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Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201533You are the MonsterZombie Tacticsjam7163.003.113.223.672.443.002.8347
201532An Unconventional WeaponSwitcheroocompo1093.773.904.104.102.862.793.103.1347
201429Beneath the SurfaceWord Diggercompo4393.303.343.272.843.091.731.962.6996

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Comments by MattV

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

Threading by fakeyou 2014-04-30T18:11:00

Interesting game, I felt like I didn't really know what was on the other side which limited the fun for me (made it more random and less interesting). I guess I could have focused really hard, drawn diagrams, and tried to figure out where to move next.

Gem Worm by DWallin 2014-04-29T18:45:00

snake + match 3!? I feel like this could be fun if it was working.

Makeshift Mouse King by Elemental Zeal Games Studios 2014-05-01T20:20:00

I killed the first rat, then tried to run past the second and got stuck (we would both move at the exact same time and couldn't move up or down to get closer to each other)

The Pond by SunShiranui 2014-04-28T21:50:00

wow I actually felt a little sad when all my pink ones died! So much from so little! Great job!

Drillo - The Happy Driller by SkyWolf 2014-04-30T18:04:00

cool concept, but it seems like just hammering the down button is the winning strategy (moving around increases your chance to get crushed).

Klein Bottle Asteroids by bucketh3ad 2014-05-01T18:07:00

wow! The most innovative game I've played so far in rating like 80 games! My one criticism is it's too much work to get to the interesting parts of your game. I bet a lot of people will play and rate after only seeing "rectangle". I beat every surface though, I had to see what was next! I have no idea what a chaos sphere is. Maybe a picture of what the surface is or some kind of in world indication would help (if you polish post compo). Again though, really innovative great job!

Fluid Mind by tinytouchtales 2014-04-28T17:57:00

I'm not really sure what to do... I got all white on one side and all black on the other side with no numbers, didn't win. Got all 1s on one side and all zeroes on the other side, didn't win. Does the game end? I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do.

PET RUN/STOP by Ludonaut 2014-04-28T23:00:00

music is sick, was gonna ask how you made it until I saw you didn't! And yeah not on theme at all, but a fun little game.

Wriggle Worm by gikdew 2014-04-28T23:32:00

Cool! It's almost like snake, in a way (maybe because of the controls). I love the worm anims!

Wunderheilung by kbm 2014-04-29T16:20:00

good use of the theme!

The Core Eaters by porglezomp 2014-04-30T00:51:00

Gravity is a harsh mistress

The Underkeep by DaanVanYperen 2014-04-28T02:23:00

I couldn't really figure out exactly how to play. I clicked around randomly kind of getting it? I love the minimalist music! Sets a great tone/mood with very little.

My Little Secret by Thein 2014-04-28T03:31:00

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Office Simulator 2014 by FuzzyWuzzie 2014-04-28T03:22:00

email.AddHug()!

definitely... original?

Balancitos by NickZangus 2014-04-28T21:22:00

looks great and a cool concept! I wish there was some score feedback so I could tell how "well" I was doing! Love the style!

Blackwald Forest by RevelBase 2014-05-01T20:39:00

great game, great art, fun to play! Not much challenge but loved killing those dudes.

Damn It, Rabbit ! by okkolobr 2014-04-28T22:58:00

love the farmer sprite. sick stache

Runners by kelley 2014-04-28T03:07:00

controlling multiple at once is really fun!

GameJammed by ShivanHunter 2014-04-28T02:27:00

I get an error:

GwtApplicatin: exception: Couldn't load image 'title0.png', file does not exist

The Fields by ryangatts 2014-04-29T16:40:00

dig the art, didn't really feel like I had any control over what happened though - I might as well have flipped a coin 10 times and watched a rabbit explode each time it came up tails.

Total Tipanic by tiffi_gaming 2014-04-28T02:29:00

evil fish! always trying to build an iceberg!

Goat Guzzler by rorycooke 2014-04-30T18:07:00

that troll is awesome looking, very muppetish.

Beneath The Ice by Danman9914 2014-04-29T01:42:00

severed arm is only worth 1.40 a pound?!?

Logiki by Move127 2014-04-28T21:01:00

feels a bit like homework! really good work on the "tutorial" or "first time user experience" though, lots of games in LD leave you with no idea what is going on and this one really eases you in.

Atoms - Literally beneath the surface by Anny 2014-04-28T03:04:00

it was really hard to get the claws to actually connect

Atomicle - LostAutumn.net by AutumnGuy 2014-04-28T02:47:00

really fun! I wish the triangles were easier to tell apart from the squares. They should be the red ones! It felt like it really got away from me pretty fast, not sure why. But one of the most fun games I've played so far in the compo! Great job!

TakeOver by randyyaj 2014-04-29T16:42:00

I'm also stuck on loading... no errors printing in chrome console, if that helps at all.

Understanding LD by DarkMeatGames 2014-04-28T21:04:00

this is a great example of how much lighting can make simple graphics look polished! Good work!

The Mole Hole by Sylvain Dubrofsky 2014-04-28T02:32:00

what a fun concept! Dialog is hilariously unexpected.

Haunted Mine by fallingBear 2014-05-02T00:39:00

the game FEELS really good to where I was actually disappointed to not be able to keep playing! Definitely keep working on it!

Running Blind by Balloonsfor600 2014-04-28T02:40:00

EAT FLASHLIGHT BLOBBY GHOST FIENDS!

Beneath The Surface by adamwoolridge 2014-04-28T02:50:00

cool concept! I wish the balls that weren't aiming at me didn't do damage (seems like every shot fired hits me, which feels wrong)

Space Surface by Belingo 2014-04-28T23:52:00

I get "invalid data file" when I try to run the web build.

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-28T02:36:00

@Pent - I'm not sure! It works for me in chrome OSX! I've noticed that unity web player sometimes won't take mouse input after you accept it to "run once", and you have to switch tabs and come back. Might that be the case here? Sorry! I'll try to see if I can figure anything else out.

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-28T03:12:00

@weazen oh no! I just went and tried on my macbook and it worked. Are you having trouble playing other entries that use the unity webplayer or just mine?

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-28T03:24:00

@aneeslol - the dictionary is supposedly the scrabble dictionary (unless there are bugs in my reading of it, which there were at the last minute and I hope I fixed).

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-28T17:40:00

@Doubstract - nice! Even beat my score!

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-28T23:30:00

@stenol - oh man I know! I was gonna add sfx at the end and then I was just brain dead and hungry and instead some huge bugs came up. Definitely something to do different last time. I didn't even miss sound that much until I started playing other peoples games!

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-29T16:16:00

@Lars - Yeah I think something is wrong with my dictionary code... I'm looking at the data and it seems like a lot of bogus two letter words are in there. I'll definitely have to dig into that more if I decide to keep working on this. Thanks for playing!

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-29T17:14:00

although, there are a surprisingly large number of bogus 2 letter words allowed in scrabble (the dictionary I am trying to use is a scrabble word list): http://www.scrabblefinder.com/two-letter-scrabble-words/ like come on AA is not a word!

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-29T23:15:00

@brodavi thanks for playing! on the first day it punished players for submitting bad words, but people were pretty annoyed by that. Maybe I should do the opposite and reward players who don't miss? Something to think about if I polish it more! Also yeah some of the words seem bogus (because scrabble accepts bogus words, and because I might have a bug in my word checker)

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-30T00:39:00

@porglezomp I used dreamlo for the leaderboards: http://dreamlo.com/ I'm not sure how it would scale to production but it's SICKENINGLY easy for a prototype. This is the file in my project that does all the score posting, parsing, and display and it's like ~50 lines: https://github.com/MCSDWVL/worddigger/blob/master/Assets/Scripts/ScoreBoard.cs

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-30T00:39:00

(um actually please don't look at that file since shows you how easy it would be to cheat... ha... haha... no one would do that right?!)

Word Digger by MattV 2014-04-30T00:40:00

@Sparrow & @porglezomp omg! There are probably bugs but also scrabble is just THE WORST about bullshit 2 letter words. QI IS NOT A WORD SCRABBLE. I DON'T CARE WHAT COUNTRY YOU SAY IT'S FROM.

Word Digger by MattV 2014-05-01T18:31:00

@Nic V - It will happen! @vilya - you are totally right, the first time user experience definitely needs a LOT of work if I polish this up post compo. Forgetting you have powerups is also a major problem that I have to think hard about fixing. @recursor - awesome thanks for playing!

Arms Race by theboss510 2014-04-29T16:33:00

I like the idea but sadly was playing alone... cool idea though!

Sprout by Nic V. 2014-04-30T18:24:00

neat game very relaxing!

Blunderer by Jacob Peltola 2014-04-28T23:56:00

beautiful and sickening! It made my head swim!

End Game+ by 1upcreations 2014-04-29T16:26:00

a link to an exe download is not a web version!

Farmer Sam's Grub Grab by cavf88 2014-04-30T18:27:00

is farmer sam parappa the rapper?

Shadows of the past by Turnipnose 2014-04-30T18:18:00

pretty fun game!

Hamster Universe by SneakyBox 2014-04-29T16:23:00

shouldn't say web and link to android store!

Follow the Unicorn by swizzlekiss 2014-04-29T16:25:00

awww yisss sexy fairies

Cave Harrier by madjackmcmad 2014-04-28T02:56:00

as others have said the retro feel is sweeeeet. reminds me of the speeder levels in super star wars! Good entry!

celulae by AirRider3 2014-04-29T16:32:00

The controls are really confusing! WASD + rotation is kind of disorienting.

You're Pulleying My Leg by Draknek 2014-04-28T16:49:00

one of the first games I've rated that I actually kept playing just for fun! Really great!

Sand Runner Arena by Sparrow 2014-04-29T16:50:00

wow this was really fun! I wish there was more of an indication of how far the escape was. I felt real terror some times as I tried to make it. I think I got really close but I'm not sure! Really fun great job!

Infector Detector by Devtactics 2014-04-29T17:26:00

cool idea, like wears waldo! Really hard though, I killed about 200 humans before giving up.

Treasure! by brodavi 2014-04-29T16:37:00

I feel like you have all the elements of a game here, it is just barely missing the compulsion loop. There's a solid feedback loop of digging to get better things to dig. I felt like I wasn't making any good choices though. And the text was gone too fast for me to appreciate it, since I was just clicking like a mad man. Overall though I feel like all the elements are there, it is just an arms reach away from getting its hooks into the player!

Manticore by boukensha 2014-04-29T16:22:00

can't run, it says invalid data file

Dig Up! by eriksundqvist 2014-05-01T18:49:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b97zJxKEqAk

LD32 — An Unconventional Weapon

RELIC by CptDustmite 2015-04-20T05:41:00

really wish I could make the text go faster! Love the art style and the voices are pretty good too.

Blackboard Wars by KedumeBits 2015-04-20T05:18:00

the design of the game is cool! i like how the chalk 'lives' are arranged in a little box. very cute.

100 Dollars Unicorns by td2tl 2015-04-20T05:36:00

the best game I've played yet! I CAUGHT ONE GOD THAT WAS SO HARD! IS THAT DUDES BUTT CHEEKS HANGING OUT? The pulsing of the butt cheeks made it look like I was fucking the unicorn after I caught it 10/10

TUNDRA by PaperBlurt 2015-04-20T05:13:00

The design of this game is pretty cool, it really immerses you in the story. The map was super useful. Good game!

Sevastopol by GravityScore 2015-04-20T05:08:00

Great Mood, reminded me of teleglitch a lot. The game is simultaneously both too hard and too easy though - it's like super easy thoughtless until I barely mess up and then have to do the whole level over.

The TV Remote by Leandrus 2015-04-20T05:25:00

This seems like an amazing idea but there's no way I can remember what all the buttons do.

Backfire by Jean Phenix 2015-04-20T05:42:00

game mechanics are simple and they work, but it would be nice to have instructions for what to do in the game itself, and also it seems more like random shooting than actually figuring out puzzles. a way to keep track of points or levels would be nice too.

Bubbles by thaaks 2015-04-20T05:48:00

really liked how when my bubbles 'charmed' the enemies they had cute little floating hearts spinning. very pleasant to play, nice little platformer game

Mass-X by hexagore 2015-04-20T17:52:00

Wow my game has the exact same mechanic! Your art is much better than mine though, and I really enjoyed the addition of springs and shooting enemies (two features I had on my list but didn't get around to). Check out my game for a different twist (I went for puzzles involving walls that only certain things could pass through). Great game!

Switcheroo by MattV 2015-04-20T19:15:00

xirion hi - the goomba is a custom version that looks like a puppy instead of a mushroom. The flag I drew from scratch (admittedly in the style of mario). There are no sprites from mario in my game although obviously the style is there!

Space Bug by vicious_br 2015-04-20T05:38:00

link seems broken

Shadows by Jaloko 2015-04-20T05:47:00

great atmosphere, cool graphics. Sometimes hard to see the beacon even when standing next to it (not sure if that's a stylistic choice). How'd you do the moaning/chanting sounds? Those are great!

Null Chroma by Chris Delta 2015-04-20T05:22:00

Best part was painting up the level! Cool game!

Bomb bringer by SMASH BASH 2015-04-20T05:30:00

feel like I played for 10 minutes without reaching the target.

Stop Stelio Kontos by Naphier 2015-04-20T05:44:00

is stelio kontos greek?!

Get The Cookies Back by Modoc73 2015-04-20T05:03:00

i liked the idea of using a bubble gun to make moving bubble platforms! Cute Game.

SHAMPOO PLEASE by napedia 2015-04-20T05:17:00

I wanted to like this game but could not figure out how to do anything (no keys or buttons seemed to do anything).

Frisbee Fetus Bombs by jacketsj 2015-04-20T05:12:00

Man I love a lot of things about this game! The converting your enemies mechanic - love it. Really ramps the difficulty and makes it a brain twister. The controls didn't make sense at first until I realized you could have multiples, and then it kind of clicked. Very difficult still. Your music is a trip is it procedural or something? The theme didn't really click for me. Great game.

NO TIME TO EXPLAIN: GET IN THE LLAMA by Nidar 2015-04-20T05:00:00

Pretty fun but things kind of fell apart when I realized there was no limit on spamming attacks (figuratively as well as in terms of the frame rate). Llama animation was super cute!

RopeBox by Maato 2015-04-20T05:31:00

Great idea! I wish there was onscreen help because the controls weren't always intuitive.

LD33 — You are the Monster

Protect the Egg by bvanschooten 2015-08-30T19:28:00

NIce job. I love the way the elements naturally balance each other: you want to kill things but that makes shooters, you want to get close to shooters for health but want to stay away from the regular enemies. Creates a nice natural tension! Good mechanics design. Could have used some more work in terms of theme though. Overall really fun and solidly made.

Road To Hell by Hyoga-3D 2015-08-30T19:43:00

Got your webgl build loaded and it ran fine! Solid, fun entry.

Monster Taxi by AtomicVikings 2015-08-25T03:50:00

Web version is super unplayable! Maybe just take it down... But once I got past that the game was solid.

Monster Streaking! by Beavl 2015-08-30T21:18:00

Great "mobile first" mechanic design! And I love the music!

Spoody by Kerdelos 2015-08-30T19:53:00

Love the web slinging! Couldn't figure out how to hurt the kid but spent multiple minutes swinging around eating flies.

Fly Swatter! by lasagnegames 2015-08-30T19:14:00

Like the idea of the "strange" controls but not sure about execution. Did you ever play or hear of "Mister Mosquito"? Really weird japanese game for PSX where you are a mosquito trying to annoy a family.

Death from above by Delicious Code 2015-08-25T03:56:00

windows binary crashed my computer with a gnarly BSOD. Productin values looked great though I was excited to play until that happened!

Zombie Tactics by MattV 2015-08-25T04:09:00

n42k - are you able to run other unity webgl games?

Locked Out by QuexD 2015-08-25T03:44:00

This game was great! Really fun! I was super bummed out when I died and had to start over ):

Splat by thegdr 2015-08-25T04:08:00

Sokoban + Suicide! Nice!

Monster(モンスター) by ArthG 2015-08-30T19:10:00

Love the concept! Wish there was a reset button to get my people back and try again.

Betty the Yeti by grywhttl 2015-08-25T04:01:00

the ice skating is so fun! Throw in a half pipe, some tricks, a rail, I would play this!

Scaring 9 to 5 by QuestionableQuality 2015-08-30T19:34:00

love the wall dropping effect.

Excremonsters! by Ninja Garage 2015-08-25T04:06:00

SHITAMARI !!

WEAKER BOWSER BROS by JHM 2015-08-25T03:48:00

Love the idea, love the aesthetic, music was on point, sound effects were great! It seemed like I didn't have to do anything to get mario to die though...

All work and no play by wijnen 2015-08-25T04:07:00

I keep opening it in a new tab and getting eaten before I click back and realize it opened! :P

Monster Tinder by Monkokio 2015-08-25T04:03:00

very innovative and funny!