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Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202660Old TechContact Pointsjam
202558Collector👥Final Buppo 64jam6203.173.183.272.843.353.053.453.76
202557Depths👥Uncovering The Mysteries Of The Cursed Tombjam2623.763.723.333.783.723.612.783.98
202456Tiny CreaturesCreature Rehabilitation Labcompo2053.373.353.613.833.153.503.17
202455Summoning👥Real Time Demoningjam9303.253.253.274.172.783.324.223.33
202354Limited Space👥D:\Drivejam7993.323.273.453.633.212.563.46
202250Delay the inevitableThe End Of Daysjam6133.583.603.443.363.143.483.883.41

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Feedback left by Anson Rutherford

Anson Rutherford leaves an average of 9.2 feedback comments each event.

LD58 — Collector (1)

The Collector by ScrapMetal 2025-10-13T01:33:05Z ♥ 1

Very cute concept, haven't seen a game use this kind of mechanic before. Good choice in sound effects, having a dedicated sound for when you "drop" something by accident was clever, it really helped me understand what was going on

LD57 — Depths (2)

Rolling In The Deep by chybby 2025-04-10T21:28:59Z ♥ 1

Throwing another tally into the "made me seasick" column, but I think it's fair to chalk that up to authenticity :) Really appreciated the premise, I think I was very well executed on. Only thing I'd say is that I did find myself sometimes confused about where I was meant to go or the layout of my surroundings, I wonder if some UI could have helped with that, either mapping or some sort of "this way up" indicator? I could see something like that just making the nausea worse though lol. I enjoyed the visual filtering as well, helped give the game a lot of personality. Great game!

Descent to sunrise by milq 2025-04-10T21:24:26Z ♥ 1

Very cute! All the characters were charming, as was the CRT style effect. I think the game could have benefited from some kind of mapping (either a minimap or clear visual indicators to help prevent getting lost), I found I often had to wander a little before I realized where I was intended to go next. The movement/collision also felt a little stiff, but if that was the cost for getting the magnet ability to work that's understandable. I think the ways the character abilities interfaced with the magnet/gravity reverse were very clever and satisfying to work out. Great job :)

LD56 — Tiny Creatures (16)

Buggie's Spider Golf by mortusnegati 2024-10-25T17:19:36Z ♥ 2

Super well fleshed out, a great number of thematic innovations on a golf game. I'm nauseous thinking about some of the math with the direction of the "floor" changing, impressed by how much is going on here.

On a Good Bee Hive-or by lolhopen 2024-10-25T16:37:48Z ♥ 1

Simple game but presented nicely. I figured it out but initially I had a hard time noticing which flowers had pollen, wish that was easier to see. The different endings really made this game, fun to try to see them all (are there just 3?)

Lil' Chimeras by EyeofBholden 2024-10-25T16:32:07Z ♥ 0

This is a pretty promising first entry! Like others have mentioned some of the UI is confusing and the gameplay could be better fleshed out, but that's how it goes sometimes working solo (I had similar issues this compo lol). I think the idea here is really fun and a lot of the hard work with random chimeras and card playing are all solid, and that's impressive on its own. Great work!

Migration of Tiny Creatures by cirno 2024-10-25T16:21:08Z ♥ 0

Cute idea. Feels like it could be fleshed out into something super interesting. Like others I mostly tried to clump everyone together, it'd be cool to find ways to incentivize moving at different speeds or staying separate. Thought all the art was really cute

MiniMayhem by Phyrocast 2024-10-25T16:10:50Z ♥ 1

I'm worried this'll sound like an insult but this really feels like more than the sum of its parts. Everything looks and plays great but the actual gameplay really feels complex and interesting despite the simple game pieces and systems. I'm super impressed, I'm tempted to put more time into this later!

Layers of Larva by JustMars 2024-10-25T16:04:10Z ♥ 1

This is pretty well fleshed out! Really like the mixed use of 3D and 2D assets, it works pretty well!

Pseudopseudopodia, or amoeba walking simulator by TheLastSlowpoke 2024-10-25T15:58:53Z ♥ 1

Cool tech demo, love this sort of stuff

City In My Sleeve by whatiswhat 2024-10-25T14:43:18Z ♥ 0

Took a bit to figure out the mechanics but I think I get it now. Seems you can spam E to create units, found it pretty easy to run around dodging guys while doing that which was fun. Not sure if you were only supposed to be able to make them slower but it felt like it made the game pretty easy. How many waves are there?

The Gegnome Project by Brendo 2024-10-25T14:04:21Z ♥ 2

This was really fun! Loved exploring the mechanics of all the items. One issue I ran into is that it seems like if you fail and play again, any items you bought in a previous run seemed not to be available to purchase. Easy enough to fix by reloading the page, but I did get confused and stuck for a bit before figuring it out. Once I got past that though and beat it I had a great time! Great effort on the art too, really high quality all around!

Tiny Creatures Creator by jk5000 2024-10-25T01:11:39Z ♥ 1

Super unique, really funny, great job

Tiny Creature Support Group by coltonphillips 2024-10-25T00:50:31Z ♥ 1

Cute, don't think I've ever played a text based jam game before

🐜 Antwars 🐜 by Mibi88 2024-10-24T02:05:14Z ♥ 1

Super impressive given how it was made. I feel like being locked to only viewing the anthills deprived me of getting a better sense of the context of the game, wonder if tile-based movement/selection would've been better (probably not feasible given the time constraint, like mouse controls). Maybe I missed it, but what purpose does food do? I had a bunch of food but I never gained any more ants or anything like that. Overally, wish it was a bit easier to digest, but very impressed by the scope and content of the game regardless, great job!

Changeling by library-rat 2024-10-24T01:57:31Z ♥ 1

Very cute idea, the theming and design of the game is nice. Like others have mentioned a little bit of QoL would go a long way to making this into a great little game. I think the idea of coin storage is neat but don't really know how best to use it, wonder if you could include some other mechanics that might make it more useful, like stacking coins of the same type or it sorting future coins out in some way. Love the punny name too, good job!

Sugarglider in the Oddforest by Untitled Studios 2024-10-24T01:50:51Z ♥ 1

Really enjoy the atmosphere, seeing you used paper and pencil is very cool. Like others have mentioned, wasn't able to get branches to work (can grab them and hit the directional buttons, seems like maybe a particular rhythm is needed but I can't nail it). I think there's a lot of style here though and the fundamental movement of gliding and climbing is pretty immediately enjoyable. Very nice entry :)

ISOPODRICK by Dingbat 2024-10-24T01:39:59Z ♥ 1

Very cute, like the rolling and enemy designs. The rendering style and noise the smaller bugs make as they get closer are really cool. Reminds me of Bugdom lol

Become A Hundred Thousandaire Or Have Fun Trying by AdamG 2024-10-06T23:17:35Z ♥ 1

I like this game you can make money in it

LD55 — Summoning (5)

Summoning the bigger one by AlxJE 2024-04-23T05:03:19Z ♥ 0

Fun idea! This is a really neat premise for puzzles

Numeric Summon Circle by BruceZoom 2024-04-20T00:20:23Z ♥ 2

Cool game! Like how you used the summoning idea, and it's cool seeing a game focus on math. It seemed pretty easy to build minions bigger than I would ever need, but then I saw I'm supposed to be collecting gold coins by *matching* the enemies rather than just beating them? Seems like with some polish this could be a really neat fun puzzle action game. Great work!

INFINIWITCH by drainkid 2024-04-16T05:07:23Z ♥ 2

SUPER cool idea, really liked this! Great visuals and music, and this implementation of this mechanical idea is very engaging. I feel like you put just enough depth into each aspect of this for it to all come across super nicely, really impressed!

Dreamlings Daycare by Boudichon 2024-04-16T04:52:45Z ♥ 4

Cute game with a unique idea. Fun premise. Enjoyed the idea enough that I wish there was more to do with it!

The Wanderer by Rustywolf 2024-04-16T04:06:30Z ♥ 0

Fun little auto-battle roguelike, remarkably fun and complete feeling! I think I hit the end, I was given a different between-round button and then put into what seemed to be an unwinnable round. If there's a way past that I'd love an excuse to play more! :)

LD54 — Limited Space (4)

Commission Hell by crow_seeds 2023-10-07T04:06:45Z ♥ 2

Really enjoyed all the stamps, and the online feature is really cool! It'd be nice if there was a way to browse the best submissions on a prompt or something along those lines, though I realize that's a headache. Had a fun time with this!

Shootout! at High Noon by TheFoppian 2023-10-07T03:41:13Z ♥ 2

This is really cute, the art style and theme is very well done. Simple gameplay but with enough enemy variety and short enough to not get boring. I wish it was easier to see the enemy and player at the same time, but maybe that's the point. It'd also be nice if spacebar wasn't the same button you use to shoot and go through text, I think I skipped some important plot-critical cutscenes by accident, which is a shame since the game's writing was so fun

S.P.A.C.E. Ltd. by thormoth 2023-10-07T03:05:05Z ♥ 2

I like the gameplay loop you've set up, going in to beat levels and upgrading yourself after. I'm also impressed by the ability to direct your drone, that's a cool unique feature. It's got some nice simple art too. Really only wish there was more stuff to do, good job!

ROOMGUN by Hydezeke 2023-10-07T02:29:45Z ♥ 2

This was a ton of fun. A nice basic premise with charming art and humor. I'm absolutely awful at FPS games but was able to beat this thankfully, good work :)

LD50 — Delay the inevitable (27)

Birdless In The Zombie Apocalypse by ManEggAdverureMan 2022-04-17T22:49:55Z ♥ 1

Love the title. I had some trouble picking up the items in the game but the powerups trading damage for stamina use was a neat idea.

A Nerd's Delay by hatmajaster 2022-04-17T22:38:21Z ♥ 1

Cute entry, I think the sin attack adds a lot to the game. Smart of you to make the hazards flash red, would have had a much harder time playing without that.

Stone Sabbath by Caladrius 2022-04-17T22:35:25Z ♥ 3

Love the aesthetics of the 3D models and animations, the dialogue at the beginning tells me you all must have had a fun time making it. I found the boss fight very satisfying in a sort of microgame kind of way, fun to see a lot of the core principles of these sorts of games distilled down into something small. The shrines letting you delay things naturally prompts exploration which I think works very well.

Crystal Castle by oneowerse 2022-04-17T22:15:01Z ♥ 1

Took me a bit to get the hang of it, but I think the game is pretty fun! Definitely a nice take on the theme, and the graphics are very charming.

Web of Lies by Ava Skoog 2022-04-17T22:08:36Z ♥ 1

Cute game, some fun writing that definitely hit close to home. Agree with what others have said that some sort of feedback or win condition would have helped give something to aim for, though just learning the dialogue trees and having better answers for future attempts was fun

Different Strokes by Scott Steffes 2022-04-08T18:12:58Z ♥ 2

This is fantastic! Such a elegant idea, and you executed every part of it beautifully! So impressed by this.

STONEHOLD by teamscripta 2022-04-08T17:44:17Z ♥ 2

Love what this game is doing, really executing on the core slash-and-dodge gameplay in a nice clean way, could see myself spending too much time on this. Art and sound is effective, and impressive to see online features! I saw you could head through another player's path, but I wasn't really sure what that changed, did I miss something?

Pompeii Ludum Dare 50 by Devterev 2022-04-08T17:35:54Z ♥ 3

Agreed with others that the meteor is frustrating, wasn't sure what I was meant to do. I think the art is impressive though. Your credits page was blank when I opened it in game though, I wonder what happened?

Love Finds A Way by Dining Philosopher 2022-04-08T17:29:26Z ♥ 1

I like the concept here, cool idea for a puzzle game. I think it fits the theme really well too, setting yourself up as a subscription service serves that really well in a humorous way. Seconding what others have said about it taking a bit to figure out the game, and the game getting much more complex in the second level, but I think the concept and execution are otherwise both really good!

Never Alone by fachscahfttf 2022-04-08T17:19:25Z ♥ 1

Neat online features, really cool idea!

Dungeon Crawl by jzucc12 2022-04-08T17:06:09Z ♥ 1

Clever design! Really like how a timer lets you balance out other pros and cons and lead to interesting decisions. I opened up the itch page at was checking that while playing, so I missed the first time that you were trying to get the timer to run out. Might suggest mentioning it on the itch page itself, like you do on this page. Really neat idea though, great job!

Drama Crusade by Stenblood 2022-04-08T16:31:44Z ♥ 1

Not sure if the 3D part broke, if I couldn't figure out what to do, or if it's supposed to end there. Not sure I understood what was going on narratively, but definitely a creepy mood, and the 3D idea is exciting.

Siphon by Kulu 2022-04-08T16:03:17Z ♥ 1

I think some of the feedback the game provides is a little confusing and feel a bit slide-y, but you've got a bunch of moves and an solid aesthetic nailed down!

Rocket Lawnchair by jitspoe 2022-04-08T15:57:44Z ♥ 1

Fun concept, and I think the audio adds a lot! I'm terrible at the game though (though I improved once I switched to a controller, as my keyboard like others have mentioned couldn't do all four inputs)

The Subtle Hourglass by Eli Delventhal 2022-04-07T17:18:22Z ♥ 1

The rewind mechanic is so cool! I agree that the other parts of the game could use more polish, but the core idea here is really solid. Seems like the sort of thing that's just begging to be expanded upon, but this makes for a nice proof of concept.

Keep Up by KekonDev 2022-04-06T06:34:06Z ♥ 1

Pretty simple idea but some nice polish where it counts. Adding drum sounds to everything was a nice touch.

FINAL BONES by everedx 2022-04-06T06:26:14Z ♥ 2

Really great idea, and some great art to boot! Love the attack animations.

Battery Low by Milestone Games 2022-04-06T06:21:42Z ♥ 6

Can't say enough good things about the art and sound design here. Loved the robot's speaking voice. Short, simple, very cute.

Vampire Survivors-like by rmrvar 2022-04-06T06:10:14Z ♥ 0

Would've liked some background art so it'd be easier to see what I was moving. That said, a nice little Vampire Survivors game. Definitely easy to get lost in and play for too long.

1 Man 6 Bullets by Raphaeltan 2022-04-06T05:54:33Z ♥ 5

Man, this is cool! The intro/ending art is really cool, and I love the concept! Some nice gameplay polish too, the slowdown and visual effects help keep clear what's going on. Great job!

Routine Medical Examination by Iamsodarncool 2022-04-06T05:44:26Z ♥ 3

Fun stuff! Neat little physics puzzles, and a humorous little story wrapping it all up. Had a good time playing, a little bit finnicky as others have mentioned but still fun.

Pissboy! by luquio 2022-04-06T05:24:06Z ♥ 1

Love the game, really funny. I wondered if someone was going to do something like this with the theme, glad you went through wit it. Great concept with a decent bit of polish on it!

Handbot in... Scrap Heap by DonnieDarko 2022-04-06T05:12:04Z ♥ 4

The artstyle here is fantastic! I found throwing things a little finnicky, but I think the game has a really nice vibe, the art and animation works really really well. Love the sound effects too.

Tax Evaders by Carlos Murillo 2022-04-05T21:45:49Z ♥ 3

I like the idea of being able to choose how much risk I'm taking on. If you were going to work on the game more, maybe you could put some sort of time pressure on it to give the player incentive to grab a lot of money really fast at certain points. Good work!

Tidal Wave by BjornStahl 2022-04-05T19:29:45Z ♥ 1

Cool idea with some nice polish on it! A more fleshed out version of this idea could be really fun. What's here is a bit bare bones (understandable, it's a game jam), but I think what you do have was done with care.

Click to Continue by Daniel Foutz 2022-04-05T15:03:01Z ♥ 1

Really cool take on the theme, clever premise.

Delay Bedtime by Matt E 2022-04-05T15:02:10Z ♥ 1

Very cute. The sound effects helped a lot with conveying the game.