Foon → Ludum Dare Explorer → Users → Avhatar
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
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| 2026 | 59 | Signal | Aye Aye, Can't See! | compo | 41 | 3.93 | 3.71 | 3.81 | 4.17 | 4.17 | 3.86 | 2.57 | 4.00 | |
| 2025 | 58 | Collector | Coal Lector | compo | 103 | 3.41 | 3.08 | 3.12 | 4.06 | 4.20 | 3.54 | 3.18 | 4.06 |
Pure hardcore. I even learned to take out two projectiles at once from two drones, but I really want something like a dash bound to the spacebar — even if it’s limited by stamina or something. Without it you get constantly pinned in a corner, and the grapple’s speed isn’t enough to make it to the other side of the map.
Overall it’s fun to play — I loved it. Especially the music; you came up with a really groovy riff, bro.
Solid puzzle expirience. Not really my genre, but I managed to get through 7 levels — and actually enjoyed it.
One of those cases where the controls do something weird — and it fits perfectly with what’s happening on screen =) An awesome psychedelic experience, I genuinely enjoyed it. By the way, is it endless?
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Not sure if I collected all the data, but overall flying around was pretty fun. As I played, I kept imagining how interesting it could become — like having to manage fuel, shoot down mines, and all that. In short, I can really see the potential here.
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A simple and straightforward puzzle. But I’ve got to admit, I actually got stuck for five minutes in the room with the trophy. The solution turned out to be obvious, but I honestly couldn’t figure out what to do at first. Definitely not my genre =)
I honestly tried to figure out the controls, but I just couldn’t. I had no idea what I was supposed to do. Holding Left Ctrl and using the arrow keys moves the ball, releasing Ctrl moves the ship. And… what exactly am I supposed to do in the end? I just keep getting one-shot by some fast-flying things. I guess I’m too dumb for this game =(
I swear, it felt like staring into the abyss. Little bushes, blades of grass, a caterpillar — and then I pressed the sound button… Mother of God, both literally and figuratively. Then I clicked on the caterpillar and it started eating leaves, after which a butterfly appeared and the boy shouted “Yippee!!!!” — which, together with the music, had a mind-blowing effect on my psyche. Then I went back to the caterpillar and somehow ended up eating my own tail. And then there were butterflies. They were everywhere. The whole screen was butterflies. That’s when I broke. It was too sacred an experience — my soul wasn’t ready for this :D But overall — thank you for the game, really. It’s one of those cases where you feel like the work is trying to tell you even more than the author originally intended.
P.S. I don’t understand why you weren’t nominated for sound — I’d honestly give 5 stars for the music alone.
It ended too quickly. Just as I was starting to get into the story — I was already gone.
Damn, I was really hoping they’d start building little houses =( But seriously, this is great — I really liked the art style, and the gameplay is right up my alley. The only downside is there’s not enough content. Come on, dev, give us more! If this were on Steam, I’d totally add it to my wishlist — it’s very promising despite its apparent simplicity.
I didn’t quite understand why I shouldn’t just collect items of a single type and sell them for the highest multiplier. But in the end, the gameplay works just fine.
Simple, but it gets the job done. I felt it was missing a bit of challenge — I wanted some kind of punishment for losing a passenger. Maybe a bit of gameplay acceleration as the game goes on — like ghosts grumbling about delays and crowding on the pier, bumping each other off so I’d lose points for being too slow. But overall, it’s a consistent piece of work, and I genuinely enjoyed ferrying the ghosts.
I’m not a big fan of puzzles, but this one really got me hooked. Maybe it could’ve used a few more challenging tasks or some trickier constellations with stars that don’t belong to any pattern. But that’s just nitpicking. I played through the game with genuine enjoyment. The sound design fits perfectly, the visual style is cohesive, and the gameplay stays consistent from start to finish. Professionally made.
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Interesting concept, but there’s a noticeable lack of usability. In the end, I managed to properly count only one resident. Overall, it feels like a project that’s a bit too ambitious for a compo. For some reason, it slightly reminded me of Shadows of Doubt. The main character’s animations were a real delight =)
@artalasky, @hexela, @kenneth-gibson, @xahon, @bereg, @pres2300,@egor-ae-game, @torte478 thanks. The main issue with this render pipeline is that it doesn’t build for WebGL =( But you can get pixel art without pixel creep kinda easy.
@akuta-zehy Did I get it right — you actually dug yourself a tunnel and reached the edge of the map? I honestly didn’t expect anyone to do that, so I put quite a lot of blocks there, thinking no one would ever dig that far =)
@nexyisan agreed, but this render pipeline doesn’t allow building for WebGL =(
For some reason web build doesn't work. Maybe you have windows build?
It was really promising until it crashed =( ___________________________________________ ############################################################################################ ERROR in action number 1 of Create Event for object obj_Wall_UpperLeft: DoSub :1: undefined value at gml_Script_anon@4355@animation_start@Animatron ############################################################################################ gml_Script_anon@4355@animation_start@Animatron (line -1)
My playthrough ended at the question, “Are you for real that dumb?” After several failed attempts to admit that, yes, I actually do consider myself rather dumb (the game told me I was lying), I had to reply with: “I need to say no just for the game to continue? Sorry. Can’t say to you what you wanna hear. Bye.”
In a way, it’s a pity I couldn’t finish the game simply because I chose to stay completely honest with myself and others — but that actually makes the concept work even better. Either way, it was fascinating and deeply introspective. I love works like this.
A tower defense in its pure form — all the classic elements are there. The music fits perfectly, and the sound design gives great feedback. The only downside is the lack of challenge — it all feels a bit too easy. Other than that, it’s really well made.
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Clear and enjoyable gameplay, good visuals. Maybe it’s a bit lacking in visual consistency, but that’s just nitpicking. For some reason, I got a huge laugh out of the sounds — especially the “aiyaiyai” — I imagined the author recording it at home into a mic. There’s even some music in there. As for downsides, I’d mention the characters who keep getting stuck at the edge of the map, and it’s not clear how to get them out of there. I made several runs, and here’s my personal record so far: Screenshot_3.png
Too fair for a claw machine game =) I almost always manage to pull something out. A real claw machine should make you want to smash it to pieces.
Simple, straightforward, no frills — but it gets the job done.
Best game so far. The concept is brilliant, and so is the execution. The sense of humor deserves its own Oscar. Bravo — hats off. I could never pull off something like that.
@torte478 Οh, sorry, I didn’t think of that
I beat the hell out of all the beasts in the forest and ripped out their teeth, but I still haven't found the kid. Where’s the KID whom I was promised? I need his teeth.
Insanely addictive. In terms of game design, it’s the best I’ve played so far. I never quite figured out how to use SlowMo effectively, but I managed without it. You, comrade, are a very talented game designer — do you know that?
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Good old bullet hell — you can’t go wrong with that. I played it with real pleasure. The length is just right — it doesn’t overstay its welcome. The music’s got great vibes, you really get into a flow state while playing.
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That was enlightening and genuinely fun to play. Simple, clear, tasteful, and meaningful. Respect.
Can’t say I would’ve figured out the moral of the story on my own if it hadn’t been written on the screen =) Other than that, I really enjoyed flying around. Somehow, the game gave me vibes strangely similar to Barotrauma.
That strange feeling when you’re doing weird things in weird circumstances for weird reasons — and still having fun =) Also, I have a suspicion the creator might be a medic, judging by the handwriting.
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I’ve completed three levels, and honestly, I still haven’t fully understood the mechanics. Sometimes enemies pass through the rope I’m pulling, sometimes they don’t. When I close the loop, they get sucked in, but sometimes the rope isn’t long enough, and it’s not clear where to get more — like right now. Sometimes they hit me when they touch me, sometimes they don’t. Overall, I can’t really say I understand how to play yet.
The music is interesting, though I had to turn it down because it drowned out the other sound effects. The monologues are engaging, but a bit drawn out in places. The art style feels a bit inconsistent between the dialogue window and the rest of the game.
So, I can’t say I had tons of fun, BUT that’s probably due to bugs or my lack of understanding of the mechanics. There’s definitely potential here.
It was quite hard to tell what the object in front of me was — they looked overexposed. Probably a bug. Separately, I couldn’t extract the attached archive — it gave an error message. I had to play on itch.io instead. But still — it works and it’s playable. That’s an extremely important detail for a first project.
@tweekus I downloaded the archive again, and now it extracts properly
The redness consumed me, and no twists or jumpscares at the end. Tried both the red and the light. On the other hand, it's rare these days for people to use their own voice in games. An interesting little story. Almost metamodern — you keep waiting for something to happen, nothing ends up happening, and that's kind of the whole point.
"cats dog cats dogs cats dogs bat bat bat..." what did you do to me, man :-D But honestly, this is a masterpiece — both the concept itself and your a cappella. Made my morning before work.
Cookie Clicker with puzzle elements — interesting, unexpected.
I figured out that you need to move letters into words, and I actually got somewhere with it, but at some point I got stuck and wasn't sure what to do next. Maybe it's because I spawned in Solo?
Definitely not my genre, but I made it through 5 levels. I get enough programming at work. But I can't help but appreciate the work that went into it — it's actually a really cool thing. I wish I'd had something like this as a kid to learn logical operations. Now I'm "too old for this shit" =)
Ironically, I had to use an LLM to figure out the rules, and it only managed to get through to me on the third try — when it finally resorted to "Alright kid, imagine you had one apple and..." =) Overall, this turned out to be a really cohesive piece. UI, sound, gameplay — everything's in its place and fully delivers on the vision.
Simple and nicely done, nothing unnecessary. Quick to play through, sounds pleasant. In the dark room I was expecting some kind of dirty trick to happen =)
Pops was such an unexpected twist — I genuinely thought I was screwed, which would've been the usual outcome in these kinds of situations =) The art really made my day, it puts a smile on your face all on its own.
Nice visuals with really good feedback, and the sounds were great too. Puzzles aren't my thing, but I made it to the level with 2 characters. Overall I appreciated it — cleanly done. Especially loved that the game teaches you how to play as you go.
Cookie Clicker in space — an unbeatable gameplay formula. At some point the button to build new factories disappeared and the whole point was gone, but otherwise it's hard to stop playing.
Nice relaxing gameplay. For some reason I really loved that a wrong signal or a broken train doesn't punish you — you just keep trying until it works. The background music also fits what's happening perfectly, everything's so meditative and unhurried.
Surprisingly engaging. The rule seems elementary, but I was practically sweating while running away. Screenshot_27.png
A proper British parking simulator — and I mean that literally, there's a surprising amount of actual parking gameplay here! Honestly, the oscillator wave-matching minigame is already interesting on its own, but combined with the parking mechanics and the radar it works even better. That last signal was absolute hell though — at one point I started thinking it was a bug, but somehow I dialed in the right parameters. As someone from the Eastern Bloc, I'd only ever heard about the whole TV licence madness, so it was fun to experience it firsthand through a game =)
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Predatory rock kiting simulator =) It's a shooter — a can't-miss formula. Even if you've only got one gun and a couple of enemies on screen, it's still fun to mow them down.
Amazing atmosphere, really minimalist and striking visuals, simple — almost non-existent — gameplay that somehow still keeps you going. The sound supports everything beautifully. Little joys like the rabbits, wolves, and sheep are super delightful and feel like tiny discoveries. I chased a rabbit for a good 5 minutes hoping to catch it =). Special respect for the well-executed tilt-shift effect. So far you're my favorite, fellow jammer. Beautifully done — definitely sharing this with my friends!
The only con - no source code =(
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@mattlevonian I thought about mapping speed to the mouse wheel but realized it too late — it would've worked nicely as an alternative input, especially since you have to use the mouse anyway. As for the cover — I was hoping for something humorous with a blind captain, the kind of thing that would evoke Rogue Trader RPG vibes. I really love that system, the cover art there had a very distinctive look!
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@adelinaartist17 I'd recommend checking out the video I attached above. The gist is pretty simple: there's a battleship at the top of the map with an arrow pointing to it. The battleship is strong and mean — if you fly straight at it, it'll kick your ass. So you have to fly around first, farm asteroids and other ships, level up with the resources they drop, and then go take the boss down.
@steveofstevesgames "shop" is on Tab.
@sinemual maybe 20 straight years in gamedev are finally starting to pay off =) And I'm also too modest to do self-promotion. I'm a decent engineer, but as a PR person — not so much. So Reddit and the like feel like something out of a fantasy for me. Maybe my coworkers will back me up on that front.
@frowsyfrog @pres2300 the conflict between immersion and convenience — my eternal problem in my games. I want the ship to feel like a clunky tub, and responsive controls basically contradict that kind of design, but I agree that the controls should have been spread out a bit. For instance, I could've put speed on the mouse wheel.
@gideongriebenow the cover was a "15 minutes left until submission, gotta slap something in there" kind of decision =) That said, yeah — 20 years of professional development plus 6 years of amateur stuff before that. Plenty of experience to draw from when it comes to typical solutions for typical problems.
@nathmate holy crap, you actually did it. Honestly didn't believe anyone would beat it. About the resource pickup — I wanted to add a pickup range upgrade but didn't have time. As for the input, I agree on all fronts, I just didn't have time for polish. I barely submitted in the last few minutes as it is. I don't like breaking the rules, I wanted to do everything by the clock, like it says.
@domenixius, yeah, I forgot to add a restart button — seems obvious in retrospect, but it just slipped my mind. For now it's only F5 in the web build, and the Windows build you'll have to relaunch. I wonder if adding it after submission would count as breaking the rules? Probably yeah — it's not really a bugfix. About the accuracy, you're actually right. I wanted the enemies to aim the way you do — by following sonar pings — but they were so wildly off that I realized it'd take me a week to tune them. So they just shoot at your transform, which is a bit unfair, but they do search for you honestly via sonar — meaning they don't come after you if they haven't actually detected you with sonar. So their navigation is as fair as yours, but their shooting is cheating. That said, I deliberately didn't give them target leading, so once you get the hang of moving around, they barely hit you.
@wisch I thought about making speed switching smooth, but first, it didn't really fit the "ironclad" control scheme where the lever has fixed positions, and second, in this kind of combat there's usually no time to fine-tune the speed bit by bit. But as an alternative way to control speed, or even cooler — as a ship upgrade — it would probably be the right call.
Really love the OS UI. The concept is brilliant — especially for fellow "Story of Your Life" fans like me!
Engaging, punchy, doesn't overstay its welcome. The music especially got me. Even though I'm not a fan of battlers, I got into it. Really well-executed. Screenshot_17.png
There's something wildly Batman-esque about this atmosphere. But overall it was really short of course — I wanted some upgrades for the car, and for Dracula to start launching those fucking projectiles at me. Basically I didn't get enough, I want more. Special respect for Dracula's villainous voice =) Screenshot_20.png
Really deep, almost visceral mood to the scene. And here's a fun thing — the game actually made me grab a pencil and a piece of paper from my desk.
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The music, oh the music =) Overall, clear and simple mechanics, I got into it quickly.
Simple but engaging concept. I was expecting to get to enter my name at the end like on old-school arcade machines — it's a shame, that would've been cool. Especially if you made a post with the stats at the end of LD.
@loig Ahh, so that's how it works — you really got me hooked =)
Total 60s sci-fi vibes! Loved that touch where the text changes with the static.
Damn cool, and the satire really hits the mark. And just as important — it's actually fun to play. Great work, bravo fellow jammer, hats off. Screenshot_29.png
A game about religion (in some sense) is a rare thing. And the concept is pretty interesting overall. Enjoyed looking for the holy one. Found it fairly quickly — I was expecting to spend half an hour on it using process of elimination, but no, I managed it in about 5 minutes. Screenshot_21.png
Brilliant idea. So simple and so functional. You're basically playing against your own brain — your ability to interpolate and distort your own assumptions. Really cool. The art is on point, the sound does its job, but the gameplay concept and execution are top-tier. Definitely going into my top 5 at the very least.
These sounds make my asshole pucker into a coin slot. Tried to catch the fairy and do something to her, but she's too fast. Tried to watch TV but it's showing a static storm of ants. Everything is against me tonight.
Thick and oppressive atmosphere. I don't know what just happened to me, but something definitely happened. That's the feeling after playing through it.
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Captivating art direction from the very first frames. Really cohesive execution. The atmosphere is spot-on throughout. Gameplay fell a bit short — I never quite figured out what I was playing, just kept clicking random spots on the asteroid until I found what I needed. But everything around it is masterfully crafted. For some reason it gave me strong overworld map vibes from Kentucky Route Zero. I might just have to steal this style for a future project of my own — the result feels so satisfying, even though the execution looks deceptively simple.
Really interesting concept and great visualization, but it turned out to be quite a complex thing. I'd appreciate a video with commentary on how to play this. I poked around for 5-10 minutes and even won once, but saying I understand what I'm doing would be a serious overstatement. Either way, great work.
I really liked the concept, and I'm a big fan of games built around music and sound in general, but I couldn't figure out how to play it =( I'd really like to understand it and give it proper feedback. So I recorded a video in hopes that it'll help show what's not clear to a dummy like me, and maybe motivate you to make a tutorial video with commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iStKlcyI7yY
Honestly, I didn't want it to end. I kept wanting more knobs, switches, and dials to show up, for the gameplay to ramp up, for especially picky dancers to start showing up. Brilliant idea, excellent execution. Special respect for the playlist — Mercury especially. Keep it up, fellow jammer, you're doing great!
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At first I didn't understand what to do and just went on a rampage =) Special shoutout to the rocket's art style — I don't know why, but it gives me warm fuzzy feelings.
Simple and punchy concept. Had a great time playing through it. Toward the end I started missing some challenge — I was expecting some kind of gotcha beyond just the input swap, but the game ended before I got bored. One suggestion — reducing the transparency of the sphere's range circles would be a good call, I didn't notice them for quite a while. Screenshot_14.png
Really vibed with the GameBoy feel — that's totally my thing. I was fully intending to beat the game, even installed SameBoy, but got stuck partway through. Maybe I'm just not smart enough, or something's actually bugged. I recorded a video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0INkmztWm7I
This game is literally smarter than me — I only managed the first oscillation. But the concept is clear and it's all made with care. The sound is what's really missing though. There's something almost primal about it — when you see waveforms on screen, you almost reflexively expect some kind of howling or drone to go with them.
As always, blew half an hour of my life on bullet hell. This genre sucks me in no matter what form it takes =) A bit of progression between runs would've been nice — some roguelite elements would've fit perfectly. But otherwise everything's great, I had a blast. The art is really juicy. Some background music on top and it'd be absolute perfection. Screenshot_16.png
@juyr I'd recommend checking this out: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/59/qwadrant. It works really well in terms of progression (just push through the start — the difficulty curve is brutal, you get wrecked at the beginning). Screenshot_22.png
Really enjoyed the "tank-like" controls in the spirit of old-school shooters. The concept is interesting overall, but I couldn't figure out where I was supposed to go. I read the messages, decided I needed to save that guy, got into the pod and died. So I tried clicking on research, sleeping, and so on, got into the pod again and died again. Seems like I'm doing something wrong. Which is a shame — I was starting to like this strange place in the middle of nowhere.
5 stars for the sound, best "Zzzz" I've ever heard :-D Overall — a cute little masterpiece. I was a little confused at the beginning with the bucket, but then I figured out how the nectars and feeding work. Died a couple of times from the bird's ultimate =)
@domenixius, yep, I completed the game!
@domenixius If it's any consolation, you're in A-tier on my personal list =)
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Engaging, really on-theme, great game design, nothing unnecessary. Honestly a shame it ended so quickly — I was ready for at least 10 more levels with increasing difficulty. As it is, I didn't even get through all the upgrades. Screenshot_28.png
5 stars for the audio — feels simple, but it slaps and it's actually woven into the gameplay. Bullet hell about a blue pill and coins is a winning formula by default. HP isn't shown anywhere, I actually thought I was immortal for a while. And honestly, there might be a bit too much of it — the challenge feels pretty light. Though maybe that's just the bullet hell veteran in me talking. Either way — simple, satisfying, and importantly, it has a tutorial. Oh, and the text animations are really nice!
It feels like the main character is the Holy Grenade from Worms. The art looks really simple, but somehow everything feels so cute, including the main character. Overall it's punchy, clear, everything's on point, easy to get through but there's still a challenge. Screenshot_23.png Screenshot_24.png
Really loved the cardboard art style. The gameplay is basically puzzle-based, so as always in those cases it was tough for me, but driving the car was really fun. The one thing is there's a contradiction in the design — you're driving a car, right? You want to floor it, but instead the game stops you, the signal breaks. And it kind of feels like the game contradicts itself — they gave you a car, but they don't let you drive it =( But otherwise, I really enjoyed it. The music is great by the way, really fits what's happening.
I enjoyed the hell out of it and I want more, but with improved UI/UX. Some cubes ended up killing me and I didn’t even understand how they did it — I just died. Was pretty frustrating =( At some point I also managed to run out of iron completely. I also didn’t really understand what I’m doing and why. I was just placing guns and walls and relays as needed. Basically I really want to actually beat this game, but honestly I don’t quite get the goal yet. Otherwise it’s really cool, and the genre is totally my thing, I love stuff like this. Special respect for the CRT screen effect, I use something similar in my own stuff. Screenshot_26.png
Really interesting concept and I genuinely wanted to figure it out, but a tutorial would help a lot. I honestly gave it a few tries, but couldn't quite get it to work for me =( I was curious enough that I actually went looking through your source to see how the rules are implemented in code — but the repo seems to be empty - Screenshot_4.png Would love to give it another shot once I understand the rules — the idea really caught my attention! Recorded my playthrough — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCuSkguNn44
Seems like this game is about intuition — and a bit of common sense too. I mean, if there's a Dyson sphere around a star, it probably didn't just pop up out of nowhere =) Also nice to be reminded of Liu Cixin once again. Thanks!
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Really well-executed card mechanics — not a lot of elements, but they're meaningful and you genuinely want to figure out how they combo together. Art is also on point, everything in a consistent style. Some vicious nightmare creature ate me right at the end, as far as I could tell the lighthouse was right in front of me. I'm not a huge fan of Slay the Spire-likes myself, but even I appreciated this one.
I spent like 15 minutes and still couldn't figure out what I'm supposed to do. I hear the beeping, the message says I need to reboot. I reboot — everything starts over. I don't reboot — everything breaks and starts over anyway. I try clicking different nodes and everything keeps breaking and resetting. I'm clearly doing something wrong =(
Nice beach episode anime vibes. Love how much effort went into the art. That said, some of the social situations went completely over my head — my Slavic brain just isn't wired for this stuff =) Big thanks for including hints for slower folks like me!
Conceptualization 10/10, if you know what I mean =) The art is also consistent and pretty unusual to my taste. Overall I really enjoyed what was going on. But the gameplay was a bit strange — I mean I never really figured out whether I actually understood how it works or not. I was just pressing different buttons and praying the right color would come up. Other than that, it turned out really unusual in a good way. Screenshot_18.png
I think I'm the target audience for this game. Maxed out all the upgrades and wanted more. Overall this is a solid S-tier in my tier list, definitely 5 stars for fun. I'd really recommend adding upgrade descriptions to the game page, because there's some ambiguity. For example: Spawn rate — what does this mean? Do they spawn faster so I can get more points, or slower so I can catch my breath? Spawn delay — is this the delay after an enemy dies before it respawns, or the initial spawn delay at the start? Velocity — whose velocity are we talking about? Mine? Theirs? Do they move slower? Do I move faster? And so on.
The difficulty curve at the start is a bit rough — for the first couple of minutes I had no idea what was happening or what the rules were, I was just getting wrecked. But I'm a hardcore player, I like that kind of thing — I just worry a start like that might scare off more casual players.
Funny thing — you and I, fellow jammer, made almost the same game at its core: you shoot at enemies in a cone and dodge them, then upgrade using resources you get from killing them. But yours came out better from a design perspective — the quintessence of this idea. I tend to spread myself too thin, stuff in all kinds of unnecessary things and can't stop myself. Bravo, hats off!
Honestly didn't fully get how to play, jumped through the first level but got stuck on the second. But I really dug the creepy vibe, and that robot's mug especially =)
When I saved all the hamsters, I literally felt like that girl. The art is just ridiculously cute — you can't help but grin like an idiot. I was genuinely worried about all the little critters the whole time. Really loved the difficulty progression — textbook stuff, super smooth, one new element per level. Always enough time to get comfortable with the previous ones before something new shows up.
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Tried running the build — didn't launch for me. No worries, I thought, the source is there. Downloaded it, opened it up. Works in the editor, but the missiles were behaving a bit oddly. Looked like a small bug, so I patched it locally just to be able to play. Also got the build working on my end. Hope you don't mind me poking around — it just felt like a shame to miss out on the project over something small!
I uploaded the fixed build here in case it's useful: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sga3gGHmnkf25aGlCLBQEBkxwhB5r3kM/view?usp=sharing
As for actual feedback: feels like you probably ran out of time to do everything you wanted, but the core loop of dodging the missiles is genuinely fun — that base gameplay works really well. One thing worth mentioning: it's not spelled out anywhere that you need to build up "energy" and press space to clear the fog of war and get radar data. Took me a while to figure that out!
I was expecting some kind of gotcha right up until the end — that the van would drive off with a "you thought it'd be that easy?" =)
Really lovely art — gives off that warm, wholesome vibe of children's book illustrations. Nice sound design too. Simple puzzle, but the heartfelt atmosphere really pulls you in.
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Clear and satisfying mechanics. Fits the theme perfectly. Love the visuals — everything comes together really nicely. Solid entry, nice work! Recorded my playthrough — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9AbJPikRXs
There's something here — I think you've stumbled onto some genuinely interesting gameplay. It's basically a puzzle and a reaction game at the same time. A couple of nuances — it took me a while to figure out how to use the abilities, I thought they applied to my object and didn't immediately get that I needed to click on the "signal" sources. But overall it's pretty addictive. You need some kind of motivating sound when you catch a signal correctly, something that gives you an endorphin boost. But overall, honestly solid game design. Even without fancy art or sound, this is a solid A-tier in my tier list.
That voice, damn... I'm kind of sad you didn't break into singing with a guitar, but honestly your "umm..."s were already almost a song on their own. Really cool — the rules seem simple, but it's actually hardcore, I only managed to score 400 points.
I turned the star into Swiss cheese =) Conceptually it works overall, I got into it. Punching holes in a star is fun in and of itself. Screenshot_12.png