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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201431Entire Game on One ScreenSuzy v Dark Lordcompo4093.332.854.073.813.413.313.052.8845
201429Beneath the SurfaceSome Guy and the Blind Date Adventurejam5872.823.003.233.003.003.822.8133
201326MinimalismHomecompo5203.202.833.233.482.953.131.723.4971

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Comments by Jonapulse

LD26 — Minimalism

Exploid by Quarry 2013-04-29T04:28:00

Fun little frantic game. I liked the look of it especially - pretty ufo, and the animation never felt janky.

Neo-Minimalism by Enneract 2013-04-29T04:32:00

Boo, it looks really cool, but I don't have linux (or an emulator running)

UltraPew by Hume 2013-04-30T04:11:00

Sounds cool. I'm running windows and the text isn't legible, and the buttons I click on led me to a black screen instead of a game. Tear.

Skeletal: A Barebones RPG by Galan 2013-04-29T04:36:00

I'll play it if there's a windows build.

Less is more by McBeef 2013-04-29T04:46:00

At first it was just pretty good for a laugh--guy walks around eating stuff while pretentious quotes play in the background. I found the bad ending and thought that was pretty interesting--trying to figure out how to make the world keep on decomposing. Getting the bad ending was my favorite part. But I couldn't figure out how to get the good ending quickly enough--just stay in the middle? I gave up. But fun and interesting.

Blurr by Rabbits... 2013-04-29T04:50:00

Interesting. I wasn't sure why sometimes I wanted to get the red orbs and sometimes the blue. I liked the blurry consequences of choosing wrong. The atmosphere was great.

Trapped in Minimalism by eShredder 2013-04-29T05:16:00

Pretty awesome. The game was fun--and everybody loves a little space mining. The mobs were hard (them and their predictive firing). The end boss was a surprise and was surprising and entered the screen in a very professional manner.

Minimal Destiny by GibTreaty 2013-05-12T16:10:00

The look of it is really good. I thought the fighting could use more control--it was hard to predict how fast the enemy was able to stab.

The Creation by netgrind 2013-04-29T05:58:00

Clever. I incredibly enjoyed finishing all of the puzzles--you see, I have a great intellect, and I didn't stumble through the 2nd one and get stuck on the 3rd.

SPACE STATION by Zaxuhe 2013-04-29T05:31:00

I liked it. Like FTL but with an economy--I'd like to play a fully developed game like that (which could end up being this one.) I do think the scale of the worker cost went up really high.

Escape from Minimalism by Pisti 2013-04-29T05:35:00

Good and fast gameplay. A little too fast for me--I couldn't handle the attackers popping out of nowhere. But I enjoyed playing it.

Boogie Woogie by gabehollombe 2013-04-29T20:30:00

This is deceptively simple and fun. Good idea.

Ninja Instinct by Taldius 2013-04-29T05:38:00

Worked for me. Fun game. "Can't see the enemies", you sly dog you.

Efficient Body by ronsho 2013-04-29T05:47:00

I was certainly intrigued, but I couldn't figure out the controls. I never got past the 1st area (which I presume is possible given the screenshots). Missing something?

Kitten's Pixel by MvT 2013-04-29T05:53:00

Very pretty. I killed the potato monster. That sunovabitch. (I never did get clued in on what all this potato business meant.)

P-MNMSAOD by HD408 2013-05-06T05:47:00

Competent, easy to understand and play and interesting.

Nine Tails by dualtagh 2013-05-11T23:02:00

Kickass idea. Bugs were a bit of a distraction. HA! DEAD BODIES!

A Simple Circle by zatyka 2013-05-07T17:05:00

Simple. Fun. Very well put together--I liked the zoom on play.

Tech Troop Tim's Big Pay Day by Guardian_Bob 2013-04-29T05:03:00

I liked it. Fun idea, the split eyes. I'll admit I was expecting something a little more insane from the awesome title screen graphic. Heads up -- it was a little weird going to your google drive and downloading through the zip there--an auto-link to a download would lose you less players.

for science! by xandy 2013-05-02T05:50:00

Good looking and fun controls. A little overwhelming (number of enemies)

Shoot the Apple by syawqy 2013-04-29T20:26:00

I shot the #*$% out of those apples.

Quest by Scott McBee 2013-04-29T06:20:00

How delightful. I felt so much purpose. Quibble--I couldn't figure out how to spend money.

10 Second Language by Loren 2013-04-29T20:14:00

Coooool.

Fjoxel by Pixelsalt 2013-05-02T05:57:00

Cool little game. Well executed.

Potato Dungeon by _Rilem 2013-05-17T02:46:00

Rawesome. I liked the horse.

SDFJKL by Dining Philosopher 2013-05-12T18:35:00

Favorite game so far. Pretty up the graphics and you could sell this. A little more control would be nice-- maybe there's a button to reset both your shooters to some angle, or to rotate them by the same angle.

Brutaliz'Art LD26 by lotusgame 2013-04-29T18:43:00

So deep.

Minimalistic Home Trashing Services by Exergy 2013-04-29T20:21:00

I liked dragging things quickly. My bed got stuck in the wall once and I cried crocodile tears. I just wanted my room to be cleaner... WHY DID I DESTROY THE BED!? WHAT HAVE I BECOME!?

Circular Symphony by cmjd 2013-05-02T05:54:00

Cool. I liked when I managed to get two circles without an off-beat. It'd be nice if that were more doable--I love in rhythm games when skill can let you actually play a song.

Mind The Gap by amymist 2013-04-29T20:17:00

I liked the gentleman fox a whole bunch. I got stuck at a jump to a high lever (the first lever). I couldn't see how it was possible.

Way Out by Dabuuker 2013-05-12T15:59:00

I hate waking up naked in a trap-infested landscape. That always happens.

essentia by andrewkennedy 2013-04-29T06:31:00

You almost lost me with the generic side-scrolling at the start--but then it kept changing and getting awesome. nice.

Minima by Andy West 2013-04-29T05:49:00

Smooth and intuitive. Not too much to do once you got the hang of it, but fun controls.

Kopi by Swingtop 2013-05-12T15:44:00

Interesting. A little overwhelming--build-up would help make it more manageable.

Mind the Gap by shiprib 2013-05-11T23:16:00

Great! Except that I ended up forcing shapes into cannibalism due to bad urban design. That's life I guess.

Gallery by Andrew Shouldice 2013-05-12T06:49:00

Lovely game - intense atmosphere, increasingly interesting gameplay mechanic. I did start channeling satan at one point and now my cat is dead. Which I think is bad.

Sense Certainty by Behemoth 2013-04-29T05:43:00

Clever. I liked how many things you could do to the thing. But then I wasn't sure what to do.

Lost In Fancy by Back to Browse Entries 2013-05-17T02:48:00

Lovely. Beautiful emotional themes.

Killing Time by bobo72a 2013-04-29T04:31:00

Yo, this sent me to a the html code rather than the game (I imagine you want it to send you to a game.) Check out this article: https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/74/publishing-and-promoting-your-construct-2-game. I used it to get google drive to host my flash game (and actually play the game when you visited the link).

ShrunkenAdventures by FuzzyWuzzie 2013-04-29T06:07:00

I liked it a bunch a lot. I felt it was a metaphor for life.

You Don't Belong Here by Kinzata 2013-04-29T06:17:00

As an avowed hater of blocks I support this game.

nadir by zillix 2013-04-29T22:10:00

That was fantastic. Thank you so much for the walkthrough, I'd found the egg end (the dark one) and I was still looking for more possibilities.

The Minimalizer by johnfn 2013-04-29T07:03:00

Fun, epic sound track, delightfully exploitable economy. but it was the story that got me through the game.

Mr. Triangle by Erifdex 2013-05-11T22:57:00

Simple, pretty, fun, intuitive, other positive adjectives. I didn't like the game-over though--I ended up not re-going because I didn't want to re-tread levels I'd done.

Unfinite by jonnopon3000 2013-04-29T20:24:00

Hrmm... I'm on firefox in linux, and opening the web source just gives me text saying ALIGN = LEFT .

Battery by onzephyr 2013-05-12T16:03:00

Fun, and the gameboy interface was interesting.

Wandering Darkness by Graham Weldon 2013-04-29T04:55:00

Fun. I liked what you did with light--i haven't seen many platformers that limit vision like that. Maybe because of the frustration. The music was a little loud and emotional--I think something lighter or more mysterious might have fit your atmosphere better.

Space Trader [Buggy] by Keevor 2013-05-12T16:06:00

It looked good.

Nod by Rose 2013-04-29T15:51:00

Funny, I liked it. Great idea. She didn't seem to mind that I was constantly liking. I WAS ROLE-PLAYING A SEIZURE! I COULD HAVE FICTIONALLY DIED!

Triangulum by bompo 2013-05-11T22:54:00

Interesting and very good looking. Though it was difficult to figure out how it worked and what "good" decisions were.

Zmore by mrspeaker 2013-05-11T23:06:00

Awesome. The first moment when you get the laser is especially fantastic--you didn't expect it to happen, it's really cool, the sound is good and surprising. I'm less interested with the game when it wants me to find the gun again.

LD27 — 10 Seconds

Trouble In Platformville by johnfn 2013-08-28T00:33:00

A profound tale for the ages. Deep down, we are all black laser, and also black laser destroyer.

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

Drip by savethejets1 2014-04-30T03:59:00

Great aesthetic and the music fits well. The plants popping up when you win are great.

Sometimes that platforming controls + some floor collision were annoying. I got pissed at the start of level 3. I was in that first place with the blue water for a very long time.

Surface Tension by frankbsad 2014-04-30T19:54:00

Great. Simple. Clever. Fun. Relaxing. Adjective.

Into the Milk by xbcw 2014-04-30T04:04:00

That was delightful

Kraken Unchained by jedeen 2014-04-30T03:39:00

Fun and pretty dang polished for an LD. Good controls. Once I got the hang of it I could comfortably take out ships without being damaged (but there was still a challenge)

Beneath Your House by ceosol 2014-04-30T03:47:00

"Ding ding"

Feelin N Dealin by mclewis 2014-04-29T04:53:00

Them Hobos are fierce

What Could Go Wrong In A Submarine? by JPLynk 2014-05-01T03:22:00

That was not a well made sub! Someone should be sued!

Poopy Kitty Defense by burquitlambadgers 2014-04-29T18:55:00

This was a shitty game.

Ha ha ha ha. In all seriousness I liked it. Like many others, toilet humor doesn't really do it for me. But you went so extreme in that direction that I laughed. Fun, easy to play, interesting. The turtle is cool.

Invasion from Below by StencylTuo 2014-04-30T03:44:00

That was fun. It was clunky to get used to, but once I got the rules it was interesting and the abilities were fun.

Erutcarf by Collan 2014-04-30T03:35:00

What have I done? WHAT HAVE I DONE!?

The Moon Has Monsters! by KunoNoOni 2014-04-30T03:51:00

Fun setup and I like the graphics. There wasn't much challenge to killing the monsters though.

LD31 — Entire Game on One Screen

Endless Expansion by Hunter X 2014-12-08T20:04:00

Rawesome idea. I love worlds that unfold as you progress. I got quite far--I stopped on the tall timed spike platform place b/c I wasn't willing to do that as many time as I'd need to for a victory.

There's a really annoying unity physics thing that was causing problems here--where your horizontal collision stops your vertical movement. I can't remember if I've ever fixed that before, but it would improve your game a lot.

I'd also prefer faster horizontal movement.

Blobbit - A Disaffected Squirmy by Wampus 2014-12-09T05:10:00

Ah, that feeling when the last lifeless Blobby melts to the ground under your lasers and the genocide is complete. Another world cleansed for HUMANITY!

BLARGLE BLARGLE BLARGLE!

I eventually understood how to play it. Wasn't too confusing.

Santa's First Christmas by Conflei 2014-12-08T20:12:00

Interesting idea. Unfortunately, I couldn't get very far.

It took a while to realize I was supposed to hide from the kid. I managed to do that, and I was about to get back to my sled after dropping off the present, and the kid turned around and walked up to me and now the game won't go forward (we're just standing there, it didn't kill me.)

Heads up - if you don't know the audio, you should probably credit the author.

Fragile Ninja by ShadowBrain 2014-12-08T18:04:00

That was fun. Easy to know what to do (though I did have to look at the controls.) I would have like it to be a bit faster paced and to have smoother controls (faster jumping), but you know, 48 hours.

Beheading the robots was pretty cool, and dying was fun because you go flying and get all bouncy.

Network Programming by hissssssssss 2014-12-09T02:09:00

Favorite lines:
"Right after... Hyenas, the Mean Girls of the animal Kingdom"
'that thing about whose football god is more powerful'
'that other line'

You win all the prizes. Die happy.

Suzy v Dark Lord by Jonapulse 2014-12-08T02:24:00

WALKTHROUGH - just in case it's not making sense

lvl 1 - the library: pick up the rune and throw it in the bottom middle of the stage. You'll reveal the forest level, a skeleton, and another rune.

lvl 2 - stay roughly where you are (moving a bit if the skeleton gets stuck on a tree.) Let the skeleton walk towards you until it enters the library stage area--it will die. Go and grab the new rune (if you can't tell which one is new, grab them both. Once they've been revealed they'll stay at the top level even if you pick up and close your first portal)

Level 3 - if you throw those two runes so that they're near each other, they'll overlap and you'll see the ice level. There is a monster in the middle of the stage that you'll want to avoid triggering (if you do trigger it, it's slow, so you're not totally screwed.)
The next rune is in the top right of the stage behind the ice pillars. If you're being chased by the ice monster, grab that rune and throw it near the others - the 4th level is hot and kills the ice monster.

Lvl 4 - grab the runes and throw them all in the middle left of the stage (where you'll find the new rune). There are three monsters surround it, but they're stationary. They will die in any level besides this one, so if you just pick up a rune near them you can kill them.

lvl 5 - if you throw all the runes in the middle the final boss will come out and chase you. There is a 5th rune near the top middle, but off to the left. If you throw them all together it will open a portal to the moon . If the boss walks on it he'll get sucked in and you'll win. If you walk on it you'll be fine... because I didn't implement death there.

Suzy v Dark Lord by Jonapulse 2014-12-08T02:32:00

Oh... and sometimes when you kill the ice golem it just stays there dancing. But it's dead, I promise. If you want an inside-story-world explanation, YOU BEFRIENDED IT!

Farm Invaders! by Reyn 2014-12-08T19:49:00

Fun simple game. I didn't get it the 1st time but the 2nd time it was clear what I had to do. I could tell who robbers were by the color of their skin... cough.

I kid.

Hive by JoshDBB 2014-12-09T21:54:00

Cool. Nice, simple game. Easy to understand. Alien spiders bad. Shoot them! SHOOT THEM!

I like the spider death animation (fading to green)

There's a funny thing going on with the controls. The mouse controls are so much better than the controller controls that you'd have to be crazy to use the controller. That's a funny little balancing problem.

INtire by A-Flat Miner Studios 2014-12-09T22:00:00

Ugh. Another cliched entry into the over-done video game genre of "Running around a tire herding goats away from spiders into wicker-baskets"-em-ups. Come on guys. Be a little less mainstream.

Polar bear survival by TMAT Productions 2014-12-10T23:16:00

Interesting.

I wasn't quite sure why I died when I did.

Desert Cat by The Walking Kiwi 2014-12-09T01:50:00

Darn. The game was intriguing but I couldn't figure it out. I kind of got that I was making a big tower that you defend, but after two games I couldn't figure out how to place turrets. And then I gave up because I GOTTA DO THE DISHES!

Psychologist Simultor 2015 by Moee 2014-12-10T02:06:00

It was funny, gave me a laugh.

Once I figured out when to press 'X' there wasn't much more I could find, though.

Orbit Jumper by Luminar 2014-12-08T19:54:00

I always do love messing around with orbits. That was fun (I was excited to get to that after going through the tutorial stuff and worrying the game would be more like the tutorial.)

I didn't finish it b/c I didn't want to go to the trouble of getting coins slowly, but I did enjoy what I played.

The Bathhouse Wars is complete by Wendell 2014-12-10T02:14:00

Donc érotique! Le prince de mon pantalon était en effet victorieux.

Starring Annika by makebabi.es 2014-12-09T22:03:00

The voice acting and intro was funny.

The game mechanics felt pretty solid. I knew what to do. It wasn't that interesting though--collect points, punch monsters.

☃s Revenge by sathorn 2014-12-09T01:40:00

A masterpiece. The Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Can of gaming--it shows the beauty of gaming just as it shows it's artifice. Timeless classic for the ages. Should be mandatory for children, under penalty of having their fingers removed.

You Are Lost by farwyler 2014-12-09T01:33:00

Gorgeous, atmospheric. I was really engaged when it opened and wanted to figure out what to do.

I managed to run to a bonfire below the starting one, but it became too frustrating to try to outwit the wolves and get further. Maybe I'll try it some more.

Road to Heaven by frenzyasii 2014-12-09T01:25:00

Good on you for implementing a tower defense in LD. That's hard. I'm surprised you could get unit pathing up (I once tried and failed to do it.)

I'm surprised you didn't make a web version of this--in Unity it's as easy as changing the export to web player and then throwing the game online. You'd get more reviews if you did that (and you can still port after the submission period ends)

Do you want to kill a showman? by jblatta 2014-12-09T01:56:00

The snowfields ran white with snowman blood that day...

Level One Turret by geartech0 2014-12-10T02:01:00

Fun, simple. Nice little puzzles. I wish the timer had more warning (or was replaced by a limited number of shots or something).

Faction War by matthewj234 2014-12-10T23:12:00

Interesting idea, though I was never sure which team I was. I think I was red, but the controls didn't seem to respond to me very much.