mrspeaker

The Fair Folk of Ridianfa by unpronounceable 2024-10-25T12:28:25Z ♥ 1

Nice work, I played the game, and then spent even longer going through your source code - great to see an LD in plain C!

Layers of Larva by JustMars 2024-10-24T22:43:09Z ♥ 3

Hey, really great looking (and sounding!) game.

It's a shame you did get more ratings: not sure if you know this, but your game will only be shown to other players if you play and rate other people's games too (it says "Karma from Feedback given: 1" which means you don't won't show up high on the list of games at the top of the screen).

It's probably too late now (voting ends in a day), but next time play more some more people see your awesome work!

Rescue Meow-sion by Ninai 2024-10-24T22:28:34Z ♥ 1

Nice work, i got sucked into this one and played it for ages. Like JustMars mentioned, the UI scaling was a problem: on my high-density display the icons and stats were extremely hard to read. But it didn't stop me killing a lot of pink blobs! Great job!

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Cellspace: Cellular Automata Sandbox by loveapplegames 2024-10-24T21:24:10Z ♥ 1

I kicked myself for not thinking of doing something making this before! So simple, but really genius. I've played with cellular automata lots before, but never thought about expressing the rules as part of the UI. So cool! So much potential in your IDE: damn great idea!

Scrubby Shrimp by Steven Garberg 2024-10-18T06:09:20Z ♥ 1

interesting concept and cute art style! nicely done

nothing by belron 2024-10-18T00:03:12Z ♥ 1

It's a tiny creature of a game... but it can become big ;)

Turn of Taurtarus by firellon 2024-10-17T20:51:28Z ♥ 2

I was about to rage quit on level 4 until I saw the "invert controls" button... then it all clicked!

Lint by turturi 2024-10-15T23:59:20Z ♥ 1

I made it to the "maybe forever warm soap", huzzah!

The controls were tight and responsive and it felt great to move and jump: 80% of the battle of a good platformer! The camera was mostly good, but there were too many cases where you had to do a "leap of faith" - which are frustrating... though not as frustrating as doing the long walk back from the fan for the 4th time while you haven't figured out how to stay in the air yet!

Those two nitpicks aside, very solid work - great job!

Critter Switcher by torcado 2024-10-15T21:59:49Z ♥ 0

I sunk a lot of time into this one! Really enjoyable. I haven't played other games like this so I don't know if this is a feature or a flaw, but it felt a bit cheap that I could play my move by hitting into a wall (so, standing still) and the other creatures would just move towards me to be slaughtered. It was more fun when I self-imposed trying to move strategically to get them.

Anyhoo, great game!

Snail away by Thomas_Bringer 2024-10-15T21:43:28Z ♥ 1

Ok, piling on the praise: Amazing work! I really love that despite being physics-based you still have control over where the can or can't go... I spent ages trying to break the jumps and leave-bends, trying to get somewhere I wasn't supposed to: but it was solid.

It was obvious I was in capable hands!

Pest Quest by ruthiepee 2024-10-15T21:23:07Z ♥ 1

Haha, how can squishing cockroaches be so delightful?! I love the concept and the execution (no pun intended!) - the art and audio is really impressive.

Buuut, I have some technical problems on my Mac M2: I think because it's retina display which has a "devicePixelRatio" of 2. It looks like the my.spline.design link does not account for this, so I only see 1/4 of the screen zoomed-in.

So I used the "small screen" version which works (but is small)... then around level 4 (the one with the metro card) I squish 3 cockroaches, but the death animation doesn't trigger when I squish 'em and the level doesn't end.

I'll try it at work today though on my ol' work laptop!

Snail Typing by SatLess 2024-10-15T21:06:36Z ♥ 1

Yeah, I have the same feed back as the post above me: the actual snail-race part of the game is a redundant, because it's more efficient to only look at the letters. I don't know if I'm winning or losing, I just type as fast as I can - so it's not exciting as a race.

A possible fix for this is either to have the letters just below your snail (so you can see the other snails in your peripheral vision) or to use words instead of just letters: so you can read ahead and watch the race as you type the words.

Hmm, maybe the simplest fix (without changing much) would to be to have some intentionally duplicate letters... like if there were three As in a row, you could anticipate it and then you could look up and keep an eye on the race. If you spaced the duplicates out evenly it would give a great rhythm to the typing too when you got in the flow: making both the typing AND the race more fun.

Annnnyhoo, I love typing games so really enjoyed your entry - I just wish I could have spent more time looking at your cool shaders!

Desk Crawlers by katamary 2024-10-15T13:27:22Z ♥ 1

Ok, it look and sounds great, but I'm so confused: I have no idea what is happening or how I "capture evil base" (Which base is evil? Which guys am I even controlling?) Do those icons/controls on the screen do anything? It does not seem obvious if anything is happening when I click them... The instructions say "select a target and an action" - but I have no idea what a target or an action is... are they related to the icons? Are "targets and actions" just the friends we made along the way?

There's also a red or yellow dot under my cursor... is that important? And the camera scroll side-to-side when I try to click the icons? Is that important?! I need more information!

Ultimate Mug Ball: Desktop Edition III by Jahwffrey 2024-10-15T13:08:01Z ♥ 4

This is brilliant! I played by myself for like, 15 minutes... can't wait to test this out in the office tomorrow (especially as I've developed a few killer strats already).

SOKOBEETLES by ghettobastler 2024-10-15T12:40:24Z ♥ 1

Nice work: the single vs all following mechanic really made it feel more "programmer-y". Is this thing turning complete?! I'm not usually a big sokuban fan, but absolutely enjoyed the puzzles here: they really clicked with me!

Breeding Pixels by Hugo kieffer 2024-10-15T12:23:46Z ♥ 1

Just, really horrible. Amazing work. Everything about this is creepy and icky. The way they spawn is creepy, the way you squish them is creepy, and they way they keep moving for a few frames after they are squished is creepy.

I am very grateful you didn't have more time to work on this during the jam, because I would be having nightmares for weeks.

build_a_dready_bear.swf by orbitaldot 2024-10-14T22:19:01Z ♥ 1

Game name ends with .swf, so I already knew I'd love this game before clicking. Audio and overall style are incredible. The individual screens are all great.

In the "head dispenser" screen it wasn't clear that you move the mixers... i'd default them to not being directly under the dispensers so players knew they could be moved. Or maybe make the knob on the head machine change the head type and a button to dispense so you didn't have to keep checking the contents of the mixer.

It says you have to drag your completed mixer to the order - but it seemed like you could drag a mixer to the order any-ol'-time... not sure it it's not completed or I got it wrong (I'd prefer it just auto-completed) but I really really wanted to see A PICTURE OF THE DANG BEAR I JUST CREATED! Maybe I didn't make it far enough to see them: it took me a few restarts to get to day 2... maybe at the end of week there's a Goth Bin Teddy Bear Picnic.

Anyhoo... how did I end up spending so long playing this demented game? Great work, super original and weird and great, one of my favorite entries this LD.

No, my creatures! by rhewid 2024-10-13T09:09:00Z ♥ 1

Nothing to add that others haven't said (especially the "holy crap you did this in 2 days?!"), my only bit of critical feedback is that the music felt a bit inappropriate for the vibe of the game: either something more upbeat, or maybe even nothing at all. I know everyone says "adding music elevates your game", but if it's not done with intent then it can make things worse.

But, that's a nitpick. Still an incredible effort!

Squirrel Mail by Boudichon 2024-10-13T06:52:08Z ♥ 1

Really great game... I had heaps of fun with it and could see it being developed further.

I'd love to be able to just click and drag to place the squirrels. And my only real complaint: please change or remove the audio, does not match the vibe of the game.

But that's nitpicking, because I had a great time with the game overall, well done!

Walk the Planck by alexrose 2024-10-12T21:51:46Z ♥ 3

Great game. The pacing is excellent: and I feel like it's just the right length too... left me wanting more!

Relics Return - Point and Click Adventure by Cassreads 2024-10-12T04:26:20Z ♥ 2

Very unique idea, well executed! I'm pretty sure I wouldn't help that fairy out if it spoke to me like that though. Lucky for them there wasn't a "sorry, good luck with that" dialog option at the start xD.

I liked the kind of "lost" feeling you got - made the world feel bigger! But would have appreciated an onscreen compass (or more distinctive track marks) so I didn't do so many accidental 180s... but that's nitpicking. Great job!

Plinko Pals by BigDippers 2024-10-11T12:11:56Z ♥ 1

Really polished entry: great overall execution of a very unique idea (well, at least I've never seen something like this). My only complaint (and I this is just personal preference) is that it felt too slow: carefully setting each ball up and slowly making choices... I'd love to see a version of it that was more like Pachinko: lots and lots of balls that all affect the outcome a little each. So, dropping the ball would drop, like, 20 balls that bounces all over the place: some hitting targets, some getting eaten some not... and then being able to continue making moves before balls even finished.

That would make the game less strategy focused - but would make it more frenetic and arcade-y.

Anyhoo, a really cool original idea and well executed. GGs!

AntVasion by SoloAdventurerGames 2024-10-11T12:01:29Z ♥ 1

Holy crap, I got jump-scared when I didn't realize an ant had crept up behind me.

The aiming and movement felt nice and weighty (maybe could have used a bit of knockback when you fired). Some more juice (like death explosions/screen shake) would make it feel awesome.

I think adding a second layer of requirements would make it more addictive: like, perhaps there are moving targets that you have to run over with your tank to finish the level, but the ants are also attracted to the targets making it dangerous to approach. Or something like that.

Anyhoo, great use of the theme: had a really good feeling of scale - and blowing things up is fun.

runner by haztro 2024-10-10T08:26:07Z ♥ 1

Just to pile on - same comments as everyone else (and you): sure, not balanced, but it's such a cool idea and clearly could be turned in to a full game. The simple interaction and faction building is genius!

Peculiar Pickings by Dis0rder 2024-10-10T08:18:23Z ♥ 1

My favorite entry of LD56 so far. I'm getting "salad fingers, but more positive" vibes. The audio shenanigans are great! I really wish you had have been able to do the growing avocado mechanics: I hope you keep working on this post-comp.

BugBuster by Pinkydem0n 2024-10-10T04:23:18Z ♥ 1

So much cool stuff in here - music, fun graphics and hilarious concepts... hope you all continue it! Though I'm totally stealing the term "vertical slice" for stuff I don't finish xD

Critter Crawler by Mullenratte 2024-10-10T02:20:06Z ♥ 1

Damn it! Sad you didn't realize the time constraint: everything you did was really polished and satisfying. You've got a great base to build on and make some more interesting levels and mechanics.

Micecape by umnatz 2024-10-10T02:07:37Z ♥ 0

I'm a sucker for path-switching type games and played this for ages: but yeah, when the rng gods don't smile it feels really unfair (I have exactly the same issue with my submission).

It would be good if the mouse had a "destination" it was moving towards so you could try to build vaguely towards it, and also some mechanic to change pieces: like, maybe random other tiny creatures spawn in the maze, clicking them re-rolls your pieces. An ability to move an existing piece (so you can save your ass now, but the built maze will be hard to repair if the mouse back-tracks)... Lots of places to go with this game!

My only artistic criticism is that the music felt a bit somber for the vibe: feels like it should be tad more upbeat. But that's nitpick... great game!

Miniature Mayhem by Brendan Aeria 2024-10-10T01:37:41Z ♥ 2

Holy moly, that's a lot of content you made - great work! I couldn't finish the game though: I did all the puzzles and it said "you need at least 7/12 to enter the cave" but I got 9/12... but couldn't find what I was supposed to do next: I walked all around the map several times and spoke to the gnomes a bunch.

BUT still, I played it for about 20 minutes and really enjoyed it!

Betrayers' Anthill by IFcoltransG 2024-10-10T01:17:54Z ♥ 1

A great little tale, well told! Sure there was a lot of betrayal, but the true meaning was all the wow food we ate along the way.

My Keyboard is Full of Ants! by Jeremy Ryan 2024-10-09T14:36:21Z ♥ 0

Incredible.

Humans left by JulienLussiez 2024-10-09T14:10:46Z ♥ 2

Ok, ok, first up I want to say the metaphysical and depressing nature of the game was not lost on me: I appreciated your artwork a lot. Futile and desperate attempts to save those who do not wish to be saved...

BUT,

(and I'm just saying...)

It's really funny if you turn down the beautiful atmospheric drone soundtrack and instead replace it with Yakety Sax

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

At least you feel less bad as they plummet into the void!

Don't Scratch That Itch by Local Minimum 2024-10-09T13:55:17Z ♥ 1

Ha ha, omg that's horrible - I love it. It took a while to get the hang of it - mostly because at first I thought the hand was the cursor... perhaps it would be good to have a custom cursor (rather than the standard browser pointer that is there on itch.io (also, lol, itch.io)).

Once I got it it was surprisingly complex to stay alive: seems like it should be easy, but it ain't. I couldn't crack 100 seconds... but sooo close.

The Germinator by Slippers 2024-10-09T13:45:31Z ♥ 1

I loved the intro level, but I thought the second level was just a bit of a generic platformer with overly-floaty controls - but then the third level things got real, and I realized that the second level was a great tutorial level for getting used to the controls that then needed to be applied to the confined spaces: clever!

I ended up playing this for ages - great job!

tiny adventure by RoTob123 2024-10-09T13:31:09Z ♥ 1

I only figured out what to do after reading the comments here: I didn't even know that I was controlling the cannons! After I figured out that the orange things were cannonballs that I had to load the cannons with, then it was fun! I didn't finish, but got to level 7.

It's a cool idea, and had a great vibe: though, I thought the music was good but did not match the game... it would have been better if it was a bit more up-beat to match the frenetic gameplay!

Rex-Terminator by Deruitda 2024-10-08T20:09:20Z ♥ 2

I love the concept and the humor: well executed! I found the controls too floaty, but was ok once I got used to it. Also I wish I needed the grenades more, they were satisfying. Great job!

(P.S. your credit roll above cracked me up - it reminded me of an ancient Flash game "Quest for the Crown" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_gpXFM7xLc)

Gettin' Squirrely! by Cliff Coffee 2024-10-08T14:30:38Z ♥ 0

Hey, I wasn't able to play this as my browser doesn't support WebGPU (that's a pretty recent feature: I think maybe Chrome is the only browser that has it by default). Could you provide a build with just WebGL? (I have Chrome at work, so could test it there tomorrow though!)

Quackling Rescue by Laywelin 2024-10-08T14:26:36Z ♥ 3

That style of the textures is amazing, really unique. The game was great. I wonder if would be good if there was a "strategic" reason to park some of the ducks around - like, if you have more ducks you move slower, so you leave some by the TV while you explore one area, then come back and regroup.

Anyhoo, really delightful game - great job.

Mini Beasts by cassowary 2024-10-08T14:09:53Z ♥ 1

Lovely game, very polished. I agree, the "click in any valid location and insta-move there is a great feature.

I sunk a bunch of time into it - alas, I didn't get to the end. I kinda just wanted to skip a level I was stuck on... I guess that's not in the spirit of the game though!

Small things by SID37 2024-10-08T13:43:43Z ♥ 1

Looks so great, I'm stealing this idea for next LD (though, it's not going to look that cool - it's just amazing!)

The LED world needs to be expanded into a cinematic universe.

Tiny Terrarium by dnich013 2024-10-08T13:31:45Z ♥ 4

The peaceful music seemed a bit more ominous if I went only with tiny creatures...

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La Révolution Francheese: Bonamouse by MrBananaz 2024-10-08T13:24:07Z ♥ 7

Very adorable, and a great overally aesthetic. I never "won", but I was getting much better after a while (some more animations: like getting squished in the traps) would make it easier to understand what was happening to begin with... I figured it out eventually!

Also, the cigarettes on the floor made me laugh, you can tell this game was made a bunch of vraiment french guys!

Survival of the Shadowlings by Jhonny111 2024-10-08T13:09:14Z ♥ 1

Ha, tricked by the umbrella at the start - I couldn't figure out level 1 because I thought the umbrella was to stop lemmings falling to their deaths, not stop deadly laser beams! I love the music, but felt it was a little too epic for the game. But still, good atmosphere and great fun. If you work on this post-comp I'd definitely request a >> fast-forward option to speed up the waiting bits after you've set them all up!

Shrew by LightningST 2024-10-07T07:51:36Z ♥ 1

(Any chance of getting a web build for this? It looks amazing!)

Tiny Zoo by GRaAL 2024-10-07T07:50:00Z ♥ 0

Oh my gosh, probably the most time I've played a LD entry xD. I starting thinking "I don't really like these kinds of games" and ended thinking "I'm going to have to throw that elephant in the trash so I can put another unicorn over there..."

Slurp'em all by Romane R. 2024-10-07T07:40:09Z ♥ 3

(Hey, I think the itch link is 404-ing)

Microorganisms by why_i_play 2024-10-07T06:35:48Z ♥ 1

Hey, it' looks like the embedded player isn't working? I'm seeing a 404 saying it's missing the index.html page.

Cardboard Kitty by DylanBrowne 2024-10-07T06:33:00Z ♥ 1

I'm blown away! It starts, and I'm all... "ha, little cut out cardboard animations, very cute" then suddenly it's incredible moving platforms and beautiful lighting and talking spiders. What an experience!

Stacking Zoo by j3m 2024-10-07T06:26:58Z ♥ 0

Great game! Why do you have it in the "extra" category rather than the "compo"? (I can't vote on it if it's "extra" right?)

Tiny Creature Support Group by coltonphillips 2024-10-07T05:06:09Z ♥ 1

Thanks to that damn tune, I spent way longer playing this that I thought I would (though, part of it was actively TRYING to run out of health, but I failed).

It should be easier to die (like, you lose 10 points for a wrong letter or something) so you'd be more careful with your choices. But, I do think there really is something fun in there: it's satisfying to solve it - a hangman RPG/puzzle game could be awesome. Plus, more terminal apps should have a soundtrack.

(Also, made a Mac build if you want it: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/56/tiny-creature-support-group/help-needed-macrust)

About Crayons and my garden by velvetlobster 2024-10-07T04:50:48Z ♥ 1

Aww, this is delightful... a little buggy with the dialog interactions on my Mac, but floating around chatting with leaves made it worth it.

Forfeiting Your Soul by D-Studios 2019-05-21T00:05:19Z ♥ 1

I liked the graphics, and the way you did the levels - I had fun and played until I beat the boss.. but I was a bit confused about the message of the game. I didn't understand the woman/friend thing: I think the "story" part of it could be more clear or simpler to really smack us over the head with the point!

Cash bash!!! by Oleg Tarusov 2019-05-15T15:16:45Z ♥ 1

This is beautiful! (I feel we both went with the same "message" for our games... though yours is actually a real game!)

This is the perfect LD game I think: short (like my attention span), fun, great graphics and audio. Good job.

README.btc by Vaclav Kucera 2019-05-15T15:11:15Z ♥ 0

Damn it, this looks exactly like the kind of game I'd love... but I'm a lowly Linux user... any chance of a Linux/web build?

Wu-Wei by luckyDaisy 2019-05-15T15:09:01Z ♥ 0

I really enjoyed this, and loved the way you put everything together - it created a wonderful mood.

For "constructive criticism", I think the "arrow" blocks break the aesthetic a bit - why is there an up arrow in a dungeon?! And on my machine the controls are not tight. Nobody else seemed to say this, so it might just be me: but if I continually press left/right/left/right/left/right... sometimes (and randomly) a keypress won't register and I'll either stop moving, or keep going in the last direction I pressed. I noticed this because it seems like sometimes my jumps weren't registered.

(However, while I'm typing this very comment I'm noticing input lag - so it might be my machine! I'll try again when I reboot ;)

Anyway, I really enjoyed this game and I even though you used external music and graphics, you combined them well and the dialogs and puzzles made it feel really consistent and moody. Great job!

Ludum Meta by howieV (binarygirl) 2019-05-15T14:54:37Z ♥ 0

Awww - this looks fantastic: any chance of a web or cross-platform build?!

Generator defense by CamCam 2019-05-15T14:51:40Z ♥ 0

I love tower defense games, and this one was really fun. But I think that the music did not match the overall aesthetic - it didn't fit with the graphics, sci-fi-ish theme, or sound effects. Something more lo-fi would me more appropriate.

Other than that I really loved it and played for too long xD

Bradley's Little Money Maker by Franklins Ghost 2019-05-15T14:44:44Z ♥ 1

This is fantastic - I want to see it expanded!

Lifetime by AMastryukov 2019-05-15T14:42:52Z ♥ 1

Simple, but addictive - and I really loved the music, made it quite atmospheric. The controls felt a little weird: like there was input lag, or something? But once I got used to it it was easy to allow for it.

I ended up playing it for ages!

Click Heartbeat by Hangacs 2019-05-15T14:32:37Z ♥ 0

I love finding weird & unique games during LD... this was something different, which is rare. I was terrible at it, but I really enjoyed being terrible at it!

Sword of Hearts by MSiddeek 2019-05-02T16:41:53Z ♥ 1

Fantastic work - great aesthetic, and no way could I possibly stop until I got to the end. Really well done.

MEGATOID by GullynGames 2019-05-02T01:21:19Z ♥ 1

Nice work - I ended up playing it for more than 15 minutes (which is an eternity for LD games!)

GunAntrophist by RadonRaph 2019-05-01T20:44:28Z ♥ 1

Money shotgun. Genius.

I'm a Revivor by NorthernHawk 2019-05-01T19:03:51Z ♥ 2

Great job - I played for ages: it took me a while to figure out the "dominant strategy" to beating the crabs (they would always come up to the same horizonatal line!). I wish the doors were checkpoints, sucks going back to the start after you think you'd cleared an area! But besides this, this was a really polished and cool entry - great concept!

Frozen Yoghurt by cpx3 2019-05-01T16:15:41Z ♥ 1

I loved the "story mode" of the game - worked really well with the overall aesthetic. I think that the hard-core level music needed to have an intro, so if you cleared a room in 3 seconds you didn't get the full blast xD

Really cool work!

One More Year by EvoGenGames 2019-05-01T16:01:24Z ♥ 1

Sadly doesn't work in LibreCalc (I'm trying to figure out the vb errors it's throwing - but my excel skills are low ;) )... Great idea though!

To Health and Back by boaheck-artgent 2019-05-01T15:12:24Z ♥ 1

It's like Super Meat Boy, only more stressful to die! This was great - really cool. It took me a while to figure out the hitboxes on the spikes, but after that it was buttlump-free sailing. I think the shift-jumps were one-too-many things for me to account for, but other than that I solid 4.5 starred this entry (gotta leave 1/2 a star for your next LD)!

Styx It To The Man by frostdragonliz 2019-05-01T15:01:58Z ♥ 1

This was a fantastic game - creepy and engaging! I just poured 20 minutes into it. I was a bit upset when I finally maxed everything out (I lolled at the propulsion upgrades), and went to hit "retire"... and nothing happened. Then I reasoned that it's a metaphysical analogy. You can never leave.

I thought I was a pretty good tour conductor. I did what all good tour conductors do and made the same joke every single crossing: "Interesting facts about the river Styx - it was named after that band that sang 'Domo arigato Mr Roboto', and is located in the dead center of town".

Fantastic game, really great work!

Tensilver [HTML] by seizethedia 2019-05-01T01:05:41Z ♥ 0

Nice work - I agree it was confusing at the start... but I got it in the end ;) Great graphics too +1!

Arrow of Light by sylvie 2019-05-01T01:01:07Z ♥ 2

Just beautiful! So lovely, and such a complete game - not just a prototype! I kinda felt like it was unfair that the baddies could shoot through platforms and I couldn't... but the music made me not grumpy about it.

Placeholder_Game_1 by NeitherNathan 2019-05-01T00:52:25Z ♥ 1

I'm so sad that Placeholder_Game_1 is windows only :(

Glory of the Gods by vladirien 2019-05-01T00:51:23Z ♥ 2

Nooooo! Windows only! Those graphics and animations look amazing... any chance of a web build?!

Keep yourself Alive by honzapat 2019-05-01T00:50:07Z ♥ 0

Damn, just needs a bit of work on the wave pacing and you'd have a great game! But adding a "cheat" button was a genius decision and meant I played it for ages!

The only thing that I didn't like was the main characters creepy grin... why was he grinning like that while blowing up creatures and harvesting their souls?!

Minister 2.2K by Wilgnne 2019-05-01T00:43:11Z ♥ 2

Great aesthetics and art - excellent polish - but I feel a bit sad that I don't quite understand the ramifications of my decisions, so I feel like I'm not fully understanding the message.

But I do feel like I got the *idea* of it, and I like that you're using gamedev in this way!

Where Is My Liver by NyanDev 2019-05-01T00:36:02Z ♥ 1

I found the controls tough to get used to, but after that I really enjoyed it - I love the overall aesthetics - the tiny characters are really cool!

Broker by EstuvoMuyBien 2019-05-01T00:32:52Z ♥ 4

I love it: when I was a kid I thought this was all non-C64 computers were used for (and I was a bit jealous). Now that I can buy and sell stocks on my own authentic Oggle II computer, I realize the stress of it all wouldn't have done me good as a kid.

I love this entry (my first "5" for graphics ;) ) - i clicked on your "games" links because I wanted to see what else you'd made. Sadly nothing else was there, but I hope you do more LDs!

Whipout by Armadillq 2019-05-01T00:25:33Z ♥ 3

I was insta-head-wiggling to that theme tune. And the duck animation is the best duck animation in the history of duck-able player characters.

My only gripe was I felt the jump key was a bit unforgiving... many times (many) I would fall to my death though I was positive I hit jump in time.

Other than that, 11/10, would recommend A++++.

Debugger by Vilja 2019-04-30T23:23:38Z ♥ 1

Ha, pretty cool - I played it for about 20 minutes... damn, I got addicted! Simple, but very effective once you figure out how to debug!

Saxman Gold by lexi 2019-04-30T22:00:52Z ♥ 2

Oh my, I wasted too much time on that... lucky my life isn't currency!

That was great - though I admit that when I clicked the "Buy Window XP" button I thought my productivity was going to go down.

Blob World by Sir. Syko 2019-04-30T21:53:44Z ♥ 2

This was fantastic - I had a blast playing it once I figure out all the controls (I wish the Q/E could be remapped to my left hand). I'm going to have another game now (a rare desire when rating LD games!)

King's Alchemist by Vlad Dae 2019-04-30T19:49:26Z ♥ 2

I thought this was great - took me a little while to figure out all the mechanics, but then it was really fun... I liked how you had to prioritize over farming, brewing, creating. The "universal ingredient" is a cool idea - nice work!

Bill Hunter by Andreas Roschal 2019-04-30T18:36:53Z ♥ 4

Haha, the "conversion into dollar bills" animation is beautiful! Great concept, fun and frustrating (but in a good way!)

Adventures of Crimson Warlock by Nisanick 2019-04-30T18:25:23Z ♥ 1

You got a lot of features in here in a short time - really cool! It felt really good to me, but I agree that the terrain tiles didn't match the aesthetic of the other graphics: but besides that, great job!

Pomidorko! by z0rlog 2019-04-30T18:20:08Z ♥ 1

You had me at Pomidorko.

Choice of Life by victorcrafty 2019-04-30T17:08:37Z ♥ 1

Hah, that's so great - there was so many areas and things in here, amazing work and I kinda want to see it expanded! I'm going to be making that sword sound all day. Shhwwweew!

Bank 666 by TheMagesMango 2019-04-30T17:04:19Z ♥ 0

[oops, wrong entry]

Sigillis by JUSTCAMH 2019-04-30T15:25:59Z ♥ 1

This was really good - and not something I've seen before in an LD entry! I perhaps would have liked the music to be a bit more up-beat (doing the shapes was kind of exciting to do - but the music felt more meditative and relaxing)... also, if you keep working on this after the comp, I kind of agree with Synadiome above: the trading feels a *little* like it was jammed in to match the theme - it would be good to explore possibilities for this game without that (for example, the extra spells is a really cool idea and would be good to see that taken further!)

Great job anyway!

GERYDAS TOWER by Syrapt0r 2019-04-30T15:11:14Z ♥ 1

Great work - I got pretty immersed in the story too! I love the animations, reminded me a bit of Pitfall II (which is a game I loved!)

Stjarna Höfuð by gamebuilder 2019-01-02T22:26:35Z ♥ 1

Ha ha, I didn't see this entry before the compo finished, but I loved it! The graphics and gameplay were so weird and kooky! I didn't really understand what I was doing for a while (those controls are pretty brutal at the beginning) - but I still had fun. I think your scores reflected this: people assumed the game did not have depth because it was so hard to start. If they had have played longer and figured out the controls your score would have been much higher.

But for version 2 I request that you go even MORE over the top with the weirdness... changing backgrounds, weird flashing pickups... more craziness!

(Also, JavaScript fan here too - all my Ludum Dare entries are in JS: I love the "write some code, refresh the browser" simplicity of it! Usually I like to roll-my-own engine - like this [from-scratch minecraft WebGl thing](https://mrspeaker.github.io/webgl2-voxels/), but for this Ludum Dare I used Phaser3: it's pretty fun!)

Cowmando by C64Gamer 2018-12-14T17:34:01Z ♥ 0

Yeah, I agree with @flaterectomy: I liked the game, but didn't like how it's basically RNG that kills you - I want to feel like I personally failed and could do better next time. Not sure exactly how you could tweak that to make the virus feel more "fair" when it starts.

Ethical Smoothies Co. by kypello 2018-12-14T15:38:47Z ♥ 1

Hey! We had pretty much the same idea with almost the same mechanics - only you got yours to actually work and be a game with a goal ;)

I love the audio and the overall aesthetic. Great job!

aberth: simple text based choose your own adventure by jfraser314 2018-12-14T15:31:13Z ♥ 1

I'll never look at google forms the same way again. Great writing (even though I feel like my character was a bit of jerk. I don't think I'd want to go have a beer with me) and great pacing; things certainly escalated quickly: required for us patience-limited LD-ers!

Welcome to the North Pole! by fre 2018-12-13T17:12:48Z ♥ 1

Man, I was obsessed with Loco Roco when it came out, so I LOVED this game. It's beautiful and satisfying and delightful. Fantastic work!

Cheela by Shakedimus 2018-12-13T17:07:20Z ♥ 1

I found it difficult to figure out what was happening at the beginning (it took me a lot of trial-and-error to determine which color of thing I even was!) - but after playing for a while I think that if this had some more intuitive UI (obvious who is player, can tell what is selected) and some kind of quirky interface (the "pit" is more than just a rectangle... it's obviously a sacrificial pit, the genes have some character, the background is interesting etc - then I think you could get away with the "selecting for one characteristic" part.

I'd like it if I could "retreat" more safetly - like if there were some walls I could go hide behind!

Once I understood what you were going for I think it was fun - it just needs some UI polish to make it so the user isn't confused at the beginning.

It's your life, dude by Guy Withivy 2018-12-13T16:06:46Z ♥ 0

Hey, can you explain what the goal is, and how you play? I can drag the icons around and match up a whole row of the same icon but nothing happens. I can click the baby's bottle and more icons come and it says "It's a sacrifice!" (in a hilarious way), but I don't understand what I'm sacrificing because nothing changes!

Human Meat Is Very Nourishing by Rolly 2018-12-12T20:49:30Z ♥ 1

Hilarious and awesome! I kind of wish there was a road-trip moving-car between waves (maybe just in the background as you were making choices)... but hot-dang, amazing work!

Cats vs Drones by devex 2018-12-12T20:42:40Z ♥ 0

Great work! Perfect for Ludum Dare, but I feel like there needs to be one more element to give it some depth. Perhaps you should be able to try and "recover" a cat if you miss a crate: load and shoot the next cat straight away and if it catches the other cat then both are saved!

Good little game though!

Switch Accelerator by Nekonyo 2018-12-12T19:24:47Z ♥ 1

Great game - it had a lot of personality, and it made me smile.

I kind of wish that the levels were more like caverns rather than straight corridors: like, you would then have to go up or down to follow the path of the cavern - perhaps even with splits so you had to choose which way to go. That'd be cool.

The music was a bit insane (I hoping I'm not offending you here but I guess it was computer-generated?) - but the lovely up/down sound effects made up for it ;)

Delightful game, great work!

For You by FireBug 2018-12-12T18:17:54Z ♥ 1

Wow, outstanding writing. I'm really impressed with the quality AND quantity given the time pressure! I often find that text entries in LD start to wander and become disjointed, but this was very solid and enthralling from start to finish. Well done!

Maze of Death by hamrathdoesldjam 2018-12-12T16:45:46Z ♥ 1

Hey, for anyone who wants to test this, I played your game using an online emulator (I used [this one](https://virtualconsoles.com/online-emulators/c64/)). I downloaded the file from itch.io, dropped the `mazeofdeath.d64` on the emulator, and it worked. I had to switch the joystick to port 2, and then used arrow keys to play.

For the game itself... I have a question: when you were developing this, how many times did you finish a level? Because it took me 15 minutes and I wasn't even a quarter of the way through! I stopped after I started getting pain in my wrist from pressing arrow keys ;)

I love the craziness of it - but that's slightly too much. I think it would be better if brown walls were no-longer poison (it sucks to die while trying to get back to where you were - even though you can see everything!), and dying should expose more than 1 block: perhaps all 9 spaces around where you died.

Also, I think it would be good that somehow the uncovered corridor pieces (more than 2 tiles in straight line) - that are obviously walls and you will never hit - would become visible over time... then it will be more visually "busy" and look cool I reckon.

Lastly, wacky ideas, you can sacrifice one of your lives for a "light bomb" that exposes a bunch of the map, BUT, your corpse is then located in a random location (preferably somewhere in the path to the exit) - so it's hard to recover.

Anyhoo... I really enjoyed this! I was thinking of doing a C64 game (instead I just stole the color palette!), now you've inspired me for the next LD!

Great work!

Money Run by Jevgeni Orehhov 2018-12-12T16:24:58Z ♥ 3

The game looked and felt incredible - really polished, and everything perfectly fit with the aesthetic.

I found the actual core mechanic a bit confusing though - it was hard to tell when I was doing good or doing bad, and hard to know when/why I should throw money away.

Because there was so much going on I just focused on what the screen was yelling at me: "low on fuel!", so I started looking for fuel. If it stopped yelling, I stopped ever thinking about fuel.

Perhaps it could be improved by introducing actions one at a time, and building them up? First it's just "dodge things", then you get the gun to "shoot things", and then you realize you're in trouble if you don't "sacrifice things" - if each one was taught by the levels then I think it would make the goals clearer.

Anyyyway - that's just some "constructive criticism" because - like every other comment here - my primary reaction was "holy shit, this is amazing!"

Not Today Satan by Lucas Carvalhaes 2018-12-10T13:52:42Z ♥ 0

The controls felt pretty good, and the game looks amazing. I feel like there should have been a way to regen health without firing (maybe there was?) - I know the core mechanic is "sacrifice either health or ammo", but having to shoot an extra time at a bat when the bullet didn't track it - didn't feel like a sacrifice, it just felt a bit unrewarding.

I did like that eventually start to think "maybe I'll just not kill this person to save some health"... but then again, where's the fun in that ;)

Shepherd Sacrifice by aCuriosity 2018-12-07T04:41:35Z ♥ 1

You should have switched shooting/pushing at the last minute (beacuse pushing is the core mechanic) but damn, this was fun. Song is awesome, herding sheep is awesome (shooting sheep is meh... ditch that bit!). Herding is so satisfying. Scoring? Timers? Meh... random herding is where it's at!

I loved it!

This is fine by Antt5053 2018-12-07T04:34:39Z ♥ 1

I'm a bit drunk, so perhaps I'm biased - but I thought this game was awesome xD - I loved reading this list of things I sacrificed. Hilarious!

Wanyudo Island by PurpledArtFrog 2018-12-07T04:31:41Z ♥ 0

Hey, not sure if it's an issue or I'm missing something, but I can't seem to start the WebGL version - I'm stuck on the splash screen! (it would be good to have that online somewhere - itch.io or github maybe?)

AI Robot Hoomsday by godsboss 2018-12-07T04:27:08Z ♥ 0

Arrrgh! I got stuck pretty early on (about 2 levels after the "gimme" levels). I love the aesthetic, so I have to come back to this after I've had some sleep!

SQUARES by BrownRiceStudio 2018-12-07T04:20:09Z ♥ 0

It wasn't really obvious when I should switch guns (or what I was sacrificing) - but it was good fun. My absolute favourite part is the "tutorial"... It was really smart: "shoot to begin" means that I absolutely had to understand the basic shooting mechanic to begin. Genius!

Lighter Than Air by simon.parzer 2018-12-06T07:29:39Z ♥ 2

So sweet and interesting. Really unique idea, that still felt very "natural" to play. Also hilarious.

Hemorrhage by Arcling 2018-12-06T05:46:04Z ♥ 1

I really liked this - especially the "tutorial as level elements" (very clever!) but the controls were a bit too frustrating. The game is about sacrificing jumps, so it's infuriating to lose health when you felt it was the physic's fault, not your own. If the double-jumps felt more fluid and light and satisfying to stick, then it would improve it a lot.

But it certainly has potential, and the flaws are just tweaks - the core idea is solid. Great work!

Demon Arena by angelnm 2018-12-06T05:32:17Z ♥ 1

I was playing it for ages, mowing down demons and then eventually realized nothing happened when the demons got me... they just wanted to party, and it turns out I was the monster all along!

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L.A.B. by disperse 2018-12-06T05:23:50Z ♥ 1

I set up the game in two windows, and was playing against myself - but I couldn't figure out what the goal was, or what the effect of dragging things around was. Sometimes the thing I could drag had a picture of an alien/worker on it, sometimes it had something that said "office", and sometimes both. But I have no idea if "office" is good or why I might want it, or where I'm allowed to drop it. I saw numbers going up, but I don't know if it was good or bad.

I think I might be missing some knowledge about this genre of games (it seems other people figured it out!) but I still think a bit of guidance would have been useful.

It looked really interesting, and was multiplayer (amazing for an LD!) - but I couldn't figure it out. I really wanted to though, and I think it would only take a small amount of in-game guidance to make the goals more clear.

Jesus Take the Wheel by PeachTreeOath 2018-12-06T05:02:43Z ♥ 1

THIS is why I ludum dare. It's all so beautiful and heart-warming.

Stop and rest if you feel sleepy.

Absalom And The Golden Mullet by DBONGames 2018-12-06T04:27:10Z ♥ 2

What?! This was made in 3 days? That's it, I quit.

It's beautiful.

Revolver Curse by SkullPixel 2018-12-05T17:16:09Z ♥ 1

Perfect LD game for me... interesting, beautiful, entertaining. At the start I thought the "ammo == health" idea was not really that effective, until I got hit by an enemy and realized the actual consequences of having less bullets. Really cool!

Not Safe for Teamwork by bradur 2018-12-05T06:41:31Z ♥ 0

Really felt like I was sacrificing team mates... I was always hesitant to flip the switch! Great work, very complete and satisfying effort.

The Greater Evil by AndyGates01 2018-12-05T06:28:33Z ♥ 0

I found this too difficult. It reminded my of Rick Dangerous-style level design where there was no way to know you would get stabbed by spikes until they stabbed you - which makes you blame the game, and not yourself.

Even so, I played it for a long time - because the guitars and awesome graphics kept me coming back for more!

We The Believers by kiv 2018-12-05T06:17:05Z ♥ 1

Very effective! I wouldn't say it was "fun", more interesting and thought-provoking (which is better!).

The secret experiment by ragnta 2018-12-05T06:10:42Z ♥ 0

I like the style and the feel of the game, but I don't understand what the goal is - what do the K and P buttons do?

My game's title here by ghust1995 2018-12-05T06:03:04Z ♥ 0

I love it... the ultimate sacrifice! (Also, I'm feeling that "sleep for a week" thing right about now)

Plane accordingly by Martynas 2018-12-04T07:07:39Z ♥ 1

Haha, so good - I just enjoyed dumping the cargo hold and crashing into flying rocks - so satisfying! The graphics were perfect and the game is hilarious. Great job!

Startup Simulator 2019 by Benjamin San Souci 2018-12-04T07:03:17Z ♥ 1

How did "meatless mondays" cost me 200K? Need to write an app to track that.

Great work, and painfully familiar! I like the minimal UI design of Quack way better than its competitor.

Golden ticket to heaven by jac_B 2018-12-04T06:55:04Z ♥ 1

Surely the technical montgolfier term can't be "jumps"!

I really enjoyed this - it was peaceful and tranquil and had a very well-drawn hot air balloon.

The "sacrifice" theme REALLY applied to this entry - I actually wanted to keep the painting, but HAD to ditch it at the last second to complete the level... it felt like I sacrificed something!

Sons of Vanity by nkrim 2018-12-04T06:25:13Z ♥ 1

How very "wilde"! (tee hee). Great idea - bit of a thinker, and surprisingly addictive! I'd like to see a "before vs after" or a family tree at the end.

Limbs are Limited! by EggshellDog 2018-12-04T05:29:26Z ♥ 1

It took me a while to figure it out, but it was a fun learning experience ;)

There's no theme song, but I found my self singing Yakety Sax in my head the whole time.

Make the trip by Dancinoman 2018-12-04T05:04:43Z ♥ 1

It made me smile! A perfect way to spend 10 minutes. Beautify graphics, a lovely sea-shanty.

Bombshell News by Falleco 2018-12-04T05:00:40Z ♥ 0

Animations and sound effects really make it. It needs something to give it more depth, though perhaps I missed something: was the chat box part of the game?

Great music, and overall everything had a cohesive aesthetic - rare for LD! ;)

People/Power by SecondDimension 2018-12-04T04:50:16Z ♥ 3

Fantastic! I just spent 30+ minutes on this... I wasn't particularly good at the levels - it was just really fun to play around with! Absolutely sublime graphics - the animations are captivating. I just want more contraptions when you release this for real, thank you.

"The people will keep coming, so don't worry about losing them"

Cult Fever by iDesigns 2018-12-04T04:28:53Z ♥ 2

Wow, that sucks about losing your work - and losing the easy mode! But I love the whole game, very polished and impressive! I got the hang of the keys after a while - it's funny, I understand why the game goes right-to-left, but having it 90 degrees rotated from the keyboard makes it a challenge. Once you get the hang of it it's fine though (which would have been easier to do with "easy" mode!)

Best part, the "3, 2, 1, go" voice. Very convincing!

Mr.Geek by Diego Burgos 2018-12-04T04:09:54Z ♥ 2

Now THAT is a unique concept for a game! What even made you think of it?! The little "post mortems" (hmm, wait they should be for the people you sacrificed... "post livums?) were a surreal, fantastic touch. Unfortunately for the people of Catastrocity, my nerd pop-culture skills were not so hot!

Penelope by Denifia 2018-12-04T03:53:24Z ♥ 1

I disagree that the last jump was blind... I feel like by the last level I one at one with the game, and could navigate it like I was that Keno guy from the Matrix.

I understand why you can't just restart the level when you die - but perhaps if the game was bigger it would be useful to retry a level with the same health you started with... But for Ludum Dare, knowing that you had to do it all again if you messed it up made it super stressful/exciting!

Audio was great, the sound effects made me smile every time. Great job!

virus.exewin32.syskill by exewin 2018-12-03T19:14:43Z ♥ 2

You had me at "GAME REQUIRES SOME KNOWLEDGE ON CMD". I found it hard to live without `ls` and `cat`, but I survived.

I didn't finish the game - but I spent a long time playing it: it's fun!

Death Wish by Derek Volker 2018-12-03T15:33:52Z ♥ 2

This made me happy. I think you are a little stingy on the "special attack" allowances, seeing as the attack is just a kick!

The music and graphics are perfect for a 90s beat 'em up. I wish it were slightly faster and that I could jump, and also that someone would come up out of a manhole and throw the manhole cover at me. That's requisite for the genre.

Great work!

SATIATE! by Secretmapper 2018-12-03T15:23:47Z ♥ 0

Hey, I spent a while on this but I don't think I got the "trick"... if I assign someone to the tower then a new person will come, but it's too slow by the 3rd round. What's the dominant strategy to get kick-started?

(I really love it though - it has me hooked!)

Snackrificial Chamber by Wugbor 2018-12-03T06:43:12Z ♥ 1

Great effort - I'm always a fan of conveyor-belt-y games (I have some in my game - but they are fake and really broken!)... I feel like this game was too slow to start: the first bunch of levels are easily solved in your head in 5 seconds, but you have to wait for EVER for 8 chickens to move through the level. A "fast forward" button would have been perfect, or just get into more challenging levels after level 1.

From "advanced splitter" onwards the game is much more challenging.

The graphics are fantastic too - really cool.

RPG 9000 by azlen 2018-12-03T06:29:44Z ♥ 1

I love that I gained XP by trying to remember how to dance. That's my kind of game.

My only criticism is that there was an awful lot of content in here for a game that was supposed to sacrifice content.

TOTEMINI by frescogusto 2018-12-03T05:59:16Z ♥ 1

This is beautiful and simple. I played it for far more totems than I thought I would! I grasped the idea instantly and thought I was done - but I kept wanting to build "just one higher"!

The theme song was perfect, the animations were great, the characters are super cute!

I think this could be extended into something bigger if there were a "combinatorial" aspect. Rather than just "find THIS character" there could be some kind of system for crafting characters out of primitive aspects. THe primitives could evolve outside of your decisions.

Anyhoo, this was perfect for a LD, held my interest for a long time, and made me smile. Great work!

escape from apocalypse by nakato53 2018-12-03T05:47:09Z ♥ 1

Hey @nakato53 - I really hate to be the "doesn't work in my browser" person... but it doesn't work in my browser! I'm on latest Firefox on Linux and when the game starts the robot-things fall down the extreme left of the screen - they start at the very top left and fall out the bottom (I can only see half of them)... Then the indicator update: it goes 1/3, 2/3, 3/3, 4/3, 5/3... "LEVEL COMPLETE! Click for next". 5/3 doesn't sound right ;)

I have "receive notifications" on for this post - so please let me know if you change anything so I can test again - it looks so beautiful I really want to try it!

[I'll test it out on my work machine today too... now I'm interested in what would cause that kind of bug, seeing as it's a Haxe game]

Muscles and the Gun by Kramdar 2018-12-03T04:54:41Z ♥ 1

Ok ok ok... I'm not saying that they should never have made Super Meat Boy, but a double-blind test would certainly come out in favour of Muscles and the Gun.

The collision detection on Super Meat Boy *may* be silky smooth and flawless, where as matg may be slightly infuriating (the core head-jumping mechanic is so sweet, but the collisions make it so much harder than you realise!) - but there is simply no comparison when it comes to the lore, and the prose, and the muscles, and the gun.

The music.

Can we talk of that for a moment? That is one FUCKING AWESOME theme song. I don't know if it's because I'm sleep deprived (I currently *do* keep seeing visions ALF out my window), but I can't get it out of my head. PLEASE make it available for download, it is catchy and dirty and beautiful!

Finally, big respect for some of the tough game-design choices. Nothing says "Shoot me" quite like a sign that says "Shoot me". Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Bomba Ball by bwalter 2018-12-03T04:19:05Z ♥ 1

DAMN IT, windows only! I flipping love the look of this game! I love "dystopianmovie sports", and "Commodore 64 graphics" (see my entry... your game looks beautiful and exciting - like a game you'd see in Zzap64. Mine is confusing and ugly: like you'd find on a 5 1/2 inch floppy with 25 other "games")

Can you export GameMaker to Linux or Web? I'd love to give it a shot!

Cyclevania by Allen Oliver 2018-04-29T19:06:25Z ♥ 1

Ha ha, this is aweeeeesome!The graphics are fantastic - flashbacks to Excite Bike on the C64. Brilliant idea, I played it for way too long! I hope you build it out further after the compo, with a bit more time on some level design I think could actually be really solid. Man, I'm still laughing, this is great!

TOBY GAWK PRO WALKER (🔥NOW WITH HTML🔥) by N8M8 2018-04-29T19:00:43Z ♥ 1

Just like Tony Hawk, I could never nail the combos. All this needs is customizable characters and it would be perfect.

Tumblenaut by kelbg 2018-04-29T14:09:36Z ♥ 1

Yeah great effort - I thought it was going to be stupidly easy at first, but it turned out to be quite well balanced! Choosing to go fast (and pinball hilariously), vs low-and-steady and run out of oxygen was really cool because you'd have to change strategy half-way through. I found it hard to reliably win - which made me want to try "just one more time". Good stuff.

Flying By Yourself by Stending 2018-04-28T02:05:19Z ♥ 0

Perfect. There is no need for anymore games ever again.

Flight Deck by Kovakomes 2018-04-27T12:40:07Z ♥ 2

Yep - agree with a lot of the comments above: really deep for a game jam. And unlike most of the games this LD (mine included!), you "combine two incompatible themes" in a really aesthetically seamless way: it doesn't feel like you've cluncked two different things together, it feels like a cohesive whole. And has an Airplane! vibe, so it's a winner for me.

Slime Battle Royale by ManBeardGames 2018-04-27T01:22:03Z ♥ 1

Dang it - that trailer looks flippin' fantastic: any chance of a build for mac or linux?! (Also, any chance of a post-compo multiplayer version: that would rad)

Golden Beak Golf by McCordinator 2018-04-26T12:42:02Z ♥ 1

Damn it, 20 minutes later and I still can't break 4: and I got really good at Flappy Bird back in the day ;)

My only tiny nitpick is the power bar: there's no reason for it to go so powerful I think - Like, max should be 50% - 75%... it's frustrating (not the good kind) to accidentally go anywhere over 50% and then you know there's no way to recover. I guess it would be cool if the initial shot could be more influential or integral to how the flight part worked.

But this was great fun - I played for ages. I loved the "multi-stage-ness" of it. Perfect graphics and audio (reminded me a bit of the old StrongBad videlectrix games too - which is always a good thing)!

BatterHook by Barbaarian 2018-04-25T19:17:51Z ♥ 2

Ha ha, what?! Pretty cool idea - I loved the sound effects, they were perfect. But the music seemed a bit sombre ;)

Eggplant Kindergarten by LiquidBrain 2018-04-25T18:57:27Z ♥ 2

Damn it, just spend 45 minutes playing this! Just brilliant - so much character, and so many eggplant facts.

Dungeon of High School romance by Toulou 2018-04-25T17:52:06Z ♥ 1

Today I learned I'm bad at dating AND RPGs.

This was a great game though - and I'm sucker for ascii: 5 star graphics from me ;)

Holding Aces: The Card Game Shoot-em-Up! by NerdyTea 2018-04-25T17:43:58Z ♥ 1

I won! That was good: I just wish the cards actually did something... like you needed to keep and discard cards to get a good poker hand and then that becomes an uber-attack!

Dungeon Slider by justinooncx 2018-04-25T17:42:22Z ♥ 1

Wow, really polished entry! This theme has been great for me learning genres that I'd otherwise avoid: I'm not a rpg kinda person, but combined with something familiar like a 15-puzzle it becomes much more accessible and enjoyable. Really cool... I wish it had some sound, but other than that, very impressive!

Card Coded by Pixelhurricane 2018-04-25T14:39:30Z ♥ 1

This LD has been tough for me: I've never played a deck-building game and for most of the card-based entries I don't understand what is going on. But I get it now! This game was fast paced (for the idea) and my choices felt more purposeful. I feel like this game might be my gateway drug to card games xD

Cursed Princess by Unentokku 2018-04-25T14:35:49Z ♥ 1

This turned out to be a lot deeper than I initially thought it would be - It's not really my genre of choice, but it sucked me in and I ended up playing for a good 20 minutes! Well done.

We Don't Serve Zombies by Thy Duck 2018-04-25T14:23:35Z ♥ 1

I really like the look of this, but am on Linux (also have a mac lying around too) - it's a Game Maker game right? Would it be possible to do a build for mac/linux?

Karaoke Ninja by GastricSparrow 2018-04-25T14:17:54Z ♥ 3

Brilliant! I want to see this at a bar, on stage - game projected on a wall, and you have to sing and play via controller. Make it happen!

DragTypist by Slashee the Cow 2018-04-25T13:39:40Z ♥ 1

I got 48.644 - after I figured out to quickly reduce speed before overheating! but my greatest accomplishment was getting the game running: I don't have windows so I ran it from source. Anyone who wants to do the same my steps were (and I already had python3 installed): `pip3 install pygame` and then `python3 ./dragtypist.py`.

Ok, back to the game: I thought it was a blast! (though I am partial to typing games... I made [Flappy Bird Typing Tutor](https://www.mrspeaker.net/dev/game/flappy/) a few years ago).

This game really reminded me of the hours I spent on Mavie Beacon Typing Tutor - they had a racing car game too! I personally like your graphics better - they are perfect.

I didn't really understand the cool down bonus system though... I like that you can't just type like a maniac to win, and had to "throw the game" to cool down, but I'd like more indication of how far away I was from getting a cooldown bonus. Like, if I new the next correct letter would get me a bonus then I wouldn't hit a bad letter to avoid overheating.

Annnyhooo, great work - I'm glad I got it running!

Wildfire: Conway's Game of Firefighting by law5guy 2018-04-24T20:24:11Z ♥ 0

I love the idea: I remember I made a GoL version along time ago that was editable: and every move I'd try to spark life, but accidentally destroyed it. I never thought that could actually be a game mechanic!

Stealth Trucking by Crabman 2018-04-24T17:08:03Z ♥ 1

I don't know what I was doing, but I had fun doing it! I'm not 100% sure of the goal... but I loved the mood, and it was suspenseful - I just wish there was a clear objective (like, some kind of checkpoint system - maybe there was, but I didn't make it - if I knew there was a checkpoint then I'd keep going).

I feel like there is something really cool in the core of this though - and it's worth exploring more. And theme, graphics, audio, and mood were all 5 stars!

(also - by the way, there is an extra unicode character in your web link so it 404s)

Life Jumper by RobinbyZhou 2018-04-24T16:28:41Z ♥ 1

This is beautiful. It reminded me of Jason Rohrer's game Passage (Oh - I see another commenter said it reminded them of "Gravitation"!). Damn games that make me think I'm wasting my life!

Really, excellent and sublime work.

Rockin' Horse by niterich 2018-04-24T16:21:51Z ♥ 1

Awww, this looks really cool - I clicked on your download link just to see if I might be able to build the game on linux/mac, and itch.io got my hopes up by having the tux and apple icons... but alas! Exe-d!

Still, "Rockin' Horse". Great name.

Typistry by mahalis 2018-04-24T16:16:33Z ♥ 0

Damn it - I love typing games, and this looks awesome! Any chance of a mac or linux build?

Spur of the Moment Racing by gemberkoekje 2018-04-24T14:44:20Z ♥ 1

This worked surprisingly well! I kind of wish it was keyboard driven instead of mouse - I found that because it was annoying to constantly adjust the sliders I just stuck with modifying left and right - with gas full and break 0. If the sliders were keyboard controlled it would better.

Also, that music loop was a bit insane - though I have a sneaking suspicion it was composed by Math.random...

Those points aside - fantastic idea... I played this game for wayyy too long, and I think it's something you should keep building on!

Frogs vs. Cats by cincodenada 2018-04-24T14:15:59Z ♥ 1

Ha ha! Great idea - it was a bit confusing for me because the first door I came to was "UP" and it says the joke about hurting your eyes - but just thought the doors were not usable! Figured it out after that though.

Raining cats was my favourite bit. I'm glad you didn't get around to making them deal damage!

Age of Football Clubs by Aycan 2018-04-24T13:09:57Z ♥ 1

ha ha! Brilliant! Frustrating at first until you get the controls. It's a great concept - with some polishing and balancing this game could be really cool.

Rhythm Rogue by vilcans 2018-04-24T13:04:05Z ♥ 0

The source code looks like it's Unity - any chance of a linux or mac build? I really want to test it out!

Tiny Crusader by nilstastic 2018-04-24T13:01:48Z ♥ 1

Perfect LD entry! Easy to learn, great fun. I think if you could introduce one other element or mechanic that would give it a bit more depth (force some more interesting choices) then this could be a great mobile game. Really cool!

PlatyPad by euske 2018-04-24T12:43:06Z ♥ 2

Ha ha! Why did you even think of this?! It's brilliant! How many WPM can you do? I'm up to 1.

Age of Spires IV (Text/Console + RTS) by David Greene 2018-04-24T12:38:15Z ♥ 1

I really loved this game, and the interface is fantastic! It's a great idea AND I think the LD crowd would be into it - but it would have a much lower barrier to entry if you could get this on the web somehow. I don't know if it's possible, but via web assembly, or something.

Anyway, really cool entry - I just wish there were more people around!

Datesweeper by Tygrak 2018-04-23T18:22:46Z ♥ 1

Yeah, I loved the music - it was perfect. I learned somethin' about life too. What more could you want from an LD entry?

Alchemist Adventure by Keppu 2018-04-23T18:19:51Z ♥ 0

Excellent work... engrossing - I didn't realize how long I'd been playing it! And I really love the sound effects - they're spot on!

Space Chess by zoglu 2018-04-23T18:11:52Z ♥ 1

Very polished! I agree with ironygames comment: the aesthetics are really spot-on. Well done.

Fishy by ProWolf 2018-04-23T16:46:55Z ♥ 1

I really really really liked this entry. Running python from the web repl reminds me of the old "type in a million pages of BASIC from a magazine" days. Seeing the fishing game right next to the actual code is so cool - that's how I learned to code in the olden days!

Also, I sold a swordfish for $1000 so what's not to like?

Rapid Bullet-Hell Blitz Chess by Ismael Rodriguez 2018-04-23T16:38:31Z ♥ 1

Great entry - very polished and instantly playable! I had to take a phone call, and didn't realize I'd started a new game. The mouse sitting on it's own on the edge of the screen got further than I could when I was trying my hardest! (I got a higher score though ;) )

Hungry Hungry Shippos by Joe Sycalik 2018-04-23T16:32:53Z ♥ 1

Multiplayer! Multiplayer! That's a great take on the .io games - I think it would be an awesome multiplayer game for sure. it took me a while to get used of the controls, but after I got it it was fine. I didn't even mind the music loop: reminded me of the original "heart beat" sound of Asteroids.

Red Shirt Engineer by Noxbuds 2018-04-23T16:08:13Z ♥ 1

"Once viewing the engineering panel, everything is fairly self-explanatory." lol, classic gamedev quote ;)

It took me a while to figure out what was going on (and I can read electrical diagrams... I just didn't understand what the goal was) but when I understood the point it was good fun - the pop up dialogs could get a bit annoying when trying to wire things, but other than that I think this was great: really worth fleshing out!

ASM Hell by vilix64 2018-04-23T15:51:05Z ♥ 0

"Unknown command 'mov'" pffft ;) I'm a sucker for anything that has a faux language in it! My only complaint is I'd have preferred some blippy sound effects to the Math.random piano.

Erglow by benbusby 2018-04-23T15:34:07Z ♥ 1

That's it. I'm not rating any more games, this is the winner. No point everyone - this is the winner.

I love the Jet Set Willy graphics and the amazing theme tune. I will now go to hatless exile a happy man.

Dangerous Fields by Gavin Camlin 2018-04-23T15:20:18Z ♥ 2

I'm no botanist, but I'm not sure that's how gardening works. It looks fantastic - any chance for a Linux or Mac build?!

Card And Run by bloodyaugust 2018-04-23T15:11:16Z ♥ 1

I liked it: I'm not familiar with the "gard game" genre - I feel like this is the perfect introduction, because I'm very familiar with infinite runners. The randomness of the cards annoyed me at first, but you can be a bit strategic by looking ahead, so when I lost I blamed the RNG and when I did something cool I attributed it to my skill!

The Magic Shotgun Coloring Book by BenPeterson 2018-04-23T15:01:10Z ♥ 0

Noooooo - I need a Linux build! Though, I'm terrible at coloring in the lines, so I'd probably be rubbish at it. That theme song - put it on soundcloud because it is stuck in my head now.

Platform Of Love by Scott Steffes 2018-04-23T14:57:09Z ♥ 1

Perfect graphics: that's the best dressed pixel I've ever seen. There was no theme song, so I sung my own ditty in my head as I played. No more Mr Sad Platform for me!

Dear Clicker by blubberquark 2018-04-23T14:44:28Z ♥ 0

I laughed out loud when I saw the paperclips... Wow, this was a great entry: the first I've tested - so you've set the bar verrrry high! Also, I want to make that recipe from the poem.

Discours sur la révolution by annagavaldakedavra 2017-05-17T19:00:55Z ♥ 0

Dang it - looks really intriguing, but I'm on mac... any chance of a port?!

Ship in a Bottle by Tero Pulkkinen 2017-05-03T14:21:13Z ♥ 1

Pretty sure I won that game.

Rock-E by endlesspeak 2017-05-02T20:23:12Z ♥ 1

What is going on?! hahaha, so many rock jokes. I loved it... you guys are crazy. The music was perfect too - great job!

Pantheon Putt Putt by Luke Brown 2017-05-02T20:05:11Z ♥ 1

WOAH! I am a sucker for put-put games anyway, but this was AWESOME! (I played it in the browser, played fine) The graphics are great, it's a hilarious concept, and the "pinball" mechanics are super fun - really fantastic work.

Macdyver by Sparrow 2017-05-02T19:59:16Z ♥ 2

I played it for a good few "strong currents" - very enjoyable and relaxing. I think the "inside" music doesn't match the aesthetic as well as the "outside" music. Would be great to see this game expanded!

LD38: Aurelia by zZAPp 2017-05-02T19:49:47Z ♥ 0

"roam around on a small planet and kill stuff" hahah, great tag line... also, they are some biiiiig "grubs" xD

I enjoyed wandering around the planet - the graphics looked great, and the achievements were a good idea!

Intergalactic Lemonade Inc. by kawales 2017-05-02T19:36:41Z ♥ 2

You had me at "Intergalactic Lemonade Inc", but unfortunately it wouldn't load in my browser (Firefox) - just got stuck on some ad screen (why is there ads xD)

SMALL WORLD of LOVER by appix 2017-05-02T19:31:34Z ♥ 0

Excellent idea, and well executed... I could not succeed though - relationships are tough!

LOST PLANET(oid) by mrnyarlathotep 2017-05-02T16:41:34Z ♥ 1

I won (but lost my no claim bonus :)). I liked it all except for that screen where you had to zig-zag back and forward like you were in the line at the airport. That's not fun in the airport, and not fun in a game xD. Those alien characters are pretty creepy too.

Great effort!

The Button Room by Laylow 2017-05-02T16:29:46Z ♥ 2

Confusing, but lovely art... would be interesting to see where you take it!

littleBLASTplanet by gamepopper 2017-05-02T16:18:59Z ♥ 1

Yeap, I agree the blocks fall too fast and are just unfair (rather than challenging). Also, I found jumping to be way too dangerous, so just never did it - just spammed the shoot button and stayed as still as possible... maybe in the next levels you needed to jump (or release the shoot button) - but I couldn't figure out how to get off the planet. I went to the escape zone and pressed all the keys I could, but couldn't trigger anything. What's the trick?

But all of those points are minor, balancing things. I played this game for ages (it took me a long time to survive 30 seconds - I think the initial difficulty needs some tweaking ;). It's got potential to be really fun.

Also, I kind of liked the "follow" camera more than the static - the bullets look really cool as you move around. Anyhoo, great job!

What Remains. by Fiote 2017-05-01T18:59:29Z ♥ 1

Holy crap - that's a LOT of work you got done! Amazing! I wish there were some "tool tips" when I moused-over screen icons, because I had to load the intro screen in another tab to remember what the icons were for for a while. Really great effort though!

A Brief Retreat by Jakob Willforss 2017-05-01T18:55:46Z ♥ 2

Wow, you managed to get a lot of functionality in there! That was also quite a relaxing game. It would be better with some anitations (digging/chopping) - but obviously that would have resulted in less content. Still, I really enjoyed this!

Islanders by Chaosinism 2017-05-01T18:50:10Z ♥ 0

omfg... what was that?! Took me a while to figure out how the different fruit worked... and when I finally did, there was a - well, no spoilers for anyone else.

This game was great: that wacky theme tune, the weird sound effects. I'd write some more, but I gotta have another go

Daphnia forge by tmk10 2017-05-01T18:45:57Z ♥ 0

That is one cute main character! I gave you extra marks on graphics just for that weird little moving animation ;). The way they move when they attach is feels so nice - kind of feels "spring-y". The game play is pretty simple, but surprisingly fun!

First entry - A small world LD38 by Adhir108 2017-05-01T16:11:09Z ♥ 0

Hey, does this work properly on web? In your screen shot there are "<", ">", "B", "A" buttons - but i don't see them. I can't figure out what to do!

I kind of feel like the idea is you're zooming in down to the atomic level... but not sure what to do there as the atoms fling off into space!

Anyway, that music loop is awesome and will be stuck in my head all afternoon.

Diner at Pacman's Cousin by Fragodo 2017-05-01T15:58:59Z ♥ 1

If that's Pacman's cousin's dinner table... how big is Pacman's cousin?!

I don't know why, but this entertained me for a lot longer than it should have. It was almost relaxing! Weird and awesome.

The Dance We Do by PapyPilgrim 2017-05-01T15:55:15Z ♥ 0

I loved this - excellent idea, that kept me intrigued and happy.

Wrong Delivery by g12345 2017-05-01T15:37:17Z ♥ 1

Nice effort - the quick restart meant it didn't get annoying when trying to get back up through the level and hitting a bad guy (because I'm impatient). I personally would have liked a tinnnnny bit more float in the jumping, but it felt really nice.

RGB by madmaw 2017-05-01T15:31:10Z ♥ 2

Wow, great game - my brain is all mushy now. Is that an original concept? It's very cool. I feel like there were too many concepts introduced in a row without giving a chance to try them out - like, after introducing the basic rules of color splitting, there should be a few levels of just this before you introduce the next lot of mechanics... but that's a minor nitpick, it was really cool!

Run the World! by Monty 2017-05-01T15:18:50Z ♥ 3

haha, I'm a sucker for outrun games... especially for ones where you can magically drive from Rio to Lisbon via Canada xD

The collision detection was a bit frustrating in that if you hit a car, you'd stop - and the car you hit would slowwwwly move away, so you'd just hit it again. It would be better if the car zoomed off faster so you had a chance to avoid it.

It was fun though: i played it for way too long!

Bee World by InaBox 2017-05-01T15:12:48Z ♥ 1

Nice effort - i really like the feeling of the game: quite relaxing! I think to make it more "meaningful" it would be good if you were collecting the pollen for a reason: like, collecting pollen fills up a power-up bar and when it's full you get a life back.

Annnyhoo, good work!

Around The World in 80 Seconds by Shaolin Dave 2017-05-01T15:09:53Z ♥ 1

Yeah, I agree with @astrkl - really great art! And the way it segues from one area to the next feels really nice.

There should be some kind of indication that the enemies are planning to jump... like, they should have a pose for "about to jump" otherwise it feels a bit unfair that they randomly jump up and hit you and there's nothing you can do.

"Be careful of the people of the world who want you dead for some reason" made me laugh out loud for real.

Rebuild. by TehT 2017-05-01T15:03:10Z ♥ 1

Well executed! Dragging the world around it really satisfying... would be good to see this small world entry expanded into a big world!

Don't Make Me Stop This Car! by UncleChris 2017-05-01T14:45:05Z ♥ 3

Cracked me up! "Don't make me stop this car" is a great title. The game play is pretty tough though: hitting a 5 lane traffic jam, and smashing into the back of a car with no place to go seems a little unfair!

Instead of "You won", it should be "have to pull over because someone needs a toilet break" - then on to level 2 xD

Gravitational Gravityness by lucentbeam 2017-05-01T13:41:39Z ♥ 1

I had heaps of fun playing with this... i kind of wish it were more "zoomed out" to see a bigger picture. I spent ages trying to get something in orbit (because my game was about getting something in orbit!) - is it possible?

A small world by CoderDozer 2017-05-01T13:17:43Z ♥ 3

I liked the little story, and the L/D islands. But I'd have that text type at double the speed... even if it would make the story even shorter xD

Dot by euske 2017-05-01T13:09:44Z ♥ 1

Ha, great concept! The ending cracked me up... had to do it twice.

Naarrow by Ace17 2017-05-01T13:01:58Z ♥ 1

I lost a lot of time to this game... I have to play and rate more games, but I added this to a note saying "play again!". Really cool idea, and besides having to hammer the X button a bit it feels really cool. I even like the weird player graphic xD

Space Aliens Are Coming by RealityCheck 2017-05-01T12:47:56Z ♥ 1

Ha ha, weird game! I was a bit horrified when my person went into a house, made a baby, and the baby was instantly taken by aliens. That's life I guess. It goes a bit wacky when you run around the planet enough (the player starts doing the limbo) - but I like that. The sound effects were great... the music, a bit nuts but matched the feel of the game. Great work!

(also, yep: confirm runs well on mac - but if you could do a web build I think more people will play it)

The World Repeats by GameQuester 2017-05-01T12:38:19Z ♥ 0

Dang it, windows only - I really wanted to play this one. It looks really nice - so much style - I wonder if you could do a asm.js build or something so we could run it in the browser?

Ark of the new world by jojocanard 2017-05-01T12:29:38Z ♥ 1

I liked it... very original! I thought it had no strategy at first (like, you just put people down then math.random())... but by the end I was being VERY careful about when and where I placed people. Great idea!

Mouth Rescue by petitpois 2017-05-01T12:21:51Z ♥ 1

I thought it was pretty good! I don't know if it's just on my machine, but there's an issue where the pivot point is not correct if you go left/right so it "jumps" a bit - but that actually makes it more challenging xD

My only complaint is that the music does not fit the game style - the graphics are super cute, and it's a game about a tooth who brushes teeth... The music should have been more "cute" rather than ambient-house so it would support the mood. But besides that, great work!

Neighboring by psychonull 2014-12-13T21:06:00

I love the idea, need some more interactions though. I hope you guys keep working on it post-compo! Graphics and animations are excellent, and great take on the theme.

Afterlife Tesla's Disco Party with Flat Buds by Menesetsu 2014-12-13T21:02:00

Ah, I figured it out! I played with it for about 10 minutes just listening to the lovely sounds and eventually went back and read the instructions!

So, if there is a red triangle advancing towards the center, you have to find the triangle on the Y-axis of icons, and click in the red panel on the X-axis.

Then tesla lighting will destroy it.
Very inventive, and very beautiful... well done!

Demons Trial by guimonpa 2014-12-13T20:54:00

Wow, fantastic game! Nothing to fault - though, I knew there was an option to swap weapons but never was able to do it, or thought it would be a good idea: I think that's an unnecessary feature that could be dropped to make the game more "pure".

The ground spawning/changing feature is brilliant - really added a lot to the game and made each change exciting. Tune was awesome too - fantastic effort for 48 hours!

WASD The Heck? by Dream Of Sleeping 2014-12-13T20:48:00

Hahahah... that is horrible. Absolutely horrible. Took me 10 minutes to clear one screen. Horrible. Also brilliant. It really reminded my of the old C64/ZX Spectrum games - I kinda wish it had a grating and annoying 8-bit tune to go along with it!

DebugIt(); by Recon 2014-12-13T20:44:00

Fixed the bug, saw the snowmen! It really needed some sfx and a glitchy tune for the full experience... hope you add it after the compo!

...---... SoS Save Our Snowmen by commanderstitch 2014-12-09T12:55:00

Ha, I can't play it ('cause windows) but it looks hilarious: I made the same game idea as you - but yours is way more crazy!!!

An Adventure on My Screen by Erhune 2014-12-09T03:25:00

+1'd for the textbook camera stand. +4'd for the awesome game & concept.

Space FireFighter by naufr4g0 2014-12-08T20:06:00

ha ha, this game is fiendish! Those controls are a nightmare... everything is going ok, then hit a wall and I'm bouncing around like an idiot: don't change a thing! Really beautiful game.

Squint Maze by AlSweigart 2014-12-08T18:23:00

I don't have windows, but rated you highly based on the concept, instruction screen, and name alone. Squint Maze... genius.

Resource Operation by someone 2014-12-08T18:22:00

Yeah, that escalated quickly - my heart would thank you if the tank rush was timed a little more gradually!

Great work though - the aesthetic is really nice. I was making the sfx in my head though ;)

pluvia by ENDESGA 2014-12-08T18:19:00

Damn it - this looks amazing, wish there was a web version!

Super Start World by calavera 2014-12-08T18:07:00

I.... I'll never play another game again as long as I live.

If I were more in touch with my emotions I would well-up a little, and think about the good things in life that I take for granted.

Squared by Artguy 2014-12-08T17:58:00

I love this game - it reaaaally needs some beautiful music and sfx, but wow! I played it for ages... at first I was annoyed at the lack of instructions, but figuring it out was kinda the point. I love it. Make some sfx! They're not optional ;)

Snow Need To Rush by SnoutUp 2014-12-08T16:10:00

OMG - this is like using the Oculus Rift... it makes me sick to play it, but I can't stop!

ZedHead by dokidoki 2014-12-08T15:51:00

Ha, needs a bit of "juice" (and audio!) but I love the concept and the frowny snowman is a great character - I think you should keep workin' on it!

Baa Ram Ewe by renatopp 2014-12-08T15:47:00

Wow! This is flippin' delightful - great aesthetic, really polished, and cohesive... this could totally a great mobile game.

I get the same as jfreax though: level 3 doesn't start, throwing some create.js error in the console. Fix it please!!!

Punch Squad by Sos 2014-12-08T15:42:00

Arrrrghh... I don't gettit'! Can I get a clarification of what's goin' on?! I'm coming back to play/rate this again - because the gfx and that tune is flippin' radical.

Not-your-average-pacman by jfreax 2014-12-08T15:37:00

Good work - very interesting. But I'm not so keen on those controls - feels a bit "floaty and imprecise" to me. Maybe it's just because I know the original controls too well ;)

The Fast and the Flatulent by Drtizzle 2014-12-08T15:32:00

That tune is epic. It took me a while to figure out the controls - because I did my first couple of games without using the joystick, and got really far without crashing ;) I love the effect of looking around, and perfect interpretation of the theme.

Frosty Ninja by belva1234 2014-12-08T15:29:00

So good... I lolled (like, out loud) when my arm fell off the first time.

☃ by gre 2014-12-08T02:39:00

Fantastic game - the highscore "death trail" is brilliant! I love your take on the theme too: highscore screen, title screen, game... all in one screen! Great idea.

Universe Connector by SK16Games 2014-09-17T21:01:00

Aww - feel like you got cheated on the final score: especially "graphics": they were awesome!

Hello World by Rahazan 2014-09-14T20:05:00

Man, this is why there's a "mood" category. So flippin' cool!

Dreamshift by AgentParsec 2014-09-14T20:02:00

awww, this looks really cool - but I don't have Unity. I wish you had of exported it to the web player!

Balance by miwuc 2014-09-14T20:00:00

I loved this game... took me a while to figure out the "rules" too, I agree with others: would be cool to see this developed further.

Hold Please by AndyGusto 2014-09-12T17:16:00

I'm a sucker for modular synthesizers - so this game had me hooked ages ;)

Delirium by Atridas 2014-09-12T17:12:00

+1 for grafix - I love it! Kinda wondering how you did the walk animations!

Circular Logic by Benn 2014-09-12T17:08:00

Addictive... controls (with gravity) are like, 10% too hard I feel... almost perfect but if had just a tinnny bit more "give" then it would feel really natural, like you were a gravity-defying master!

The Wild West And Its' Living Fossils by toinfiniityandbeyond 2014-09-12T17:04:00

Yeah, was pretty awesome... BUT, I really would have liked the opportunity to mix & match my pants and shirt in the customization phase ;)

Sneaky Nessie by barryrowe 2014-09-12T16:59:00

Hey, did the web version stop working? I couldn't get it to run in Firefox or Chrome (seems to be complaining about some 404s)

Savior of Worlds by Smirnov48 2014-09-12T16:56:00

Maybe there is no goal, but I ended up running around the world for 10 minutes - much longer than many of the other games! I really like it... what were you going to do for the "connected" part? "Connect with the animals and trees"?

RealWorld vs CleanWorld by bradur 2014-09-04T13:04:00

Nice work... It's a bit annoying that you have to click the menus to restart the game, seeing as the controls are just arrow keys.

Connected Retro Worlds by yodamaster 2014-09-04T03:01:00

Haha - this is great! Though, I think the music most matches the asteroids version - when I was looking at the driving game I wanted an upbeat racing soundtrack... can you make it detect my eyeballs and play the right soundtrack depending where I'm looking? Thanks.

Asynchron by serjkegg 2014-09-04T02:58:00

This is a cool game - I got way past second level ;) ... you should rate some more games so more people see this one! It's really good!

On the edge of Earth: 5000 by Hypnohustla 2014-09-04T01:32:00

Brilliant! Reminded me of the movie Silent Running (for some reason)... I love everything about this game. Just... brilliant work!

juxtapose by zillix 2014-09-03T23:13:00

Arrggh! I love the aesthetic, but didn't get the gameplay at all. I sooo wanted to though!

Disc Jockey Jockey by mildmojo 2014-09-03T14:10:00

Noooo! I was browsing through the entries and saw "Disc Jockey Jockey" and went "YES! MUST PLAY!!!!"... only to be struck this terrible blow. POST-COMPO PLEASEEEE!

Return Door by GlitchPulse 2014-09-03T14:08:00

Liked the style... didn't get all the way through the stars though ;)

Catalyst by Glaydur 2014-09-03T14:04:00

5 for mood - even though it was a bit... not finished, it had a realllly creepy feeling of switching between worlds - very satisfying. I kind of wish you could do a bit more in the disconnected state (not just "see ghost keys")... a lot of potential here though, I hope you keep at it!

Tin Can Internet by fserb 2014-09-03T14:00:00

Wow - that is fun... I played the first level and thought, eh, you just loop around the edge and that's it... by level 3 I was hooked. I love the concept too - would be great to meme-ify it 20% ;)

Crossworld Club by Artamus 2014-09-03T13:56:00

I'll also add my "woot! old-school Leisure Suit Larry!" vote. Fantastic execution: very funny, but also no way I could stop before the end!

A Roller-Skating A-List Odyssey by AnnaGavaldaKedavra 2014-09-03T13:50:00

Ha ha - I flippin' LOVE this idea - and I love the style and everything: buuuut, woah, it's wayyyyyy to hard: watch someone (who is not you!) trying to hit those platforms... it quickly feels like it's not the player's fault, but the game's fault - need to avoid that!

But please please keep working on this post-comp: the idea is brilliant, and so much potential.

Smugglers! by rjhelms 2014-09-03T13:45:00

This is the highest rating I've given a game so far... perfectly executed in every way! I was not only transported to the world of international drug smugglers, but to the world of SVGA and soundblaster16 cards. Played it for ages. I feel like there could have been a tree or two in the "jungle" (I thought I started in the city!) and it seems unfair that the cops chase you even before you've picked up any drugs: I was just going for a casual drive through the jungle, after all!

Fantastic game, anyhoo. That tune will be in my head all day.

Hello Worlds by dustyroom 2014-09-03T13:39:00

I don't know if you changed the link to the web entry or something, but I don't get those comments about "too hard"?! WTF? It's perfectly difficult at the start. Fantastic entry, the way you use the music with the filter (on beat, no less!) is fantastic... great aesthetic, and reallly well done.

Levitans by oakus 2014-09-03T13:34:00

Nice nice nice... I agree with the top comment: a tiny bit more polish and you have a great lil' game here! I felt a bit like it should be a much shorter connecting phase - it seemed a bit "forced" compared to the rest of the game... I'd love to see a smoother transition between levels, so it didn't feel like levels at all... like there is no fade-out/fade-in just new balloons appeared and the bridges came apart, and new bits of land appeared/dissapeared all without the fade in / out - then it would feel like one continuous journey.

Anyway, fantastic entry! Great tune too - fit the aesthetic perfectly.

Contraband by sprawl 2014-09-03T13:28:00

Nice work - so happy that Papers, Please is inspiring people to make crazy cool games! I agree with Wesley Ding that the music was good, but didn't quite match the aesthetic of the game. Though, you squeezed a lot in the for the time, hope you polish it up afterwards!

Spectral Divide by rmeier 2014-09-03T13:21:00

Great idea with the R-G-B thing! I feel like I'd prefer a bunch of hand-crafted puzzles, rather than infinite generated ones: or at least, a "progression mode" - where you start with simple puzzles and slowly get harder... but nicely executed, and good fun!

DreamWorlds by Kacpi 2014-09-03T13:16:00

(yodamaster - shooting is WSAD!) I like the idea, but why tanks in a coma world? I get the bears - they're cool, but tanks? C'mon ;) It would be great if there were sounds from the hospital that played while you were in a coma: this would really reinforce the "connected world" theme!

Marble Run by Homletmoo 2014-09-03T13:10:00

Ha, really good take on this concept - there were a few similar ideas in this LD, but adding the rolling marble aesthetic (with those ever-so-authentic sounds!) makes it my favourite of them. I'd say that the hit boxes on those holes was a hair too picky though - I feel like it would be a bit more "fun" if you could move fast n loose a bit more. Besides that, it had a really good feel to the movement... great job!

Close Your Eyes by nonetheless 2014-08-26T17:07:00

Yah, so cool! Very addictive, and great quirky style!

Familiaris by Greg Klein 2014-08-26T16:53:00

Great writing - very captivating and well-paced. Also, great take on the theme!

Connecting Worlds by SojaBird 2014-08-26T13:52:00

Ha, great! I feel like one-player mode is do-able, but there should be more shields then, so you can concentrate on protecting the bridge, without worrying too much about the shields (because that's hard enough ;)

Dimension Express by ivanhlb 2014-08-26T13:41:00

The animation of the vehicle and track/rail felt really nice - created a great sense of speed. If you applied that level of love to the whole game, you'll have something cool on your hands!

Badland Quest by Hempuli 2014-08-26T03:59:00

Arrgh! I'm on Mac, but this game looks so awesome - I want to playyyy! What is a .mfa file?

Ninja-Zombie Apocalypse by Julian_Wodrazka 2014-08-25T22:26:00

Hmmm... I'm seeing the indexoutofbounds too: "invalid hotspot" - looks like it's related to a custom cursor: http://bugs.java.com/bugdatabase/view_bug.do;jsessionid=c880cfe5c8ae91088f849e8aae26?bug_id=6179260 - I'm on a mac.

If you figure this out, come over to my entry and tell me - because I think your game looks hilarious and awesome!

Cargo Corp. by TinyHat 2014-08-25T22:09:00

Ha - we had similar ideas! Well, conceptually! I wish I thought of adding lines to make the "connected worlds" theme more obvious.

I thought the controls were great too - at first you're like, WAT?! Then when you get it it feel really good. I think this could be polised up into a great game - lots of pickups, lots of particle effects == awesome!

Journey Home by CRAZEERUSKEE 2014-08-25T21:42:00

5/5 for graphics... I loved them. Wish there was more games like this in the comp. I made it home. I was scared of the infinite void of space.

Astro Tycoon by goffmog 2014-08-25T19:19:00

Wow, ambitious! I love it! Took me a while to figure it out, but once I got it it was really engaging (though , took me forever to catch up on the unread notifications - wish I could click continue down by the read area)

It works! Sort of! The un-game game. by ohhoe 2014-08-25T19:14:00

Mwah-haha! You did it! That is all the pieces you need: I'd make the ball move 3 times faster - and that's a wrap.

Actually, it would be really cool/insane if you only moved each dot if you had _both_ controls down: so if you just pressed W nothing would happen, but if you pressed W AND down arrow then the white one would move up, and the black one down... so you have to synchronize... Also, make it a multiplayer online battle arena, ta.

Lice evolutions by xrm0 2014-08-25T14:09:00

"The theme is Connected Worlds... how about... head lice?!" Genius! I played it for an embarrassingly long time - coworker started asking me questions. Damn it. Had to explain the head lice game.

The Veiled World by panurge 2014-08-25T13:49:00

Is this the greatest game that ever was? At first I thought the controls were a little "twitchy", but then I thought "ba ba ba, ba ba ba-ran"

Tangled Mini Worlds by Lars-Kristian 2014-08-25T13:38:00

Wow - very effective... looks so good. It took me a litte while to figure out the way things moved, but I love that it didn't need instructions: very nice piece of game design!

Passeur by khahem 2014-08-25T13:33:00

Awww... this looks so cool! Hope you keep at it!

twone minds by Tonasz 2014-08-25T13:19:00

I just found out I'm not good at doing two things at once! Nice work... I'd love a theme tune ;)

Karakrian by chrissou 2014-05-02T15:49:00

Good work - a lot of interesting ideas in there! Reallly needs some sfx though ;)

The Sea Has No Claim by dukope 2014-04-30T17:51:00

I can't help it - I judged this on the post-comp version with sound. I couldn't not 5+ things - my favourite entry by far this LD. Fucking great!

Lol... annnd, just googled you. Makes perfect sense now.

Turtle Simulator by chikun Dev Team 2014-04-30T17:36:00

Had me at "turtle simulator".

Siren Song by mark.goetz 2014-04-30T16:52:00

That's great - very addictive. I loved the graphics - especially the siren. The crazy long shape makes it very difficult to dodge a barrage of cannonballs, but I guess that's part of the game. I would love to see a tiny bit more "physics" applied to the movement - so there was a very very short "slow down" before you turned around.

Great effort though - one of the most fun and addictive entries I've played so far.

Scary Ugly Face by Jonochrome 2014-04-30T16:44:00

Can't believe the first commenters said "not great on theme". Idiots, man... idiiiots! Fuckin great game - I would pay cash to have this expanded in to a bigger event.

The Mad Engineer by Garrett Hoofman 2014-04-30T16:36:00

Ha ha - I like where you're going with this... one question - how do you imagine it evolving into a game that has multiple paths? Or will it be primarily a puzzle game that has only one "answer" per room/challenge?

Cave under The Surface by gangsterboyyasin 2014-04-30T16:25:00

Did you just call Van Gogh a "drawer"?

Necro by Kara Jayde 2014-04-30T15:08:00

Ha ha! Disgusting game... I love it! I think the slowness is part of the charm - I could totally imagine this getting a lot of plays on my Atari 2600

The Sadness of Rocky Barbato by PaperBlurt 2014-04-29T14:36:00

Funny? You guys are fucked up man! It was awesome. Thouugh, the end did make me lol out loud. That's a lot of lolols.

Dustbowl by Sandcrawler 2014-04-28T21:30:00

That was the most relaxing cookie-clicker I've ever played.

Animal Party by hirsch 2014-04-28T20:56:00

Star-nosed Mole.

The Dive - I`ll spend the next 5 minutes Drowning by Filecreation 2014-04-28T17:01:00

Fantastic entry. Beautifully used the theme (literally and figuratively!) and was delightful to experience. I only wish you didn't pitch-shift your voice.

Spelunker Boxing by NTR 2014-04-28T16:55:00

I can't run this (now windows, so didn't rate it) buut... Spelunker Boxing is the best game name in the comp.

Senilescape by Xaychru04 2014-04-28T16:46:00

Dude, well done. Really well paced and exciting game: really the core mechanic is pretty standard, but the tunes, the lighting, and the pacing makes it really fun! And the spike death sequence is so good I did it 5 times in a row just to watch it.

Check my micro: the game by kAlekki 2014-04-28T16:40:00

Missed the theme?! The where do you think the fish live, hey? I really enjoyed this after I figured out the controls (I expected the ships to be auto deselected after I assigned them something). Serious about 6 hours? I can barely get something on the screen after that time ;)

Magnum by jsspiegel 2014-04-28T16:35:00

Why am I so addicted to typing games?! 'specially awesome ones. It's a bit NSFW, because pretty much everyone in the office noticed me playing it and knew I wasn't working.

Deep Dark Dank Dusty Musty Dirty Decrepit Massive Moist Manholes by CharlieLove 2014-04-28T16:30:00

"HJKL"? DAMN YOU CharliLove, DAMN YOU! My typing brain only knows "JKL;"!

Fantastic game - damn tricky. I feel like it was too slow at the beginning (especially when you die straight away and have to wait for the lil' fella to fall) but thinking it was too slow doesn't last long...

BSoD by CAT_IN_THE_DARK_WOOD 2014-04-28T14:42:00

"Beneath the surface of democracy"... clever ;)

Schist by ix 2014-04-28T14:37:00

I love finding beautiful gems like this in the middle of an LD-rate-a-thon. Everything works together so nicely. I've been on it for 20 minutes now just to listen to the soundtrack.

Duo Descent by DJWizardCop 2014-04-28T03:22:00

That's excellent... I love the tutorial graphics, and the overall palette: beautiful! It took me a while to get the hang of the wall jumps - once I got it, it was smooth sailin'. Very impressive.

Uncle Jack's Knick Knack Shack by rlangewi 2014-04-28T03:14:00

Ha ha! Great minds... I went with metal detectin' too - but nothing like your take: wish I had have thought of selling the goods... adds an extra dimension.

Anthill by gre 2014-04-28T03:10:00

I love this entry - ended up playing it for a really long time. It took me a while to figure out what was going on (at first I was just clicking around randomly) but once I got it it's addictive. Well done!

Above the Core by bugninja 2014-04-28T03:04:00

Ha ha! Nice take on the theme - pity you didn't get up to the coal/gold upgrades, but I love the idea!

exposure by zillix 2013-09-15T16:54:00

How did I miss this game at the beginning? Just saw someone mention it in a "top games" list - so awesome!

Time Lord by zconnelly13 2013-09-03T13:04:00

Nice ideas - just needed some animation on the player to add some character the whole thing.

TrI-Deca by futuristteletex 2013-09-02T15:55:00

Yeahhh... this is great. That pixel art is so nice - great palette. I kept finding myself trying to hold down jump a bit harder to squeeze out a liiiiil' extra distance - it would be cool if this was a feature.

Great stuff, great stuff.

Starship Physics by cwkx 2013-09-02T15:51:00

Oh man - this could be sooo cool - you gotta keep working on it post-compo!

Lost in the Dark by KristinnEs 2013-09-02T15:48:00

Very cool - my favourite Unity entry so far!

Umbra Machina by TheMaster99 2013-09-02T12:38:00

Tough game - quite addictive. At first I didn't realise I was racing the other guy to the checkpoint. Once I figured that out the game was heaps more exciting too.

But there was one bug that was a bit frustrating: if you die, and get placed on the edge of platform then you have to press "up then right"... if you press "right then up" (I mean press them ALMOST at exactly the same time) then you fall. Maybe it would be better if you were placed a tiny bit in from the edge to avoid insta-death!

10-Second Shadow Block-Dude! by bhopkins 2013-09-02T12:17:00

Yeah, very nice! I felt like there should be a "ok, I'm done" key - instead of having to wait for 10 seconds to expire every time. 10 seconds is a realllly long time sometimes ;)

Two Deep by Roks87 2013-09-02T12:12:00

Hmmm... Fantastic graphics, and I loved the sound too - but the picking-stuff-up-mechanic seemed a bit random. I'd love to see this expanded on as a real point-n-click style game... to heck with that 10 second nonsense ;)

Raizer by Pheonise 2013-09-02T12:08:00

Hahah... fantastic idea... I hate the "10 seconds" part of it (why does the dragon only last 10 seconds? Is he a particularly lazy dragon?) but I LOVE the idea of the dragon mechanic - it felt really nice too. It would be great to see that expanded on into a game.

Run with the Revolution by local minimum 2013-09-01T16:04:00

Nice game - I felt like if you hit the 10 seconds, and the world rotated, you should have a chance to "fall" into the next level and continue - that'd be awesome!

Dan Dynamite by loxo 2013-09-01T16:02:00

I like the use of the "10 seconds" mechanic - great idea, but the controls are crazy... like when you played an old game on a fast computer!

Darn Clock by sirdorius 2013-09-01T15:57:00

Hahah! So good - i didn't know to click-to-run at first so I kept missing the bus. After that... was awesome!

Bluescreen by Everbrave Interactive 2013-09-01T14:36:00

Arrrgh - wut? It has alll the elements I look for in a game: 286 aesthetics. Crunch chip tunes, busty cops, floating binary strings... but I didna get it! What was the antivirus thing? Gimme a hint - 'cause I'm sure I should be in love with this one ;)

10 Secels! by TehPencilmaster 2013-09-01T14:32:00

Very polished I think! I love the level-morphing mechanic... very cool idea.

Muovt!!! by superfrog 2013-09-01T14:29:00

Looks cool, but no windows - dagnamit!

Day of the Vampire by drilltail 2013-09-01T14:27:00

My favourite so far - I played it for aaaages. Such a great idea... at the start I thought "errrgh, 10 second day/night... I'm just going to be sitting around waiting for night". Then the SHOVEL! Genius. My only complaint is the jump seems to be a tinnnny bit finicky - sometimes you press up, but don't jump. Devastating if you're trying to jump over an infinite hole ;)

Hankerin Rocket Jocks by sanojian 2013-09-01T14:07:00

HAHAH - that's ridiculous and awesome. It took me 4 goes to realise that I had to click... I was mashing the keyboard like a maniac trying to figure it out. Crazy idea though - more addictive than it should be.

PanicRunner! by ISaySup 2013-09-01T14:03:00

I felt like I was always being cheated when I'd jump in time (I swear ;) but it wouldn't register the jump before falling. I know "technically" it was right, but like Mario Bros. the player should get a bit of slack!

Bomb Squad by Eamon 2013-09-01T13:56:00

Controls could be tightened up a bit - but a very polished effort.

Baking Bread by soerensen3 2013-09-01T13:52:00

Can't play, 'cause no windows. But I just want to say you should have written "Windoughs". Um. I'll go now.

VIP by Unept 2013-09-01T13:46:00

LOL - awesome idea... need a bit-o-polish to make it fantastic... like some clue if you're doing ok or not: "RETRY, NEXT". "Wait, did I clear that level or what?!". I feel like the tune didn't quite match the graphical aesthetics either (it's a nice track, but doesn't feel particularly pixel-bodyguard-secret-service-y.

But you really have a cool idea for a game in there - plus you got tower defense worked into LD. WIN!

Poppy vs. the Night by SecondDimension 2013-09-01T13:39:00

Woah, I have to admit I have NO idea what was going on there - "ohh, shooting things! No wait, building something? No wait.. boss fight! Um... wut!" (Perhaps this was just trying to jam the "10 seconds" thing in there?) but damn, it was certainly a rollercoaster ride... Fantastic game design - excellent sounds and consistent aesthetic.

Bob Won't Be Late by TeamBob 2013-09-01T13:26:00

Crazy awesome style... I'd get rid of the "10 seconds" aspects post-comp - it just feels forced. I'd love to see a bigger adventure-y/puzzle game built on this aesthetic: the graphics and sounds are sooo nice. I don't even mind the controls that much.

10 Seconds of Joy by CosmicAdventureSquad 2013-09-01T13:11:00

Solid entry - the lil' guys dying was pretty heart-breaking though!

RUZH by syawqy 2013-09-01T13:07:00

Man, I wish this had a rockin' chip tune to go along with it.

Pathfinders Delight by Exergy 2013-09-01T13:04:00

Nice work. I think it could use a little feedback that you were running out of time (like a "beep" sound or something). - this would build some excitement too.

Feather & Son by Carduus 2013-09-01T12:58:00

Really great entry, but I feel like the "10 seconds" part of it does not help it - feels forced compared to the gameplay and aesthetics: sometimes it feels stressy to try and get a feather that should be easy to get. Then you get a "too late"... which... is weird. Too late for what ;) The core mechanic of big-and-little is really cool and I'd love to see that expanded on.

The Cave Of Lights by galman 2013-09-01T12:49:00

Really cool idea... I feel like it would be more fair that you get a tiny glimpse of the level at the start, as you are always going to use up a tiny amount of your precious time that way.

I think the graphics and audio were perfect - the drone-y tones work better than a chip tune I think... more ambience.

Space Demolition by Suese by Suese 2013-09-01T08:40:00

You managed to jam a lot of stuff in 48 hours - super impressive. I'd love to see more importance given to the destructible terrain if you work on this post-comp.

The Ones You Love by zatyka 2013-09-01T08:32:00

I'll take one of these over 100 generic platformers, any day.

Antipodist by Zap 2013-09-01T01:26:00

HAHAHAHAHAHA... this is the best! It's like Qwop for... for foot juggling!

A Love Story by Shmarah 2013-08-31T20:31:00

Breathtaking aesthetics on this - I'll admit it's not my genre-of-choice, but I did stick with this one a lot longer than I thought I would. Really solid entry.

Stator Chronicle by Sergey Mohov 2013-08-31T20:28:00

Aesthetically amazing - not sure why you were calling it "honest" - but that line certainly had me sticking around to try and figure out why. I failed, but was oddly happy to lost in the desolate landscape.

Hungry Squishy Panic by domrein 2013-08-31T20:14:00

Oh man, I love mini-golf games... Especially futuristic pac-man mini-golf games. I felt like it was missing a "power bar" though to get a sense of how far you were shootin'. Also, sounds. NEVER leave them out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy0aCDmgnxg ;)

Escape Base 10 by Jayjay 2013-08-30T12:21:00

Great work. I love the "drop the gun" mechanic, but I don't like the "10 seconds per level" mechanic. I know that's the theme for LD, but I think if you do a post-compo version then you should get rid of this limitation. The game would be much more interesting as a puzzle-platformer without the artificial time limit.

The "different colour areas" idea is awesome, and the minimal drone sound track fit perfectly. Good stuff.

Shelter by Tommislav 2013-08-30T12:11:00

This is a really solid game, but you need to ditch the "10 seconds" part for a post-comp version. A shorter time with smaller levels, and checkpoints would be even more fun: you could design the levels in such a way that the explosion is always right on your tail!

Moonlight Running by ncannasse 2013-08-30T12:06:00

This was a blast - when it started I thought "Oh great, another one button thingo" - but the difficulty and extra powers ramped up so nicely - made it really addictive. The graphics rock too. Reminded my of Wonder Boy in MonsterLand. The audio rocked too.

This is a good game.

Provider by Canyon 2013-08-30T11:59:00

Arrrgh... I loved this game a lot - but it was just too frustrating. There was no clue as to where the deer were, so my I didn't feel like it mattered what I did in terms of movements.. just walked randomly. And then there was no way to know how to get back.

This made for an interesting and poignant message: but also meant I rage quit after a few plays. I feel like if the difficulty "ramped up" rather than just throwing you in the deep end, it could be an amazing and addictive experience.

I gave you all 4 and 5's except for fun. I think if you "fun"-ed it up a 15% it would be perfect.

Unstable Ground by avh4 2013-08-29T16:45:00

I loved this game, but I think it deserves a bit more appropriate music... it seemed a bit to "elevator-y"! Such a cool idea, and I love the metaphysical storyline.

Bomb Disposer by glocks 2013-08-29T16:39:00

Wow, this was a fantastic entry. Amazing aesthetics - very emotive... which is incredibly impressive for an LD game.

BIRTH by grayhaze 2013-08-29T15:23:00

Sounds would have made it awesome: never forget them ;)

Multitaskor by munchor 2013-08-29T15:04:00

Just watched this on the stream... so cool!

The adventures of 10 seconds by ippa 2013-08-29T13:49:00

+1 for st33d comment - it don't make no sense (the .txt file only makes things more confusing)... and I'm an excellent dancer. Pity, because I want to play more - how did you do the pixel-perfect collision detection?

Inversion by mutuware 2013-08-29T09:18:00

Yes - very fantastic game. Felt like the level design was a bit off at the beginning - I didn't feel like the difficulty ramped up nicely... buuut, damn - it's addictive and clever. Well done!

Cloud Control by Bzaraticus 2013-08-28T19:54:00

hahahah that was fantastic. Played it for far longer than I'd admit to anyone else.

Trash Robots by Daniel X. Moore 2013-08-28T19:50:00

Fantastic idea... was pretty confusing at first though. I felt like it was a little hard to establish tactics given the crazy time pressure: maybe for like, level 1 you could get 10 seconds per robot, and then add times from there.

Mr Margarine II, I'll never forget you.

10 Up by RobDangerous 2013-08-28T19:44:00

Need a little help here! What's goin' on?! Can we get a bit of a description - that would help a lot!

10 Seconds by kannas 2013-08-28T19:41:00

I love the aesthetics... perfect! This should have two player mode on the same keyboard though. That would be awesome!

Aliens and such by Waynetron 2013-08-28T19:35:00

Arghh! I don't get it! What is the "customizer" bit? Why is it changing?!

Fugit by jerombd 2013-08-28T19:31:00

Very cool idea - I love that you could jump up the edges of the hourglass... I just wish it flipped over a bit quicker when you died. I loved the crunchy sounds too - really matched the aesthetics of the game.

Back to you by Mesene 2013-08-28T19:24:00

Cool idea - i felt like I should be able to skip through the text faster though

I Need The Cheese or I Will Die by JimMakesGames 2013-08-28T19:16:00

Nice work - love the graphics. I jumped out of the level on one of them, and fell in infinity ;)

Robots Save the Day by udo 2013-08-28T18:58:00

Looks great, but takes along time to set up the commands the for first time - i think the first levels should be reeeeally short ;)

The Grassfires of Veldstar by Porpentine 2013-08-28T15:16:00

Man, this is fantastic - I don't have windows but I saw it on a LD stream: SO COOL! You got the crystal... needs a remix!

Last Words to your Loved Ones by syradinegames 2013-08-28T14:26:00

WAT? I loved the text message before dying idea... then I noticed that SOME PEOPLE LIVED?! What's going on here then, hey?!

Escape the Underground by Tom Gardiner 2013-08-28T14:22:00

He he... saw this on N0_Named_Guy's stream: very awesome! So polished.

10 sec. Fast Beef by Alexander Ponomariov 2013-08-28T13:08:00

Such a fantastic game - but not based on reality AT ALL. In real lift they catapult the animals on to the spikes in an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT FACTORY, and ship the frozen remains to the restaurants in nice happy trucks. Shheeesh.

The Thief by N0_Named_Guy 2013-08-28T12:50:00

Very cool concept - it took me a while to figure out the "rules" of when the guard could see me, but after I got it it was easier. I kind of felt like it was cheating that the guards could see through the red walls too ;)

Awesome stuff though - I played it for ages.

Gone in 10 Seconds by panurge 2013-08-28T10:19:00

THIS is why there are video games. Felt like I was re-discovering really weird C64 games for the first time. *sniff*

Thorvald by FunByJohn 2013-08-28T10:12:00

Really nice. I played this game longer than any I've rated so far - so satisfying. It felt a tiny bit grind-y having to return for weapons... i think there should be some duplicates at the beginning.

Dinosaur Jr. vs the 1960's by devi ever 2013-08-28T08:51:00

DAMNIT! I'm a lowly Mac user and can't play this game - but it looks like the best game ever made ever. Do you have a video of it? Looks so freakin' cool. Plus... Dinosaur Jr!

Bring The Things by Lizzip 2013-08-27T18:35:00

Cool little idea - works fine in firefox too... "F5 to restart" he he.

Potato Lagoon by rezoner 2013-08-27T16:13:00

Man, you are a FREAK! This is sooo good - that shooting mechanic is sick! Annnd great tunes as usual.

Dungen Dogan's Cursed Crew by GreyShock 2013-08-27T15:25:00

This is a fantastically polished game - do you have any more details about it? Post-mortem? I wanna know about your tech!

Buuttt - I haven't rated the game yet, cause I'm stuck on one of the the really early levels: the 3rd one where you first need the demolition guys... I dig through the first obstacle, but they won't dig the dirt around the narrow pathway about 3/4 through the level... is there a trick?! Why won't they dig?!

Gas and Air! by tripleVisionGames 2013-08-27T14:52:00

Fantastic aesthetics - so much attention to detail. Would give more feedback but I have to go play it some more.

Get Out! by LordHellMaX 2013-08-27T13:34:00

That's fantastic - I wanted more. Actually, if you keep working on this game I think it would be useful to implement some system to make it obvious where you'd already been previously - because the small fov of the torchlight makes it hard to get a sense of space. Perhaps some ambient sounds could give indications of your distance to "checkpoints" or ... I dunno... I just want moar!

Hungry People With Swords That Are Too Big by Norgg 2013-08-27T12:49:00

But they look soooo cute.... why do they kill you so?! This game is minimalism embodied: so simple, but still rich - I couldn't stop! Wish there were some more players - I stuck around for quite some time hoping to dual.

Maximilian Lambda Caster by Jwatt 2013-08-27T12:30:00

Yeah, that's pretty insane and tasty! I I didn't really understand the shot system either though: As the ship was a lambda, I guessed it was like composing functions (awesome idea) but I found it hard to select the parameters with the number keys though because they are far away from the z key!

In the end my dominant strategy was to just try and get the "defence" parameters selected and shoot like crazy!

Thade by Aurel Bílý 2013-08-27T12:21:00

Yeah - the fade/reset screens need to be faster and reset to the current puzzle... it took me forever to get past the pipes! I love the game though: great concept - the overall aesthetics and story worked really nicely together.

Concave 8 by Taugeshtu 2013-08-27T12:00:00

I love the aesthetic: DON'T DE-ABSTRACT IT! That's the best part!

Lights by dkilford 2013-08-27T09:30:00

That's fantastic - I love the repetition aspects: I wanted to work the idea of "repeating time" into my game too (I wanted that feel that your entry gives where you go "what? this just happened!") - but ran out of time (is that irony)? Anyhooo... really great game.

BLAM BLAM PLANET by ratking 2013-08-27T08:43:00

Woah, that is awesome! I feel like I'd like some more feedback when I was "near" and item so I could better tell how far away I could move while blasting things. SFX rocks too - matched perfectly!

Every 10 Seconds a Window Washer Falls to his Death by dom2d 2013-08-27T08:35:00

That intro bird-kick cracks me up every time. Fantastic work, plays really nice.

Chicken Philosophy by Dwel 2013-08-27T08:24:00

Dude. I'll never look at chickens the same way again. Though I usually look at them with a crazed grimace... so it's probably for the best.

Grab the Fat Guy by andre.smariano 2013-08-27T08:19:00

Crazy idea - very funny! I got the kid to the helicopter, but I didn't make it out alive. The controls are a bit weird though - so that's my excuse!

Phatstronaughts by mr.possoms 2013-08-26T16:43:00

Lol - I had NO idea what was going on then, but it was fun ;) Wish there were more players!

Mercury Frog by plop 2013-08-26T16:41:00

Hey, this is excellent! I find the jumping a bit to uncontrollable though: like it's so slow that it's hard to time jumps as you move faster - but I love the style and aesthetics... very promising.

MadMarkt by methamphetabear 2013-08-26T16:35:00

YES! This game is a flippin' blast! Can't stop playing... or laughing!

Cogri Is Missing by Verbivore 2013-08-26T16:29:00

Arrrgh! That is scary! I love that top down view... terrifying!

Almost Fluid Plantain by Mase 2013-08-26T16:24:00

Fantastic work! That boss fight is tough though... I had to throw 3 power chords at the same time as a "huh" and a "errrrrr" while doing a piano glissando.

The only one by JaJ 2013-08-26T16:07:00

Woah, great... I kinda got stuck in the loop bit though... but hey, it was a good experience to be stuck in! Loved the sounds too.

Walking Thingie by deniska 2013-08-26T15:25:00

Tegu did better than me... I ended up conceding defeat! Nice work on the game!

10s Castaway by meszka 2013-08-26T14:44:00

I made it home! Great idea for a game... I didn't get the last tool though... will have to try again tonight. It would be cool if you could create new huts, so you could explore further

Save the forest! by everblind 2013-08-26T14:30:00

"10 seconds later"... I see what you did there! Great fun!

Timed Ninjas by rujo 2013-08-26T14:28:00

That is so much fun. I don't know why I like counting so much!

Decim Dungeons by pighead10 2013-08-26T12:33:00

I like how most of these themes are "in at least 10 seconds"... you go for "EXACTLY 10 seconds". Now /that's/ using the theme!

Shuttle Quest by rasmusrn 2013-08-26T11:58:00

Yeah, that visual feel is sooo nice! Wish it had some sounds though!

Duke Dashington by AdventureIslands 2013-08-26T11:56:00

As good as Rick Dangerous... but more "punchy"!

Greed Run by Elrobo 2013-08-26T11:48:00

Dude - when that first boulder fell on my head I nearly chocked on my coffee. So fun!

Barricade by AdamHarte 2013-08-26T11:40:00

Nah, holding down keys to shoot would be a cop-out... the frantic key smashing is the best bit!

Life of a Photon by netguy204 2013-08-26T11:33:00

Oh that is great. Super addictive and beautiful. And the sounds.... really polished and entertaining effort.

ESC: The Game, the Experience by Spaceoff 2013-08-26T10:41:00

Hey, that's damn nice! Awesome graphics too. Funny how the timer reallly starts to stress you out... I'm glad the core mechanics were simple, otherwise it would go from exciting to petrifying ;)

Out of Breath by Paraknight 2013-08-26T10:34:00

Wow... this is great! It reminds me of Pitfall II, but, you know... less square. I admit, I didn't find the treasure - but I had a really good time trying. The mechanic of finding oxygen is very satisfying.

I think you should polish this up, add some baddies/some-kind-of-conflict/extra mechanic and it could be a really great game.

Crazy Genetist by ratalaika 2013-08-26T09:55:00

Very cool - could be a addictive lil' mobile game

Worst Gnome at the Factory by Crowbeak 2013-08-26T09:52:00

Hey - something gone wrong... I'm getting an error with promise when the game loads: "4 Uncaught Error: failed in Deferred".

Stay Alive 10 Seconds by as3boyan 2013-08-26T09:50:00

Needs morreee wavvees!

Hiccup 2 by tiffi 2013-08-26T09:48:00

Tux-Compensator? Nice one Arty McFry! Fire level was pretty tricky, and I felt like there should be checkpoint there... and a score ;) Great work though - quite addictive

Viral by Kaldrick 2013-08-26T09:44:00

Mute the music? No way - nice track! I was getting crashes during the game play though (Mac/Chrome).

Speed of love by bobylito 2013-08-26T09:35:00

Ha ha! 10 second dating sim. That's classic... I think you've started a new sub-genre. I think I'd do better with the ladies if real-life worked under these conditions.

Mission Mars by gre 2013-08-26T09:32:00

I got to the boss fight! It's hard to figure out the jumping at first: you have to just lightly tap as you run. Once you get the hang of that it's really fun. The anti-gravity levels were pretty stressful. Nice job!

F*** This Job by Casino Jack 2013-05-15T08:23:00

My favourite game so far!

Tiny Runner by Jarcas Studios 2013-05-15T08:11:00

Such a great idea. Wish it had a bit of audio, but other than that I flippin' loved it!

ProductionVille by xBlinkedx 2013-05-15T08:07:00

I'm a sucker for city-builders. Nice work!

Merkaba by NostraDamon 2013-05-15T07:59:00

Fantastic game - I loved your "flow control" techniques and hint methods. And those graphics, beautiful!

Only a Keyboard by Lidfrid 2013-05-01T17:11:00

Nice concept and great style. Bit frustrating though ;)

The Cave by euwaku 2013-05-01T17:03:00

Hey, why don't you at least leave it up for those of us who DO have chrome!

[[[[ by domrein 2013-05-01T17:01:00

Nifty idea! I really enjoyed. Bit of a pity the whole thing slowed down with 6 blobs on the screen ;) I was trying to profile it to see where the problem was, but man Dart produces some crazy nested javascript... Usually you want to avoid setting globalAlpha so much (try using rgba fillstyle instead) - but even that should be so slow. Anyhoo... was a decent game - and damn certainly not "worst game of all time"!

Root Route! by netpro2k 2013-05-01T16:48:00

Great idea, and nicely executed. I agree with Julien though, you should add a "pan down and up" before the level starts, because you kind of feel like the first pass at a level is just a right-off when you're running blind.

Doe by BlackDogg 2013-04-30T15:12:00

Nice works there! can you sneak in a fix for the no-animation-if-youre-holding-down-multiple-keys bug... freaked me out to see him sliding around like that :)

Fiyahfawl by skintkingle 2013-04-30T14:12:00

Ah - I didn't read the instructions properly either. I gets it now. Fantastic graphics!

Paddlewhite by Dohan 2013-04-30T14:11:00

he he... great concept!

Minigames Octacade by bvanschooten 2013-04-30T14:09:00

No way! Minimalism too easy for ya? Times it by 8!

Minianimalism! by lorancou 2013-04-30T14:08:00

So cool. Gotta spend some more time on this one. Though if I make a creature, then remove all the components the screen goes all blurry and never un-blurs.

Critical Mess by Yoni 2013-04-30T13:28:00

THat's fantastic - Have to re-visit this one after work!

Poke by Crowbeak 2013-04-30T09:28:00

Always move back towards the center before the screen changes. That's the trick to good potato eye popping.

L'Hypnose by Wan 2013-04-30T09:03:00

Love the style! The tiiiiniest bit of audio would have made this, i reckon

Travel by Gravel 2013-04-30T08:56:00

Woah! Fantastic concept... I only made it through a few rooms - but great idea. I had to switch my keyboard to AZERTY to use WASD keys though... why don't you support both? Or was that an art choice? In my entry (which also happens to feature invisible levels!) I let you set AZERTY via a querystring param - 'cause a menu would have messed with the minimalism ;))

I feel like you should move a bit faster too. Hope you continue working on it after the jam.

Drug Hunt by kill0u 2013-04-30T08:47:00

THIS is why god created computer games

... by Dir3kt 2013-04-29T19:39:00

Errrgh - how do i get throught that crazy lot-of-red-boxes level (maybe level 4 or 5)?

Press Z by netguy204 2013-04-29T19:03:00

Dang! I ended up playing that for a LONG time... the big jumps are very satisfying.

Mini Circle Wars by kreddor 2013-04-29T18:23:00

Is there a keyboard combo for zoom in an out (seeing as scroll wheel is dead on HTML5 version)?

Different Gameplays by Toki Anholmes 2013-04-29T18:20:00

Nice - and an entry that actually uses minimalism as part of the mechanic, rather than just meaning "bad graphics" ;)

BloxMin - by Lody - Ludum Dare 26 by stipple 2013-04-29T18:17:00

Took me a while to figure out what was going on - but then it was pretty addictive!

The epicly short adventure by JaJ 2013-04-29T18:10:00

So. cool.

Minia by Frigolit 2013-04-29T15:05:00

Could use more particles.

I kid, I kid! Damn, so cool!

I Dream In Color by evilseanbot 2013-04-29T14:18:00

Damn, that's awesome. Eerily like my actual dreams.

Bliss by fakeyou 2013-04-29T13:42:00

Aw feels so nice, I wish there was more

A Square In A Room by PapyPilgrim 2013-04-29T12:49:00

very relaxing too!

Hiddensquares by Tozy 2013-04-29T12:47:00

ah, so beautiful

PONK by Sos 2013-04-29T12:44:00

now available on cassette!

Exit by Ludipe 2013-04-29T12:19:00

Fantastic - i love the background too. Kinds similar to my entry too - uncovering the hidden level!

U by KEFIR 2013-04-29T12:16:00

I love the crushing animation. fantastic!

ABSTRAIT by Tkatchenko 2013-04-29T10:54:00

You need to keep working on this post-comp: great concept!

Timit by TheSnide 2013-04-29T10:50:00

I actually got stuck playing this for much longer than I should have. Put some gfx and audio on it and it's a winner!

ppet -- a random tamagotchi permadeath sim by ede 2013-04-29T10:44:00

That's exactly what it sounds like when I gain XP too!

Minimalist Multiplayer by gre 2013-04-29T10:03:00

"Steal the points" is about as minimalist as it gets ;) BTW: It just sits on the home page unless there is one other player connected (no login is needed) - I had to wait a few minutes before someone came... then you just have to bash them to steal there dots.

Recrudescence by PerilousPete 2013-04-29T09:53:00

Damn, nice work! That midi track is a bit insane, but the game is cool!

Monoboy by jhrrsn 2013-04-29T09:49:00

Fantastic idea... and those graphics: super sweet. Sometimes the platforms felt a bit unfair ("I flippin' made that jump, I swear it!") - but so addictive!

App Escape by L 2013-04-29T09:47:00

Trippy man! I love the intro, but felt a bit slow at the start (climbing).

Snobits by gmaker 2013-04-29T09:44:00

Those graphics. Just awesome! I love that lil' dude.

Minirena by Sh1rogane 2013-04-29T09:41:00

Hey, on mac (java 7) I'm getting "IllegalArgumentException Width (0) and height (0) cannot be <= 0"

llab by tonic 2013-04-29T09:35:00

Can be a bit tricky when you seem to be "stuck" at a certain bounce level - but hot-damn - good work fo' LD!

Stackman by PaulWagener 2013-04-29T09:23:00

A much smaller first level would make it easier for newbies ;) Nice work though.

The Forgetful Little Square by Idovoodoo 2013-04-29T09:09:00

Man - addictive! I used a similar concept in my entry (invisible levels) - but your approach was much more zen.

Ten Space by Thomas Bowker 2013-04-29T09:05:00

Arrrgh! I don't get it! How do I play?

Terminally ill by Sebastian 2013-04-29T09:02:00

Woah - nice concept! Creepy!

GHOSTS - Minimalistic horror game. by bummzack 2013-04-29T08:59:00

Cool pixel-y lighting effect! Nice work

::.::::::. by rwos 2013-04-29T08:36:00

Nice work - I didn't quite understand the shooting mechanism, but the feel of the game is great: I think the "theremin alien sound" should be a (tiny) bit more menacing... because the overall mood is really good and creepy.

Burglar by Manuel777 2012-12-30T03:02:00

Great feel.

EvilCakes by FrederickK 2012-12-30T02:50:00

"If you is reading this, you started the game or died". Genius.

Asterion's House by glbs 2012-12-30T02:48:00

With your tile collision detection, check the x and y movement separately so you can slide along the walls (you don't just stop dead) - then it'll feel heaps more smooth. Google "collision detection slide along walls"!

Crook by JasonHPickering 2012-12-30T02:41:00

Looks great (neeeeeds sound!) - though I really just wanted a cactus. I guess I could use the cash I stole to buy many cacti.

Muffin the Destroyer by Beanalby 2012-12-30T02:26:00

Awesome stomping effect. I squished 'em good.

Terminal by BenW 2012-12-19T15:09:00

Music gave it an awesome feel!

Let them live by MaTX 2012-12-18T17:20:00

Very nice work. Maybe it'd be better if you had a "quit game" button inside the game, rather than the spoiler?

Somso by Niavlys 2012-12-18T14:56:00

I'm a sucker for anything with spring mechanics!

*Radio Silence* by Sidlis 2012-12-18T12:46:00

Very Kubrick-y!

A Game in Which You Attempt to Squeeze as Much Oil as You Can Out of a Poor Island Nation. by Erik Price 2012-12-18T12:40:00

Hey, we had the same-ish idea! (uid=9199)... your gameplay is more complete, but mine spins in a circle ;) Great minds!

Atomic Creep Spawner!! by deepnight 2012-12-18T12:33:00

Fantaaaastic. Just what this theme was made for.

Lunar Frenzy by Fireblend 2012-12-18T12:29:00

Damn rogue moons, messing things up.

Sunday by Cy4n1d 2012-12-18T12:22:00

I love the idea... in the end the sun will kill us all! (also, "F5: restart". Classy!)

Shining Farce by De10ter 2012-12-18T12:20:00

Love the intro credits!

Bloody Ninja Spider by Alink 2012-12-17T21:36:00

Wow! Nice work - hope you keep working on it!

Le Pere Fouettard by Alexandre Szybiak 2012-12-17T21:27:00

Wow! That's fantastic... the flying cut-scene is genius! I'd never heard of Père Fouettard before - had to go off to wikipedia. He seems like the more unsuspecting (and therefore more villainous) version of Krampus!

The Bomb by chribbe1 2012-12-17T21:23:00

I flippin' love the shadow villain... so cool

Ghosting by camdensegal 2012-12-17T21:18:00

Holy cow, that's creepy... and great. Fantastic sounds. I wish there was more to explore.

Pinball Bounder! by garygreen 2012-12-17T21:12:00

I have no idea what just happened, but I think I liked it!

YOU ARE THE VILLAIN! by KWL_TW 2012-12-17T21:06:00

Lol... good idea!

Konkey Dong by saampahlavan 2012-12-17T21:04:00

Flippin' great! Great idea and great graphix... really fun too.

Gobelin's dungeon by Manest 2012-12-17T20:47:00

Great fun, and a great idea.

Revenge of Dr. Green by boena 2012-12-17T20:42:00

Ha ha, great twist on the theme!

My Days with the Princess by 138 2012-12-17T20:36:00

Hey - is there a better way to publish this - like as an applet or just a jar or something? The "are you sure you want to let this thing have admin privs" warning is too scary ;)

Conquest Of The Mayans by PTSnoop 2012-12-17T20:32:00

I agree with zompi - can we have some more explicit instructions! (I also agree with "interesting idea"!

Villain Warehouse by Ramuh 2012-12-17T20:22:00

The best part about this game was the having that feeling of SUCCESS!

Villains of Milk and Madness by comrad_gremlin 2012-12-17T20:20:00

Not on theme? You're stealing all the milk. ALL THE MILK! I so did love this harrowing tale, of milk and madness. Jolly good show!

Bad Ufo by dsoft20 2012-12-17T20:04:00

Lol! Good work... need the cows to re-spawn though!

A Night in Arkham by gty 2012-12-17T19:58:00

Pro tip for future players: You use the lock pick first going "pick lockpick" - pick means "pickup"!

Monologuer by Devenger 2012-12-17T17:34:00

Ha ha... monologuing for cash. Genius. I think you should be able to squish while monologin' (like tcql said - it's a bit too tough to juggle them. If you could do both then you'd get more traps (and to balance it you could just send more baddies ;)

Great work though - audio made my day.

A Villain Monster by gre 2012-12-17T09:31:00

Great work mister!

Tiny World God by Lawrence Esswood 2012-04-23T11:21:00

That's a fantastic game! I've been stuck in it for the last 2 hours... I hope you polish it up after the compo - there's something super cool about it.