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Overall Medals

YearLDThemeGameDivisionOverall
🥉 2024 55 Summoning PIED PIPER compo 4.50

Category Medals

YearLDThemeGameDivisionCategoryScore
🥉 2024 55 Summoning PIED PIPER compo Theme 4.61

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202456Tiny CreaturesKeybajam804.134.064.263.954.173.823.304.00
202455SummoningPIED PIPERcompo34.504.374.574.614.314.113.374.19

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Comments by arColm

LD55 — Summoning

12 Vengeful Ghosts by DecadeDecaf 2024-04-15T04:22:37Z

really great game! graphics and music are really nice and game is clearly very polished. Was about to beat it when I pressed ctrl+w and closed the tab TT, fun game nonetheless!

Turret Queen by leparlon 2024-04-16T01:14:43Z

I like the concept of mixing parts and thought that was a cool take on the theme. The gameplay loop overall is pretty engaging, but I agree that dying once is very punishing.

PIED PIPER by arColm 2024-04-15T22:06:16Z

@literally-void Thank you so much for the thorough feedback! Your points are very valid, and I really appreciate it. I had a decent amount of playtesting done, so I'm surprised a bug this big still exists, but I guess that's bound to happen haha.

PIED PIPER by arColm 2024-04-16T01:22:35Z

@sudocoffee Thanks for playing! I actually looked into skips on some of the levels, but I didn't find this one! Really cool strat :)

PIED PIPER by arColm 2024-04-19T00:51:45Z

@ategon Thanks for playing my game on stream! Yeah, I'd be happy for you to put my game in the video :)

PIED PIPER by arColm 2024-04-24T02:18:16Z

@kawa-yoiko Yeah it was actually heavily inspired from Ocarina of Time since I recently played it haha. I appreciate that you recognized it! ^^ I wanted to make the buttons feel like you're actually playing the flute to summon the rats like the Pied Piper, but definitely I agree there's some friction for lots of players with the controls. I appreciate the feedback! :)

Ritual of Ribbit by manabreak 2024-04-15T18:38:53Z

Great game! I enjoyed the puzzles and platforming, especially the trampoline. Good job

Summon' Right Up by Chauwizaud 2024-04-17T05:07:42Z

Cool game! I appreciate all the little details and the art is good. I would have liked a bit more feedback on whether I was doing well or not, but the difficulty is actually pretty fair. Good job!

Clone Stacking by CrociDB 2024-04-15T18:46:04Z

Fun game, I enjoyed the puzzles. Game felt very polished and particle effects were nice. Screen shake was a little too strong at times, but other than that the game was great!

Feed the Eggheads by candlesan 2024-04-15T17:19:24Z

Love the idea, I think its a creative take on the prompt. Would have loved some extra content, or something else to buy other than new floors.

Summoner's Dilemma by sudocoffee 2024-04-16T01:58:10Z

really cool idea, the game is short but quite densely packed with many moving parts to think about. Graphics are nice, fits well with the gameplay. The aesthetic, font and movement kind of reminds me of a bite-sized Baba is You

Wand's Way by Inidal Dev 2024-04-15T02:55:33Z

particle effects are nice, could use some better feedback on player inputs

Super Pal Summoner! by Meepster 2024-04-15T14:59:36Z

fun little game with nice graphics! some particle effects or graphical feedback on placing and comboing tiles would have been nice

6 Kadabra Resurgam Ocus by nathmate 2024-04-15T03:07:06Z

Idea is cool and unique, sometimes a bit difficult to tell which fingers are up and down

Summoners Chess by Widerhold 2024-04-15T20:11:45Z

The idea is pretty cool. Game has lots of visual polish and plays well. I didn't really find myself needing any element other than just fire though

Reverse Rituals by freakyzelga 2024-04-15T18:49:19Z

I got naughty claus! I think this game is a nice twist on the theme. Good job

Invocation by FullSaphir 2024-04-15T17:53:54Z

I really like the idea! Images looked good. Would have enjoyed some feedback on what parts we got wrong, rather than pure trial and error.

Triage and Motion by Literally Void 2024-04-15T18:54:41Z

I like the concept, I think its a cool unique take on the tower defense genre to have the towers damage each other, makes you think more about placement. Minimalist style is good and audio was nice. Great work

Runic Summoner by freamdev 2024-04-15T17:07:24Z

Nice game, love the voxel style and models. would have loved some animation in the characters.

Infinite Infight by QuadApe 2024-04-15T18:06:44Z

I liked the music! Graphics and animations were very sharp and fit well with the gameplay

A Following Wind by digitaliliad 2024-04-16T15:29:01Z

I really liked this take on the theme! The execution was quite good - the graphics and audio are well polished. I think it would be nice if it were a little easier to see what direction the wind is moving in. Good job!

Demon Farm by ViniFlores 2024-04-15T02:59:25Z

love the sounds, gameplay loop is satisfying but short

The Great Witch by lectvs 2024-04-16T01:03:25Z

This game is great, the amount of polish really adds to the experience. The concept is a fun and unique take on the genre. Overall good job :)

Summoner's Clash by Hector 2024-04-15T20:06:16Z

Cool game! Graphics are really good and animations were smooth.

Elementary Evocation by SigmoidDev 2024-04-15T18:19:47Z

Game looks and feel really polished! I think the concept is a nice take on the theme. Good job

Blood of the Altar by Hot Noggin Studios 2024-04-15T18:24:38Z

Short but very engaging gameplay loop. The particle effects and polish make the game feel very smooth to play!

RAT CHEESERS by ick 2024-04-15T04:04:31Z

Mood was nice and I liked the rat models. gameplay loop is satisfying. Nice to see someone else with a rats theme :p

Devotion - A fairytale by daandruff 2024-04-15T16:24:49Z

Very polished game! Graphics turned out really nice and atmosphere is fitting.

Sigil by Wuppos 2024-04-15T03:24:35Z

graphics are really good and gameplay is fun and challenging. A more engaging tutorial would have been nice

Lil Lads Hit the Notes (Or fall into lava and they don't want that) by Josion 2024-04-16T02:37:46Z

neat lil game :) Controls were nice, and music was good. Graphics were cute, but I think the particle effects on the side were a bit much on the eyes

Lord of Animals by ffffchai 2024-04-15T17:23:22Z

I enjoyed the crafting mechanic! I also liked the hand-drawn graphics, very stylistic. would have enjoyed some way to interact with the board other than just moving the summoning position.

LD56 — Tiny Creatures

Rat Game by Pachino55 2024-10-10T22:08:29Z

I found the art style very endearing - and it works well :). Cool game!

Tiny Galaxies by Gabriel Chan 2024-10-07T19:43:40Z

Really good game! I like how clean the UI elements all looked and felt to interact with. The art was also very cute. Great work!

Bug Out by smurpy02 2024-10-07T20:59:37Z

The gameplay was very satisfying! I wish the camera was a bit more stable, but the graphics were nice! Great work! :)

Viral Nexus by Nimolas 2024-10-08T09:33:49Z

I think you have a really good base for a game here! I wish there was a bit more to do between spawns like upgrades or some way to make the nanites spawn a bit faster. I appreciate the UI as well. Good job :)

Keyba by arColm 2024-10-07T20:30:28Z

@n-lan thanks for the kind words! Yeah we considered support for different keyboard formats like AZERTY and QWERTZ, but we decided there were just too many different keyboards and not enough time... Sorry you couldn't really play our game!

My Keyboard is Full of Ants! by Jeremy Ryan 2024-10-27T00:46:40Z

thats crazy we had similar ideas with the keyboard LOL. I wish I had seen your game sooner, very cool idea with spelling out words!! Congrats on the win :)

Keep It Up Kitty by richjbaron 2024-10-07T20:49:32Z

Super cute game! I really like the graphics and art direction of this game, which meshed well with the narrower resolution.

Globlins by twopoint3 2024-10-07T20:50:41Z

Everything here is great and polished!~ I like the puzzles especially too, not too easy but also had a decently fair difficulty curve. Great work :)

Among The Deep by Langotriel 2024-10-08T09:42:27Z

Solid game: I loved the voice acting and music! The graphics were really nice too and really enhanced the mood of the game. If I had to criticize anything it would be that the dialogue sometimes interrupts the gameplay a bit too frequently early on, but it's a minor issue. Great work!

Rhythm of the Tinymon-Catcher by DropMania 2024-10-07T19:29:57Z

Cool game! I liked the music :). I just wish there was a way to exit out of a song when you start it. Great work!

Velc-Bros by Smothbreen 2024-10-07T21:04:39Z

I really like the graphics! The physics works quite well and plays really nicely. Good job :)

Three Tiny Toblins by NightmaresDev 2024-10-08T09:51:24Z

I love the voice acting in this game, really adds to the vibe :). The gameplay is a nice idea and executed well. I think the game could have benefitted from static cameras instead of following the chosen toblin - but thats a minor nitpick. I liked how the Toblins each also have a personality and it shows with their animations :D