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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
202251Every 10 secondsArghhhcompo2.001.502.004.002.003.00
202250Delay the inevitableDelta Scompo2.502.003.503.753.503.25
202149Unstableexclamation_markcompo3.503.502.755.003.001.002.00
202148Deeper and deeperSnake in a wellcompo2.832.502.003.003.332.332.16
202047Stuck in a loopLo➰o➰opcompo2.501.752.503.503.003.25
202046Keep it aliveLifecompo8233.073.023.523.002.971.972.60
201945Start with nothingBBBbbbbbcompo2.452.681.631.542.181.771.95
201944Your life is currencyýÔïïÞcompo
201843Sacrifices must be madeSacrifices must be made, my friendcompo
201842Running out of space###compo1.001.001.001.00
201841Combine 2 Incompatible GenresText Clickercompo
201740The more you have, the worse it isDon't click the button.compo
201739Running out of PowerKeanaerrcompo3.003.003.004.002.002.00
201738A Small World444compo
201637One roomroomcompo5312.832.262.833.742.352.053.0050
201636Ancient Technology6092jam
201635ShapeshiftWallshiftcompo8962.502.542.293.001.702.0547
201534Two Button Controls / GrowingSnekcompo5853.123.312.383.962.881.592.9151
201533You are the MonsterMr. Goldbergcompo4653.132.773.273.272.552.892.8145
201532An Unconventional WeaponSssjam7322.963.192.682.322.161.862.1447
201431Entire Game on One ScreenLabshooterjam8882.712.432.712.902.332.532.1740
201430Connected Worlds4compo5963.173.343.443.372.032.822.5065
201429Beneath the SurfaceSeecompo7982.932.932.682.202.312.172.4545
201328You Only Get Onelambdacompo6332.832.622.072.502.592.112.4555
20132710 SecondsYou're a flycompo5843.032.872.793.492.772.182.252.3572
201326MinimalismRectcompo11322.562.562.733.242.301.941.442.3161

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Comments by esenti

LD27 — 10 Seconds

Robotica by recursor 2013-08-26T21:41:00

@recursor really nice bass playing, indeed ;)

glitchme.exe by Sos 2013-08-25T22:43:00

Great ;) Also works nice under Wine.

xhon by savethejets1 2013-09-12T18:56:00

Really, really nice game!

Solitude by rxi 2013-08-28T21:06:00

It would be nice to have the use key fast-forwarding the text. Otherwise - awesome game!

You're a fly by Esenti 2013-08-26T20:10:00

@Ravetcofx - just run the file fly.py. You will need to have PyGame installed to run it though.

Captain Robert by koe415 2013-09-14T18:41:00

Amazing game. I kind of like the ending - leaves a lot to player's imagination.

LD28 — You Only Get One

One Arrow by 7elephants 2013-12-24T16:35:00

Great game!

I found another bug though — on the left side, it is possible to jump out of the game area.

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

See by Esenti 2014-05-16T21:51:00

Thanks for all the comments! Well, the basic idea for connection with the theme is that the game takes place somewhere "beneath the surface" of an ocean, hence all the darkness and things. But I do agree, it's not that obvious.

LD30 — Connected Worlds

The Lion's Song by LeafThief 2014-08-31T22:09:00

The graphics style is great! BTW the game runs fine on Linux (using wine 1.7) ;)

Mor by Ditto 2014-08-31T21:40:00

Niccccccce!

Universal Love by sbarrio 2014-08-30T22:20:00

Great game! Gotta admit I've also missed the objectives info when playing for the first time.

Kosmovalse by the 2014-08-31T18:44:00

The Linux version crashes on start with `ImportError: ('Unable to load OpenGL library', '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libXxf86vm.so.1: undefined symbol: _XGetRequest', 'libGL.so.1', 'libGL.so.1')`, but the Win version with no shaders runs fine under Wine 1.7.

Drempt by WetDesertRock 2014-08-30T21:55:00

I like the idea and the music is really nice! One problem I've found is that after a while (and after buying a couple of upgrades) the game gets too easy - to the point when it's almost impossible to get killed.

Planetary Marriage Counseling by WeaselZone 2014-08-31T21:55:00

Nice game, but I've found the controls to be quite confusing.

Cosmodrome Manager by jjoelio 2014-09-14T20:42:00

It would be good to have some visual representation of what's going on. But the idea is nice!

LD31 — Entire Game on One Screen

Labshooter by Esenti 2014-12-09T12:55:00

@Mixer yeah, we realize it, it's just that we didn't have Windows/(working) Mac around when working on this. The other builds are definitely coming.

Labshooter by Esenti 2014-12-12T09:55:00

Windows version added!

LD45 — Start with nothing

Quatocicople by xk_the_name 2019-10-08T22:04:54Z

Very nice game! One small issue for me is the difficulty progression of the levels - for me, it was a bit off, ie. sometimes the next level or two were way easier than the previous one.

Elementary Trouble by teo989 2019-10-11T22:42:39Z

Nice game, it could use some simple UI to show what's the player progress. I think it would also be nice to ramp up the difficulty level gradually, so the player has time to learn how to use different abilities.

LD46 — Keep it alive

Life by esenti 2020-05-07T19:11:33Z

Thanks for all the feedback!

@tesseract @teo-miklethun @szieberth-adam it's fascinating to see so many great and different entries based on the same simple idea! I think it gives this theme a nice twist - in a way of keeping Conways's legacy alive.

Life by esenti 2020-05-10T22:58:52Z

Thank you!

@saleh-elhalaby I guess all the credit for the animations goes to Mr Conway himself ;)

@weeping-rupee thank you for that, it's absolutely fantastic to watch someone play and enjoy my game. As for being familiar with the mechanics — the LifeWiki was really helpful when making this, eg. here's a list of all currently discoverd spaceships: https://www.conwaylife.com/w/index.php?title=Spaceship. In terms of preventing chaos, the only alteration I've made to the rules is the "garbage collection" of stable patterns that you've noticed. By the way, I would love to see your take on Game of Life that you've mentioned on the stream!

@lcstark I like the colours idea, need to try that!

Headbutt by waynetron 2020-05-07T19:00:12Z

Interesting concept - simple, but still quite fun! One comment: the losing condition was not obvious to me, since the particles look more like some sort of combo marker, instead of somtething that indicates you've failed.

Samurai Slow Down by CreamyBacon2 2020-05-10T16:08:04Z

Nice game! One thing I would add to the ones already mentioned is it would be nice to have the target time displayed if you end up being too slow (in addition to showing it when you hit space too early).

GOLKIA by Szieberth Adam 2020-05-07T18:03:20Z

This is great!

Fish Motel by Lou Bagel 2020-05-07T18:11:47Z

Very nice! I definetely agree with the feedback about the watering hitbox. Also, having WASD controls would be great.

Keep Them Alive by Adfre12yu 2020-05-10T15:56:40Z

Congratulations on your first LD game!

I agree with the thing already mentioned above — it would be nice to have a clear feedback when you try to pick up an item from the "wrong" side. The graphics are pretty nice, I think a more "pixelated" font would suit it better thought.

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Snake in a well by esenti 2021-04-26T18:11:14Z

Oops, looks like nginx wasn't configured properly to deal with compression. Should work now! (the game is still bad though :stuck_out_tongue:)

LD51 — Every 10 seconds

Cursed Hotel by mvasko2 2022-10-16T13:30:55Z

Nice game! I agree the music gets quite repetitive relatively quickly. Also, I feel maybe the game is too easy for the amount of gameplay - now it's possible to survive long enough that the mechanic starts getting a bit boring.