camera is a real fun killer, there are some places where you can't even see the player while jumping.

Debris Trail by chromableedstudios 2024-04-24T16:38:16Z ♥ 0

LOL this is a game from Ludum Dare 42 , why was it suggested for LD55 rating? :-)

Miss Eyesore by Filip Bergkvist 2018-09-03T20:49:53Z ♥ 1

YES! I freaking love this entry!

Great work on the mood, graphics and sound - the level design is a little bit simplistic compared to those ;-) (and thanks for the web version, runs great!)

Nether Flood by Ever 2018-09-03T20:46:14Z ♥ 0

Not a fan of the "cow-on-an-icerink-like" controls :-) However, the movement was smooth and the game easy to understand and fun to play.

Cosmic Escape 1999 by Chocolat-Endive 2018-09-03T20:44:14Z ♥ 0

Really nice entry!! Smooth and easy to control, with funny sounds, and kudos for providing a GNU/Linux version! Also, kudos for the 6-DOF controls (also done that in my LD42 game, and it took me some tries to get it right ;-)) The ending animation was also welcome ; after 2-3 tries, it felt rewarding!

Airlock Gridlock by HYPRGLOO 2018-09-03T20:29:48Z ♥ 1

This looks super nice ... would love to play this one ; but alas, no Linux/Web version ; which is a pity, considering this is Java code. Tried running directly the jar file ('java -jar AirlockGridlock.jar') but without succces! Very nice job on the graphics, though (telling from the screenshots!)

Grave Business by Artem Avramenko 2018-09-03T20:08:07Z ♥ 0

Not very convinced by the gameplay, but I thougth the animations were nice and smooth, and the audio ambience is well polished! Also, good user interface.

Shrink by Sinan Kozak 2018-09-03T20:03:40Z ♥ 0

Simple and fun ; you should add some powerups (temporary tap-bonuses) to re-grow your square!

Deluge by Rkuhl 2018-08-13T19:51:46Z ♥ 0

Nice! Loved the rain and thunder sounds, this really contributed to the mood! (The music volume was a little too high IMHO).

Hyper Dash by tgiant 2018-08-13T17:17:10Z ♥ 1

Interesting idea, but hard to control!

The music is cool, but I'd love to hear more than the first two seconds :-) (pehaps don't restart it on death?)

Seven Souls by QrGames 2018-08-13T17:10:22Z ♥ 0

Wow, I'm impressed by the amount of polishing. The graphics really worked for me, especially the spaceship at the beginning. I stopped playing after "looping" inside the almost-same level for too many times, wondering if it had an end!

Out in Space by Mateus Sales 2018-08-13T16:58:28Z ♥ 0

This is fun, but hard as hell! (Didn't make it past the 3rd level) (BTW: it's already very hard without the collapsing space :D)

Dark Forest by Tero Pulkkinen 2018-08-13T16:44:43Z ♥ 2

Neat, another non-Unity 3D game in the browser! (Emscripten/Binaryen/WebAssembly power!) The renderer seems to work now we need some gameplay! :-)

Closing In by Cobear25 2018-08-13T16:41:34Z ♥ 1

Funny game! (4425 meters, is it really possible to go way beyond that? :D) Nice sounds and music ; the lead synth might benefit from some time quantization (and also, a lower volume).

Zero Grace Megadrive by triplefox 2018-08-13T16:33:42Z ♥ 1

It took me a few attempts to get the idea ; but it's a good one! It's clean and simple, with just enough sound effects. A more varied arena layout would have been nice!

Velocity Square by snarf2000 2018-08-13T16:25:56Z ♥ 1

Funny game! I played until the end (too bad ther are so few levels!). The square is easy to control, and the minimalistic graphics combined with moving wall gave a nice feeling of depth.

Claustrophobia by DangoGameDev 2018-08-13T14:54:18Z ♥ 1

The thumbnail picture looked so cool, I desperately *wanted* to try this one!

But too bad, Windows only .... :-(

Upwards by Nitin Kumar 2018-08-13T14:50:56Z ♥ 1

Simple, nice, and smooth, even in the browser!

Kudos for not requiring Windows (BTW, now that feedbackfriends has been shut down, it's hard to search games by platform - anyone knows some alternative?)

Crumbling Dungeon by JSMCAG 2018-08-13T12:57:37Z ♥ 1

Yeah! Good old 8-bit gameboy games! I liked the gameplay idea, it's hard and unforgiving! I also liked the music (a little bit loud, though).

Grey Goo by Willbl3pic 2018-08-13T12:51:50Z ♥ 0

Nice lo-fi graphics! Definitely reminds me about the W95 screensaver :-) There's too much inertia when rotating the player, making it hard to control.

Memory Fault by jackyjjc 2018-08-13T12:43:20Z ♥ 1

Nice idea! The absence of graphics makes the game actually better, as it adds to the feeling of being lost. Going from on person to another to drain the dialogs gets a little cumbersome after a while.

Power Cells by Vodzik 2017-12-11T21:48:37Z ♥ 1

I also got through the starting door, and had to restart the game ... I had mouse pointer locking issues, making it hard to play (no Windows, so I used the web version). Some visual/audio indication that the transparent blue wall is actually taking damage would have been nice, considering that you need more than 2 shots to destroy it!

A Platformer for Ants by Elendow 2017-12-11T21:36:39Z ♥ 1

Cool platformer, clever use of the theme!

Disintegrate by zenmumbler 2017-12-11T20:22:53Z ♥ 2

My favorite entry so far! I loved the mysteriously creepy mood, combined with interesting but solvable puzzles, this was just perfect! The background soundtrack sets a spooky mood, the way the footsteps become irregular and the view becomes crooked (never seen this technique in any other game, excellent idea) added to the feeling of uneasiness ; at this point, one unexpected obstacle on the way back would have been great! This reminded me of Kairo (the indie game by Richard Perrin, which I consider to be a reference for this kind of moods).

CrudeCarnageCars40 by elZach 2017-12-09T18:10:12Z ♥ 1

Great fun! No real goal, but I can't stop looping through this track! We need a multiplayer version! ;-)

INFINITORY by electr1ca 2017-12-09T18:03:24Z ♥ 1

Great entry! The character is easy and fun to control. The sound effects are good, and go well with the powerful 8-bit soundtrack! The level design could be a little stronger, though.

Cat Herder by Nick Luciani 2017-12-09T17:43:46Z ♥ 1

LOL, great concept :-) I liked the music and meow sounds!

Trapping Circles by Rialgar 2017-12-09T17:37:19Z ♥ 2

Strangely addictive game, smooth movement, solid mechanics. Sound FX are missing, though. Otherwise, good job!

Massive Heist by Arkia 2017-12-09T10:18:35Z ♥ 0

LOL, this is pacman with inertia! Funny idea, and fits well with the theme in a smart way! I can has more sfx? :D

Dungeon Run by Thinkofname 2017-12-09T10:14:44Z ♥ 0

Can't play, my browser doesn't have support for WebAssembly, I only get a blank page :-(

This is not a normal village... by rohezal 2017-12-09T09:56:03Z ♥ 0

Too bad you removed the HTML5 version, now I can't play this one, which looked very interesting ... BTW, what is the special flag you're talking about when compiling FF? Is it related to WebAssembly?

Unhealthy Dungeon by calighula 2017-12-09T09:52:25Z ♥ 0

Nice gameplay idea ; however the player is way too hard to control (physics are glitchy when pushing against walls), especially when you get hit. Minimal sound effects would have brought a lot, especially with the minimalistic graphics: the games feels a little empty. Anyway, this idea could be used for lots of interesting levels!

Find Gold! by Isogash 2017-12-09T08:50:12Z ♥ 1

Impressive!

The art is well polished, the controls are smooth and the game is fun (although it gets a little repetitive at some point). The 8-bit music is minimalistic but doesn't get annoying. The sound effects are well tweaked, they also don't get annoying also you hear them a lot.

The physics also seem rock solid (the only glitch I was able to find: with proper timing, you can jump while grabbing the object you were standing on. I don't think this was intended, although it's definitely practical :-) )

With such game mechanics, I also feared that it would be easy to get stuck ... but I actually never did.

Great job!

Glitched by tomer_cool 2017-12-09T08:27:25Z ♥ 1

Got to the end! It would be better if you could "stop" a jump by releasing the key early, like in lots of platformers. It's annoying to having to wait for your player to fall down because for most jumps in the level, the jump is too high ... Some audio would have been nice, especially if it's also glitched :-)

Avoidance by Triastase 2017-12-06T18:36:02Z ♥ 2

Nice "sprites", smooth movement ... and fun!

The music is cool (I was less convinced by the sound effects - my ear is getting used to the bfxr defaults settings :-)). Some solid obstacles would have been cool!

Also, you could have made the game also playable using the direction keys (some of us are left-handed).

The more possibilities you have the harder it gets by ImportantCreations 2017-12-06T18:07:56Z ♥ 0

Good mazes! The smoothness of the player movement makes it really pleasant to navigate. Some music would have been really cool.

LD40 - Escape from Morbi by tayron 2017-12-05T19:27:19Z ♥ 1

The walking is way too slow ; when I understood I had to get back to kill the bug, I gave up. Although the collisions might benefit from some tweaking, it's really nice that you're using your own engine !

Aimmo by WoooWooo 2017-12-05T19:22:26Z ♥ 0

Nice idea, I OMG'd when I got to the third level! It's a little frustrating, though ;-)

Artifact by Tim Eriksen 2017-12-05T06:24:13Z ♥ 1

Really nice music and graphics! On the gameplay side, I found the air control to be a little too unforgiving (reminded me of castlevania), which is frustating for a platform game.

Buffet Run by great-bobleny 2017-12-05T06:16:07Z ♥ 0

Tried in Firefox, as I was expecting from the description, the keys don't work ...

Loot n' Scoot by Nick Rafalski 2017-12-04T18:44:47Z ♥ 2

Took me a while to figure out what I was supposed to do ; the main character is slow as hell, it could have been fun to increase the ratio between the "normal" walking speed and the "loaded" walking speed. I also liked how the (good) music changed depending on the presence of a sherif.

And LOL for the punchy animation when you get busted!

The 1D107 Exterminator by Gris 2017-12-04T18:17:53Z ♥ 1

A little shaky in the browser ; but playable! Nice music, and nice sounds. The visuals are minimalistic but do the job. As for the gameplay, it wasn't clear what the objective was - the ratio text/gameplay was too high IMHO.

Farm Shooter by Nnnnneeeedddd 2017-12-04T07:34:07Z ♥ 0

The animated animals trying to eat your crops are really funny! Nice voxel graphics, and the player movement is smooth. (Not totally convinced by the gameplay, though!)

Lil' Digger 2: The Revenge! by CF207 2017-12-04T07:25:59Z ♥ 0

Works well on mednafen, good job! Nice tribute to Mario Bros, the graphics are nice ; too bad there are only two levels!

Shovelware Knight by Jezzamon 2017-12-04T06:49:00Z ♥ 0

Nice tribute to Shovel Knight (which is great, BTW) Love the nice graphics and 8-bit music, good job!

Didn't play too far, though ; having to upload content was a blocker for me.

Armless Kairo by thomas-olsson 2017-08-24T20:09:42Z ♥ 0

Playing this game truly was an intense experience ("la claque!") - definitely reminded me of the great Prince of Persia.

I didn't know it was possible to create such an immersive atmosphere of creepiness from a 2d platformer, and I'm speaking as a big fan of Super Metroid :-)

Interestingly, I get the feeling the low-res graphics help, maybe by leaving more room to the player's imagination? Anyway, your pixel-art skills are really impressive.

The beginning, where you play a freshly mutilated dude, crawling to his death, made me feel really uncomfortable - good job on this!

Those of you who liked this game: go play Servants, from the author's tumblr page (it's HTML5). Definitely in the same vein (and probably sharing a lot of code with AK), it made me feel really small (as a player ... and as an aspiring game designer too)

PS: funny how you got to redefine the meaning of "elevator music" :-)

Power Up! by AlexClay 2017-08-20T06:12:04Z ♥ 0

Great entry! The low-fi graphics and sound really work together here, and I also like the minimalistic color scheme. The wireframe 3d platforms/blocks are also very cool, and the player controls are good. You have all the ingredients to make a solid puzzle platformer here!

The limited field of view wasn't necessary, in my opinion. I found it to only be a nuisance instead of a gameplay influencing factor. Some minimalistic music/audio ambience (filtered motor sound, or some random long notes of a string instrument) would have been a good fit here.

Crazy Car by ritoban123 2017-08-20T05:46:56Z ♥ 0

Nice car, nice colors! The only thing I didn't like is the pick-up sound, which sounds out of tune (seems to use an interval of a non-integer number of semitones, as will do sfxr/bfxr default settings). It's fun driving in this shiny road, however, the gameplay isn't very challenging ; maybe there shouldn't be an upper speed limit, so it would create an incentive for the player to take more risks!

Space Journey by foreverip 2017-08-19T11:02:40Z ♥ 0

Good graphics, but I found the sprites to be a little too small ; it would definitely be better with sound. I also found that the way ship orientation controls work makes it almost unplayable using a trackpad, being able to orient the ship using good old keys (optionally) would have been nice.

Robby Goes Rogue by Mars 2017-08-17T20:04:22Z ♥ 1

There's a mouse locking issue in the web version (can't play the windows build), which makes the game unplayable. Too bad, the music was really uplifting and the visuals looked cool!

Potential Energy by Carsen D. 2017-08-17T20:00:07Z ♥ 1

Cool how you get to make rectangles have feelings :-) Nice music, fits the "colony rebellion" mood perfectly! However, I found the platformer parts - and especially the use of a physics engine - didn't really fit with the rest of the game, which is more story-oriented. Also, it's not clear if there's only one ending or many, however the game is long, and going through the whole of it just to try not-to-jump into the safe is tedious.

Sensory by VarelseGames 2017-08-17T19:42:41Z ♥ 1

Great idea! It was fun to gradually discover the mechanics of this game, nice how you hint them instead of being explicit. The visuals are minimalistic but great, and the audio effects are also cool. Some gloomy music would have setup a perfect mood. The player movement was a bit slow, though, a 'run' key would have been nice. Overall, well done!

Carrot Labyrinth by daneestar 2017-08-17T05:40:50Z ♥ 1

Some ideas for improvement: - add cycles to your mazes (otherwise, they can be easily solved even with zero energy) (depth-first search, as did the 3d-fps screensaver from Windows 95) - maybe lose the game when energy reaches zero? otherwise, combined with the above, there's no real challenge - the pitch fading music must have looked like a good idea on paper, however, the gameplay makes it you spend 50% of your playing time "in the middle" of the pitch fading, which gets annoying very quick! - same as C0nst4ntin: the character's hitbox should be scaled down (80% should be OK), or at least, implement some corner rounding (like in top-down zeldas), so you don't get stuck on corners when trying to enter a 1-cell wide corridor.

I played until the end, the game is fun, so good job!

Argon by ristoretto 2017-08-17T05:30:57Z ♥ 0

Loved this one! A little bit too hard and too repetitive, but ... the graphics are rather cool (and the scrolling is smooth), the music fits the "hellish" mood perfectly and the punchy sound effects give gives a nice game its arcade feeling. Good work!

Motorbike test by CandyCreep 2017-08-15T17:57:19Z ♥ 0

Good mood, fun mechanics and easy-to-control character. The music is nice, but it gets a bit annoying (there's a small glitch when it loops, making the repetition very noticeable), and might be a bit too loud too. The special FX (audio fx + screen shaking) are good too, it really makes the game feel alive.

Super Dragon Boy by Tygrak 2017-08-15T17:50:29Z ♥ 0

Can't run the GNU/Linux version: I got "no such file or directory" when trying to run "Super Dragon Boy.x86". Too bad, the game looked cool.

LD39: Running out of power by Carl Johan 2017-08-15T17:40:08Z ♥ 0

I came for the sketchy graphics, I wasn't disappointed! However, the gameplay is lacking, it's not clear what the mouse do and how you're supposed to 'interact' with the door.

Best not go too far by NinjaPatBeck 2017-08-15T17:27:09Z ♥ 0

The big majority of LD39 games can be tested much more easily than this one ; you might get a lot more ratings with a PC version (or better: HTML5) ... and a link.

Energy Outage by rosypenguin 2017-08-15T12:14:10Z ♥ 0

This is definitely good ; strangely immersive, maybe this is due to the low-fi/abstract graphics? Or maybe the story? I dunno, anyway, i played through and found the 3 endings! Your game made me want to do my next game with extra-low-res graphics :-) Kudos!

Borks Electro-Dungeon by Aphid98 2017-08-15T12:04:00Z ♥ 0

I'm confused, it says "HTML5 (web)" but I have to download an archive?

NOT ALONE by Xephrys 2017-08-15T12:01:21Z ♥ 1

Cool mood here, good choice of music, it plays a great role here. Really nice how you managed to create a scary setup with cartoonish graphics (which are good, by the way, although we don't see them a lot of time due to the darkness!). Too bad the game's a bit too short ; I would have enjoyed some kind of mix between a point-and-click and a survival horror game!

The Woods by strong99 2017-08-15T10:00:10Z ♥ 0

Nice graphics and nice music (would have greatly benefited from proprer looping). Gameplay: it's not clear what you're supposed to do once the on-screen instructions are over. However, simply avoiding starving while waiting for the counter to reach 100% wasn't annoying, as the music was soothing and the visuals were rich enough. Good job!

LOST SIGNAL by jacobturn 2017-08-15T09:50:59Z ♥ 0

Played on web ; I like the color scheme, however the controls were clumsy (press right, press down, release right while keeping down pressed: player stops). The message boxes were pretty annoying too, in-game text would have been more appropriate. I liked the way you made the bats respond to the player movement, this was a cool idea!

Batterime by Hadrien 2017-08-12T13:47:30Z ♥ 2

Excellent job! I played until the end, this was really hard, but fun!! LOL I just discovered, reading the comments, that you could sprint! OK, so fun fact: you can finish the game without sprinting :-) The music is uplifting and fits the fast pace of the game. The idea of "recharging" platforms is a really cool one.

The floor is lava! by eextreme 2017-08-12T13:32:19Z ♥ 0

Same for me. Came for the HTML5 part, don't have Flash. Can't play this one.

Power Down by Lightsmasher 2017-08-12T13:30:56Z ♥ 0

This game is great and deserves way more ratings! I love puzzle platformers and this one looks very promising, too bad there's only one level, whose difficulty is very moderate :-) Some audio would also have been nice, and the collisions are strange, especially when standing on platform corners... (is your hitbox some shape with rounded edges?) Overall, very good job!

Drawing with Light by boundtotheearth 2017-08-10T17:12:22Z ♥ 0

Nice idea, but I had to read the comments to understand that you needed to go back (the 'go back' arrow was hidden by the window borders). By touching twice the right blueish rectangle, the game finishes the current level ... this was veeeeeeeeery misleading.

BatteRun by octopusinvitro 2017-08-08T06:33:25Z ♥ 0

Very nice graphics, and a promising idea, too bad there's only one level!

When you reach the door, it's not clear if you win or if you lose!

Repair-5054 by elliottd 2017-08-08T06:27:12Z ♥ 1

This was great! A solid entry, with fun mechanics ; requiring power to open doors limited the exploration in a cool way, and made backtracking fun. The 3d-models are also nice. Possible enhancements: the overall visuals could use a little more color. I didn't like the music very much, but it wasn't annoying and still brought something to the mood. A 3d-model for the power-switches near doors would have nice, as this is a central element to your game. And of course, a bigger level, and many of them :-) I could easily play this kind of game for many hours!

Generator by inventer99 2017-08-07T18:14:21Z ♥ 0

Except for the missing audio, this game is solid. Easy to control, and it's fun to play ; the pixelated old-style graphics are nice and consistent, good job!

Drain by morphine 2017-08-07T18:09:30Z ♥ 0

Good music, good sound, and great visual atmosphere. However, I found the cold abstract sci-fi visuals didn't fit the dramatic warmly "human" audio (kinda like a mix between Portal and a dramatic comedy).

The main mechanics is a great idea, and having to find the right balance between activating more stuff and not seeing anything anymore is challenging, in a fun way!

Flashlight by BelowParallel_Ian 2017-08-05T06:34:53Z ♥ 1

Interesting idea ; hard, but fun! I found the enemies were moving a little bit too fast, which means they have time to move a lot when you switch off your light and jump over them. Except if you get really, really close to them.

Dauntless Run by Ninjascribble 2017-08-04T21:17:32Z ♥ 1

Fun arcade game! The pixelated ships and the fonts are nice, I also like the low-fi explosion sound ; the item pick-up sound, on the other hand, quickly became annoying. Too bad you can't fire missiles :-)

Power Running? You'd Better Go Catch It! by dgollahon 2017-08-04T15:57:43Z ♥ 0

This is fun! I like the idea of killing the enemies by touching them ; the difficulty of this game is well balanced, I reached the end in a few tries but I had to make some strategic pauses :-)

The jumping sound is annoying (you should decrease the decay time and sustain level).

This could definitely be turned into a cool puzzle platformer.

The Lunar Invasion by MCjammydodger 2017-08-04T15:49:00Z ♥ 1

Wow, FPS and oldskool platformer in the same game!

The FPS part, unfortunately, seems to mostly bring technical issues (mouse locking) ; it certainly provides some level of extra immersion, but it could be taken advantage of a lot more (e.g the path to the generator could be made dangerous).

I liked the concepts of extra upgrades. There are many ways this game could be improved, but it kept me playing until the end, because it was already fun ; so, well done!

Running Out Of Tiles by Dslayer27 2017-08-04T15:21:35Z ♥ 1

The screenshot was promising, so I downloaded a love interpreter (with the right version!) for GNU/Linux debian just to play this one! (beware, if you use love 0.9.x (debian default) it will kinda work, except for the space key, which is pretty essential to this game ...).

The engine seems solid, and the player movement is pleasant. I'd happily spend many hours playing a game like this one. Went to the end, too bad there only are a few rooms!

Some negative points: - the music is a bit too short :-) - the controls are incredibly hard to grasp, to a point that this might be considered a feat of strength! - no restart button

Those are of course easily changeable details, the gameplay is definitely here and I say: very good job!

Press [SPACE] to Invade by jee7 2017-08-04T10:01:28Z ♥ 0

Sure, the graphics are nice, but I don't get the gameplay at all ; is the player just supposed to hold the spacebar the whole time and wait?

Robo Runner by mrwillowb 2017-08-04T09:55:01Z ♥ 0

I don't get it. Tried at least 20 times to walk this damn robot, but I'm not even able to jump. It seems the upgrades accumulate when your respawn, but even with this, I'm still can't make more than a few step before the robot runs out of power. What did I miss?

Azrellian Asteroid Field by KunoNoOni 2017-08-04T05:47:56Z ♥ 0

Good old-skool music! Accurate graphics, nice explosion effect. I didn't like very much the high-pitched voice SFX. Too bad you can't fire bullets!

The Last by Vija02 2017-08-03T20:37:41Z ♥ 1

Great idea! A little bit too hard, I died many times ... and having to skip through the few lines of story and enter your name over and over again is annoying. Despite the sketchy graphics, you succeded to create an interesting mood! I didn't get to the end (it seems there's very little room for any mistake) but I'm very curious about what I would have found!

Powerless by Aurel300 2017-08-03T05:41:56Z ♥ 1

First things first: please don't require me to memorize the contents of a 20-line dialog box before even starting playing. Why not, instead, just let us know what's non-obvious (key mappings, and some vague one-liner goal)? It's ok to have some upfront explanations, but you just put too much IMHO.

However, I'm glad I started playing anyway because the game is fun - but really hard.

The music is also very good, more sound effects (preferably in the same key than the music) would have been welcome! However, the mood created by the music doesn't fit the humorous/discouraging random text messages.

I really disliked the font (reminded me of the default Windows font of my first MFC programs). More generally, I wouldn't have used a "serif" font for such a game, this feels too formal and serious.

One last thing: thanks for *not* using a physics engine :-)

Battery Penetrates by ToadieTechnika 2017-08-03T05:13:11Z ♥ 0

Holy cow, this is hard as hell... I retried at least 20 times before quitting, though ; the fact that you loose quickly makes it easy to retry, like "ok I understood, THIS time I'm not going to screw up".

The 3D graphics are cool and smooth, although this game doesn't have "game feel" (by the definition of the eponymous book), it feels damn responsive.

IMHO the sexual references don't bring a lot to this game, and might even be a little detrimental.

Tank Empty by JSMCAG 2017-08-03T05:02:11Z ♥ 1

Nice work ; music and sound effects are good, the gameplay is rather classic, and quickly gets flappy-bird-boring. Keep up the good work, I'm curious about what you would have made, should you have used the whole allowed 48 hours!

Power Ring Facility by Herman Chau 2017-08-02T19:27:06Z ♥ 1

Seems like the HTML5 link is broken (404)

The castle by Tero Pulkkinen 2017-08-02T19:22:05Z ♥ 1

Runs fine (asmjs) on my machine! Nice to see there are some of us still doing this the hardcore way :-) However, let's not forget about the gameplay ; I tried counting the sheeps, but I fell asleep.

2Dark4Me by kelbg 2017-08-02T17:58:43Z ♥ 1

Ahaha it seems that both our games have very similar mechanics! (positive and negative battery collectibles). Too bad I can't play yours ... (no Windows)

Robbery Bob by Yvanor 2017-08-02T17:55:39Z ♥ 1

I liked the low-fi sound effects and graphics: simple and fun. The theme, though ... is a little bit of a stretch :-) The controls for the platformer sections feel good and responsive, nice job!

Gradient Descent by Zelos 2017-08-02T06:39:30Z ♥ 2

Relaxing music, and clever use of visuals to create a immersive atmosphere ; very good job!

The flying-thingy collecting part seems a little bit artificial, though, compared to the rest of the game ; which lacks some gameplay and seems rather like a collective psychological experiment for a research lab (to whom would you give something that required work) and the fact that you're displaying overall player statistics reinforces this idea :-)

Anyway, I'm glad that I played this one, which really stands out from the others!

Artax by Flaterectomy 2017-08-01T19:38:25Z ♥ 4

Nice graphics ; the sprites are small but expressive! The main character is a little hard to control at first, especially the jumping, which isn't triggered by keypress transition but by keystate, meaning sometimes you re-jump just because you landed too early.

Recharge by mponomarev 2017-08-01T17:57:26Z ♥ 7

Good graphics and sound, great music! However, I don't get it: what am supposed to do?

robottodor by jelch 2017-08-01T17:29:24Z ♥ 3

The screenshot doesn't do justice to your really beautiful graphics! It's easy to get lost, when I first had the opportunity to "deploy the new robot", I had no clue what I was doing neither where I was ; I couldn't even tell if I finished the first level and went to the next ... Otherwise, the robot is easy and fun to control, good job!

Power Outcold by Moaz Ashraf 2017-08-01T17:20:13Z ♥ 1

Really nice entry.

Too bad there are only three levels, the idea seemed really promising ; and the first levels felt cleverly designed. And kudos for the 'R' (restart) key, I think we should make it Ludum Dare common practice to have it!

Tibet Quest by hawke 2017-08-01T17:08:57Z ♥ 2

Nice work indeed! The graphics and visual fx are cool ; the "hurt" sound effect quickly gets annoying, though. I had a hard time figuring out you could actually hit the lion ; and it's still not clear to me if the temples are going to spawn enemies indefinitely. It's also not really clear if you can really "interact", sometimes nothing happens when pressing "E", although the game is explicitely tell me to do it.

SAP by Mikronaut 2017-08-01T06:39:53Z ♥ 1

No web version? This is soooooo cruel!! :'(

The Torches Are Burning Low by Didactylos 2017-08-01T06:18:58Z ♥ 1

Too bad there's no sound! As you're competing for the jam, you could have use some pre-made soundtrack. It would definitely help to create a dungeon-ey atmosphere.

Otherwise, the game is nice ; the FPS were a bit laggy (GNU/Linux user, only played the web version), making it hard to control the direction with the mouse. I liked the floating skulls ; the darkness might be coming a little bit too fast?

Also, the self-modifying maze idea is cool, but I think you should hint it in some way the first time ; even reaching a dead end doesn't make it so obvious that you should go back on your steps. The first time, I was searching for some switch on the wall (with the spacebar, which might not do anything at all!), or a ghost wall ...

Jetpack June and the Tower of Power by geeitsomelaldy 2017-07-31T20:48:21Z ♥ 1

Excellent! (except for the jump sound, which gets annoying very quickly) The levels are quite good (I liked the non-linearish way you connected the rooms), and the graphics are beautiful. As soon as I finish writing this comment, I'm going to resume playing this game, which is as hard as it's addictive!

The King's Saviour by drtizzle 2017-07-31T20:37:12Z ♥ 1

Impressive for a compo ; so much music, sound and graphics! Riding the horse is quite fun, however it's too hard to aim for bats while running, I always had to stop, which breaks the flow a little. Great job anyway!

SOMETHING IS WRONG. SOMETHING IS WRONG. SOMETHING IS WRONG. by Heather Flowers 2017-07-31T17:25:35Z ♥ 2

Great idea!! Loved the atmospheric sound and the trippy colors ; made it to the end!

Cellephant by hippy-dave 2017-07-31T17:13:49Z ♥ 1

Loved the idea of a robot-elephant collecting batteries :-) The difficulty increases too slowly, though, it's becoming boring before it's becoming difficult.

I Am S.A.M by MachineTribe 2017-07-31T17:09:51Z ♥ 2

Mac only? No HTML5? Come on ... the screenshot was promising! :-(

Looping Sandbox by Cubitect 2017-05-20T18:26:59Z ♥ 0

Funny sandbox. It took me a while to understand the mechanics, this game is a lot more rich than it appears at first sight. Now, you have to transform this into a real game :-)

Spike Spire by Acuity 2017-05-16T19:46:03Z ♥ 2

Great soundtrack! But the game is waaaaaay too hard (speaking as someone who played a lot of 2D platformers) ! Those who told me my entry was too hard surely didn't play this one ;-) The physics engine seems solid, and the character is pleasant to control. The graphics are simple but clean. And also, clever idea about using screen wrapping!

The Core by ectucker1 2017-05-11T17:33:30Z ♥ 1

This was fun! Good idea, and good puzzles. It's sometimes a little hard to control (an "undo" button would have been nice!)

Enlightenment by XenosNS 2017-05-10T05:35:55Z ♥ 1

Very nice creepy mood, the music fits perfectly!

The zooming is a good idea, but once the camera gets really far, my thoughts were "oh no, I have all of this to explore/collect, and the character feels really slow".

50ft by 50ft (or How I Died In Space) by RockhopperGames 2017-05-09T20:48:55Z ♥ 1

Impressive. Is it possible to ... win ? :-)

Tiny Ranger by Crimid 2017-05-09T06:25:14Z ♥ 2

Cool, there still are metroidvania games I haven't played yet! (please checkout mine!)

The music is cool and the 'water' world reminds me of bubble man stage, this is nice!

Possible improvements: - the level design could use some polishing: too many open paths from the start, and you're revealing too many new enemy types too fast, there's no feeling of progression. - the player shooting rate is too low - there's no feedback when getting hurt, or when a bullet hits an enemy ; it's not clear that something's happening (some blinking/flashing, or a 'hurt' sound would be enough) - for some reason, the character slowly "slides" to the right on its own (badly tuned physics engine?) - I couldn't find the 'restart' button (once you're dead, which happens pretty easily!)

Planet Beat by Luke Perkin 2017-05-09T06:10:03Z ♥ 0

Too bad you removed the WebGL version, you game looked cool.

The Button Room by Laylow 2017-05-07T10:51:32Z ♥ 2

A very strange game ; the story is mysterious and interesting, it would be better if it was revealed through the game, rather than in the LD game description: I finished the game, but I had to then go to the description to understand what did just happen! And, by the way: what's the shining thing swinging from the ceiling?

My world by Erkberg 2017-05-07T08:57:26Z ♥ 1

I usually don't like narrative games, neither do I like games with a moralizing message.

However, this one is greatly done. The music and the graphics fits perfectly the sad mood, which is reinforced by the dialogs (small improvement: when the sister comes, at first it's not clear who's talking)

I felt stupid to have attacked others first (but hey, it's how most games work!), and I think having game mechanics where the friendliness of game objects depends on what you did before is a really cool idea, that wasn't explored enough in video games.

The ending almost brought me to tears, from all the LD38 games I played, this is by far the one that brought me the most emotional experience (the second best being The Inner Lock, by @EveningWayward).

4/5 (I'm removing one star because unfortunately there's nearly zero replay value).

Spabullare by Chuck Zelvis 2017-05-07T08:35:29Z ♥ 1

Sound effects needed! Even basic "beep" sounds might have been a great plus (e.g bfxr/sfxr)

Through the eye of a needle by MezzUK 2017-05-07T06:51:16Z ♥ 0

Cool soothing mood, nice visuals.

Telling which flying objects are bonuses from the obstacles/enemies is not intuite, though. The webgl version trying to go fullscreen each time I click is annoying.

Kudos for your work on harmonizing the sound effects with the music scale, this definitely helps building a mood!

Bullet Wrap by Chao 2017-05-06T11:14:04Z ♥ 1

Great game, I laughed a lot when the game started to turn into a ridiculously difficult bullet hell shooter, and when world got smaller and smaller, and the ending message was also very funny! Otherwise, cool graphics and sounds, really a pleasure to play!

Polar Protector by AlexHoratio 2017-05-06T09:44:21Z ♥ 1

It took me while to grasp the game rules, but then it was fun, responsive and punchy, I like it!

Shelton's Detour by Dining Philosopher 2017-05-06T09:31:56Z ♥ 1

I only get an empty redish/brownish ball with nothing inside (I'm using Firefox 45).

Hard times by Shellsadyk 2017-05-06T09:27:12Z ♥ 0

Innovative interpretation of the theme, but I don't speak spanish!

The Z Axis by Meaty McLazerPantz 2017-05-06T09:04:34Z ♥ 1

I instantly fell in love with this game ; this is the kind of mood I'm looking for (and put in my games!), mysterious creepy ambient music with footstep sounds, reinforcing the feeling of total isolation! (and that door sound!!) (the startup filtered acid sound gets annoying, though)

Lots of games try to hide the absence of interesting mechanics behind impressive graphics, this is not the case here: the graphics are minimal and straight to the point, they show the game rules, nothing more. The level design is well done, and the puzzles are challenging!

Great work!

Naziverse by furazin 2017-05-06T08:55:00Z ♥ 0

Way too hard but the idea is very funny!!!

SUPER METROARIO by puppetmaster 2017-05-06T08:27:34Z ♥ 2

Great level design going on here!!!

The music is good, but doesn't really fit the game IMHO ; the character is a little clunky to control, especially the constant velocity jump, which takes some time getting used to.

I also got stuck in the floor, after releasing the "down" key while I was crouch-jumping and the character was touching the ceiling: the game "corrected" the position by moving the character down ... into the floor. Fortunately there's a restart button!

All of this sounds negative, although I really liked this game ; The clever and intuitive level design teaches how to use the upgrades you collect without needing text, (as any good metroidvania should!), and the minimap is nice. 4/5 !

A Dying World by avarisclari 2017-05-06T08:05:54Z ♥ 1

Nice 3d models, and nice colors ; the glowing red eyes in the dark are very well done, too bad there's no audio, this could have set up a cool gloomy mood!

the truth by snyanvas 2017-05-06T07:57:26Z ♥ 1

The real tragedy here is that the "coming soon" WebGL version still isn't available!

Run the World! by Monty 2017-05-05T17:36:36Z ♥ 2

Finally, an inventive interpretation of the theme! Fun one, I even like the motor sound :-) The collisions are frustrating, and the other cars might benefit from being in a different color. And nice car graphics by the way!

Alone by mhaton 2017-05-05T17:10:23Z ♥ 1

Very cool B&W art, especially the room transition effect! Some ambient noise/music would have set a perfect mood! Is there something more to do after I get the statue?

Asteroid Aggressors by Jacob Kreiner 2017-05-05T17:05:19Z ♥ 0

The controls are almost impossible to guess ; and the game doesn't give any visual feedback that something is happening (e.g when mining). The part when the aliens appears and your turrets start shooting is cool, though!

Planet Pickup by chipset 2017-05-05T16:59:49Z ♥ 0

The music is playing fine, but I only get a white screen with Firefox (v45.9.0) :-(

Tugboat, Battleship by Kevin Prehn 2017-05-04T17:37:37Z ♥ 0

Good level design, and cool pixel art! Reminds me of the Lost Vikings ;-)

Greyer by ccglp 2017-05-04T06:36:40Z ♥ 0

I laughed hard at the meaningless messages! The character is reactive and easy to control, the sound effects are minimalistic but they fit the game, this would be a pleasure to play ... if it weren't for those #@%@#% interruptions! :-)

Virulence by Sputnik3D 2017-05-04T04:56:55Z ♥ 1

Took me a while to understand, but I like the innovative idea! The creature is hard to control, though, which is pretty frustrating when the collectible dots appear on the other side of the screen.. (Too much inertia, maybe?)

R.U.D.I. by SpaceWizardJ 2017-05-03T20:59:09Z ♥ 1

Love the ataric feeling, the ship is easy to control and the sound effects are punchy! Good work!

A Small EXPERIMENT by IamAcoconut 2017-05-03T20:53:46Z ♥ 0

Nice visuals and sound, but the gameplay is a little simplistic ; it's more of a technical demo than a game (hence the name?).

V O I D by Huek 2017-05-03T20:41:11Z ♥ 1

Absolutely great work on audio, I get shivers when playing! The controls are pleasant, the mechanics are clear without being simplistic, great work!

Boxed by David Stein 2017-05-03T20:33:21Z ♥ 0

Fun and short. Too short, maybe? At least there's an ending! :-)

Spookymal Cross Town by Chilleh 2017-05-03T20:27:58Z ♥ 0

I can't find the Webgl version, is it online?

A Hard to Control Fox by JLowry 2017-05-03T20:17:00Z ♥ 0

Nice animated fox!

Small World by andrewl 2017-05-03T06:32:36Z ♥ 2

Simple and fun! Maybe a little too easy :-)

Love the retro atari-like music ; and maybe making the graphics more pixelated would have been cool :-)

Id's Journey by red-fan-games 2017-05-03T05:24:05Z ♥ 1

The shader doens't compile: ``` ERROR::SHADER::FRAGMENT::COMPILATION_FAILED 0:15(25): error: no matching function for call to `pow(int, float)'; candidates are: 0:15(25): error: float pow(float, float) 0:15(25): error: vec2 pow(vec2, vec2) 0:15(25): error: vec3 pow(vec3, vec3) 0:15(25): error: vec4 pow(vec4, vec4) 0:15(10): error: operands to arithmetic operators must be numeric 0:17(33): error: no matching function for call to `pow(int, float)'; candidates are: 0:17(33): error: float pow(float, float) 0:17(33): error: vec2 pow(vec2, vec2) 0:17(33): error: vec ```

Asteroid Hopper by yyam 2017-05-03T05:09:58Z ♥ 2

Only a Windows version? Dude!

Starbob by Gato 2017-05-03T04:59:56Z ♥ 1

Nice start! The visuals are pretty good and the overall smoothness too. Now you need to add more gameplay/rules over the physics engine. This will allow you to tell if the controllability of the player is high enough.

Binary Glitch by JOrbits 2017-05-03T04:56:01Z ♥ 0

Fun but hard! I like the disappearing animation of the squares, and the particule effects. Nice idea, and clean graphics.

Thanks for putting a GNU/Linux and Mac version ; it seems you're having issues with the executable persmissions of the main file (I had to "chmod +x BinaryGlitchLinux.x86"): you may have more luck with .tar.gz format, as tar, unlike zip/rar, will store the executable bit of its files.

Swords of Xalavus by 64mega 2017-05-02T17:37:41Z ♥ 1

Cool gameplay, cool graphics, cool music! I played until the end, and it was fun!

Some improvement ideas: the text scrolling is laggy as hell, and the music loop is a little glitchy. And I confirm that we need a key-repeat :-)

Timmy and the Snowflake by someone9999 2017-05-02T17:19:59Z ♥ 2

Nice start! The voice acting is good, and the graphics are nice, especially the main character! The collision code definitely needs some improvement, having to re-jump after every landing, just to be able to walk again, was becoming annoying :-)

World of Echoes by multiplexor 2017-05-01T20:17:40Z ♥ 1

Brilliant idea! But way too much text before finally getting to play!

A Small World by niborious 2017-05-01T20:11:59Z ♥ 1

The game logic framerate seems to be tied to the rendering period, which depends on the amount of world to be rendered: basically, the game runs at different speeds depending on where you're looking at.

PogoPogo by obvious-san 2017-05-01T16:27:55Z ♥ 1

Ahahah I laughed a lot with this one, I nearly destroyed my spacebar :-) The game is well polished, and the idea is original, fun, and uplifting!

Island Attack by turbo 2017-05-01T16:18:07Z ♥ 1

Fun game, however, it's too easy to stay on top and drop bombs until everybody's dead! THe graphics are small and nice.

Stardust - A space adventure by shiitman 2017-05-01T16:10:02Z ♥ 2

Good job! I played until the end, I liked the point-and-click mechanics and the mood.

The Inner Lock by EveningWayward 2017-05-01T13:25:10Z ♥ 1

Great sound, great graphics, great mood, great idea! The overall atmosphere brings a perfect amount of creepiness, I'm playing again after posting (this time in full screen!)!

Stable Orbit by mrspeaker 2017-05-01T13:11:35Z ♥ 0

Hehe, reminds me of Atari Lunar Lander! This game makes playing with momentum fun, and the music builds a nice atmosphere!

The Last Haven by Tommyno222 2017-05-01T13:07:28Z ♥ 0

The graphics are amazing!

Fancy meeting you here by Local Minimum 2017-05-01T13:02:04Z ♥ 0

Loved the music!

Soleil by JoyFired 2017-05-01T12:57:13Z ♥ 0

Hard as hell! I'm glad the space-ish music is relaxing and soothing (kudos to the music guy), it must be to prevent players from getting mad, trying to solve this first-person platformer puzzle ...

Going Home by Kyona Luya 2017-05-01T12:20:35Z ♥ 0

Same for me: I had the urge to explore ; however, the game lacks interactions with the world, and the upgrades don't feel very rewarding, it would be better if they unlocked stuff that the player has already seen, so she can say to herself "aha, now I can go to this place I saw before"

Shrink by Shamps 2017-05-01T12:10:00Z ♥ 2

The voice is cool, and adds to the overall mood! The walking when shrunk is painfully slow, though.

Bound by LittleRain 2017-05-01T11:52:27Z ♥ 1

The game is beautiful, but it takes ages to load and is incredibly hard!

Retro Rabbit by wtoa 2017-05-01T11:48:10Z ♥ 4

The music rocks, and the game is smooth and fun to play!

ghost story by ooku 2017-05-01T11:33:35Z ♥ 1

Bug? you can reach high places just by shapeshifting repeatedly at the right pace :-)

Puzzle Dungeon by nubcaik 2017-05-01T11:09:02Z ♥ 0

Funny little game with cool music, but the puzzles are a little too easy!

TUNNELHELP by picxinet 2017-05-01T11:00:26Z ♥ 0

The HTML5 version, after the loading, only shows a black screen (I'm using Firefox 45.9.0)

It's square to be a cube by Khorm 2017-05-01T10:55:02Z ♥ 1

I like the idea! The square is a little tedious to control, though!

You Ruin Everything by qualia 2017-04-30T07:45:41Z ♥ 1

Nice, I like the slightly disturbing mood of this one!

Macdyver by Sparrow 2017-04-27T17:41:07Z ♥ 1

The HTML5 link is broken!

The Witless by pogo 2017-04-27T17:36:21Z ♥ 1

Love the name! Too bad there's only a Windows version, can't play :-(

Gridfold by alfadur 2017-04-26T18:05:16Z ♥ 1

A very nice idea for this puzzle game ; I played until there were no more levels left! (too bad there are only 7 of them!)

Catacombs Of The Squid by TheFlyingKeyboard 2017-04-24T19:43:38Z ♥ 0

Funny little game, with interesting mechanics! A sound effect when taking damage would have been nice.

Unlock by tempestCognitor 2017-04-24T05:30:31Z ♥ 3

Nicely done, those cats are terrifying!

Tower up by bog13 2017-04-24T05:23:51Z ♥ 0

Nice but way too hard ; some checkpoints would have been nice!

Duel by Anuke 2017-04-24T05:08:12Z ♥ 0

I got a 404 from itch.io ; is the link broken?

One Room by zenwraight 2017-01-02T18:31:00

I was a little surprised by ghosts actually being solid!

Some details made it feel a little sketchy: the sprite corners are visible, and respawning almost inside a ghost. The "jump" sounds quickly became annoying, especially in vertical passages (maybe lower its volume a little?).

Otherwise, it's fun to play ; it runs very smoothly, and the scrolling feels right.
The graphics are simple and nice, and the music fits the mood!

Color Maze by j-duke 2017-01-02T18:09:00

Same for me: 404 and GNU/Linux.

Roomshift by foodzilla 2017-01-02T16:25:00

Too bad you were sick ; this entry looks promising!

Cubed by Heimdyll 2017-01-02T16:11:00

It's way too easy to fall down!

There are holes nearly everywhere, and this, added to combination of a 2d-isometric view and non-2d-isometric direction key-based controls makes it very hard and frustrating to play.

A small wall around most of the playing area would have been nice, at least in the first levels.

I liked the moving platforms and the translucent walls.

Dissonance by iapc 2017-01-02T15:56:00

Nice idea, although I feel the raycaster stuff is unnecessary.
The soundtrack helps a lot in creating a strong mood, too bad there's no gameplay!

Cancelled Refuge by SinclairStrange 2016-12-21T21:53:00

The retro-style graphics are impressive (especially the choice of colors), the commands very responsive, the scrolling is smooth, and the characters are really fun to control! Not to mention the music tracks and the sound effects, NES-style games don't get any better than that!

Bat Cave by schizoid2k 2016-12-16T20:17:00

Reminds me of space invaders ; especially the graphics :-)
The webgl works well in Firefox (no issue with the 'alt' key).
Being able to only shoot bullets one by one (and the lack of autofire mode) is frustating.

Drone In The Room by emwebb 2016-12-16T06:25:00

It was hard to understand how to play. The right-click action doesn't trigger anything visually, so it's not obvious that something actually happened ; it's only by moving that you can see if your drone is actually grabbing a ball or not.

SkyCorridor by acotis 2016-12-14T06:53:00

Waaaaaay to hard. I gave up after ten tries, going no further than a few screens.

Rebirth by bplane2 2016-12-14T06:35:00

Creepy and mysterious atmosphere, love it!
The part with statues holding swords was brilliant, and of course the ending is also great (on the negative side, walking is a little bit too slow).
Great entry!

rotomanor by jelch 2016-12-13T06:50:00

I got stuck between doors, it wasn't clear if those could be opened using a button I might have missed, or if simply can't open them.
Appart from this, great idea and great mood!

R-G-B-Y by UC101 2016-12-12T21:56:00

Can't run (no web nor Linux version)