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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrHuMo
202250Delay the inevitableWhoa! It's like a space game or something!compo4773.133.132.952.613.292.633.03
202149UnstableThe Land Of The Hungry Godjam10453.303.153.042.933.302.463.00

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LD50 — Delay the inevitable (24)

Card O''Clock by Bastienre4 2022-04-07T17:41:03Z ♥ 1

Very well thought out, and I love the in depth tutorial! Also excellent take on the theme. Overall, really good game, though I wasn't very good at it. I thought making it to 2 minutes was hard, but it looks like other people really mastered this. Fun times.

Flat Idea by carlinhu 2022-04-06T00:24:01Z ♥ 5

Okay so first of all, super classy game, the art, sound design, and gameplay is all quite polished. Second, I really enjoy being told to either murder the civilians or watch them die from over population. That's just a good time. The game also clearly has a lot of depth to it, there's a surprising amount going on. It's kinda a macabre take on a zen garden sort of game. Overall it's very innovative and very fun, I like it a lot. Quality game.

Doom's Peak by zantze 2022-04-05T21:13:12Z ♥ 1

Okay, so first off, I love the controls. Very innovative and interesting. The art is also great, very good use of the theme as well. Things to improve on would probably be to make the game a little more forgiving early on. Overall, really great entry, I'm a fan.

Kinderkaos by Gravityflip 2022-04-05T20:16:10Z ♥ 3

Come along little Timmy, let's get in the street. You too little Sally. Everyone just come with me and stand in the street. Yes just like that. No, I don't care if you're hungry. All these cookies are for me.

Venting Machine by EmberUshi 2022-04-05T20:11:21Z ♥ 1

Hey! Hey! This game is awesome! You should totally update it post jam!

Also, easy 5/5 on mood. The aesthetic is absolutely delightful! Whole thing is super classy too, really well polished with POW and BOP images! I'd normally provide some critique or something, but I'm pulling a blank! I just really like everything about this game. It's really satisfying to hit mash hitting the vending machine, and then seeing all the colorful characters as it flies into the distance is so fun! Each of the characters clearly has a lot of personality, and the whole thing just feels really good! Amazing job on this one! Overall it's really quality stuff, especially considering this is a compo entry.

Reaplechase by emk4 2022-04-05T18:45:30Z ♥ 1

My guy made it to be 39! Which I'm looking at the comments and seeing is not very long! Hahaha. Very cool game, love the art style and sound design. Also really solid and innovative gameplay. The inclusion of this kind of collection crafting element is really cool. Huge fan, overall quality game.

Pellet by Austin Sierra 2022-04-05T17:55:09Z ♥ 1

Okay, so first off I love the music for this game. It's got a great sound to it, and I like the choice of instruments. Second, the innovation on this is great. It's really funny to play as a pellet trying to escape the snakes. It's a wonderful spin on an old concept, very cool. One thing I think would have been cool to include would be some way to kill the snakes, though I wonder if that would draw away from the theme of escaping the inevitable death? I dunno, I just really wanted to show those snakes up, what with their slithering and all. Overall really cool and fun game, I like it a lot.

ZEZ by tengusheath 2022-04-05T03:41:04Z ♥ 1

Ended with a 239. First off, really cool graphics. They're really unique and very visually appealing. The gameplay as well is quite nice. I found myself getting into a flow very easily. I really enjoyed playing. I also think it makes good use of the theme, the ever ticking health bar, that can only be replenished by combat. It's just very nice and well polished. Overall really fun game. Good experience.

Light Souls by rasblo 2022-04-05T02:55:23Z ♥ 1

Okay. This game is actually terrifying. I don't know how you did that with just blocky graphics and relatively simple gameplay, but wow. I was losing it trying to pin the colors together and keep my light up before the big scary guy got to me. And then, as I'm starting to get the hang of it, what happens? What's worse than one big scary dude chasing you in the dark? TWO BIG SCARY DUDES. Honestly a really great game with an amazing atmosphere. Really like everything happening here. Quality game.

Gate Keeper by Lawrence 2022-04-04T22:58:34Z ♥ 3

Really solid and well polished game! I found it both challenging but also felt like I was improving as I played. The retro style graphics work well for this, I felt like I was in an arcade. I also quite liked the audio, as I felt it, along with the dark atmosphere set a nice tone. Overall I'd say this was very fun.

You really managed to pack in a good number of features, I was surprised with each wave.

As for improvements, I honestly can't think of any. The game stands very well on it's own. Very good job!

Runic Moon by pke1029 2022-04-04T20:10:29Z ♥ 4

My ending score was 37.

Wow this game is an absolute delight. There's so much going on here with the art and the atmosphere. I feel like I really got dragged into this world. Big points to the theme. The graphics and audio though, now those are where this game really shines through. It's pretty to look at, and the music is really amazing. It feels like it could have been an actual track from an old snes game. I love it. As for the gameplay, I like it well enough, I think it makes good use of the theme. What adds to it is the runic moon looming over you, creating a sense of urgency that a number or energy bar can't hold a candle to. Overall really cool game. I wonder if maybe either of you have any plans to update this in the future?

leaky robotic arm by inert_aesthetic 2022-04-04T20:02:55Z ♥ 1

Ahhh, I actually had a lot of fun playing this. Very cool concept of playing as a robotic arm, it's actually pretty sad when you finally, inevitably, lose. I'd rate this especially high for it's use of the theme. As for the actual gameplay, I found it quite fun. It took me a minute to get the hang of it, but after that I was hastily pressing keys to make the robot hand go where I needed it. Good times. Good game.

I didn't make a game, I just wanted to rate games by ekeller217 2022-04-04T19:56:25Z ♥ 2

Wouldn't it be great if the fake entry won a category? This really cracked me up though, you should have had it opted in to humor.

Ticking Clock by FlipKING78 2022-04-04T19:53:46Z ♥ 1

Ahhh MY TIME. WHERE DID IT ALL GO!?!?! No it's really funny when the clock suddenly starts going faster, maybe you shouldn't have opted out of humor? Game is pretty interesting, despite it's simple design. I really like the movement of your little ship, at the end I was going "no no, turn sharper! SHARPER I NEED THE CLOCKS" It was overall a very fun experience. Just a good little time, and easy to get started with, a very solid entry in my opinion.

Can I Win as a Lv. 1 Slime? -underdog rising- by johjoh 2022-04-04T19:46:41Z ♥ 1

Okay, so first of all this game is adorable. Like, it's just really cute. I actually feel like I stepped into the shoes (shoes? slimes don't wear shoes) of a little slime. It's overall just a wonderful experience. As for improvements, I agree with @iwilliams, I want to just grab the sword immediately, maybe when you die instead of resetting, the game instead just says you barely manage to escape? I wonder if that might break your ending system though? As for the game itself, I do really love it. Are you perhaps considering updating it in the future? It'd be really cool to play a more polished and larger scope version of this game. Despite the relatively simple idea, I feel like underdog gameplay is really under utilized, at least from what I see. Overall really fun game, I had a great time, even if I can't seem to beat the hero no matter how hard I try.

Invasion of the Inevitable Space Rocks from Outerspace by Mekuri 2022-04-04T19:24:43Z ♥ 2

Yea I really feel the same about cutting features in favor of a more polished and complete game. There's a lot of stuff you really want to put in, but sometimes you have to ask yourself if they're "needs" or "wants", and usually they're just wants. It hurts, but you do what you have to.

Impressive game to put together with only two people. 3d can be unwieldy to work with, especially when you're delivering to a web platform. On the subject of mouse sensitivity, I found the controls a little hard to get used to, but that's also kinda the charm of a space game isn't it? Maybe I'm biased, as I too made a game where you control a spaceship, though mine is 2d pixel art.

As for ways you could improve this game, if you continue updating the sky is probably the limit. You seem to have a lot of really good groundwork done, you could probably add a lot of cool features on top of this and make something really impressive. Overall, I really liked this game, I had a lot of fun and I think it's very ambitious for a jam game.

Lords of the Deck: 50 cards to WAR by AsmadiGames 2022-04-04T19:14:53Z ♥ 2

Well this sure is interesting. Honestly making a game without code, art, or music, and still managing to come up with something this fun and engaging is quite a feat! Not only that, it's also single player. Very good job on this. I'm honestly super impressed. I wonder if you're considering updating this with more rules one day, maybe multiplayer? That'd be really cool, I have a lot of friends who are super in to board games and they'd love something like this. Anyways, good stuff.

SuperShot by Kosmosael 2022-04-04T19:07:10Z ♥ 2

Okay, so first of all, really great game to make, with bullet time being the default. Clear superhot inspiration I assume? I like the graphics a lot, they're very minimalist, especially with the enemies just being the player character with inverted color. Very fun. There's also a surprising amount of gameplay. Overall really fun.

As for areas of improvement, I wonder if just adding more polish would make a big difference? I think if the gameplay difficulty was better tuned, as well as more carefully defined collisions and a more reactive user interface, such as more indication for when you're dashing would probably make a huge difference. This is, of course, only if you intend on updating the game more. I really liked it though. Fun stuff.

Delay The Inevitable by eboatwright 2022-04-04T18:56:29Z ♥ 1

Okay, so first things first, I love the naming. Very funny. Also don't feel bad about not having much time, this game is a solid entry. I enjoyed it a lot, and I feel that the combination of the art/sound with the fast paced dodge gameplay works well. I can't seem to complete the game though I did make it to when there were a bunch of rocks around the inevitable, died right after though. So sad. The theme is made to good use here as well, with the story being about delaying a ship. Overall, very cool, I found my blood pumping a surprising amount while playing.

Cold and Alone by David York 2022-04-04T18:47:54Z ♥ 1

Okay, so this game is really pretty, before anything else. I suppose this has been said already, but the incredible art is definitely it's biggest strength. There's also a lot of actual gameplay here as well, between the simulation aspects and going scavenge outside. It's a lot to pack into a game, and all the art is still looking good and consistent throughout. As for the theme, I loved rapidly running out of resources near your crash site, and freezing to death. I find this theme has lent itself incredibly well to such solemn and dark games. Overall, this is easily one of my favorites I've seen so far. Really quality work, you should be proud of yourself.

ENTROPY by LarsDu 2022-04-04T18:41:58Z ♥ 1

Oh god! So hard! Or maybe I'm just bad at puzzle games. I'm gonna keep at it though and try to win!

Overall really cool game, it works really well and is very fun to play. It probably took quite a bit of tinkering to get the whole system working correctly. I really like having to juggle all these little orbs without being able to directly interact with them. And I suppose the theme is being made to good use as well, what with the orbs destroying platforms each time they bounce, they'll eventually fall unless you complete the level. Overall it's a very innovative little puzzle game, I liked it a lot.

NumberCatch by jesusnoseq 2022-04-04T18:28:05Z ♥ 1

Okay, first of all, you fighting with Unity & vscode to make intellisense work taking two hours was hilarious. I feel that pain so much. On the subject of the actual game, my first reaction was, "Oh neat!", and then I was all like, "Oh god it'll ALWAYS guess my number" after playing a few times. Very cool concept, and I really like the graphic and sound design as well. The whole thing lends itself very to this super retro/old flash browser game sorta feel that I found really charming. I also think it's a great take on the theme, as you're actively trying to outsmart the ai, only for it to inevitably catch up to you. Overall quality game, I found it to be a rather novel and interesting experience. Fun times.

KEEP THE POWER by caudatecoder 2022-04-04T18:21:30Z ♥ 1

The message at the end was really touching. I can't imagine what you're going through right now. That being said, I agree, during times like these having fun games to make and play together make a huge difference.

With that being said, on the subject of the game itself, I found it absolutely delightful. The retro cutesy graphics, combined with the hollow and depressing concept made for a good combination. The sound choice combined with the walking based gameplay also worked well together. One problem I had though was issues with text coming off the screen, which to be fair is a very common issue and my game likely does that on some computers as well. Just figured I'd mention that just in case. As for the fun of the game, I found stomping on reporters very entertaining, and the the occasional decision helped me feel invested in the gameplay. Overall I'd say it was a very entertaining experience, which is all a game really is supposed to be. Quality stuff.

The Joys of Being Undead by CodeRaurus 2022-04-04T18:11:21Z ♥ 1

I love the little corpses that are left when enemies die. It's all very macabre, what with playing this evil looking lich thing. The graphics overall are very strong, the game looks really good, and they add a lot to the mood. Clear areas to add to would be more levels are more types of enemies. You could also include an upgrade system to your player character. I'm unsure if adding more tower defense elements to the game would increase fun though, for example I think being able to place turrets in a game like this would remove from the innovative approach of the player character being the primary defense. This advice is all, obviously, only if you choose to continue updating the game. For other critiques, perhaps the player character could have had another method to defeat enemies than just being near them? Something to make the player a little more actively engaged in defending, or to act as a trump card. On that note, the ability to heal your towers is a great addition and I'm a huge fan. On my overall opinion of the game, this is a very impressive entry, and I quite like it. Quality game. My ending score was 1900. Not sure if that's low or high, probably low, I lost some towers at the end.

LD49 — Unstable (40)

Robobull Hunter by Jiri Hysek 2021-10-18T17:15:02Z ♥ 2

I hate to see that 19 ratings. Better fix that. Anyways, the game itself is very cool and interesting. I love the decision to go with procedural generation for your game map, it lends itself well to game jams. The art also looks beautiful, I suppose it must have taken a long time to get it looking the way it does? I do wonder about the decision to leave out any story. I think this kind of game would have benefited from one. The mood is really strong with a good decision to leave the color pallet mostly gray. I think a story could fit in well here. As for the theme, very unstable, very nice. Overall fun game, I really enjoyed it.

Gunsundheit! by Papabirb 2021-10-13T21:29:37Z ♥ 1

Each day, another battle against my own nose. Overall really fun game. The design is good, and easy to get the hang of. The art style is delightfully silly, and really lets the player suspend disbelief about having a gun for a nose. I wonder about the decision to make turning left a relatively free action to take. Completing the game was easy once I became patient, there could be some kind of bar that goes down when you turn left to give the game a more dynamic feel. That might be a little outside the scope of a game jam game though, as the game isn't supposed to be too difficult, in that way your game may actually be hitting a sweet spot in challenge. The game itself though is very funny and cute, which is clearly the intention. I, like everyone else, also really love the confused sun. The whole game is just really fun to look at, which in my opinion is it's biggest strength. Absolutely loved it, fun times were had.

The Stabilizer by LeoCeballos 2021-10-07T19:04:37Z ♥ 1

This was delightful. I love the theme. Really captures the idea of being unstable. The mood is also quite good here, the graphic go a long way for that, as well as the ever decreasing number of steps I can take. I wonder about the decision to require a button press for each movement. I'm not sure if there's a better alternative for a game like this though, each movement has to be very deliberate. Overall I'd say it was fun and rather novel. I enjoyed it.

Ines Table's Unstable Potion Factory by FuzzDistor 2021-10-06T20:54:15Z ♥ 4

I enjoyed the art style a lot. The game is very fun and feels very well put together. I really enjoy the concept as well. I'm also a fan of your take on the theme. I think you captured the idea of being unstable rather well. Very funny and very enjoyable game overall.

Love will Prevail by lesinvisible 2021-10-06T20:49:57Z ♥ 1

Excellent choice for mood. I really felt like I had become an artist trying to make it through the next day. The color pallet goes a long way here to establish this. The theme of unstable was very well captured in this piece, overall I'd say it was a very engaging experience. The experience overall is very good. I wish I could come up with some way to critique it, but all I can come up with is that you could add more polish which isn't really constructive or helpful. Instead I'll just say congratulations on making something high quality.

Dahu Hunt by Fractale 2021-10-05T21:59:28Z ♥ 1

Definitely interesting. My favorite part is probably the art. The style isn't consistent, but it still looks very good and high quality. I also really like the stealth elements, they work quite well here. The whistle is very fun to use which is good. The sound effects are also well used, I know what all the sounds mean and where they're coming from. The jumping could use some work, I feel like it could benefit a lot from some more fine tuning. It would also probably help the platforming a lot if there was another piece of movement tech, maybe something that makes a lot of sound to make it very risky to use. The game in general though was very fun and cool, I really liked it as a whole. The theme is also spot on, I felt very unstable.

Cloudlands by Infraxion 2021-10-05T18:35:51Z ♥ 2

Innovative doesn't even begin to describe this game. I honestly don't think I'll ever bother to play minecraft again, or any other game for that matter. All I need in my life from here on out is cloudlands. My life from now on could just be cloudlands. That's all I do now. I just play cloudlands forever. Possibly not just the greatest game ever made but one of the greatest pieces of art ever created by the human race.

You won't believe your result from this personality test! by Mikhail Rudoy 2021-10-05T04:36:29Z ♥ 1

One of humanities greatest works. If I could give future generations one thing, it would be this. I don't have any children, but if I did I wouldn't allow them to go to school. They would just spend all day studying this holy internet scripture. There is no greater truth than this one truth.

Apart from that though, good solid game. Had it's ups and downs. Felt a strong Legend of Zelda influence.

Unstable Stick by joewan 2021-10-05T04:30:47Z ♥ 1

Once you get used to the controls it's actually not too har-Ah. . . It wants me to go vertical?

I got up there once but died before getting to the checkpoint. Most of my fifty deaths were right there. As for the game itself, I really like it. The gameplay is really solid and the level is designed rather well. The jumping mechanic is simple and introduced to the player very naturally. The checkpoints are a wonderful addition as well, each time I reached one I breathed a sigh of relief. Overall really good game, love the concept.

Tesla Coil by marbles 2021-10-05T04:18:18Z ♥ 1

I got shocked by my own tesla coil. . . Feels bad.

Art is really good. I love the animations and effects. They're really high quality for the time you had. I'm usually a lot more skeptical about forgoing outlines on pixel art, but you've really made it work. As for the actual gameplay, I always felt like I had a lot to do, which is important. Hack and slash combat is well explored, but when paired with giant tesla coil threatening to kill me it becomes much more high stakes. Overall I really enjoyed this experience.

Pot Shots & Whiskey by CinderBlock 2021-10-05T04:09:57Z ♥ 1

okay so first of all the concept of drunk cowboys shooting at each other is awesome. I love everything about that. Second of all your art is really really pretty. The animations are all super smooth and the game just looks really good. As for the actual gameplay, I thought it was interesting. I think in the future, if you decide to develop this game further, you should seriously consider multiplayer. I could really see this game as a popular game people play with their friends. I can easily imagine a couple people playing this together and talking in cowboy voices going "Ima shoot ya" and "Nahh, yer as lousy a shot as I am" and laughing like crazy. Overall, really enjoyable experience.

The Headless Horseman by datadazer 2021-10-05T03:53:26Z ♥ 1

Very fun! I actually felt like I was playing a rhythm game. I wonder if that was intentional or not? The art was amazing as well. I absolutely loved the atmosphere. The color scheme was delightful as well. Like the palett was really good. Concept was fun too, I'm glad I found the horseman's head.

Biodiversity For Beginners by Mr_DanH 2021-10-05T03:37:37Z ♥ 1

I wonder if it would ruin the game balance to just let players choose their animals? Like maybe some currency system that's used to obtain animals, and you try and manage it to solve the puzzles? Overall though really cool concept. Super original too, I'm not sure if I've ever seen anything like this before. The arts amazing too, I love the kinda 3d effect you have. Really cool idea, I think a lot could be done with this in the future with a little more time spent.

The Legend of Error by rogual 2021-10-05T03:31:51Z ♥ 3

Very high quality! I found it to be an extremely well polished experience. I really enjoyed my little adventure, the art especially was great. The pixel art lends itself really well to the glitchy theme. I love the atmosphere and the music too. Just really good stuff here.

Unstable Build in Cyber City by Bea 2021-10-05T02:33:59Z ♥ 1

You should have made the ending screen literally the moon!!! Anyways, very fun game. I love the atmosphere it creates. The music and art contribute a lot to really bring me into the world. I had lot of fun with dystopian tetris.

Elbatsnu's Brewery by Feraligatr 2021-10-05T02:22:43Z ♥ 2

My cauldron blew up. I think there's a reason my apprenticeship ended early. . .

Cool concept, I like the game loop a lot. It's got a lot of mechanics and they work well together. I also really liked the music, it was easy to listen to and added some mood to the game. I also feel like you've really captured the theme of instability well. Even though it's just a bar going up, I really feel the tension of trying to make my potions reach the quest requirements.

Tower of unlife by bigassopper 2021-10-05T02:15:26Z ♥ 2

AHHHHHHHHHH I FELL.

Really good, loads of fun. Everything from the gameplay to the art to the music. It was all perfect. I felt so much pain just now when I fell. At first I was relieved, as I thought it was like Getting Over It where I'd keep falling until I caught myself. Then, I felt relief when I just lost a heart. Than I lost another heart. And another. And then I was back at the beginning. Absolutely delightful. Just really fun stuff.

Viole(n)t Cooking by Shess 2021-10-05T02:08:29Z ♥ 2

Do not eat at Violet's house. . .

The art is really pretty. It's really stylistic and I found it extremely appealing. I also found the gameplay to be smooth, and the game's writing was really funny too. The music was subtle, but very nice as well. Overall though, the biggest thing for me in this game is the art. It's one of the prettiest games I've played so far. Just solid stuff.

Unstable City by Spike Studio 2021-10-05T02:00:16Z ♥ 1

Step 1: Build military power Step 2: raise taxes to 100% Step 3: Revel in your vast wealth.

Also I'm a hero.

Somehow.

I guess running a militant dictatorship to 1m people does kind of count as stabilizing a country? Fun times.

Anyways, really cool game. I also made a city builder type of thing, but mine isn't nearly as polished. I loved the event system. I wanted to add one in mine as well, but I ended up only being able to add a very basic one. I just didn't have enough time or energy. . .

This is really cool though, the only thing I'd want is more actually which is really good. Harder scenarios, more land to build on, more and more dangerous events. Overall really awesome game.

Core of Color by qthree 2021-10-05T00:51:59Z ♥ 1

This looks so cool. It's like a mini light show. On one hand I wish it had more bright lights and animation, but I also think that it would fry my computer. You could totally expand something like this in all kinds of directions. It's just really interesting to look at. I wonder what how long it took to tweak the algorithm that makes the orbs circulate like that. It must be pretty complicated right? I dunno, I'm really curious now. I kinda want to go prototype some particle physics. I'm not going to obviously cause my brain is broken from all the caffeine and sugar I've consumed over the past couple of days, but still it's a very inspiring piece of art.

The Gelato System 2K38 by Kyle Farwell 2021-10-05T00:43:27Z ♥ 2

Very weird, very interesting. The idea is honestly really novel. It felt very immersive which is nice.

Banana Republic: Nuclear Power Plantain by LandoSystems 2021-10-05T00:39:11Z ♥ 4

There's a lot of really cool ideas here, and they're all working together in surprising harmony. There's just a lot of interesting parts to the mechanics, and it creates a fun experience. It helps that the art is funny and the music is easy to listen to. I was also very surprised at the comprehensive tutorial. I didn't have the time or energy to implement a tutorial in my own game, and is one of the major problems people have had with it. It's very impressive to have so much game done. Super cool folks.

Buggy the Bunny by Don Fouts 2021-10-05T00:31:17Z ♥ 2

Each day we stray further from God's light.

Edit-I didn't originally say too much, because I thought my original comment was funny, but I have some thoughts on this game. First of all though don_fouts, thanks for checking out my own game. It means a lot to me. Honestly I can't help but feel a little sheepish, Buggy The Bunny is a really polished and wonderfully creepy experience. Anyways, Buggy The Bunny is delightful. When I first started, I really wanted to find some way to get across the first gap without cheating. It's great design that I can't. The game's mechanic is immediately addictive and the atmosphere is really strong. I had a lot of fun messing with the variables. Also, I'm not 100% sure if it was Buggy, but uhh. Did you open a youtube video of dancing skeletons while I was playing? I really hope it was you and not that my computer is cursed now. . .

Neon Tower by Sli 2021-10-05T00:06:20Z ♥ 1

Very interesting game. It's an extremely unique take on tetris. The art is good as well, very consistent and very visually appealing. There probably aren't many people who represented the theme as well as you either. Very cool.

Restroom Rampage by jaoel 2021-10-04T21:06:29Z ♥ 2

WHO DECIDED IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO LOCK THE BATHROOM DOOR!?!?! WHO WAS IT!?! WHO!?

Anyways, great game. Very funny. Good, solid, gameplay as well. Really enjoyed it.

Unstable Genius by Doc Kaos 2021-10-04T20:47:04Z ♥ 1

Existence is pain.

One Dark Day by Natalia Dushkina 2021-10-04T20:35:10Z ♥ 3

Your team made a full text based game in just three days. The game is actually really quirky and cute. I liked the ending I got, having a perfectly mowed lawn with puppies frolicking doesn't sound that bad to me. I'm not a mildly evil overlord though, so maybe that has something to do with it.

I really do like the concept a lot though, and the execution of that concept is quite decent as well. The art really brought a lot of life to the already solid writing. Overall very good game.

Snuker by Matt Blake 2021-10-04T20:27:26Z ♥ 0

Hey, so like I can't access your page. Have you set your itch from private to public?

Apocalypse horse by p-r 2021-10-04T20:25:52Z ♥ 1

Horses! Oh god the horses! This was really interesting. I found it to be delightfully weird. Veeeery unstable.

Dreampoint Collapse by JoeRenglish 2021-10-04T20:20:15Z ♥ 1

Overall just a really interesting game. I love the idea for the mechanic where you collect and place blocks for a true platformer. It reminds me of playing terraria and trying to place the block at just the right time to get somewhere. Tweaking the collisions to feel good with the block placement must have been a nightmare. There's so many different cases to take into account, based on player position relative to everything else.

Just a really solid game.

UNSTABLE - The UNstable cattle STABLE by rucksack 2021-10-04T20:07:57Z ♥ 2

Oh god, the things I have done. I forgot to wash my adapters. Honestly a delightful little game, very cute, in a creepy kind of way.

Unstable Aviation by IcedJaM 2021-10-04T19:50:34Z ♥ 1

This is really cool! I love how unstable everything feels. It's really difficult, but I feel like I could master this game given enough time. The graphics as well are really nice. I love the retro look you've captured.

Instability by R3L0ad1 2021-10-04T19:42:48Z ♥ 5

Everything about this is just really high quality. I remember reading your post the other day while you were still working on this, and thinking "man that's a really good idea", and it was. The game just came out really well. Very good job.

Edit-Also yea it's very difficult.

Project Stallion / Zherebets Proyekta by dob 2021-10-04T19:37:18Z ♥ 1

Okay, I love this. I was absolutely losing it while playing this game. What's great is that it's both a joke and a really solid puzzle game. It's so funny. I love this so much. I can't stop laughing about "The Damn horses ate jimmy" and "The horses have seized the means of production"

I love this so much. Directly up my alley.

A 6h rush to produce anything by Masaru 2021-10-04T19:30:09Z ♥ 1

I really do like the concept. Little puzzle games like this are always interesting. I really sympathize with your technical difficulties. When you're in a rush, little problems start to feel like disasters. Overall interesting concept.

The Madness of Larry Donovan by The Lame Brain 2021-10-04T19:23:11Z ♥ 0

I feel like I've been taken back in time to old flash games on newground. The unstable theme is strong in this one.

The gameplay is really fun and intuitive. I know which things I should walk towards and which I should not. One thing I really liked, which is small but important, was that the player character properly turned around depending on what direction you moved. You could have just as easily left it as a static image, but that extra bit of polish goes a long way. I also really like that the art style is so consistent. It's got a really strong mood.

Snatched by cerieyele 2021-10-04T19:18:32Z ♥ 2

So hard!!! Is there a trick to it!? Haha. I really love this though. It looks so polished and well made. The pixel art graphics look beautiful as well. Probably my favorite part.

I also really like how you took the theme of Unstable. I felt very unstable while playing this.

Everything is Fine by Noire 2021-10-04T17:48:28Z ♥ 6

I love the mood of this game so much. I've known many people who struggled with alcoholism and this was an interesting window.

Unstable Vampire: A Text based Infinite Runner by Dobryn 2021-10-04T17:31:16Z ♥ 1

Honestly for a text game, this is pretty cool. I really do quite like the gameplay actually, it's basically just a typing challenge sort of thing.

That being said, I think the game would be a lot better with more story. I can see that the story is intentionally left out as part of the whole idea for the game, but I still feel like there could have been more there. Like, still start with "There's a vampire chasing you", but then transition to a short explanation for why. I wonder if you just didn't have the time though. Making a game for compo is really difficult, so I suppose that probably contributed.

gone. by wafflecomposite 2021-10-04T17:25:29Z ♥ 1

This is just such a good idea. I love that you force the player to keep clicking or they lose. But there's also a desire to click as little as possible to decrease the size of your hitbox. The mechanics are simple, but really fun.

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No Sorcerer's Sky by TheFlyingKeyboard 2021-10-05T03:12:01Z ♥ 0

I most certainly did feel relaxed while playing!

Overall, I wish there was more to do while waiting for scrap metal. Like maybe if it were a clicker game as well, that way I could be clicking away trying to generate a little resource, but need to still keep my eye out for scraps. The art was good though, and I enjoyed the cows.