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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202353DeliveryDungeonfallsjam1504.033.804.304.264.133.812.843.85
202251Every 10 secondsCursed Kingdomjam2903.803.983.343.903.643.68
202149UnstableBunker Mazejam3713.793.633.223.683.633.473.29
202148Deeper and deeperViper Mission Onecompo4073.513.342.723.394.033.593.69
202047Stuck in a loopThe Innermost Insidejam9883.373.503.232.983.573.523.55
202046Keep it aliveRobot Talecompo4093.553.213.023.553.773.632.523.24
201945Start with nothingLiving Forrestcompo1003.763.563.773.723.433.383.46
201944Your life is currencyDon't pay with your lifejam8463.132.972.302.883.102.523.12

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Comments by Majadroid

LD44 — Your life is currency

Almost free by Listonos 2019-04-30T19:07:56Z

I like the controls and the balance of your game. Also, you hit the theme well. Due to the missing sound it feels a bit empty. But overall, good work.

THE SAVER by Gao Ming 2019-04-30T18:17:29Z

The graphic style is realy nice, also the gameplay is interesting. I like it. As mentioned before: The music does not restart after GameOver.

Paristroyer by Cameron Taylor 2019-05-01T19:48:55Z

Not outstanding gameplay, but at least "outstanding" graphics ;-)

.... the game is also okay, the audio too. I have the same problems as the other players, you have to guess where the enemies are.

MAX PAYIN' by praleks 2019-05-01T07:47:38Z

Nice action shooter, but it's really tough.

Ancient Current See by paulhocker 2019-04-30T08:14:23Z

I like the mood, the grafics and the music are matching well. But the player is moving way to slow. This makes it a little bit boring. And the main problem: The player is to slow to get past room three. Or I am to stupid. Not going past room three, I cannot so how the game matches the LD theme.

Wild Card Necromancer by JOrbits 2019-05-21T12:54:37Z

The art is nice, but the controls are not. Maybe it should be possible to move the main character by keyboard. I also had the feeling, that my lager units do not have more attack or health points, than my smaller ones.

Stranger Coins by grena 2019-05-02T12:43:38Z

I only understood the concept when I read the comments here. But after that it was very cool. Great idea, great interpretation of the topic. Graphics, sound, all very well done!

Consume by ghost-in-the-toast 2019-05-11T21:25:48Z

Cool relaxing game. I stuck once, because I did not have the key yet but dragged the exit behind me into a dead end.

SERVUS BONUS by gurkenlabs 2019-05-16T06:40:40Z

Nice game, I liked the graphics. Overall a very polished entry. The fighting system could have some improvements, but it's not that bad.

Idle Idol by Daniel Moreno 2019-05-02T19:41:47Z

Very polished entry, I liked playing it.

Seed. by AVAVT 2019-05-04T21:12:20Z

Not one of the most exciting games, but one of the bests. I love it so much. The graphics are wonderful. The music matches well. And protecting my forrest was such a nice experience. Truely one of the outstanding games in this game jam.

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Grim by Sanavesa 2019-04-30T21:29:43Z

It was short burt it was fun to play your game. The combat system is nice, especialy when you buy some upgrades. It was a bit to easy to win the game.

Path of Redemption by Simon Rahnasto 2019-05-06T20:59:18Z

Sadly the game doesn't run on my system (Win7). The programm starts and stucks with a light blue screen :(

Path of Redemption by Simon Rahnasto 2019-05-07T19:10:52Z

@simon-rahnasto It is the windows version with the executable.

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Path of Redemption by Simon Rahnasto 2019-05-08T19:32:27Z

@simon-rahnasto Thanks for your support. Yes, by copying the invisible, I found this error message:

boot.lua:440: Cannot link shader program object: Fragment shader(s) failed to link, vertex shader(s) failed to link. unexpected error. unexpected error.

So it seems it won't work on my PC :(

8-bit Knock Out! by NNNIKKI 2019-05-01T12:24:55Z

Cool game. I like the sound+music. The controls and combos give an awesome feeling. But the single player A.I. is to hard to beat. It's a bit annoying, that it can jump back to ring after falling appart.

Styx It To The Man by frostdragonliz 2019-05-01T08:58:55Z

I like the mood and the graphics of your game. And you implemented the theme good as well. But it's a bit annoying when I stuck on to many dead bodies in the water.

BioTech Inc. by Paulo Brunassi 2019-05-15T18:12:00Z

Well done. The atmosphere is nice, I also like the graphics and the smooth controls. But it was way to easy. I just walked trough without a single shot.

LIFEBLASTER by gwinnell 2019-05-02T13:33:41Z

Great game, great music!

Fowl Goods by Ziamor 2019-05-21T20:29:07Z

This was cute.

Space Hunt by Rewzu 2019-04-30T11:12:23Z

It seems very unfinished and unbalanced. Sound would realy increase the game feeling. And it has not much to do with the theme.

Space Hunt by Rewzu 2019-05-04T21:18:16Z

@rewzu You are right. So I adepted my rating. Sorry.

Piggy Bank ! by FlavienRombouts 2019-05-01T20:12:55Z

A really great game. Graphics, sound and gameplay look very polished. It's just fun!

another-stupid-slashdash-game by Tayfun 2019-04-30T09:00:00Z

The graphics are cool, but unfortunately the game is not playable. You can walk around and attack, but enemies don't die. Or just sometimes. The healthbar doesn't work either, and sometimes you don't die at all. Maybe it's too big a project for a GameJam.

Fateful Dealings by vfqd 2019-05-02T18:54:08Z

I loved the game. The mood is fantastic. Great job!

Lonely Heart by Centauri 2019-04-30T09:46:11Z

Nice game, well made. Its realy fun to play and a nice ingterpretation of the theme. The only thing I realy wish is a little feedback, if a hit an enemy or if i don't.

Penny Arcane by SamStallion 2019-04-30T19:30:51Z

Realy good game, I love the combat system, the sound and how you used the theme. I realy enjoyd playing.

Cursed Samurai by palsina 2019-05-21T12:34:26Z

The pixel art is fantastic. But the game is to hard.

Sick Business by very dark lord 2019-04-30T08:27:43Z

Interesting and fun idea, good mood, nice graphics. Also the game mechanics and the minigames are well made. Although it could be a little bit harder, it felt a little bit to easy to play.

Ghostly Tricks by Nelson William 2019-04-30T18:42:21Z

The idea and the gameplay are realy nice. Althoug graphics and sound macht well together. It would be nice to play more real levels.

Safe Travels by Mekyi 2019-05-02T12:33:48Z

Nice little game. Good job. I find the music a bit annoying.

GunAntrophist by RadonRaph 2019-05-01T12:09:38Z

Funny idea for a straight forward gameplay.

Hollow Priest by pandan 2019-05-01T12:01:27Z

Great work! The controls feel good, the optical representation of the health is a cool idea. Some music would round up the whole experience.

GUNWAVE by Casey Macneil 2019-04-30T18:30:05Z

I could only test this as singleplayer, and as you mentioned, this makes not much sence. At most, I liked the music. The controls are to indirect and the walljump is realy weird. Are the levels randomly generated?

Pew Pew Crew! by Jonas Tyroller 2019-05-03T19:19:42Z

Grphics and sounds are good and the idea of shooting your crew into space is funny. But playing the game is not so funny. Loosing more and more the control is a bit frustrating. But good work anyway!

Cowry - A game about change by johanhelsing 2019-04-30T08:34:23Z

Innovative idea, I like joining and deparating the character. This has a lot of potential. It would be cool to play more - sadly rthis game is very short.

Don't pay with your life by Majadroid 2019-04-30T09:20:35Z

Oh ... my game was in DRAFT mode on itch.io -> I fixed this, now the link should work.

Don't pay with your life by Majadroid 2019-05-01T11:41:50Z

@duke You are right. The fighting system is very basic. But with the aspect in mind, that you may always take damage, there is the incentive to bypass the opponents. But if I contiunue the work on this project, I will improve the fightig system.

@belle Thanks a lot.

Don't pay with your life by Majadroid 2019-05-08T07:39:37Z

@sun-wukong I know. I wanted to fix this, so that you can close the dialog also by keyboard, but the first attempt broke the whole dialog system and there was no time for a second attempt :-(

Don't pay with your life by Majadroid 2019-05-14T10:46:56Z

@fiiction, @duke, @paulhocker, @listonos, @kaiomoi, @no-grapes-games, @scottyseus In the post jam version I worked a bit on the fighting system. Enemies have to "charge" their attacks (there is a visual feedback). So now you have the chance to attack without being hit.

@edevjogos, @sun-wukong In the post jam version I improved the dialog and item system. It is now controlable by keyboard and it will close if the player moves on.

HackZ Memories by Black Potion 2019-05-06T20:39:00Z

Wow, so far this is the jam game, I spend most time with. I liked discovering different strategies. The only thing I didn't like was the amount of clicking, specially while selling the memories.

A Shooter Confrontation between the Society of the Sanguine Faith and Dracula by Hyperbian Games 2019-05-01T08:00:43Z

Nice straight forward game with good feeling. Maybe a bit to difficult.

utsvulten by ditto 2019-05-01T08:10:18Z

Amazing piece of art, a bit creepy and very funny too. Really innovative, thanks for creating it.

BloodMageAdventure by Demuss 2019-05-07T19:24:42Z

I only get this error: "Your video card driver does not support any of the supported OpenGL versions." I had no problems with other games so far.

BraveBelly (Thiccboy hurdle jump sim) no download required by TomasMunro 2019-05-01T13:38:00Z

I love you pixelart, very nice. The game is very simple, but also very polished. It's a pleasant alternative to all these unfinished projects. My only criticism is that the game is too easy.

Lifleline Warriors by Narrenschlag 2019-05-01T13:47:03Z

Good job, I really liked playing the game. It's worth keep on working in it!

LD45 — Start with nothing

Master Builder Daedalus by Ithildin 2019-10-13T18:17:06Z

Nice puzzle mechanis with much potetial. I liked playing it and I also would like to play some more levels (with some calm music ^^).

ASHES TO ASHES by AkirAssasin 2019-10-09T19:20:47Z

Great job. Interesting puzzle mechanism, very satisfying music.

Chase Champions by PietPtr 2019-10-07T14:18:23Z

I realy good intepretation of the theme. The idea for the "background music" is brilliant. What I don't like: the controls. Its to slippery to make fun.

Flubby Farm by yazara 2019-10-13T19:02:06Z

Feels very polished, was fun to play. Nice game. What I missed is to make some progress. After a few minutes, there is nothing new to discover and it is very easy to stay alive. But anyway, very good game.

Bob by Flaterectomy 2019-10-16T20:22:19Z

Very nice game, cool music, everything feels very polished. Only critic point: It is to easy. But anyway, one of the best games in LD45 I have seen so far.

Armada by diptoman 2019-10-07T19:16:07Z

I like the techno beat. I think I might have a bug: Somethimes when I in communication with another ship, the circle stops with the message "To far"?

Steve: The Weapon Master by neonian 2019-10-10T15:20:20Z

Nice game with good graphics. Maybe a bit to difficult for me ;-)

The Howler by Noa Calice 2019-10-13T21:29:14Z

Unique artwork, fantastic.

BBBLZ TRBBLZ by smiley 2019-10-07T21:01:12Z

Nice game. Graphic and music matching well and creating a cool mood. I like it. Was fun to play and feels very polished.

Adrift by jwiggs 2019-10-07T18:42:16Z

I had fun playing it. To be honest, I don't think it's very innovative. But hey, it was fun!

God of the Elements by Keppu 2019-10-07T20:24:25Z

Nice relaxing game. The game would be worth to invest a little more time and create more endings / elements and so on.

Terra Nil - Reclaim the Wasteland by vfqd 2019-10-09T19:58:06Z

What a great game. I love it. Not only the lovely graphics, the calm music und the simple but effective game mechanics. I also like you game's theme. Protecting nature is also the theme of my own LD 45 game.

HEARTSCAPE by ZakAmana 2019-10-15T19:39:35Z

The music is just awesome, and so is your whole game. Very nice and unique gameplay. Realy fun to play. I am waiting for more levels!

Big Bang Trainee Program by Yrasin 2019-10-07T18:57:28Z

Very innovative gameplay. Thumbs up! I like the mood of the game. I think it comes from the great athmospheric audio background.

Living Forrest by Majadroid 2019-10-16T19:47:43Z

@hadik @bip @daria-toni @nikolay-zapolnov @johnsmith @donut-daria For me, it actually is balanced. It is intended to be hard, but it is possible to survive and even to destroy the cities. Try expanding with trees of life and immidatedly protecting them with up to three spike trees and one hard wood tree, as grass spreads out. With this in mind, it is possible to wind the game.

Living Forrest by Majadroid 2019-10-16T19:48:10Z

@importantcreations @demuss @simon-parzer It seems you found a good strategy to survive. Maybe you are in the mood to try out the post-LD-version. There has not much changed, but now there is a heavier enemy later in the game and more important: It is now possible to destroy the enemy cities and win the game.

HONK by Tricky_Fat_Cat 2019-10-07T19:45:01Z

You completely ignored the theme, didn't you? But anyway: Nice little shooter.

Bot : Back on track by Florian Oster 2019-10-09T18:36:21Z

Nice puzle mechanism, pretty pixel art high quality music. Well done!

LEGION by crunchykingcobra 2019-10-08T19:23:40Z

Cool concept.

Alone by Fragment Games 2019-10-10T14:44:59Z

Nice little game with pretty pixel art.

HOBO DAYS by FinnThePirate 2019-10-07T14:04:25Z

I realy like the pixel art of your game. Beggars life seems to be hard - and so is the game. Its hard to survive. Together with the music, that causes kind of a sad feeling. If that was your intention: Good work. ;-)

By the way: It is also a good interpretation of the theme.

Cactorio! by AploveStudio 2019-10-10T20:39:26Z

Feels good to play, looks nice and sounds good. Well done!

OM The Word by Kisann 2019-10-07T19:09:40Z

The adio effect is simple but very cool. I also like the mechanics of avoiding or breaking through the obstacles. The game is a bit to difficult, but very cool. One of the few games I 'll keep on my computer.

LD46 — Keep it alive

Torchkick by Wekaj 2020-04-23T11:44:49Z

Interesting gameplay, maybe the difficulty could be a little bit lower.

Keep It Alive by danman9914 2020-04-21T12:15:55Z

Wow, what a great piece of art. Realy outstanding, fantastic mood, nice graphics, good theme interpretation. One of the best LD-46 games I played so far.

Stoker by disperse 2020-04-21T19:51:18Z

Nice game, works well, the controls are very fluent. It is fun to play. Also cool music, but I think you should disable rating for audio, when you didn't make it by yourself.

The Keep! It's Alive! by minibobbo 2020-05-01T21:34:28Z

I love the castle animation and the grafic of your game in genaral. The music also fits very well and it was fun to play.

Apple Factory of the Insatiable by nanolotl 2020-04-30T20:44:37Z

I like the game mechanic very much. I love these deck building games and yours is realy enjoyable. The graphics are simple, but they work. I didn't even miss the music (in most games without, it triggers me immedatedly).

I have played a lot of games in that jam, that had a deeper mood or nicer graphics. But yours was one of the best gaming experiences.

Grass Yourself by grena 2020-05-05T11:43:58Z

Good game, fun to play, hard to win.

The Blind Hummingbird by Webox 2020-04-20T12:03:00Z

Nice art and sound. But I also have problems with the movement. The bird is flying out of the screen most of the time and I have to restart the level. So I cannot realy play the game.

Hope by Darylsteak 2020-04-22T11:46:31Z

As lots of people mentioned before: Very nice entry, good graphics, good sound, well crafted, with just a few minor downsides, like the ladders.

Rise of the Purple Slime by NateTheGreat 2020-04-26T08:43:28Z

Cool game mechanic. Nice job!

Mount Ookie by Brusi 2020-04-30T21:02:20Z

Your pixel art is beautiful and it is an interesting game mechanic, to have the wasps as enemies, projectiles and health items. The only downside for me was, that the game gets very hetic. That doesn't fit the slow walking giant very well, either.

Pelican Play Ball by vfqd 2020-04-23T12:02:23Z

Can we say, it is an innovative clickergame? Or ist this an oxymoron? ;-)

I think this game is far behind your lovely TerraNil, but it is still a good LudumDare entry.

What Remains of Us by Iker Díaz 2020-04-22T11:37:13Z

Great artwork and a wonderful calm mood.

Delicious Letters by ZakAmana 2020-04-21T20:23:27Z

Unique idea, realy innovativegame, everything matches well together.

Ignitus Dead Paw - The Revenge by Nerzal 2020-04-21T20:28:55Z

Like other players, I had also problems with the controls and collision detection an so on. The bear walked in the air, got stuck or fall out of the map. So I couldn't realy play the game. :-(

Doctor Lit by Animaster 2020-04-23T11:28:45Z

The graphics are realy nice, the movement feels very smooth. Good work!

I had a little bug: I could continue playing with 0 HP, so fighting was quite easy ;-)

A Lost Child by Klaus Peter 2020-04-20T11:37:49Z

Works on my system, also with ad-blocker. Fun little game-mechanic. The mood in the night is also good. Unfortunately games without sound tend to feel a little bit "empty".

Sunlit by palsina 2020-04-21T11:39:25Z

Nice calm game. I love the music and the mood, as wall as the gameplay. Good job!

Slimekeep by BenBonk 2020-04-28T21:30:13Z

Realy cool game. The gameplay is fun, not too hard but challenging over time. I also like the pixel art a lot. It has a very simplistic style but looks very charming.

Beerloose starring Beer Bearer Bob - Keep the Party Alive! by loganthemanster 2020-04-26T20:24:10Z

Very funny idea, my winner in the category humor. Funny voice acting ;-) Also cool pixel art!

Why Baby? by Chris Rock 2020-04-21T20:44:56Z

Nice graphics, especially the T-Rex.

Keep I.T. Alive by romangraef89 2020-04-21T11:46:23Z

Nice, that you come up with a different interpretation of the theme.

Don't Blow It by Teun de Vries 2020-04-20T12:20:13Z

What a spooky mood and amazing music! The game mechanic is also quite innovative.

Keep Yourself Alive by Ege686 2020-04-20T12:13:05Z

As some other players mentioned before, the camera movement is a bit annoying and the pickle spawning points sometimes unfair. But it is a funny game and so far my winner in the humor category!

Lonely Year by Shanzhai 2020-04-21T20:03:33Z

I like the simplistic art and the calm minimalsitic music matches realy well. Charming little game.

The Hunger by Sulo 2020-04-23T11:35:25Z

Haha, funny idea. I like it. Also the graphics are are nice, I love the peoples face expressions.

Let's stick together by syo 2020-04-20T11:52:15Z

Great puzzle game. The mechanic is innovative and solid. I like the concept. The art style is also very nicy. Every thing matches well together. Unfortunately I'm not too skilled in playing such games. ;-)

Great work!

THE PATH by theblackfrog 2020-04-29T19:39:19Z

Wow, awesome graphics. The art style in combination with the fantastic music creates an intense mood. I also found it very innovative to have to kind of indirect control the small chicken. Maybe the difficulty is a bit high.

Bring Back The Chick by Nicolas Diniz 2020-04-20T12:26:30Z

Cute bird always slipt me through my fingers ;-). Nice litte game with nice calm music.

Fire of life by Henwee 2020-04-25T11:30:20Z

Great music and sound effects, also nice visual effects. Cool game.

TRAIN GAEM by seamule 2020-04-22T11:54:02Z

Cute graphics and nice music. I think, the movement speed shoud be increased. It is a bit annoying to walk this slow through the train. But overall a good job!

A story in the desert by Brain in a Bowl 2020-04-21T21:14:33Z

I like the art style and how the music supports the "desert mood".

Box Of Limes by RedDashGames 2020-04-23T19:20:34Z

Very innovative gameplay, cute graphics, lovely music. One of the best LD46 games I have seen so far.

Loading... by AlexAuragan 2020-05-03T12:01:15Z

The controls feel very smooth and pleasant and I like your soundtrack. The only thing I didn't like was the "cut" when finishing the loading (aka winning the game).

The Little Ship That Could by gama-11 2020-04-25T11:39:46Z

The game was way to hard for me. But the music and "sound design" is fantastic. It supoorts a realy intense mood.

HOME by dconn537 2020-04-21T12:01:05Z

Cool music and coll overall design. I think the gameplay could be more fun, if you speed up the game a bit.

LD47 — Stuck in a loop

Planet Hopping by Hjalte 2020-10-09T10:42:11Z

I made kind of a similar game and I find it interesting, how different they turned ot. Your artwork is really nice.

My main critic point is, the the slugs are very hard to hit, because when standing on a planet, I always shoot away from them. Or do I something wrong?

Infinite Cycle by Kirill Nepomnyaschiy 2020-10-06T10:47:24Z

I like the graphic style and also the concept. Could be a cool game, if you put a little bit more work into it.

SPÅRVAGN by Dustyroom 2020-10-10T20:20:59Z

That is such a fantastic game. I love the unique, cute and cool art style. The calm mood, supported by the calm sound design is just wonderful. The gameplay is easy and relaxing, but also fun. For me, this is one of the winners of Ludum Dare 47!

PLEASE make more levels :smiley:

Sushi for Robots by ludipe 2020-10-08T19:51:17Z

I am not a big puzzle game player, but I liked yours a lot. It is not too easy to be uninteresting and not so hard that it becomes frustrating. Just the right difficulty level. And I like the calm atmosphere.

Fort Loop by deepnight 2020-10-09T20:46:24Z

From the games I played so far, this is the one with the best visuals. I also like the puzzle mechanism very much, it fits the theme really well. Great job!

Rock of Ages by nervous-composers 2020-10-07T11:05:10Z

Super artwork, especially the title screen, character, and background elements. You nailed the theme. Is there any solution to overcome the loop?

DEATH STRING by miziziziz 2020-10-07T19:43:39Z

Nice game, i like the idea, the artwork an also the sounddesign. It was fun to play, but the camera was very buggy. It often jump wired around. In Level 11, it didn't return to player, so I wasn't able to finish the game. :-(

Stugan by mechanicallife 2020-10-07T11:18:18Z

Nice atmosphere. Sadly, I had a very low frame rate.

ShroomRoom by Likirus 2020-10-08T20:24:19Z

This is a very cool game. I love the game mechanic and the fungus-theme. It is fun to play, and I will play it again. The only downside may be, that it is very slow-paced.

Roundabout Way by Quandtm 2020-10-07T19:19:58Z

What a charming game. The graphic is amazing, the music realy cute. The gameplay is simple but fun, and it nails the theme.

Saisons by Gaming Night 2020-10-14T11:10:46Z

Wonderful little game. I love games with such a calm mood. The visual style is great, the audio too. For me, one of the best games in LD47.

Defuse in under 5 by Darylsteak 2020-10-07T19:26:14Z

I like the simplistic art style and puzzle mechanism as well. It is a good approach on the theme.

It goes on and on and on Dungeon by FancyReckless 2020-10-07T19:35:54Z

Interesting game mechanic.

Stuck in the Room by ianmust 2020-10-06T10:40:04Z

Sadly I am really bad at puzzle games, so I was not able to solve your puzzle. But anyway, nice little game. I like the mood especially because of the music.

Everything is Garbage by vfqd 2020-10-08T19:35:52Z

Great game with funny productions chain ideas. Very good look-and-feel. Well done!

MonkeyVM by abvadabra 2020-10-14T19:25:57Z

Great game, so "simple", but fun to play. I also liked the visual style.

Choo Choo Loop by thunderkerrigan 2020-10-07T11:39:42Z

Really cool gameplay idea. Who doesn't love trains? It is hard to play, but it has a lot of potential. I would love to play it again after some more balancing and polish!

Eat your cereals by Harksa 2020-10-06T19:11:43Z

Funny and challenging little game. Why did you opt-out humor?

The Innermost Inside by Majadroid 2020-10-06T19:17:04Z

@idan-rooze Thank you. You are right, I relly struggled with the theme.

@antaresvaldemar With more development time, there would be some more options than just "pathfinding".

@chocolat-endive Thank you. I also think, there is a lot potential. We'll see, what the future brings.

The Innermost Inside by Majadroid 2020-10-09T20:16:08Z

@monninen Thank you very much. I'm happy, you noticed this. This stage symbolises the mind and I wanted to express how the synapsis form thoughts and wishes. And by going deeper, our protagonist overcomes them.

@weathfold For me, it also feels very satisfying. I plan to make a bigger project out of this idea.

The Innermost Inside by Majadroid 2020-10-15T11:01:35Z

@ruling-spear Thanks a lot. I'm happy you had fun!

The Innermost Inside by Majadroid 2020-10-16T10:56:38Z

@demuss Thank you for your feedback. I know, the gameplay becomes a bit repetitive because it's very simple / basic. I already started working on game with this core mechanic but some more depth.

The Innermost Inside by Majadroid 2020-10-16T16:14:32Z

@jam373 Thank you for your really nice feedback.

Warehouse Madness by Dexort 2020-10-06T11:15:43Z

Very satisfying movement and cool graphics. I enjoyed playing your game.

Once I got stuck after picking up a box :-(

GUNWYRM by Saturnyoshi 2020-10-09T20:58:48Z

Great gameplay and cool art style. Succeeding seems sometimes a bit random, but anyway, it much fun to play.

Pete Repeat by ChilleBigPP 2020-10-06T10:59:09Z

Nice game, well made. It is a cool concept, your art is very solid. It sucks a bit, to start from the absolut beginning after dying. Maybe going back to last use of the time machine could be a good idea?

5 Minutes Before Halloween by Glaas 2020-10-08T20:11:43Z

I really like the mood of the, especially because of the great audio. I also like your character design. Controls could be a bit smoother, maybe WASD-movement? But overall a good game!

Flooper by Shigi 2020-10-07T20:51:42Z

Nice little game, but maybe you should work a bit more on the difficulty: It is a bit to hard if you are firing normaly, it is a bit too easy, if you just spam the LMB.

Train Trouble in Cog Valley by Bea 2020-10-08T20:02:27Z

I like trains, I like tower-defense ... I like your game! More levels, more waves would be cool!

ENDLESS DUNGEON by Sikatrix 2020-10-07T11:00:00Z

I was not able to play the game in the browser (screen stayed black). But the downloadable file worked. The control sceme was a big problem. Your art was solid and and I really like the intro music.

LoooooooP by Gurigraphics 2020-10-10T21:11:44Z

Cool idea for the theme! Sadly the game was way to hard for me. So i missed a bit the full experience. Input could be a bit more forgiving.

Infinite Stairs by Muktada Creations 2020-10-07T11:33:07Z

Fantatic idea for the theme "stuck in a loop". I also like the dark atmosphere. Well done!

Chrono Crack by rschoellgen 2020-10-07T10:52:31Z

Nice game so far, but it could need some improvements. I didn't like the controls. The movement could be a bit more direct, the weapons force feadback was a bit annoying. As someone mentioned before, the gameplay is a bit too repetitive. But I your approach on the theme with the time shifts.

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Teddy is in another ball pit by wowa 2021-04-28T19:50:48Z

HaHaHa, what a funny idea. Making the music speed depending on the mouse movement is also a great game design idea!

The Deep Inferno by neonian 2021-05-05T10:43:04Z

Pretty solid game so far, but with room for improvement. As other players mentiojed, the difficulty level is to low. The game should be harder, the path you choose should influce the game play a bit more and the game should last a bit longer. But I really liked your game!

Descentris by PhilStrahl 2021-04-27T18:56:50Z

Great puzzle game. I always like reuses or reinterpretations of the tetris mechanics. The only thing I really don't like is the control sceme. It feels very counter-intuitive to use SPACE to place the parts. I would have found rotating with right click and placing with left click much, much better.

Logistics Boy by Dis0rder 2021-04-27T19:07:32Z

Nice work. Fantastic art style. I really like your game.

Dante's Harvest by Wakobu 2021-04-29T11:37:08Z

Pretty cool game. The visuals are awesome. And you nailed the theme. Downside: For me the game was to hard. Mayvbe improving the controls could fix the difficulty level (e.g. by having to hit the damned only once).

DRYVER by GuitarBro 2021-05-09T10:34:29Z

The game looks great and driving feels great. Also good job on the audio. The music is nice, but maybe it doesn't fit the game so well. Turning the camera with the mouse feels kind of wrong. And not being able to go backwards, even at a low speed, may also not be the best choise.

But if you put a little bit more work into this game, it could become pretty good and very pleasing to play.

Into The Depths by Erk 2021-04-28T10:14:07Z

I had the issuse, that no mineras appered. No matter how deep I digged into the ground, I found nothing.

Cursed Mansion Crawler by Btdyaya 2021-04-28T10:39:48Z

I also struggled with the controls. The mouse sensitivity seems to be so high, that I can't really move in a particular direction. Also aiming was a bit of a pain. But the visual style is very nice.

Magic Frontier by Firebelley 2021-04-27T20:31:50Z

Nice game, I love these builder-puzzle game mixes. The music fits so well and playing the buildings is ver satisfying.

Magic Frontier by Firebelley 2021-05-10T14:02:49Z

One of the best game mechanics I've seen in Ludum Dare 48. Although the game doesn't fit the theme so well, it is one of my favorites. I would be very happy, if you continue the work on this. To stay up to date, I follow you on itch ;-)

Soapbox Racer by Rick2112 2021-04-27T18:48:46Z

I really recommend adding sound effects. Even cheap effects can add so some life to a game and it doesn't take to much time to implement them.

grGRIDid by John Gabriel 2021-04-26T20:41:11Z

The puzzle mechanism is a great idea and I like the relaxed music. The camera zooms were too intense for me (dizziness) and the controls feel a bit unresponsive.

Viper Mission One by Majadroid 2021-04-26T20:53:39Z

@liammasters @squimmy @axelrinaldo Thanks for your feedback! I uploaded a version with some bugfixes. There is indeed another enemy type (heavy raider) and now he is able to spawn (after the asteroid field). I also fixed the bug with the despawning asteroids. Maybe you have another try?

Viper Mission One by Majadroid 2021-04-28T10:16:34Z

@pavelc Thanks a lot. I also think it's just a matter of practice. Life of a viper pilot is hard I guess. :-D

Viper Mission One by Majadroid 2021-05-08T10:25:17Z

@marcmagus @justcamh Thanks for playing and streaming.

@nikolaj I know ... me too ;-)

@cvetk0 Thanks a lot! No there isn't an end. I didn't manage to implement a boss battle against a basestar in time.

Viper Mission One by Majadroid 2021-05-10T10:37:31Z

@ausstein Thanks for taking the time to play my game. I appreciate your honest feedback.

Dikes & Polders by nsadie 2021-04-29T11:10:19Z

I like these games where the builder genre is mixed with the puzzle genre. You found an innovative game mechanic. Pretty cool. Also your graphics are very nice. The music is a bit to melancholic for me, but that's a question of taste.

Sporelunk by Brainloaf Studio 2021-04-28T11:34:04Z

Funny game, great animations. The controls felt a bit slow or wonky. But cool game with great visuals.

Selkö by Doot 2021-04-28T10:33:55Z

Nice moody entry. Could be interesting to explore more of this underwater world.

Into the Deep Web by Jon Topielski 2021-04-28T11:24:11Z

The dice mechanic and the whole battle system is great. It's a real pleasure to play.

Mycelisation by bereg 2021-04-28T11:09:04Z

Pretty nice game with a solid and fun gameplay and great amount of polish. Visuals and sound are at a high quality level. The game feels very "finished". Great work!

Mind Depths LD 48 by LittleGamer 2021-04-29T10:25:02Z

Interesting atmospheric game. I like the strange ending ;-) Worst thing was the collision detection on the walls. But I think is fixable.

The Plummet by cakts 2021-05-05T11:01:08Z

The visuals are really nice, great job. I like the idea with the flares, and the rope mechanic is great.

I have only two critic points: 1. The controls could feel a bit more tight. I don't know how to descripe - sometimes it felt like I got a bit stuck on a corner or wall. 2. The music is very repetitive and it got a bit annoying for me after a few minutes.

Deep Sweep by Dazrow 2021-04-27T19:12:28Z

I like the sound effects and how you used a well know puzzle mechanic in an interesting new way.

Oceanwork by Warrrkus 2021-04-29T10:56:33Z

Fantastic! I love the art style and the sound design. Pretty awesome job! Also the controlls feel very good. I really love it. One issue is, that it is to hard (or repetitive). The mining takes (especially in the beginning) to long, befor you can buy upgrades.

adventure of umesh by smiley405 2021-04-29T11:24:15Z

Great visuals, good choise of music. Nice gameplay. Checkpoints would have been nice. ;-)

Mullet Time by Lajbert 2021-04-28T10:27:39Z

The game itself was nice, but one thing I found really annoying: Restarting the whole game when dying and having to read the tutorial each time.

Root Deeper by BrielleY 2021-05-05T11:24:04Z

I really enjoyed your little game. Calm and relaxing, but not to trivial. I would have prefered, if the roots would have been visualized. The first few rounds I was playing, I wondered, if it is just digging and the roots grow later.

Deep in the Graveyard by AndyKSWong 2021-04-29T10:34:06Z

I like the game mechanics. Cool game with nice presentation. Could be a bit easyer at the beginning.

The Colorsmith by Jordan Ottesen 2021-04-27T20:11:42Z

Very nice puzzle mechanic an lovely music. Well done!

LD49 — Unstable

Hexworld by icxon 2021-10-06T17:49:54Z

Pretty cool game! I don't know why, but I tend to love games with a hex grid :rofl:

Hexworld by icxon 2021-10-06T18:45:34Z

@icxon I know, I also prototyped games with a hex grid. It's so much more work than a usual grid. But it's visualy so pleasant.

Candle Lights by saintheiser 2021-10-07T20:36:53Z

As many others, I got stuck on "Pass the river". Because whan I turned to pull the candle, I automatically made a step in this direction and then I was inside the light radius. The music matched the style of the game, but personally, I didn't like it so much.

Enougth of negative points, now to the pros: I like the art style. Simple, but adorable. And I liked the puzzles and the way you presented them. They were not to hard, but also not boring. Overall I good game, that I could image to play again.

Serene Stability by jharler 2021-10-05T11:42:43Z

A great game! The sound and visual design create a realy nice calm mood and relaxing atmosphere. Its an innovative gameplay with a good amount of polish. I think the game mechanics could be a bit more forgiving. Often I hit in such a good angle - but not good enough for your game.

Elemental Slime by rayriver 2021-10-08T09:10:29Z

Super cool puzzle mechanics. That makes the game unique. The art style is cute.

The lack of sound is a big problem. If there is no sound at all, every game fels very empty. Next time you should put at least an hour in adding some basic SFX. That is so important for a game!

SEXY BOOBY 95 by silkworm_sweatshop 2021-10-05T11:51:19Z

Hahaha, what a cool game. And those boobies ... :heart_eyes:

Also, a great take on the theme.

Also also, I like the included minigame. It's so responsive.

Keptin, de core is unstable! by Shigor 2021-10-07T20:46:53Z

I loved the voice acting. It was a funny game. There could have been more variety in the game mechanics, but for a compo game where the focus is being funny, I think it's okay. Great work overall.

Pivot Gun by ragtagradical 2021-10-07T11:37:44Z

Very innovative gameplay, perectly matching the theme. I also like the simple but intense music. It's a bit hard to play, but a realy good idea.

The Salatroitsk Incident by DrunkardWolf 2021-10-06T18:10:30Z

Wow amazing work, especially for a compo game. The ps1 art style works great for this genre, the visual representation and the sound design create a suitable mood. Hats off!

Nature vs. Demons by Lazzor 2021-10-07T20:14:18Z

There aren't many people who dare to develop a strategy game in a game jam. You did a good job, but next time you may change your priorities a bit. I tink less different units and less differnt environment effect would have been abseloutly okay - maybe even better, in order to keep the learning curve flat (always better in a game jam). The time gained could well be put into music and sound effects, as this is extremely important for the atmosphere of a game.

Overall, good job!

Pong-Anoid by Zapturk 2021-10-05T11:31:14Z

Multiplayer games are not the best idea for a game jam, but I played this anyway. Playing alone is a bit chaotic. The game itself is nice, but I don't see anything relied to "unstable". The sound desgin and music is simple but pleasing.

Solar Colonies by Fenderbate 2021-10-06T18:00:42Z

I realy like the gameplay mechanics and was a bit sad, that there are not more solar systems to discover and to colonice. Your game has a lot potential and I hope you keep on working on it and expanding it.

Unfairly Unstable Unfun Game by Alexthehuman2 2021-10-06T19:49:03Z

The game isn't so "unfun". I played a lot of games that were less pleasant while trying to be "fun".

Bunker Maze by Majadroid 2021-10-05T07:44:52Z

@lucas-thomaz Thank you for this hint. I fixed that problem and the web-build also works now.

Bunker Maze by Majadroid 2021-10-08T08:53:38Z

@elazulus My last games had much too "dominant" music, because I made it like I would create a song. This time, I tried to mak actual "game music", that fills the atmosphere but totally stays in the background.

Bunker Maze by Majadroid 2021-10-08T08:54:54Z

@slickramen The explosive blocks are a cool idea.

Bunker Maze by Majadroid 2021-10-08T09:00:27Z

@ollieoa @truewolves @connor-magson

In the past I also ran into the problem, that some people liked my control scheme, others didn't. I also only testplayed the desktop version, so I had never the problem with the browser. Next time, I better make a mouse only game :sweat_smile:

Bunker Maze by Majadroid 2021-10-10T10:27:34Z

@lazzor Thanks a lot!

@life-lich Under windows, alt and ctrl should be a problem. But if you want to play the web version, you may also use [SPACE] to jump and [X] to fire. I'll add this hint to the game description.

Bunker Maze by Majadroid 2021-10-10T18:03:22Z

@life-lich Thanks for coming back to my game and finishing it!

Tower of Thoughts by Erukolindo 2021-10-05T08:13:41Z

A good take on the theme! I had the problem, that I found it a bit to hard to play and that my letters somettimes got stuck in the walls. Unbenannt.PNG

Earthquake City Builder by JM Studio 2021-10-09T08:31:29Z

What a nice little city builder game. I played this longer than any other LD49 game so far. It's a great work, especially for a compo game. The music was a bit annoying, but the rest of the game was a lot of fun!

UnStable Reactor by honzapat 2021-10-07T11:47:50Z

It runs very laggy on my computer (I don't have any problems with other games). The visuals are nice, but I found the music a bit annoying.

Save the Reactor by Tvorojok 2021-10-05T07:55:28Z

You guys made a very polished game. The music is good, the sound effects match well. Your pixel art is lovely. All these details and the amount of quality - wow. And a very good interpretation of the theme.

The downside is, that it is realy hard. I didn't manage to win the game. :cry:

Snake Using Windows by Benjamin Halko 2021-10-07T19:58:10Z

Amazing idea. You nailed innovation and theme. I was also surprised, that my computer was totally okay with it. It crashed when I died, but I take this as intentional :rofl:

Morning After by Martta 2021-10-05T11:06:51Z

I love the ps1-style graphics. Your sound design is also nicely done. You had a funny idea for this theme. And your game is kind of innovative. I liked it.

Psycho-unstable Journey by KenForest 2021-10-06T18:43:26Z

A good approach for a horror game. I think it's hard to balance everthing for the right mood in such a short amount of time. You did a great job.

UNWOUND by JamesMiller 2021-10-07T20:22:35Z

Great music, cool concept with the needle. Neat visuals. Overall a great game, sadly for me, it's too hard.

Trenchmouth by Mords 2021-10-11T09:02:30Z

The atmosphere of the game is awesome, the visual style just great. Everythink looks and sounds amazing. But the gameplay is very boring. The should be much more feedback, what is happening - and there should happen much more.

Thirsty Knife by blessonhulk8 2021-10-05T10:57:37Z

Hm, I don't understand why the knifes are thirsty. And I don't see so much "unstable" stuff. As the others mentioned, the game is quite hard. The background art is nice.

Over all, the game could need some more balancing and polish.

Chronondrum by Marius.png 2021-10-07T11:53:44Z

I think you have to adjust the size of the webgl-area on your itch.io page. The game window was to small to see everything, when playing it on the website.

SteamScale by The crane 2021-10-05T08:04:21Z

I'm not able to play the game. Red screen in the browser version or error messages on the windows version (win-7). :cry:

LD51 — Every 10 seconds

Gamma Protocol by pianoman373 2022-10-07T20:16:49Z

your game is cool. You've made a great job with the music. The game ist fun to play and looks nice. I also like the auto-aiming.

autoball by torcado 2022-10-04T19:33:22Z

This game is awesome. It is so simple but so addictive. I recommend this to my friends and will come back playing it. Just perfect!

Tenjutsu by deepnight 2022-10-04T19:50:52Z

That looks so amazing. Your pixel art is great. An the karate fighting feels nice and satisfying.

Tecton Inc. by notnasiul 2022-10-07T08:07:18Z

Wow, great game. The core game loop is simple, but great fun. The look and feel of your game is great too. Amazing job!

(First game that makes me really interested in pico-8 😄)

Iridesert by homeworld 2022-10-04T17:55:50Z

I enjoyed the calm atmosphere. Your game looks, feels and plays very nice. Great work!

Negative-G by EX3D0 2022-10-06T07:20:21Z

The game mechanic fits the theme really well and you did a great job on the graphics and audio. The look and feel of the game is cool, but it's toooooooo short.

1000 Meters to Shade by PBG 2022-10-07T17:29:29Z

The grafic is really nice and the sun flare effect really cool. The music is a bit repetitive but also cool. The simple game loop matches the theme well. Great job.

Automatos by Mikushi 2022-10-04T19:06:57Z

I played this longer than I wanted to. I had really fun. The gameplay is simple but works perfect. An the music matches well!

Smack Demon by Firebelley 2022-10-04T18:29:37Z

Wow, great game, especially for making it within 12 hours. Once I figured out what to do, it was really fun to play.

Hourglass Outlaw by Ismael Rodriguez 2022-10-07T08:15:06Z

This is a good tke on the theme and an innovative idea with the hourglass. It was a little bit hard to get used to the controlls. But I understand what you've tried here. The music is engaging. Thix pixel art is simple but nice. Good job!

Call It A Day by Stenyin 2022-10-04T18:08:50Z

Cool graphics in your game. It ran a little bit laggy on my computer, don't know why.

Cursed Kingdom by Majadroid 2022-10-04T17:34:15Z

@lavendaggers @confusedsoph If you like, I could upload the solution for the levels.

@enver-arco @owca Thanks a lot. I'm happy you enjoyed it.

Cursed Kingdom by Majadroid 2022-10-05T10:26:29Z

@lavendaggers @confusedsoph There is a new zip file on the itch.io page with the solutions to each level.

@marjagil Thanks a lot. Maybe I'll put some more work into it. Because I also enjoy this project.

@chairshot-games Thanks! Yes, unfortunately it doesn't fit the theme at all. But sacrifices must be made 😉

Cursed Kingdom by Majadroid 2022-10-07T17:21:51Z

@sleepymenace I'm glad you liked it.

Cursed Kingdom by Majadroid 2022-10-18T18:19:32Z

@defilerzero @poshdan Thanks for playing and your nice comments!

@studiokraze Thanks for playing the game in the stream. You were a little bit sceptical if the art and music was made by myselft within the weekend - yes it was. Otherwise, I would have opted out these categories. And yes, the version you played is the orgiginal version, there is no post-jam-version (yet).

Snail Garbaggio by Gossian 2022-10-04T18:16:58Z

I realy cute game and the music is kind of funny. After two or three minutes the garbage stoped spaning so the game was over for me. Your game is simple, but I liked it.

Salmon Run! by werdnalt 2022-10-07T07:46:52Z

Maybe a bit to hard for me. But I love the art style the overall design of your game.

Swapwood Quest R by Saturnyoshi 2022-10-04T19:42:11Z

What a lovely implementation. The art is so nice and the music matches well in I get some nice SNES vibes with this game.

Poda Wants a Statue by Doot 2022-10-06T06:00:37Z

Great game - so polished, amazing for a game jam. The graphics, mood and sound design are so cute. The gameplay is challenging, but fair and fun! Well done guys!

HeartBeat by chromaphase 2022-10-05T17:50:44Z

The artwork and sound design is great. It gives the game an unique character.

Thwack by Jon Topielski 2022-10-06T05:41:26Z

Cool little game an it is much fun to play. The leg movement is so charming. The game looks good, sounds good, the controls feel good - very nice overall experience.

Home R.I.P.airs by JoyKangpae 2022-10-06T05:51:21Z

You made a charming little game. Two things I didn't like: 1. The lack of music. A little bit creepy music could have improved the mood immens. 2. The ending is a little bit unfair - just breaking so much that you can't fix it isn't the best way, to put an ending to the game. Maybe reaching the "morning" would have been a nicer ending.

Disco Roller by owca 2022-10-04T10:50:15Z

Could you please make a windows build? I had heavy performance issues in the browser but I would like to experience more gameplay. The music is cool and the visuals are pleasing.

Disco Roller by owca 2022-10-04T17:37:40Z

@owca Thank you. This works better for me. And thank you for your kind feedback on my game.

MineKeeper by flanne 2022-10-07T07:56:52Z

A great game idea, that needs just a little bit more balancing and polish. It was very hard to survive. But trying so, was fun! The art style and music is cute. With a little bit more content, this could be a great game also for longer play session.

10 Seconds, 9 Lives by Joe Bevis 2022-10-07T17:34:58Z

Cute art style, and good implementation of the theme and the gameplay is fun. Good job! But to be honest: I found the music a bit annoying. :-(

Scuttlebox by apLavaridge 2022-10-06T07:27:31Z

A funny little game. The grafics are simple, but they do their job. Most of the events are funny. A good little game. But to be honest: the music is annoying.

ENDOOR by YakovDavis 2022-10-04T18:02:41Z

Wow, great game. Nice gameplay, cool mood. I enjoyed this game a lot.

Torquemada, Heretic Slayer by Kostas Nik 2022-10-04T18:53:45Z

I love the dark mood and the fireball attack is very satisfying. Cool game!

LD53 — Delivery

Game Genie: Crunch Time by LandoSystems 2023-05-03T18:53:07Z

Ehm ... interesting ;-) You absolutly stand out with your style and gameplay. As written by other players, everything was bit confusing and chaotic. But maybe this is it what makes the game charming.

Parcel Blaster 2099 by graebor 2023-05-02T10:18:51Z

This is a awesome game. It creates such an excitement. The "punchy" music combined with that great camera movement makes the game very engaging. I love it. LD-gold.

Mad Meow: Purriosa's Panic by Strega 2023-05-02T10:54:06Z

Combining a kind of tower defense game with moving cars is a cool idea. The graphic looks great. Maybe a smoother movement would be more fun to play. It felt like the vehicles are stuck to some invisible column.

Boxbrawl Delivery by Cruise Elroy 2023-05-02T10:09:41Z

I love the vibe of game. The sound and graphics give me some really nostalgic feelings. And it was really fun to play. Great work!

Banish Pit by Firebelley 2023-05-03T17:56:19Z

The grafic and sound is great and - as usual ;) - you came up with a nice gameplay idea (I follow you now for a while on itch). Having to jump for punching makes the controls a bit difficult. But I think this is on purpose?

What I didn't like: Please include some Input (ESC) so I can leave the game without using the task manager.

The Pigeon Post Principle by cassowary 2023-05-02T10:35:15Z

Fantastic game! The music is great. The graphics are simple but beautyful. You did a great job with the puzzle-design - not too easy, not too hard - solving them was very satisfying.

There was only one thing I didn't like: When the "level-finished-music" interrupted the cool main music after each level.

Dungeonfalls by Majadroid 2023-05-01T15:36:36Z

@yizao This mechanic is introduced in level 3.

@jared-lomangino Thanks.

Dungeonfalls by Majadroid 2023-05-01T19:58:43Z

@moebiusmeow Thanks a lot. I'm happy you liked it.

Dungeonfalls by Majadroid 2023-05-04T17:29:36Z

@saviqq @tim-sims I should have made it more obvious, but in the pause menu, there is a rest / retry button. The problem is, that in the web-build ESC is used to quit fullscreen, so the player have to press it two times. I knew this problem and with more time I would have made a better solution.

Dungeonfalls by Majadroid 2023-05-20T07:12:27Z

@tenlki Thank you for your kind words.

Drone Delivery Despair by KenForest 2023-05-03T18:41:27Z

Wow, you created such an amazing atmosphere. The visuals work really great. I love it. And storywise it is deep enough for a game jam game. One of the best games I've seen here so far. The only little downside is, that the main game loop feels a bit repetitive - but, hey, that's the way a drone's life is ;)

You've got a new follower ;)

The Night Witches by Kultuk 2023-05-03T18:08:34Z

Good job, great game. I really enjoyed playing it. I could imgagin coming back and playing again, if you add more level. The concept is really fun. The effects and music matches the mood very well.

Manucci's Pizza Hunt by Jona Scheidig 2023-05-02T09:06:55Z

Nice game, the pixel art and the sound design is great. I like the fun and bright mood.

For me the difficulty was a bit high. I think, having to aim with the mouse for such a short ranged melee attack isn't the best solution. Maybe just attacking in the walk direction may work better.