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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrHuMo
202148Deeper and deeperDark thoughtsjam2.382.502.132.382.75
201842Running out of spacePollution of Lakesjam2.001.503.001.501.501.001.00
201740The more you have, the worse it is Disease Simulator 2017compo6592.502.772.392.851.692.792.13
201739Running out of PowerAbstract Demoncompo6252.582.423.581.901.941.612.11
201738A Small WorldWorld of Platformerjam

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Feedback left by Knowledge

Knowledge leaves an average of 10.2 feedback comments each event.

LD48 — Deeper and deeper (3)

Bubbly by Kaish 2021-05-04T18:12:17Z ♥ 3

Game is very promising and has several very interesting ideas that work well together. Unfortunately it has several very annoying problems.

There are 3 enemies each unique, each has a nice idea and each has a flaw which ruins it a bit.

Spiders are very cool but thier string was often invisible until I was very close to them. I don't know if that was a glitch or intended behaviour but dying because of spawning spiders directly beneath you is very annoying.

Mole monsters or whatever they don't have visible enough indicator when they are going out. I'm not sure that it is great idea to have them wake up only when you walk over them because it is quite hard to kill them that way. Possible solutions might be that they are visible always and get out soon after you step on them or have them always be outside or have them go outside in regular intervals. Also they spawn beneath crystals :(

When we talk about inability to kill enemy ghosts are number one. You can't shoot through walls and they are often hiding in walls, especially when they are under you. Changing their pathfinding or making them use walls only when neccesary or having "ghost bullets" or some sort of mechanism for killing things in walls might fix things. Ghosts (which can go through walls) are either very hard enemy or hard to design well.

I sometimes had problems with shooting close range. Weapons would maybe work somewhat better in more open spaces / bigger spaces. Killing monsters was kinda pointless too. Adding some effect like additional points or ball getting stronger or something would be cool.

Music was great but I had to turn the volume down because ghosts sound like annoying fly (everything else sounds great). Ambient is great.

Despite all the flaws game was enjoyable most of the time so it really is promising idea and execution wasn't that bad there is just room for improvement.

Deep Dreams by Diebanez 2021-04-29T22:03:26Z ♥ 1

Nice take on theme. Levels were challenging enough to be fun. At first I ran it on weaker graphics card so it was hard to see what is happening in the last few levels because of low framerate (maybe optimisation material but don't take my word).

When running on better specs it was still chaotic (level before one ball level) and random wandering tactics covers most easier levels. In some levels I could get to 80% before objects even start getting close to me. Some later levels had too little space I would say (screen seemed a bit unutilised).

Also it can be confusing if I am going to previous or next level. I also couldn't always tell when I was struck multiple times what happened (maybe shorten indicator especially if it doesn't mean immunity and add death indicator).

Finnaly, exiting your game from controls or when playing seems impossible except by force.

All those remarks are actually very minor, I liked the graphics and the story is nice. Mucis was pleasant and fitting. Each level is different (it is really a shame that players don't see them much when they can rush most levels) and designed quite good.

Hellscape by ToxicComputer 2021-04-28T18:02:17Z ♥ 0

I couldn't find a way to shoot. Is there any or it's not implemented?

LD42 — Running out of space (1)

Slaughter House by masterkrepta 2018-08-16T23:22:09Z ♥ 0

Nice game, fun to play. Collision seems a bit buggy, I couldn't always get why I lost HP.

Also, if I try to move animals to grinder I will get attacked. There should maybe be some time before next attack so you can push at least some animals to grinder?

LD40 — The more you have, the worse it is (21)

Lost Orbs by Masthiks 2017-12-27T14:10:44Z ♥ 0

Awesome concept. Would like to see full game.

Bad things I noticed: no restart button, last level was a bit unclear. I recommend adding next level button in LD games for people who get stuck.

Fatty jumper by Marius 2017-12-27T12:31:50Z ♥ 1

Nice small game. You should add exit button.

Corridor by aa4z 2017-12-22T00:03:13Z ♥ 0

Nice idea.

Game is very annoying though because of one bug: my movements randomly stuck (player was constantly going left/up).

Eatly by zenwraight 2017-12-16T22:26:02Z ♥ 1

Fun, nice and quite balanced but too damn short. Maybe a bit too easy, but definitely too short.

Boiler Room Defense by cerno-b 2017-12-16T17:38:45Z ♥ 1

Very innovative game. You should maybe change the colour of the edges so that enemies and ice gets more visible (except if you intended it to be that way).

Intruder alert by Falk Bruskeland 2017-12-16T17:20:59Z ♥ 1

OK idea but several design flaws make game boring. Stairs are badly designed (you can't kill slimes in many cases) .

Maybe you should include cheat key for those who can't get to higher level but want to see what happens next (not in the real version, only for Ludum Dare).

Lucky Drop by svntax 2017-12-16T16:53:10Z ♥ 1

Interesting, maybe you should lower initial money, I played for a long time to see how can I win (no success).

Trapped by PoundTheGroundStudios 2017-12-16T15:35:27Z ♥ 0

I wanted to explore place but didn't have time. Many unused things in game.

Bring Your Own Bullets by AlexHoratio 2017-12-12T22:33:36Z ♥ 0

It becomes too hard too fast, maybe a little bit slower.

Other than that awesome game, I'd like to see post-Jam version.

Superhero Problems by boddiul 2017-12-12T22:23:13Z ♥ 0

Really meaningful game. It was a bit repetitive after a while though.

Potdemon by RockhopperGames 2017-12-12T21:49:33Z ♥ 0

I couldn't really understand the game.

Party House - have a party and clean up before your parents get home! by Michal Ferko 2017-12-12T20:22:05Z ♥ 2

Not many things to say.

__WHY THE HELL ARE THERE 10 DRUNK BUSINESSMAN IN MY HOUSE WHEN I INVITED 0 PEOPLE???__

At first I tried to put everything in the trash. Cans, plates, pizza (where should I put pizza?), people and amazing leafblower. I guess I should reevaluate my standards.

A Tale about Tail by barsoosayque 2017-12-12T19:46:52Z ♥ 2

Nice game, but has some serious flaws.

I didn't need skill to pass the game, I needed __patience__. You must repeat some actions several times because if you do it all at once, you'll be too slow and get killed. Game becomes __repetitive__ because of this.

I encountered some weird error on level 3. I had to restart the game. There was no level select so I had to play first 2 levels again. It was annoying. I know that implementing level select takes some time and might be a problem during the Jam so I suggest you implementing __next level key__.

ADDICT by Steven Garberg 2017-12-12T19:06:54Z ♥ 0

I think that drugs don't work that way.

Soundtrack was the best thing in game but other sounds didn't seem so good.

I think you should make collision area for hand bigger. You should also lock mouse in web version. Even in windows version, mouse behaves a bit weird.

The Speed of Greed by C1FR1 2017-12-11T00:59:59Z ♥ 0

Game is quite bad, but playable and that is quite an achievement for your first LD. There are so many thing bad in this game, but you probably know many of them so I won't write them down.

If you continue making games for LD, your skill will improve rapidly. So keep trying. You might want to try making a Jam entry (it's a bit easier and more relaxing).

Birden by Logan 2017-12-11T00:25:13Z ♥ 1

The game is great. I have very few complains. The biggest complain is that it isn't really "the more you have, the worse it is", more birds often help.

It would be nice if you included reset level key and skip level key (which is very useful for people who couldn't pass some level and level selecting). Wall jump felt a bit odd but it wasn't really a problem.

I hope to see post LD game.

Time is Bad by BudgieM2 2017-12-10T23:43:48Z ♥ 1

Fun game, like other have already said, resetting when dying is useless.

It seems that with time increase, game just becomes harder. I always had enough time if I didn't die. Maybe you should make level a bit longer.

Wall jumping was a bit weird. Level should always start in same condition (I often timed starting the level). New enemies appearing seems bad idea to me.

Farming Sim LD40 by pebkac 2017-12-10T00:47:45Z ♥ 0

My cow died and it was not even 700 years old.

I didn't really like the game (humour was the best thing but still lacking). It is solid cookie clicker, but it is only cookie clicker. Thought making a game is impressive accomplishment by itself and especially for Ludum Dare so don't be discouraged.

Jingle Bells Defense by Kyrv19 2017-12-06T19:59:48Z ♥ 1

The game is not bad (2-3) but controls make it hard to play (I did't use controler though so I only speak for keyboard mouse controls). I also could get why snowmen sometimes have that shield (it seemed because of dead bodies of other snowmen but it didn't always work as I expected).

RQ5: backup-dancer rampage! by Adrien Dittrick 2017-12-06T19:47:32Z ♥ 1

Awesome game. I've seen similar mechanic but you used it uniquely. Only bad thing I noticed is bad response time, it seems that game ignores some keys pressed.

Playable Hams by PoV 2017-12-05T16:03:23Z ♥ 0

Nice game, a bit buggy.

Why does rating unfinished games increases balance (is it a bug?)?

LD39 — Running out of Power (25)

Power Draw by LukeZaz 2017-08-16T15:25:08Z ♥ 1

I liked slow shooting mechanic.

Unfueled by spudboy 2017-08-16T13:15:52Z ♥ 0

Fun little game.

Very polished for first-timer.

Mr Mayor's Energy Crisis by HuvaaKoodia 2017-08-16T13:01:57Z ♥ 2

Very fun game. I don't usually like management games but this one was OK.

I had nuclear meltdown on April 31st.

The Last Miner by bluellama 2017-08-13T19:57:14Z ♥ 0

Great game.

There is a bug: sometimes after you release mouse button thruster is still active. I also think that music from main menu should be played thru entire game.

Power de Poisson by Jajo 2017-08-13T19:38:41Z ♥ 0

Nice little game.

Rat blasteroid by Massimog 2017-08-13T19:18:49Z ♥ 0

Well teleportation mechanic is really interesting.

I think shrinking the player or decreasing number of enemies would improve the game.

Take Me Home by Fengol 2017-08-13T19:06:38Z ♥ 0

Nice concept but too unfinished to be called a game.

Hope you will have more time next time.

LudumsWitch by Tommy 2017-08-13T18:44:31Z ♥ 1

Great game overall.

There were too few enemies so it was hard to preserve the circle. Also I could use power ups only once.

The World's Worst Segway by doomshmuck 2017-08-06T14:46:29Z ♥ 2

Great game.

There are few annoying things though: - Car is slower than player so you have to wait the car sometimes. - Building and roads have similar colour - Collisions are tricky

You Discharge, You Lose by boddiul 2017-08-06T14:11:16Z ♥ 0

I liked the mechanics.

It might be nice if you could use cable like grappling hook (just suggestion). I really hope that you will continue to work on this game after Jam.

Power the House by wowods 2017-08-06T14:00:38Z ♥ 1

Innovative mechanic. I would like to see full game (post-Jam).

Unpowerer by Garywiss 2017-08-06T13:55:36Z ♥ 1

Nice interpretation of theme. Thing that annoyed me the most is that boss is faster than player.

Fading Points by SMILEY_4_ 2017-08-06T13:43:34Z ♥ 1

Nice game, but some movements seem random.

Bolt World by Linus 2017-08-06T13:20:56Z ♥ 3

Nice game.

Biggest problem was that when I got bigger I small balls become invisible, but arrow still point at them (so basically there is no arrow and you don't see any balls on your screen). When searching for closest ball you should ignore balls smaller than some percent of your size.

Lost in Deep Space by Emicarn 2017-08-05T22:48:02Z ♥ 0

It is a good game for your first Ludum Dare, you will improve over time, but don't expect too high ratings.

Besides the fact that laser is useless and that I'm not sure if game is winnable, it was problematic to remember coordinates of object because new object appeared.

Also you should play and rate others' game to get more votes.

False Game by PoV 2017-08-05T18:24:32Z ♥ 1

Fun, but exhausting to play.

Note that my "ratings given" increased when I rated this game. This might not be desirable behaviour.

The devil works in an open space by Greet 2017-08-05T18:14:10Z ♥ 0

Nice game though it was a bit too easy. Also enemies aren't affected by tables and chairs and bookshelf is not destroyable.

Power Station by Augusto 2017-08-05T16:27:50Z ♥ 2

Nice game, restart button in the end would be nice.

Tower of Morale by Pixetrichor 2017-08-05T16:16:12Z ♥ 2

Nice game, Level 4 was hard.

Note that some people won't bother too much with level passing and will give up so it is wise to implement skip level so they see all levels and end of the game.

ULTIMATE PROSELYTISM & MIRACLES SIMULATOR 2017: THE MOVIE THE GAME by Reuh 2017-08-05T13:45:17Z ♥ 2

Nice game.

So realistic graphics, especially Earth falling apart. Just kidding, but really funny game.

I don't know if it is a glitch or not but when you jump, hold up arrow and are on ladders, you go up. I really liked that mechanic.

Sounds are really nice.

P.S.: Unicorn is the best.

Minor Jump by colozz 2017-08-03T21:30:44Z ♥ 1

Nice little game. Jumping mechanic is really cool.

Battery Block: Bypass by eli 2017-08-02T17:36:19Z ♥ 0

OK game, not really innovative and puzzles are a bit lame. It is quite obvious that you didn't have enough time. Level restart button (or key that restarts level) would be nice. Try learning how to use some Python "compilers" (PyInstaller or cx_freeze), it's a pain in the ass to use but more people play your games (and you don't have to make executables immediately). Nice to see someone else is working in Python (and using PyGame). Will you participate in next PyWeek?

Jumping Jehosaphat by moltanem2000 2017-08-02T17:08:54Z ♥ 0

Failed to start at first, but run properly second time. Nice little puzzle.

NOT ALONE by Xephrys 2017-08-02T16:35:41Z ♥ 1

I got "Good Ending" and then I tried again, but ending music was still playing (so game lost a bit of its mood). Does game have any other endings? Also, if music isn't yours, are you allowed to enter Compo?

RulesQuest by Adrien Dittrick 2017-08-01T22:40:10Z ♥ 0

Nice game. Not really my type of game but nevertheless it was fun to play. After I found out I can move my castle with hand power it became too easy.

LD38 — A Small World (1)

Space Colonist's Tiny World by SoKette 2017-05-18T00:01:05Z ♥ 0

Nice little game.