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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
202148Deeper and deeperYermakjam3543.863.523.733.724.442.754.24
202046Keep it aliveKeep, Calm!compo2103.773.783.973.744.364.093.35
201637One roomErnő & Rubïjam1213.872.914.213.584.602.514.0779
201534Two Button Controls / GrowingTeenage Antlersjam9102.843.323.374.1039
201533You are the MonsterMornings of a Seventeen Year-Old Girljam873.873.233.863.754.273.413.86100
201532An Unconventional WeaponWhere Is Your Gun Now, Mr. Chekhov?jam184.153.733.904.414.274.224.35100
201431Entire Game on One ScreenOwls Ever Afterjam1493.692.773.843.854.432.983.8398
201430Connected WorldsWhere Are Your Friends Tonightjam5153.022.453.463.383.561.402.443.2386
201429Beneath the SurfaceAnd the Moment Is Gonejam893.713.194.193.463.653.153.263.89100

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Comments by Maniulo

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

Last Dive by Gabriel 2014-05-16T20:17:00

Amazing game. Very intersting mechanics and a captivating story, although I didn't like the narrative itself - I think the dialogues could've been written better. Anyway, great work!

Sprites.CSV: Cute,Snuggly,Versatile by awppy 2014-05-04T18:31:00

I don't like platformers, but the concept behind this is great. I wish there were more levels, really interesting what else could be done with this mechanic.

Safety Blanket by SimonLarsen 2014-04-28T20:34:00

Great game! Story of my life (without the tentacles, though).

Space Diggers by 7elephants 2014-04-29T17:12:00

Excellent game! I will be checking on my evil mining corporation once in while.

Dig Hard by petey123567 2014-05-11T10:11:00

So fun!

Get The Bone by kasarun 2014-05-02T19:45:00

Oh my god, why all the dog-and-bone-related games in this jam are so sad. Very addictive, though.

Infantile Oceanic Feeling by andreimarks 2014-04-30T19:11:00

Astonishing game. I think I've managed to build a self-sustaining ecosystem on all but the deepest level.

The Oceanographers: Trouble in the Deep by dremelofdeath 2014-04-30T19:48:00

Loved the music, and the alarming sound really sets the mood.

SubChase by theplotlessplot 2014-05-04T18:01:00

Very addictive, and very tightly designed - I like how all the systems work together. Both being below and going over the surface have their advantages, as well as both moving a lot to evade the mines and staying on one line to fight the moster, etc. I didn't like the graphics, but the ambient music was great.

Overall, this is a very strong entry, congratulations!

Substratum by Ian MacLarty 2014-05-17T22:15:00

Wow. Didn't want to play this at first since I'm not a big fun of puzzle/platformer games, but this game is just great. The mood is great, the mechanics are great, not overly long; one of the best in this LD for me.

A Happy Place by Woftles 2014-05-16T20:22:00

So good!

A Day in the Life by iambored2006 2014-04-30T10:13:00

I think this is the most interesting experimental game in this jam. Thanks!

Beneath the Humans by Frederico Raiss 2014-04-30T12:55:00

OK, I can't understand what's going there, but I do like how the illustration and the lighting set up the mood of this game.

Deep Descent by sirdorius 2014-05-17T18:11:00

Interesting game, I think it'd much better if you could tell which teleporter goes up and which goes down; in all my playthorughs I kept returning to the top level by mistake instead of keeping going deeper.

Hero Arcade Edition by Hyoga-3D 2014-04-29T13:10:00

Great camera work, and very nice game overall!

Blackwald Forest by RevelBase 2014-04-30T19:24:00

Very nice idea, but the controls seemed kind of clunky. Maybe optional keyboard controls could work better.

May I help you? by flavio 2014-04-29T12:08:00

Nice! Would love to play a full version.

Vaults Inc by Bruno Massa 2014-04-30T16:11:00

Same here, couldn't run it although Unity web player is installed.

Beneath by AGDG_REJECT 2014-04-29T05:50:00

Nice concept.

Under the Vinegar by Dailydo 2014-04-30T18:25:00

Art is great, but couldn't get it to sleep either. Maybe in a post-jam version?

Sewer Rat Racer by Robber 2014-04-29T16:03:00

Nice game, I wish the rats could go faster.

The Fields by ryangatts 2014-04-30T18:38:00

What a beautiful game. The lost bunnies will be remembered.

The Moustache Rebellion by bunkovsky 2014-04-29T17:24:00

Nice game. The hero looks like a cossack!

Goat Guzzler by rorycooke 2014-05-02T19:39:00

Love the art style!

Beneath the Surface by FistBumpGames 2014-04-30T09:15:00

Insanely hard, which is kinda fun; but the skeletons hiding behind the dark areas (or should I say beneath the surface?) and killing you there are just not fair. Stopping to hit and dodging looks unreasonable, the only way I could beat at least some of those skeletons are by running and hitting simultaneously.

Going Down by ThisIsDave 2014-04-29T14:15:00

Ha, I feel your pain on collision detection! Not being implement it is a great reason for not doing just regular platformer games and trying do more experimental stuff. Good luck with your next games!

Nevermind by MokuJin 2014-04-30T13:14:00

Funny idea, good luck with your next game!

And the Moment Is Gone by Mike Mezhenin 2014-04-28T11:17:00

Pierrec,
The subway sound recording and the font are not mine. Thanks for reminding me to put a proper credit for them!

And the Moment Is Gone by Mike Mezhenin 2014-04-28T15:28:00

local minimum, I thought about that too, and that's probably the first thing I'd change given more time.

On the other hand, since all of this game is just a fantasy in a troubled boy's head, I'm not surprised he's only making up her responses to his lines.

And the Moment Is Gone by Mike Mezhenin 2014-05-01T08:27:00

hyoko, the point of the game was to show how he tries different combinations of an imaginary conversation in his head, over and over; so every new conversation after a black screen is effectively a new scenario in his head - so the girl doesn't 'remember' anything from the previous playthroughs.

And the Moment Is Gone by Mike Mezhenin 2014-05-01T09:35:00

VictoryGarden, thanks for the feedback! I appreciate such a thoughtful response.
Yes, I was thinking about simulation of personality traits, but wasn't able to do that in time, so I had to scratch that and replace them with the guy's random thoughts about 'what he thinks she wants to hear'.
This does lead to a situation when we have to say something intelligent one turn, and on the next turn intelligent response is not what she wants to hear which causes her to call us the nerd. This could seem random, but I prefer to think of this as a poor's guy not actually knowing how a real girl would react to his lines - remember, all this dialogues are just scenarios he's running in his head. Maybe I should've stressed that better.

And the Moment Is Gone by Mike Mezhenin 2014-05-13T08:10:00

joe40001, sorry, but you didn't win. Even if you managed to get her number, there was a black-thought screen saying that this is just a scenario in the boy's head ("This couldn't have happened" or something like that). :P

And the Moment Is Gone by Mike Mezhenin 2014-05-14T10:35:00

mortus, no, the only ending you can get is a black screen with a more (bad ending) or less (good ending) depressing thought. I didn't have time (or skill, for that matter) to make proper animations. :)

Ripple by saiato 2014-05-09T19:17:00

Wow, that was surreal. Would've loved to play more, it's a pity the game is so short.

Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick by shyupuff 2014-05-12T18:43:00

My record is 2 murdered marshmallows. The only way to actually slain them was to get them cornered.

Underline by eufrik 2014-04-30T07:30:00

I love the idea! Figuring it out does take some time though. Maybe showing the player some part of the upper world obstacle (like a lantern in a dark room) when he first bumps into it would be a nice tutorial.

NerVS by nhieu 2014-04-30T08:18:00

Nice concept and unusual, but interesting gameplay. More than several times I forgot to commit a sequence after I've already reached the brain, which was kind of frustrating. BTW, You should probably write the game rules here on the LD page as well, right now they are hard to find at the bottom of the page.

The Westport Independent by Double Zero One Zero 2014-04-29T05:18:00

Really great!

Hey, you!! by Crocanti de Pollo 2014-05-02T19:17:00

Such a nice idea for a game set in the undergroud. Also, the train interior is really neat!

Trapped Under Ice by geounknown 2014-04-28T19:49:00

Oh my god, this seal is so cute! Especially when she's short on air!

The Loudest Ballerina by whalebot 2014-05-17T22:23:00

So fun! Although I kept mixing up yellow and green lights.

Killer Without Color by GlowingSnail 2014-04-30T13:09:00

Those poor, tasty seals. There's so much fun in hunting them, I couldn't resist.

Rabbit Hole by XrXr 2014-04-29T05:47:00

Nice bunny/bird drawing style! In my opinion, the game would look much better and be more stylish if the ground was hand-drawn as well instead of being just general-looking ground.

What was the feature that got cut?

Airport Security Screener by SevenKingdomsSurvivors 2014-04-29T16:15:00

Cool game, but a list of fordbidden items would be useful.

Gravity by jsmars 2014-04-29T06:42:00

So fun! 230 is my personal best, I'll be seriously working on getting into the top-5.

SPACESHIP WIZARD by biscuitdough 2014-04-30T08:01:00

Surprisingly fun and addictive!

Where Is My Bone? by Ellian 2014-04-30T13:29:00

Oh my god, this is brilliant!

Tainted Pineapples by MisterDerek2 2014-04-29T12:21:00

I died mid-air too, with 29 pineapples in my hands and throwing dynamite all over the place. What a cool way to die.

LD30 — Connected Worlds

APOLLO by graebor 2014-08-26T23:29:00

This is SO cool. I'd probably buy this for a tablet!

Solar Supply by Josh Riley 2014-08-26T07:47:00

Great gameplay. I didn't see at first how fun this would be from first couple of levels, but with new mechanics being introduced every couple of minutes the game kept me playing for a while.

I Must See You by Split82 2014-09-15T18:29:00

Great game, but I didn't like the controls. Maybe moving one cube with LMB and another one with RMB (instead of clicking all the time to switch between them) would help. Also, I wish I could move the cube to any distant place instead of just a neighbour square.

Orbit by Noah Ratcliff 2014-08-26T07:36:00

Nice game, but learning curve didn't work for me - first several levels were too easy, but after that I was stuck at every level for several minutes. Well, maybe it's just that I suck at puzzles.

Saturday Night Symbiosis by Pierrec 2014-08-26T08:11:00

Oh my, this is so good! I love the characters, and the gaming/drinking party we had with them is like the best party ever. I expect myself to replay this a lot.

On the edge of Earth: 5000 by Hypnohustla 2014-08-27T17:25:00

I went flying into space, and it was beautiful.

1492 by Hexadecima1 2014-09-10T16:04:00

One time I had to drop some supplies at the end of the world, gained 447 food rations instead and then died of starvation two days later.
Anyway, so fun!

Panel Galaxy by Colorvade 2014-09-09T20:26:00

This is great, although balancing is definitely needed. I've found an axe and a sword at the beginning of the game and successfully fought monsters until my weapons broke; after that I've died pretty soon since I didn't encounter any more loot.

Also, leaving the tiles on the map and disabling them after we left would probably be nicer than erasing them - that way, we'd see a map of our adventures, and maybe some nice tactical decisions about tiles placement will be added.

Anyway, awesome concept.

The World Within by Oxeren 2014-09-10T17:50:00

Nice graphics, but it was too hard for me.

Planetary Marriage Counseling by WeaselZone 2014-09-09T20:33:00

Definitely the funniest game of the jam!

Superdimensional by PixelMind 2014-09-15T18:41:00

Probably the best game in the compo. Just awesome.

Stock Exchange by ded 2014-09-10T14:30:00

Really fun and innovative concept.

Hold Please by AndyGusto 2014-09-09T18:54:00

This is so awesome. I wonder if something bigger can be done from this. Mini-storylines from the callers, maybe? Oh, and yeah, sounds!

The Pike by VulpineGames 2014-09-09T19:38:00

Great idea! I'd love to play a big game with voodoo controls.

Tin Can Internet by fserb 2014-09-10T17:48:00

Awesome! 228 planets now have cats, I'm proud of myself.

Northlonde by Martins 2014-08-26T22:56:00

Art/design is amazing.

United Nanolytics Knowledge Vault by chas 2014-09-10T16:44:00

So addictive. 580k points!

LD31 — Entire Game on One Screen

Super Snow Girl by Christina Antoinette Neofotistou 2014-12-10T18:01:00

Snow powers are awesome! Also, nice art style.

Peter Padder Pauleypop by pjchardt 2014-12-09T19:49:00

A beautiful experience.

Limberjacks by sandbaydev 2014-12-09T20:27:00

This tree seriously wins the game. Awesome.

Off Screen by Bogden 2014-12-10T08:15:00

That was fun! Stopped after several Onslaught restarts as well.

Moonlit Crawlers by Otrora Games 2014-12-09T15:13:00

It took some time to figure out that I could double-jump. Got really hard after the third kind of enemies appeared.

Owls Ever After by Mike Mezhenin 2014-12-10T18:06:00

Taldius, yeah, audio/visual feedback is a thing that got cut out due to the lack of time. As for the progression - there are little dark markings on the radio that let you know if you still have something to do in those years.

Owls Ever After by Mike Mezhenin 2014-12-14T15:18:00

@LTyrosine, wow, thanks for playing! As for the cat - we hope he went away to look for adventures.

Snowman Assassin by aDFP 2014-12-09T15:26:00

I feel terrible for killing baby snowmen.

Ninja Rain by fuzzalicious 2014-12-10T17:20:00

Fun, but it's a pity you can't kill other ninjas.

The Aardvark and the Manatee by Sanguine 2014-12-09T20:59:00

The world needs more games like this.

Sweet Honey Bear by Larry 2014-12-09T16:41:00

Great screen layout idea, but the bees are too damn hard.

Forsaken by sarfish 2014-12-13T20:35:00

This is so good.

Go Out Screen by allanolivei 2014-12-09T15:57:00

I agree with @hollowspecter - I needed to look at the screenshots to realize that I could jumpas well.

Love the graphic style!

OS literally by BCasaleiro 2014-12-11T19:54:00

1. You totally need a restart button if you have a hardcore platformer
2. If you build a web version for your game, you should probably upload it to some site like gamejolt, or host it on Google Drive so that people can run it from the browser, without downloading the files

Harpoon Raccoon by mahu 2014-12-12T16:55:00

So fun!

Houston, We've Got a Problem by MrBadIvan 2014-12-14T20:34:00

11145 data, wohoo! I would definitely play a full version of this, so addicting.

You Are Lost by farwyler 2014-12-10T18:52:00

Very intense, but there're way too many wolves. I never made it further than a second campfire.

Get Bigger! by admix 2014-12-09T15:02:00

Is it okay that I can go off scree- oh, nevermind. It's fun and nice-looking, too bad it's so short.

RIZUMUDEKATTO by EquipeJAM 2014-12-10T17:29:00

Really hard to understand at what exact moment you need to strike, but it's fun when you figure it out. ALso, I'd make an instant restart button after game over, it's not cool to wait 10 seconds and press several buttons just to play it again.

Mutatoons by kingpirux 2014-12-09T16:35:00

So adorable!

FergusonTV by FergusonTV 2014-12-10T11:14:00

Great idea, my favourite from the jam so far. Thanks!

Ragtown by indie4fun 2014-12-10T17:02:00

Pretty, interesting and fun! Great game.

Ember by geckojsc 2014-12-09T19:27:00

So cool, I think I found all the secrets! One question though - what is supposed to happen when you break the Illuminati triangle? The log says "AIRHORN.WAV", but I think it's the name of the secret song from the other item... Hmm.

Hunt The Yeti by Elisée and friends 2014-12-09T20:45:00

I love how much little details affect the gameplay. Very fun and addictive!

Orion by feiss 2014-12-10T17:14:00

OK, I think this is the first LD game that I scored five stars in each category. Wow.

Owl'd Hurricrash by BarrensZeppelin 2014-12-10T19:00:00

TWENTY THREE HELL YES.
Although I didn't get how the orange bar is refilled.

The Rose Processor by Simon 2014-12-15T16:26:00

Wow, this is awesome! My head kinda hurts after playing it, but still!

LD32 — An Unconventional Weapon

Mable: The Journey by tripleVisionGames 2015-05-11T10:45:00

If this game doesn't win I don't know which one should.

Hide 'n Squeak by TijmenTio 2015-04-21T15:13:00

So creeeepy.

Victorian Era Linguistics Training Manual by DrHahn 2015-05-07T19:43:00

This is very confusing, but dash my wig was it also a great game.

Snow Cones by Mechamew 2015-04-24T15:17:00

This is the most adorable thing I've seen in ages.

Braids by luizgama 2015-04-21T01:49:00

I get 403 Forbidden instead of the embedded game. Please fix, this looks promising!

LD33 — You are the Monster

I Spy (A Ghost!) by OmarShehata 2015-08-27T18:25:00

Fun game! Loved the graphics. Had the same issue with Enter beng treated as a character on Mozilla (worked OK on Chrome).

Power Went Out At The Dinner Party by fepark 2015-08-29T14:58:00

Oh man, that was hilarious.

Squid Pro Quo by TijmenTio 2015-08-27T20:26:00

Wow, those animations are super-fluid. Good game, although a hard one.

Geminis by Ludipe 2015-08-26T19:52:00

Creepy as hell.

The trailer and the characters look like they came from an old adventure game; I would love to play a game like that. Didn't like the gameplay, but it's just me not liking puzzles; otherwise great entry!

The Fighting Pits by iamtalin 2015-08-29T13:39:00

Dropbox link shows 404 error.

Cataphilla by Pomb 2015-08-29T09:42:00

Just wow. Two things I'd change: make music transition more smooth after eating a beat pip, and make the caterpillar boost for a moment after eating a grow pip, so that flying through the Galaxy culd be even more awesome.

What a great game.

Starvin' Sasquatch by GertJohnny 2015-08-26T16:41:00

Cuteness overload.

This Is My Costume by Harrison Barton 2015-08-29T13:36:00

Would definitely play a longer version of this, even if they'd spent next 45 minutes discussing a Buffy episode. Great atmosphere and art.

The Loved Ones by Stending 2015-08-29T15:04:00

This is a very good game. Please let me know if you do a post-jam version!

The Monster Files by Literal Games 2015-08-28T16:12:00

Holy sh~t, first boss fight was really unexpeceted! Awesome game, one of the best I've played so far.

Mornings of a Seventeen Year-Old Girl by Mike Mezhenin 2015-08-25T16:45:00

@Headmade, it's about feeling like a freak monster every time you look in the mirror. You know, the usual teenager stuff.

Mornings of a Seventeen Year-Old Girl by Mike Mezhenin 2015-08-26T06:18:00

@Pierrec, I was thinking about doing a proper endgame with different outcomes, but time constraints hit me hard (obviously); but I guess the message worked fine without it, so it's probably for the better.

Death of a Lich by managore 2015-08-27T07:05:00

Nice to see a not-platformer from you. Make more games like this one please – it's always interesting to see what people come up with when they experiment with genres.

Good game, as always; I'm still working on the 20 souls task, though.

The Hook by Kavehes 2015-08-25T10:17:00

A friendly tip: you should put everything in one zip archive, otherwise it's won't be possible to download for people without Google Drive.

Character design and animation of the Hook are awesome. Unfortunately I couldn't solve the mystery because I fell off the kitchen after I've already gathered all the evidence. Well, maybe some other time.

Meet the Monsta by Schrodinger Games 2015-08-28T17:06:00

All perfect fives. Great game, sirs.

A battle for the graveyard by Yamzho 2015-08-26T16:31:00

Skeleton, fight!

(BTW, Slender feels unbalanced - maybe if each teleportation gave you some health or other bonus the character would be more useful).

Chamberland by Ivan Sukhanov 2015-08-25T07:25:00

Screenshots look great, but the download link is invalid and leads to the Dropbox home page.

You are the Monster by Beau Lamb 2015-08-29T13:24:00

It's a pity you weren't able to finish it during the jam. Customization is very neat, and even the village screen is pretty. I can see how this could be an interesting game. Great prototype, very impressive if it's your first one.

inktvis by Sanguine 2015-08-27T20:29:00

This is the best tentacle game in this jam.

DRUMSTER by SoulGame 2015-08-27T19:42:00

Oh man, I love drumming games although I'm infinitely bad at them. Great art and music!

R-ADIUS by MrTwister 2015-08-26T18:04:00

Great genre deconstruction, although a bit too hard - I think having minions making at least some damage early in the game would make it much more rewarding.

Monsters vs. Aliens by tweedle 2015-08-26T16:22:00

Alien design is super-cool, but the game was too hard for my taste.

Nimble by Lynx 2015-08-28T20:17:00

20.528, oh yes.
Cool game. Maybe you should've incorporated the scare in the final result somehow; like, minimum amount of scare required to complete the level?

The Monster Way by Nomys_Tempar 2015-08-26T16:07:00

Good writing, superb illustrations. This is the first Ludum Dare text game I've ever finished (and replayed two times).

Undercowver by PixelStuff 2015-08-28T17:35:00

Hm, I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong, but any action instantly raises the sound warning to 100%, so I'm catched shortly afterwards. Also even a short press on left/right moves the saucer half across the screen, so it's almost impossible to aim at the cows.

Anyway, the style of the game is great, but honestly I just don't seem to understand how to play it.

#16 by dragseal 2015-08-28T21:11:00

This was weird and claustrophobic; the lighting gave me the Dogville feeling. Is there a way to pass the third level? Tried seemingly everything I could.

Investigator and the Case of the Red Herring by constancecchen 2015-08-28T18:02:00

Oh my god, this is so super-awesome, and no comments? Best adventure/detective game in the jam so far, good work! (The twist was totally unexpected and jaw-dropping BTW).

You Are The (Loch Ness) Monster! by architect404 2015-08-26T16:48:00

Surprisingly fun to play! I loved how the tourists actually come back to the bus after the tour finishes, and the fact that they act surprised when you escape from the shot. Good game!

-=SPACE RAM=- by nicksantan 2015-08-29T15:39:00

It became fun when I finally understood the controls, but gravity of the big red planet (or is it the sun?) always got me in the end.

Sim Jong Un by f2jason 2015-08-26T17:02:00

Wow, this game is cool on so many levels. One of the best for me so far!

The Deep by retromaze 2015-08-28T19:19:00

Great art and animations, fun gameplay, although a bit buggy - more than one time I fell down in the abyss or stuck because couldn't enter any doors. But anyway, good game!

Photographer by skarik 2015-08-29T14:13:00

You probably should make the item panel more visible, I didn't notice while I was playing the first time. Good that I looked at the screenshots before rating it. That's a really cool concept, I loved taking beatiful pictures near the crystals covered in blood.

MonsterLab by backlashblues 2015-08-26T18:16:00

Nice first entry, congrats!

iMonster by chkkll 2015-08-26T18:42:00

I'll be another person to comment that the game feels awesome.

BLACKFESK by LeClaw 2015-08-26T15:31:00

This was super-fun! Liked the infinite number of submarines hiding in the deep.

Ubix's Undersized Breakout by HeliosStudio 2015-08-29T09:18:00

Nice game! I loved the character design. Could've used a better camera control, though.

Freaky Feeding Frenzy by UndergroundPixel 2015-08-29T09:25:00

Interesting concept! I didn't read the description before playing so I was actually surprised after the twist happened.

LD37 — One room

13 jellyfish by Four Quarters 2016-12-15T15:37:00

So addictive!

Andi's Moving Company by babyjeans 2016-12-16T13:47:00

Frustratingly good.

Room Builder by peredm 2016-12-14T15:26:00

Yeah, I agree with everyone above - this game is super hard; I only managed to fix a couple of holes. I think you should at least disable enemy spawning from a hole that is being repaired.

Otherwise, fun & addictive!

Oh Dear, where are my keys? by clerg0 2016-12-14T14:03:00

Great idea, one of the most original ones I've seen in this jam.

Emmett's Workshop by misaghDroid 2016-12-14T11:41:00

Fun game!

Roombiks Cube by fwishtokgy 2016-12-13T13:30:00

A shout out to a fellow one-room-as-a-rubik's-cube developer! :)

It would be interesting to see how it'd play out if the player and the stairs also rotated with the cube (thinking about Inception-style physics).

General Room by jeroenwimmers 2016-12-14T14:46:00

Oh my. All perfect fives!

The Painted Lady by Verz 2016-12-15T14:27:00

OK, no need to play other games, nothing better to be found.

The Chinese Room by Pierrec 2016-12-14T16:22:00

That feeling when you realize that you have to blink, oh boy. Great idea! Out of my first 10 retries (three out of which ended with laser-beaming my mother) I managed to get out of there alive and find out the Triad Head's identity. It feels like the introductory thing in the beginning is too long; also, I more reactions for weird behaviour would be cool.

One Gogh by DMinsky 2016-12-14T12:18:00

So beautiful! Would've played the hell out of a big game with graphic style like this.

(Also, you probably should've opted-out of audio category if you didn't write the music.)

Horror Rush Saga by larles 2016-12-14T15:31:00

I wasn't prepared for this.

Elevator Panic! by Wefiends 2016-12-14T11:46:00

Nice idea, but I think it'd work better if it was more challenging from the beginning.

One Broom by SbstnC 2016-12-15T14:24:00

What a great game! Art style is wonderful, a mix of old soviet kids books in backgrounds and minimalist yet stylish characters; great interpretation of the theme, surprisingly challenging gameplay, and a funny tale. One of the best games I've seen among 50 games I've played so far.

Detective Noword and the case of the floor tiles by dunin 2016-12-13T14:19:00

This game is hilarious, but too hard for me. Could you please add a link to a walk-through?

Detective Noword and the case of the floor tiles by dunin 2016-12-14T17:13:00

Thanks for the walkthrough! I swear I tried this order but it didn't work for me before. Welp, I guess I'm not a good detective after all.

Also, please do not change the text. Reading the monologues with a weird accent when we played your game together with my wife made it even more fun.

Behind The Wallpaper by LeafThief 2016-12-14T16:35:00

Great atmosphere and visuals, as always.
Is there more than one ending?

Correct Color by gogo199432 2016-12-14T14:17:00

That food looked really tasty.

Rubi's Room by Davision 2016-12-13T13:27:00

A shout out to a fellow one-room-as-a-rubik's-cube developer! Nice game. :) Did you decide not to implement Rubik's cube rules 100% accurate on purpose?

Rubi's Room by Davision 2016-12-14T04:33:00

@Davision, actually I meant what Mouch said Mouch - you don't rotate whole sides when you rotate the border rows. Asking this because I almost forgot to implement it myself, but when I did I had to cut it because it made my game ten times harder.

Tiny House by ChatPion 2016-12-14T11:57:00

An interesting take on the sokoban/15-puzzle genre, and very nice pixel art graphics.

Booking Mama by Dege 2016-12-13T13:47:00

Great game, very addictive and polished!

Gun Shop Loadout by Green Soda 2016-12-15T05:22:00

Great top-down shooter! I loved the fact that survivors were able shoot zombies on the way out.

Insecticide by meownsk 2016-12-14T15:35:00

It looked very good, but unfortunately bad aiming made the game almost unplayable.

Space Captive by negativice 2016-12-14T15:04:00

Oh man. This game is hard as nails, I felt like Sandra Bullock in Gravity. Loved being able to use oxygen as propulsion (that didn't save me, of course).

cubica woo by image/31 2016-12-13T12:16:00

This one looks cool, but the rules are not really clear. Is it possible to lose points? Should I capture 'clean' territory, or should I focus on re-capturing other players' territory? Is there any incentive to reset by hitting the wall? It feels like it could be a very good competitive game if the rules are refined.

LD46 — Keep it alive

You're Invited! by Ellian 2020-04-23T20:48:00Z

Talking to people is a bit wonky, but you never really have the time to do that anyway.

Otherwise, perfect. You guys should win in like at least three categories.

Keep, Calm! by Maniulo 2020-04-21T09:12:31Z

@nathan123 yeah, sorry about that - thought about it and didn't have time to implement this properly (would require detecting the layout and drawing different letter names on the keep).

i guess you could still play though, it's just that it would be even more frustrating?

Keep, Calm! by Maniulo 2020-04-21T09:31:03Z

@parahunter Look at the letters on the keep - and hit whichever looks forward.

Keep, Calm! by Maniulo 2020-04-22T10:30:32Z

@jin9310 Thanks for the review! The game definitely could use a bit of balancing, since losing the letters makes it harder to play, making it more frustrating for the new players. In the state the Keep is on your screenshot, I would not be able to complete the game myself. :)

Keep, Calm! by Maniulo 2020-04-22T10:31:43Z

@zillix Congrats! I had my doubts that anyone but me could finish it, I think you may be the first to do it. :)

Keep, Calm! by Maniulo 2020-04-23T21:12:06Z

@ithildin Thanks a lot and congrats on finishing it! I do feel your pain ha-ha, my hand definitely hurts after 2 days of play testing this thing.

As for the wreckage, I was thinking about making a 'game over' if your keep is broken too much, but decided against it since the game is already punishing as it is.

Keep, Calm! by Maniulo 2020-04-30T22:28:14Z

@ondrasej Thanks for playing! The controls are kind of the point – there's a certain rhythm to them that allows to beat the game pretty easily, but it does take some patience. I can see how it can be not for everyone (I don't usually play these kind of games myself, but for some reason keep making them.)

The Keep! It's Alive! by minibobbo 2020-04-30T12:04:18Z

Nice take on the pun, had a similar idea myself. :) Great animations and really innovative gameplay. Would love to see some enemies that tried to damage the keep.

Zen Watering by Gao Ming 2020-04-23T19:15:32Z

Hell yeah I'm calm now!!

Seriously though, one of my favorites so far. The plant moving was a really nice touch!

Aviarium by AidanMarkham 2020-04-23T21:47:36Z

I don't have any constructive feedback, I simply love everything about this game.

Keep Away by infinitycore 2020-04-21T20:33:53Z

Haha, nice to see someone else to use the same pun for the game idea! Nice gameplay, pity I can't play it in co-op mode, I imagine it's much better that way; probably could've used an AI companion? Found a good strategy of getting the enemies follow me only to get killed under the fire of their own keep.

ADRENA-LINE by managore 2020-04-20T21:14:34Z

28!

Interstellar Connection by celia14 2020-05-05T22:30:50Z

Oh wow, this is so sleek and fun!

Hungry Monster by JOrbits 2020-04-20T21:20:41Z

Such an awesome idea!

The Camp by randdir 2020-04-21T20:07:39Z

Very atmospheric already, but I think adding some text description of the events that happened overnight would add to the mood (and also help understand the stats better than just looking at the bare SUP/INF numbers).

Spotted by filgreen3 2020-04-20T22:32:55Z

Poor robot, you would be free if you hadn't got stuck on a wall, with legs too short to reach the floor.

Seriously though, great idea and visuals. Feel stupid for missing the rule about losing the energy in the tutorial, the game became much better when I finally got it.

Ice Ice Baby by Fabrizio Spadaro 2020-04-20T16:41:51Z

So hard! Could use a couple of easier levels in the beginning. Otherwise, nice entry!

Outta Juize by Kiln 2020-04-21T20:42:03Z

Very stylish! I loved the unconventional control scheme - it really made me think strategically and consider every key press. Took a bit to get the battery thing straight away (I don't think spacebar is ever mentioned anywhere?). Also, "purchase new guns for your arsenal" - is that actually in the game?

Outta Juize by Kiln 2020-04-21T21:29:16Z

NP, I guess it's time for me to replay and look at the shop then. :) (You should probably add the controls to the Ludum Dare page as well though.)

Running Old Game On Windows 10 Simulator 2020 by Kszaku 2020-04-21T22:00:28Z

Oh my god, I didn't expect to like this so much. Perfect fives all over.

Rhythm Rifles by BlakeGameDev 2020-04-23T18:55:31Z

112.PNG Yesss! Super fun game. I wish some parts of the song were faster so that I would've had to switch between different tempos (and also had a chance to clear a lot of the enemies).

Blokrok by VerttiXPertti 2020-04-23T19:50:21Z

Quite fun indeed and unlike anything I've seen so far. I love how the cage makes you play less cautiously. A pity that you don't get points for throwing the stones out of the screen with powerful swings.

Mis Vacas by sodap 2020-04-24T20:35:50Z

So good! These shootouts really make you feel like you are in a western.

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

deepr by phi 2021-04-30T21:52:03Z

Oh my God this is genius. Would love to select a background for each quote as well and an option to show me a random quote, but otherwise perfect.

Falling Dwarf by Garywiss 2021-05-01T19:00:20Z

It's incredibly satisfying to plummet several hundreds meters down to skip the easier platforms. Didn't expect that returning back will not be just a quick teleport to the surface, using the rocket was super fun as well. I'd probably add more coins suspended in the air so that you'd get more to do when you are going up.

Everything else apart from gameplay is also pretty solid, great entry overall!

Yermak by Maniulo 2021-05-04T14:32:29Z

@gaming-night Yeah, the game used to explicitly say GO TO THE EAST but that got cut at some point and I forgot to add the hint back. It's funny that it reminded you of Don't Starve because my main point of reference was exploration part in Civ games, but I guess the end result does have more in common with Don't Starve, lol.

The Fall by sawtan 2021-05-02T20:03:44Z

Very unique take on the theme! Loved the progression between levels, could use a bit more variety in enemies though. Breaking your sword as a punishment for being hit is a cool mechanic!

The Squeaky Affair by bmacintosh 2021-05-03T08:05:48Z

Hm, interesting...

This is super cool, nothing to criticize really. I wonder if you could potentially pull off a real(ish) detective story with these mechanics if you put more details in each clue/pin, and then get several twists each time you go deeper.

Fathomless by superjai 2021-04-29T21:40:41Z

Nice game, fun and good looking! Would probably be cool to have some fish that you have to avoid instead of catch.

Depths by irwatts 2021-04-30T21:09:48Z

Looks and sounds great, nice job for just 1 day! Would love to be actually explore all these caverns.

Total Eclipse Of The Heart - vol.02 by FcValise 2021-05-01T22:27:20Z

Did not figure out the goal on my own, had to read the comments. Great idea! Loved how surrealistic it looks when you look from the door frames 2 levels higher.

Dream of the Glowing Umbrella by ristoretto 2021-04-28T21:13:12Z

Really loved the ambience! Together with graphics (which gave off kind of nostalgic vibes of old ZX games to me) it really sells the dream setting. Jumping mechanics are cool, it was interesting to explore and learn what I could do with the umbrella.

As others have said, I was a bit bothered by the game speed (it matched what's on your video for me, so I guess it's intentional), to me it felt detrimental to the dreaminess. Sound effects didn't do much for it as well, but maybe that's just me not liking sfxr.

All in all, a good entry!

Depths of Darvaza by ghost-in-the-toast 2021-04-30T21:24:45Z

Amazing voice-over work! Had lots of fun with the jetpack, but do agree that moving felt too slippery at times. Was unpleasantly surprised that you had to pay again to get down if you returned to the higher level; but I guess that's just capitalism.

Fleeting by Shess 2021-04-29T21:55:58Z

Awesome game, one of the favourites so far! Very atmospheric, top-notch music, art and (though minimalistic) story. I guess controlling the ship is a bit clunky, but still fun.

Enemy Territory by OldenGamer 2021-04-29T20:59:55Z

Great use of theme! Would be nice to have some failure options on the way to Berlin, otherwise the game loses its tension once you realise that all your plans are always successful.

The Last Spores by pestodesign 2021-05-01T21:41:21Z

Nice graphics & tech, but could use some balancing of potential nodes generation. It seems that you almost never have any real choice on where to go next - you just select the node farthest from you and hope that some energy comes your way.

DEEPER LEARNING by ekkiiiii 2021-05-01T19:38:48Z

Well this is too hardcore. I guess you are supposed to listen to the sound cues to understand which teacher liked which book, but even with that I never managed to get anything other than F. :(

The plot chickens by JPiolho 2021-04-28T21:45:55Z

Got stuck on needing to get the sweets for the romance quest after the kid not taking the money; I've talked to everybody (I think) but didn't get anything new.

Anyway! Super-cute looking. Good though that you've added character portraits, because for a bit I was sure that I'm playing for a red-bearded guy. :)

AeroCat by W0oly 2021-04-30T22:39:56Z

11681. Takes a bit to get used to the controls, but when it clicks, you do start like a cat flying through the dream skies. Probably the most interesting game gameplay-wise I've seen so far in this jam. Oh and yes the art totally matches the dreamy theme, beautifully done.

Space Dig by Lawrence 2021-04-28T22:01:32Z

Nice game, was surprised when tutorial ended and the full game unlocked - I fully expected that little area to be the full game! And then I was surprised one more time when I found myself on the run from the pirates. Kind of a bummer that all my honest salary went to buying fuel and repairs and I couldn't afford a lser. Well, I guess that's space capitalism for me.

Oh, and also nice little touch on the astronaut animation in the beginning, really liked it.

Diving Heroes by Guilb 2021-05-03T20:01:36Z

Nice looking game with a great aiming mechanic - I didn't think it'd be so compelling and challenging before I actually tried to hit some fish! Couple of nitpicks: it doesn't look like the second diver has any purpose if you're playing solo, which is confusing. Also I'd recommend making UI on the upgrade screen much bigger - it nigh impossible to tell which resources are needed for the upgrade, so I didn't tell what to hunt for in the ocean.

Deepxplosion by Lukas TAMAYO 2021-04-28T22:11:55Z

I think the link is for a different game prototype?..

INTO THE FRAME by Gaming Night 2021-05-03T19:49:33Z

Fun game with great visuals. Glitched on me when 2nd level circle stopped bouncing the bullets on level 7. Agree with other folks above that the last level is actually easier to beat without using the 3rd level, but I guess that is something that could easily be fixed with some balancing.

Deep Miners by dimaswift 2021-05-03T20:09:18Z

It shows that all time was spent on the visuals, this does look great! It would probably make a cool looking sequencer if you allowed to set different sounds/tones to each of the cubes.

Rope Adventurer by KaizerKlimach 2021-05-01T22:01:03Z

Very stylish! Felt too easy - maybe add a harder mode with shorter timer and more fail conditions, so that the player would always have to be on their feet?

Anyway, very solid entry!

Me:Tree! - New Roots by Groggi 2021-05-01T23:26:25Z

Was having issues like folks above but then tried to play it in Chrome and was finally able to do something, so it looks like it just doesn't work in Firefox.

Super-promising idea, and it looks really great, but the balance seems off. I've tried survival mode a couple dozen times, before & after reading the instructions on this page, but I never manage to grow the tree for more than a couple of minutes. It seems to me that there's too few nutrients in the ground, but also the rain comes too soon - even though I've manage to survive a couple of times till the sun reappears, but died soon afterwards.

Me:Tree! - New Roots by Groggi 2021-05-02T16:56:37Z

@groggi ha-ha no problem, I wouldn't play it if I didn't enjoy it!

Excavatorade - A game about digging by Boxman 2021-04-28T21:27:08Z

Ooh, I loved that little extra-jump that you get after you breaking a rock; feels like a game mechanic that you unintentionally stumble upon but then could make a whole game out of it. I guess there are 2 places now where it comes into place? Anyway, I'd definitely expand on that.

Other than that, as others have said - yep, falling stalactites are super-hard and character animation is great.

Deep Drill by calixjumio 2021-05-01T19:50:23Z

Very interesting drilling mechanic! Really liked it, although sometimes you get stuck in the walls. Also surprised by the amount of content, I think I've played for a while but was still getting new levels.

Going Down in Fishstory by Jonas Tyroller 2021-04-27T22:59:10Z

Oh wow, art direction in this one is something else. So vibrant and colorful, I love it! And I guess I don't need to say anything about the voice-overs and sounds, this is always a no-brainer 5-star audio rating. Oh, and also fun to play! Great work.

Knee deep in jelly by Johan Alexandersson 2021-04-28T20:55:07Z

Played it for a bit without jumping (look I'm not proud of myself for reading and then immediately forgetting the instructions okay?), and it becomes a very different game that way, kind of puzzly. But fun with jumping as well. :) Also, looks and feels very nice and atmospheric.

The Tree by adrupen 2021-05-01T20:02:28Z

Very interesting concept, but felt too easy. It doesn't seem to matter much which way to grow, and you always have plenty of resources to do so. Also I never had the tree bend to the wind like on your gif for some reason?

Anyway, solid entry. Root growing tech is cool.

Wellfell by Kylazaur 2021-04-29T21:11:11Z

oh wow that was super hardcore! finally reaching the floor and hearing about the camera was brutal but really funny. great work on music and sound effects!

Deeplift by CaptAndrey 2021-05-03T19:16:12Z

Cool aesthetic. I'd say the game challenges your patience more than memory, but still it felt novel and was fun to beat.

Drop.N3T by Dawnscream 2021-05-01T22:57:43Z

HELL YES.

Have you guys heard of the game Ballistics? I've been chasing that high of avoiding rotating blades in tubes for *years*, and I finally get it in jam game?! Oh my, I'll be playing this for days. This is almost perfect. ~~Two nitpicks: I am yet to understand when hitting the walls/tube ends the game and when it's harmless, and also how exactly the dash works. I thought I figured it out but sometimes it still pushes me at the wall instead of where I am actually going.~~

Anyway, all fives, etc, etc, please make more.

Edit: completed at 3:11, both nitpicks cancelled.

Aquanaut by EvilScotsman 2021-05-01T21:36:09Z

Super fun and tense, great work on the bosses - they really felt like real creatures.

What do cats dream of ? by Duck Reaction 2021-04-30T21:41:37Z

My score is 45K. Look I *don't* have a cat right now and had to double check it the sound wasn't coming from my flat. Amazing work on animation, looks super polished and expensive. Dragging the bowl with a mouse felt kind of clunky, but this would probably play great on a tablet. One of my favourites so far!

River, Carry Me Away by Noire 2021-05-03T19:08:08Z

This is cool. Reminded me of that part in the mines in Kentucky Route Zero with miners' ghosts.

Blackout by Frasse 2021-04-27T22:45:16Z

Great work on main character animation! Very lively.

I got stuck on the skull in the beginning (I'd say making players pixel-hunt the same item twice is not fun), but then I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of rooms - usually jam adventures have much fewer screens. Also nice work on the after-party bits, I was totally expecting the game to end in the basement.

Fuel Run by Chase of Bass 2021-05-01T20:17:29Z

Super cool aesthetic! I loved how you used your assets very economically to create a larger space. Awesome ambience and particles as well. Attacking with your jump is interesting, but I couldn't figure out which part of the particle fire is actually hurting the enemies.

Out of the Woods by Croxel Studios 2021-04-30T20:51:29Z

Very atmospheric, but always restarting from the beginning is too hardcore for me.

Project Asylum by Zackary Bazzle 2021-05-03T05:21:06Z

Creepy as hell. Great work on character design (that''s what made me open this game in the first place), but camera is a bit wonky (and I think inverted by default?).

An Unexpected Mishap in Naval Mine Cove by Bea 2021-05-03T08:16:28Z

Nice little game, very stylish & fun. I'd probably add another control to make the sub go faster.

DeepDream by Sayuri 2021-04-29T22:11:18Z

okay I didn't expect to enjoy it that much but then unexpectedly loved it? like the surrealism of hitting the first obstacle with the bike and then just sitting there and watching the road pass by for 15 seconds doing nothing hit me hard for some reason. I guess maybe I'm just still too sleep-deprived from the jam. anyway, great game, but intro could be shorter.

Swing Shroom by Quite Good 2021-05-01T19:13:24Z

Loved level design. Not sure how non-linear it actually is, but it feels really open-worldy. One thing I'd add is the ability to climb the rope up & down with W/S when you're hanging on it.

Pirifurm DCleaner by emeraldboy44 2021-05-03T19:33:57Z

Such a great concept! So many ideas on how to expand on it immediately come to mind: what if files size actually their size on screen (so that you had to be really careful not to delete that 10GB Minecraft folder)? Or if cache files had actual names and you had to double-check whether you're deleting homework.docs or ~homework.docx?

Anyway, it was fun as is, even though the movement was a bit too floaty for my taste. Also, nice music!

Root Deeper by BrielleY 2021-05-01T22:13:59Z

Interesting idea, kind of a tree management game. Took me some time to notice the daily get/use indicators; I'd probably made the UI bigger since other parts of the screen are not interactive anyway.

Little Mother by Save Sloth Studios 2021-04-30T22:14:50Z

I did NOT expect this from the thumbnail.

This is absolutely gorgeous, beautifully written and that music progression will haunt me for days. I would be greatly surprised if I find anything better in this jam.

CHROMAHOLIC by Secret Magic 404 2021-05-01T22:29:43Z

Couldn't play unfortunately, I think it's built on an older version of Unity that has incompatibilities with some network software. Looks cool though, please let me know if you rebuild it on newer Unity by any chance.

Micro Doc by Raffez 2021-05-03T08:34:40Z

As others have said, sound feedback would be invaluable here. One place I missed it the most is the lack of knowing when your shotgun reloaded. Otherwise, nice looking and fun game. Loved different weapons, although haven't really found a scenario when 2nd one is more useful than the other two.

Pinned by HipyCas 2021-05-03T07:42:10Z

Cool idea, but yeah, kind of confusing. I think giving the player some kind of feedback (like detective's internal monologue) on successful/unsuccessful connections could greatly help.