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Kyle Bowman

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrHuMo
202455Summoning👥Rat Lich Kingjam3.202.802.403.202.602.103.20
202046Keep it alive👥Milk Dungeonjam21583.022.823.033.523.073.743.18
201945Start with nothing👥Area 51 Raid Defensejam9363.003.342.432.072.333.612.76

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Comments by Kyle Bowman

LD45 — Start with nothing

Arkebat by exilegl 2019-10-08T19:09:20Z

Cool little game with nice graphics. I do find it difficult to actually kill the enemies unless i just spam click. It'd be cool if foods did different types of attacks. Great job!

Draconomics by CyberStarLight 2019-10-19T21:56:08Z

Very cool game. I loved how the music speed increased as the dragon got more angry. Great job!

Tentacular by Archimagus 2019-10-13T22:25:37Z

Cool game. The animations were probably my favorite part. I love the jump attack. Great job!

A Horse Called Nothing by jefvel 2019-10-08T22:46:33Z

Very cool game and animations. You should definitely put this on mobile it'd be a hit. Hard to not shoot your teammates. Great job!

Nullified by Coda Highland 2019-10-21T19:09:56Z

Pretty cool platformer. I liked the different upgrades you can get, the booster especially. The movement was a little glitchy looking when I ran into walls while in mid air or used the booster into the ceiling, but it wasn't awful. I agree with the other suggestions that map or something to guide you would be a nice addition. The same jump sound got annoying very quickly, but the rest was great. Can't wait to see what you make next time!

Trashwars by pestodesign 2019-10-18T21:02:53Z

Really cool game. Enjoyed destroying my friend in it and calling him trash. Great job!!!

In The Beginning by Blueman 2019-10-08T19:29:16Z

Cool little game! I liked the graphics and how your humans would work for you. I started spamming cards to get to 100 sins and it didn't do anything when I reached it.

Cast Away by OrdiNeu 2019-10-08T03:02:33Z

Very nice graphics. Feels very polished. Great job!

Departure by Nathaniel Jensen 2019-10-08T20:54:31Z

Cool puzzle game. I got stuck on a few parts but it was really cool overall!

Into the Stars by Vanea 2019-10-08T18:57:55Z

Very cool graphics and sound! Took me a few minutes to figure out what was going on in the first level, but I feel like the mystery added to the gameplay and it would've been boring if it said "combine red green and blue to make 10 particles". The star level seemed to have me play twice for some reason. The transitions between stages were amazing. Great job!

Living Forrest by Majadroid 2019-10-19T22:09:42Z

Cool little game. I found it too difficult but other than that it was really fun!

Epic Space Potato by Maxime Cyr 2019-10-08T22:35:33Z

Cool mechanics. I got stuck inside the rocks when the first enemy attacked me.

Area 51 Raid Defense by Kyle Bowman 2019-10-13T14:49:57Z

@space-nomad yeah it wasn't exactly a bug. We just didn't get around to drawing assets for all the upgrades, so we disabled people from buying them. Thanks for the nice feedback and for playing the game!

Area 51 Raid Defense by Kyle Bowman 2019-10-21T18:49:05Z

@heyycap something like that lol. Original idea was a rock, but uh... interpretations have been different.

Swift Snake by darkcmd 2019-10-08T23:17:44Z

Very cool take on the classic snake game. Very difficult!

Knights vs Hobos by Kenarf 2019-10-08T23:30:36Z

Very funny game. I liked the voice acting. If you continue the game you should add more animations and sound effects. Great job!

Island Survivor by TC5550 2019-10-08T20:35:34Z

Very interesting little survival game. I would fix walking on water. Zombies also spawn on water. Sometimes sprites will be in front of trees. Great job!

The Auction House by Huntrox 2019-10-08T22:58:55Z

Pretty cool game. I think the UI is a little small and hard to read. The first round is kind of long and I felt like i was waiting around too much. Looks and feels very nice though. Great job!

Keep up with fashion by Gustav Andersson 2019-10-08T21:01:43Z

Love it. Is this some sort of statement about society? Loved how more and more people would attack you.

Bumpkin's Spooky Adventure by BrotherBondProduction 2019-10-08T19:52:40Z

Really loved this! Actually very fun, especially when the gun gets fast and shoots in multiple directions. Would love to see this game continued later on!

Medium-Sized Field Simulator 2019 by RoboDoig 2019-10-08T19:38:49Z

Pretty cool. I couldn't figure out how to play without reading the tutorial lol.

Shadow Walker by SheepDog123 2019-10-08T23:22:18Z

Interesting game. The mechanics feel polished except for the spike collision boxes. I wish i could see just a little bit further so I could predict a tiny bit. Great job!

Doodle Ball by Beritens 2019-10-08T23:42:55Z

Fun and cool game! Feels very polished and it definitely reminds me of some classic games I used to play. Music gets old after a while. Great job really enjoyed this one!

Dante's Infernal Dig by TwinSides 2019-10-08T21:10:12Z

Cool job. Wish there was some more interesting effects.

Blob of nothing by Zanthous 2019-10-08T22:50:59Z

Cool looking game. It looks and feels clean to interchange parts. Good job

LD46 — Keep it alive

PixelPups by Chilleh 2020-04-25T22:20:36Z

I guess i shouldn't own a dog anytime soon :(. Cute game, love the main menu!

Escape of Saunangeon by YouBeStrong 2020-04-25T22:28:12Z

Kinda spooky even without sound. Looked pretty good. Sound would've made the mood perfect. I wish I could run a little faster. Great job!

Kevin the Can by BoltKey 2020-04-21T02:53:13Z

Haha wow absolutely loved this. Your game seemed very well done, I didn't notice anything that stuck out as incomplete. A+ voice acting lol. I found level 15 to be too difficult, but i'm sure it could be done. Loved how I could actually like throw the water around the place when i'm jumping and it would still water plants. Great job!

Campfire in the dark by rayriver 2020-04-23T21:22:05Z

I really like the lighting effects. It's enjoyable when i upgrade my sword and start slashing them down faster lol. Good job!

Keep the Keep by firellon 2020-04-23T20:29:03Z

Definitely enjoyed this little puzzle/tower game. Definitely had to come up with some unique solutions to make it work with the limited pieces we had access to. Great job!

Why, Jeff by jeroenwimmers 2020-04-21T05:37:34Z

God this is some nightmare fuel and I love it. Game would glitch if I just clicked the box at the beginning and didn't drag it. Took me a minute to figure out what to do. Good job!

Madscape by Shigor 2020-04-23T20:19:14Z

Cool little strategy game. Sorry you didn't get to do the compo :(. A suggestion is to change it so that spacebar doesn't activate the most recently used button (unity does it by default for some reason). Good job!

Battle for Kyrrdon by oillen 2020-04-22T02:26:12Z

Despite the bugs, I still had a lot of fun playing this lol. Just made a massive army and blew everyone up. It was kind of weird that I could control the enemy though lol. Definitely would've loved to see some AI attacks or something. Good job!

Isle of Light by Lexi89 2020-04-21T03:53:09Z

Very peaceful and relaxing little time on an island. Graphics look great. The Hawaiian sound track seems a little louder than the other track. I recommend adjusting the volume so they're around the same.

FirePlace by Zacharia 2020-04-21T04:24:53Z

I tried building your project to webGL and it ran but had some weird issues with the wood going in varying directions. Not really sure why that would be the case. You only have a few scripts that I can see and they don't really change the direction of the wood at all. It looks like you're using a lot of pre-made assets. Maybe there's a setting on something in there that makes it rotate like 90 degrees from what you're expecting? Not sure. I would try compiling for windows and see if that works. You won't get many people to download your whole project and load up the older unity version to play it. As far as the game itself goes: it looks like it functions as you intended and seems smooth. The text on the end screen is a little too large to see. I'd recommend updating your unity version too. There could be some problems with that version and that's why you can't build properly.

Dance Commander by detectiveLosos 2020-04-21T02:17:07Z

Wow that was really cool. The graphics look very professional. I love the neon look to it. I did feel like the beat recognition was flawed. No matter what I did it seemed the only thing that worked was just a steady clicking of the space bar. The beat didn't seem to match that. Still thought it was cool though. Great job!

Outlet Hero by Omicron 2020-04-21T06:00:05Z

This was a very well done game. Very few bugs that I could see. All I found were that the camera could go inside houses and the health/ammo bar would go inside rocks. My only complaints are that it's too easy. the enemies simply aren't difficult to fight. Would be cool to see more difficulty scaled as you went on. Great job!

Find my friends by xWilQ 2020-04-21T03:10:46Z

The mood of the game really fits well. The game seemed to glitch up sometimes when i selected a spot to move. I think my followers got stuck on the campfire or something and couldn't make it to where I clicked so it wouldn't let me pick a new spot or something. Great job though!

The Monster Whisperer by DanCan 2020-04-25T22:56:52Z

Fun little tower defense. Would be nice to see a currency added.

Honeycomb Empire by Axeliz 2020-04-21T05:42:51Z

Wow this looks so fun. I'll be checking back when you guys have it up!

Honeycomb Empire by Axeliz 2020-04-25T22:42:50Z

Glad you guys could get it uploaded! Loved the animations, especially the queen eating the honey. There were a few bugs (lol) that I noticed. The rolly polly blew up my buildings in one shot which made it almost impossible to defend against (not much of a bug, more balancing). The UI would still say buy when I clicked off a building onto the larvae (and then when i clicked it it bought the building). Sound would've made this game amazing! Also a minimap would be really helpful because the scroll speed is rather slow and I can't tell what's coming until it's too late. Great job, really cool game!

tyle by jordantanner 2020-04-25T05:43:23Z

Highly polished looking. Very simple gameplay, but enjoyable nonetheless. The leaderboards showing other users who played was a really nice touch and shows your skills well!

Correct me if i'm wrong but your source link isn't actually the source code. It's just the windows unity build? Ludum dare rules do say for Compo you MUST include source code

We're Lost, Boy by TheCommonThug 2020-04-21T03:04:54Z

Cool game guys. Graphics were really good. Reminded me of old Pokemon games. You should include controls/instructions in your submission so it'll be easier for people to figure out how to play. I couldn't figure out how to get past certain obstacles, so I kind of got stuck at one point. Also I had to install GameMaker or whatever to run your game. That might just be what game maker requires but I doubt it. Great job though!

Castle Defence by Ty Victorson 2020-04-22T01:37:42Z

Link doesn't work :(

Castle Defence by Ty Victorson 2020-04-24T17:47:08Z

@ty-victorson image.png You might just need to click "publish" on your game or something.

Porco Grosso by mirsakka 2020-04-23T20:48:27Z

Absolutely love the intro with the pig walking towards you. Very funny game guys. Only wish Porkums over there would've been made into some nice bacon at the end ;).

Milk Dungeon by Kyle Bowman 2020-04-21T17:34:44Z

@reallyqbert and @annie-owl I must've missed that bug with the milk. Glad you all enjoyed the game!

King is not moving! by tapehead 2020-04-21T04:52:59Z

Very well done and professional looking. Reminds me of some classic flash defense games. My only complaint is I wish I could zoom out a little bit so I could manage all the people faster. They finish their jobs too quickly for me to even bother using a bunch of them for tasks. I pretty much just had all of them push the king and like one or two guys doing the fetching.

just a boring topdown shooter by Kinshuk_thebest 2020-04-21T05:10:03Z

The sound of the bullets are so mesmerizing. It's no wonder I didn't close out.

Icebreaker by tab1bit0 2020-04-21T03:25:42Z

Pretty cool graphics and mechanics. I couldn't play for more than like 10 seconds because I would just hit a rock and immediately sink. I couldn't seem to click on the rock either to break it or anything.

Cheat Or Die by Kanonix 2020-04-23T21:00:01Z

Mom pick me up i'm scared.

You are on the wrong path! by KptnHolz 2020-04-22T01:54:12Z

Pretty cool game. Took me a while to figure out what was actually happening lol. But I enjoyed rolling around wherever. I would make the instructions screen not on a timer and instead shift away when you click a button. There's too much to read in like 3 seconds. Great job!

Collect The Cores by TrogoQ 2020-04-22T02:08:51Z

Great job on your first jam! That boy got some hops. I found it too difficult to get some of the pieces, but I wouldn't consider it a flaw.

May2020-Attack Of The Karens by Daniel Whittaker 2020-04-23T20:08:20Z

"i'll put my grandma in a woodchipper before I let the government take my rights" XD good lord. Great job on this game guys it's pretty funny. The mini-map is a really nice touch. The music fit really well with it. Now all you need is a mystery box with guns and you've got black ops 2 zombie mode lol.

Ball Monster by marrero171 2020-04-25T23:11:01Z

You all did a great job on this game. I do agree with a lot of the points previously stated. I could not get past a certain part because it was too hard. I tried like 50 times lol and I gave up. Very addicting, great job!

TRAIN GAEM by seamule 2020-04-21T03:37:25Z

I absolutely loved the graphics on this game. The whole game gave me nostalgic vibes from paper mario for some reason lol.

Space Jam by ReallyQbert 2020-04-21T05:25:57Z

Really reminds me of the classic asteroid shooter. Pretty enjoyable. I like the energy mechanic, it prevents me from spamming randomly. Great job on your first jam!

Message by NoamRaz 2020-04-21T02:31:46Z

Great job on your first jam Noam! My favorite thing about this game is the graphics. They're beautiful and fit very well with the mood you guys were going for. The movement mechanics felt very smooth for the most part. Only thing I noticed was that you could kind of hold onto the side of blocks and keep jumping up. Not sure if that was an intended feature or not. I'd love to see the game with more features and levels. But for the time permitted, you all did a pretty good job imo!

CRAZ by RexTGun 2020-04-25T07:37:40Z

@rextgun that game was HOT. The way the walls disappear and stuff was very innovative. Clever little game!

Village Vanquish by Reece Geofroy 2020-04-25T22:14:11Z

The design of this game is very well done. Everything from the particle effects to the parallax looks great! I found it kind of hard to control the bear, but maybe I was missing something. Great job!

Keep the ISS alive by Kabutor 2020-04-21T18:54:14Z

Great job on your first jam kabutor. Would be cool if we could generate more money somehow and make a huge space station. Cool ideas though and I hope to see you at the next jam too.

Farmgevity by Zalop 2020-04-23T20:40:59Z

This worked really well. It was face paced and I enjoyed it. Sound would've been the cherry on top, but I know that'd be hard especially with the compo time frame.

Apple Sauce RoboSmash by Kaboom242 2020-05-12T18:06:31Z

God that baby was creepy. Would be cool if we got some sort of end sequence, but I imagine you ran out of time for that.

Flower Tower by Zathalos 2020-04-21T03:18:45Z

Wow, amazing graphics guys! Very relaxing to play. If you continue development i'd recommend adding a highlighting tool functionality. That way I know if i'm using the tool correctly. For example I could pick the leaf cutter. And when i hover over a leaf they turn get highlighted so I know i'm gonna cut that leaf. I also think I must've reached the max height? I just kept cutting off the extra lengths so that each side had a 1 long piece sticking out. It stopped growing pretty quickly. Not sure if that was intended or not. Great job!

LD55 — Summoning

Dry Season by HolyPerceval 2024-04-15T00:14:54Z

I missed none on the first level and then i started struggling on the second one lol. Was a cute little game, love the graphics! The clouds are cool

Wasuremachi by pitivie 2024-04-15T00:48:10Z

Cool visuals and game design. A few small suggestions: would be nice if clicking spacebar closed dialogs so i don't have to click leave/next with my mouse. The UI on the left is slightly off. Nice job though!

The wizard penguin by leozero 2024-04-15T01:10:08Z

Cool concept with the colors and different sequences of characters to click. I brought the game to its KNEES by spamming down right lol.