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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Category | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥉 | 2024 | 56 | Tiny Creatures | BOILERMEN | compo | Theme | 4.47 |
| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | Tiny Creatures | BOILERMEN | compo | 35 | 4.07 | 3.86 | 3.87 | 4.47 | 4.37 | 4.05 | 3.81 | 4.18 | |
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | Toad in the Hole | jam | 349 | 3.87 | 3.64 | 2.98 | 3.83 | 4.31 | 3.77 | 3.63 | 4.13 |
very fun game really nice atmosphere and music
I think maybe it's too tricky to recover from a mistake in some of the later levels, it can end up feeling very "restart spam" heavy
but overall I really loved it. the writing was fun and a nice touch too
love the music, reminds me of metroid prime
gameplay concept is very satisfying although it can feel a little frustrating since it seems like the optimal strategy might be to just move your mouse as slowly as possible.
very nice game though, cool art direction as well
atmosphere is really nice with some nice lighting but it did feel like it was missing something to do. I kinda just held right the whole time and occasionally went left to grab some gems
really unique and interesting clone mechanic and some really impressive background art. collision handling and sprite animation could have used a bit more polish but this is a very memorable entry for sure
congrats on your first game jam! cool ideas and it's very ambitious to try to make a 2D platformer with a walljump
physics were a little wonky in places, especially for the acceleration/friction and speed caps on falling I reccomend this article, it really helped me get to grips with 2D platformer physics:
https://www.emanueleferonato.com/2012/05/24/the-guide-to-implementing-2d-platformers/
impressive work for one person though and some really unique ideas although I would have liked to have seen the darkness mechanic introduced slower and maybe have more environmental lights in the earlier levels to guide the player and warn them about hazards.
would have been nice for the mood to get a bit of audio in there even if it wasn't original but I get that when you're just one person you're stretched thin enough as is
this is fantastic, reminds me of downwell in a lot of ways (mechanically and visually)
cool game a really nice pixel art, gameplay loop is fun
would've been cool to see it integrate the theme better
really nice art and pretty satisfying gameplay. really like the animation on the arm when you grab stuff
did you compose the music in the time given as well?
really nice pixel art animation at the beginning and a cool atmosphere and concept but the collision detection seemed a bit wonky
cute game, can definitely see the celeste influence
it feels good to build up momentum but I would have liked to see a way to cancel the dash early or something or maybe a way to retain momentum out of it to allow people to build up some speed faster
checkpoints are also a little far apart considering the difficulty of some segments and the slow journeys to get back to where you were
overall I really enjoyed it though and the sense of atmosphere is really strong
very fun game but the difficulty spike after level one is MASSIVE
cute game, love the name
really interesting ideas with the score draining mechanic, definitely made me rush through some of the later levels and get hit more which I think is what you were going for.
nice choice of music as well, I know you didn't write it but I think it fit nicely and helped elevate the mood
very cool to see a high score board at the end as well
really nice pixel art
this is a really cool concept and looks very smart but I can't quite wrap my head around how it works... I think it if was rendered in 1st person inside a 3D cube I'd feel better equipped to understand how to play
from the creator of one narrative based game with a frog in to another, this is really good
absolutely LOVE the visuals
your game is a lot scarier than mine though
this looks amazing and I really want to play it but the mouse didn't seem to place ingredients for me! I'm going to try it again tomorrow on a different machine and hopefully it'll work then as this looks super cool
@threeli thank you! my partner did all the writing and it's the first time I've ever made a game with a dedicated member of the team just for writing so we really wanted to put the dialogue front and centre.
recording the sounds was just swishing 2 different sized glasses of water in front of my microphone haha glad you enjoyed it
@anniv4x thank you! I would have loved to expand on the gameplay and make something a little more "celeste-like" but I ended up having to spend a lot of my time on art and the dialogue system. If I ever do anything else with this concept I thought it'd be really cool to be able to use the frog's tongue as a grappling hook.
@tera-bite I tried to hide a few of them in places that people might not look on a first playthrough (and also in the credits to make people check it out haha) glad you enjoyed it
@jogy34 that's reasonable to be honest. we wanted to focus on the dialogue as it was my first time ever making a game with a dedicated writer but I understand if it made the pace a little too slow for you. I did try to make most of the conversations optional just to speed things up for anyone just looking for all the flies on a repeat playthrough
really love the menu, the animations are very stylish. If this is the first game you've ever made it's very impressive although some shadows would have gone a long way to making the platforming segments a lot easier as well as helping the look of the game
really impressive considering only 48 hours to make this game has a very big sense of scale and mystery, I haven't seen everything but it feels almost impossibly huge
atmosphere is great and I love the idea of taking a lot of the interlinking systems and mechanics that old school roguelikes and games like dwarf fortress have and trying to merge that with something more akin to Zelda
love the art as well
looks really cool but I can't understand it as I only speak english :(
fun game where you can properly just zone out for ages playing it
would have liked to have seen another mechanic or something to keep things fresher on longer runs but the artwork and sense of speed are really good
very cool little game
from one snail lover to another
got stuck on the big snail boss though as I couldn't work out what the best way to deal damage to it was and I'd always run out of vomit :( Your artwork is ludicrously good though!
really nice animation. sometimes I seem to dash in the wrong direction and I'm not 100% sure why? like the idea a lot though
@enricomandelli browser yeah I'll try and give it another go on android tomorrow morning :)
fun interpretation of the theme. cool to see the first game you've ever made as well, I hope you keep making games in the future :)
fun game, reall nice idea, reminds me of Lemmings. Would have liked the controls to be a bit slower/heavier though it sometimes felt hard to position yourself where you wanted to be because everything was moving a bit fast
just WOW
dicey dungeons, cult of the lamb, slay the spire. this is such a great fusion of all of these games. the vibes are haunting, the gameplay is satisfying and interesting.
no notes. this is the best game I've played so far
wowowWOW
this is incredible that someone made a full ASS metroidvania in this time restriction. some really creative abilities as well. cockroach telebug and the flea are all absolute faves for me
couple of slightly annoying spots of level design right towards the end but overall WOW this is good.
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cute little board game style strategy game, I like the theme, it ties in with the mechanics nicely
weirdly enjoyable, happy to get those bliblies under control
something about this frog feels familiar...
I really like the timed jump mechanic. it's possibly a little harsh but it feels really good to get good at
it can feel a bit impossible when a car comes out of nowhere and runs you down though, especially when you're partway across a road so can't time your jumps as carefully.
LOVE the splattered frogs left on the road (RIP tho)
interesting take on the 2048 type gameplay loop.
I think it'd be really useful if there was an upgrade that let your fish spawn at higher levels as it can take a very long time to get to the higher level fish.
cool stuff and a nice take on a tried and tested mechanic
that's my GUY
very cute animation, song is a total banger, good stuff
hey! someone else made a soot sprite game!
I LOVE the graphics for this one, it's very pretty. The little soot splats left behind are great and something I wish I'd done for my entry BOILERMEN.
the collision can be a bit finnicky at times but overall this is super impressive and VERY nice to look at
very nice stuff. the music and the sunset background really bring a great vibe to it.
gameplay is clean and satisfying. I like it a lot
very nice blend of tower defence and idle/clicker game genres. I feel like the soldiers are a little underpowered but maybe I'm just bad ahaha
very good stuff, artwork is super cute too
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fantastic ending
very simple mecahnics but the humor and vibes go a long way
more music or SFX would help as well
I haven't been this excited to hoover up poop since uh...
this is very cute. it's basic but something about sucking up the lil poops is v satisfying and fun. I enjoy it a lot
could definitely do with another mechanic or 2 to make it a bit deeper but overall very nice. well done!
very very cool concept. I sort of feel like there's something missing from the gameplay but I really like the idea and it ties in with the theme beautifully
love the way the text and arrow is displayed in the intro as well. VERY nice stuff
really cool idea. feels very pokemony
love the different viewpoints and all the different fish models are a very good touch
the music gets a little tedious after a while but I really enjoyed this
this is very cool I could see a full mobile game version of this being very very addictive. super simple gameplay but clearly a lot of room to grow for the mechanics. great job!
short and sweet. great artwork and sfx. seconding @d-d camera shake would be awesome
I think the map could also be bigger. I did 2 runs and both times I ran out of buildings to smash :(
very stylish. really nice lighting and reflections and the VFX and SFX add a lot too. Big fan of any game with rocket jumping
I got stuck though, I know that you can shoot the little dolls to rocket jump but I still couldn't seem to get high enough to clear some jumps.
it's really cute! congrats on your first game jam. the tune is a lovely bop as well.
the character controls could be a bit smoother but it's very silly and fits the theme well. I like it!
pretty art but I wasn't really sure what was going on. I'm sure there's a really cool game in here but I don't understand what's happening
game is unavailable :(
This is really cool! I have no idea how I would get to 5000,000 but I'll definitely come back to try. I love the graphics, it's gorgeous and the gameplay is a really interesting take on a deckbuilder.
Slay the Slime Rancher?
pretty nice stuff. classic top down shootem survive em up stuff
feels satisfying to play and it's a great bit of music in the background. only thing I'd say is that 10 minutes is quite a long time. By the end I felt a bit like I was just sticking it out to see the boss
really good overall though, there's a lot here I wouldn't have wanted to play for 10 minutes. this was a lot of fun