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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202660Old Tech👥Love the Machinejam
202659Signal🤖👥Radiowavesjam4783.523.093.103.364.053.454.02
202558Collector👥Ionfalljam4343.463.043.133.182.743.59
202557Depths👥Morally GrayStone Corpjam2283.813.443.103.544.154.313.73
202456Tiny Creatures👥AUXILIARYjam8653.202.853.152.664.003.693.103.97
202455Summoning👥The Unlikely Messengerjam10903.002.742.462.873.102.832.453.00
202354Limited Space👥Abyss Ascentjam8603.223.002.982.953.352.333.90
202352Harvest👥There Was A Dayjam7422.842.432.351.932.872.493.14
202251Every 10 seconds👥Imminentjam12212.412.162.372.292.892.102.66
202149Unstable👥Decommissionedjam7703.512.943.614.083.863.572.944.02
202148Deeper and deeper👥IHM: Race to the Bottomjam15083.153.002.593.462.873.453.48

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Feedback left by NiceKot

NiceKot leaves an average of 17.8 feedback comments each event.

LD59 — Signal (10)

Signature Zero by red-horde-games 2026-04-25T00:03:26Z ♥ 0

Impressive work. Really gives you a feeling that everything is slipping out of hands when you are managing complex system. I really with there were sounds for full experience!

Outcry by ACartlidge 2026-04-24T23:51:12Z ♥ 1

How is this so absurdly funny and educational in the same time? Amazing work and so complex too! Very very good!

Radio Beacon 34 by 3blackpixels 2026-04-24T12:32:54Z ♥ 1

Very well done. Great vibe and concept. Would've like to learn more about what's going on there etc. but it tells enough to get it.

Probably one complaint is that the pause between the alarm in the end and the incoming message is too long. I had to make a second playthrough because the incoming signal arrived only when I have already opened the door. So I haven't realized that there's a choice to be made.

Anyway, glowing 5* from me.

Satellite Days by lectvs 2026-04-22T22:21:07Z ♥ 2

It's such a delight to try a gamejam entry made by a dev that just knows how and what to do. Great idea, very fun progression, extremely well balanced, simplistic but effective animations.

I had a feeling that this is exemplary "This is how it's done, folks" type of game. I am impressed. First all 5* from me on this jam.

BPM - Bionica Pro Mortis by FLOWERFIELD Games 2026-04-22T21:37:52Z ♥ 1

Wow, that's impressive. You did one thing, but really nailed and polished it. Mad props, great entry.

Out of signal by StealthOrc 2026-04-21T23:36:33Z ♥ 3

What the hell, this is amazing puzzle game. Such a great basis for a proper mobile puzzle game. Just add sounds and music, do some polish here and there and you can ship it to app stores!

PS: though tutorial was kinda overwhelming.

White Static by LianaAvk 2026-04-21T23:11:31Z ♥ 1

Чем кончится-то? Как-то неожиданно оборвалось повествование, хех 😏

монстрик миленький

Meina's Train Cruise by Oradimi 2026-04-21T22:43:52Z ♥ 1

At first I was Awawawa.... but then I "Lyara, I'm here!"

Very cute and nice game was interesting challenge and concept. Cool!

Sarasota Signal by Eniggma 2026-04-21T22:27:57Z ♥ 0

That's an interesting, but hard game. I feel like the balancing is kinda unfair, the game punishes you if you attempt 3 cases at once. Your deck will be clogged immediately with useless cards and you will be just sitting duck until the case fails.

I feel like it would nice to have an option to discard the cards from the deck or limit what cards can be spawned for each case. 'cause when you have a case with 2 photo and 2 audio cards, but your entire hand is filled with reading cards it's kinda odd.

However, the concept itself is cool and I really appreciate it. It was fun to try and survive, hah.

From the Abyss by Megurt 2026-04-21T22:07:16Z ♥ 1

Simple but challenging. I respect how the effort to make it feel polished with all the sounds, menus, tutorial etc. Good job!

LD58 — Collector (6)

Rocket Adventure by guoboism 2025-10-24T21:44:08Z ♥ 2

Love this kind of rocket physics types of games. Really well done. Unusual concept and very polished. Respect

DEEP FROST by Kalbshack 2025-10-09T01:27:05Z ♥ 2

Wow, easy 5*. Great idea, cool style, crisp animations, even the sounds are very ok! Kudos to how you implemented tutorial. Very nice!

Space derelict data collector by notime4games 2025-10-09T00:18:23Z ♥ 1

Huh, I actually liked it. It gives me major "The Swapper" vibes. Also usually I don't really like this kind of physics based movement, but you nailed it really well. It's fun to control the bot and inertia isn't too invasive.

Very nice! I would only complain about the sound being too rough on my ears, haha.

Excavation Sierra by parkuhrmd 2025-10-07T21:07:23Z ♥ 3

Amazing concept and interesting implementation. My only complaint is the brush is so slow to dig, that you may think in the very beginning that you are doing something wrong. Also you can dig only marked spots and even the slightest miss makes LMB take no effect. This might be confusing.

But progression, style and polish are impressive. Kudos!

ShipShape by CosmogonicFrog 2025-10-07T20:27:20Z ♥ 3

Wow, that's actually kinda complex and interesting. Graphics are simplistic but they do the job and I haven't met a single bug or problem. Really nice!

One possum's trash is another man's treasure by fkeyz 2025-10-07T19:55:05Z ♥ 0

It doesn't really work on web. When cursor moves outside web player window the game doesn't detect mouse movement. And the camera sensitivity is very low, almost impossible to navigate. I tried to move cursor from outside the window to get a better change to turn, but I ended up upside down.

LD57 — Depths (18)

RepliCore by Nick Halstead 2025-04-10T18:00:05Z ♥ 3

Wow, nice take on the platform genre by reversing the direction of progression. Also clever use of mechanics in later stages, I mean the puzzles designed really well.

Nice game!

BUMMÖCK by alec 2025-04-10T00:54:09Z ♥ 1

Wow, this is very cool. I like how you did isometric perspective and movement. This works very well.

Piton by Bea 2025-04-10T00:29:10Z ♥ 1

Very cool graphics, but the music is too loud imo.

The rope behaves oddly after checkpoint, like ragdolling or something like that. Anyway, very well done!

Towards the Light by MikeMikeMakes 2025-04-10T00:23:32Z ♥ 1

Woah, that's not an easy game. Honestly impressive work. Though the browser version seems to crash often which didn't allow me to go further.

Still, very neat!

Lock Smith by Flying Butter Studio 2025-04-09T20:10:00Z ♥ 2

That turned grim pretty quickly. Unusual take, but well executed. Not counting that stupid locker knob that just refuses to be grabbed a lot of the times.

Nice work!

Helmet Man by Sevadusk 2025-04-09T19:38:56Z ♥ 1

Cool approach to introduce the game and flip it on it's head. Very unique, quiet liked it! The game itself is simple but fun and done well! Respect!

Loot Well by retonymy 2025-04-09T19:26:00Z ♥ 2

man this chest is funky. Though the outcome is mostly random 'cause any move results in chaos, lol. Managed to extract $250 just by positioning at the beginning and giving it a slight roll.

anyway, kinda cool. Enjoyed it, thanks for the submission!

DepthBrain by GARYglhf 2025-04-09T18:53:25Z ♥ 0

Well that quiet an unexpected experience. Really caught me off guard a few times. Nice job! :)

Deep Protocol by elykx 2025-04-09T18:48:59Z ♥ 0

looks cool and vibes are great, but tbh I couldn't get what I need to do. Basically, I couldn't do anything at all most of the time. Only click skip button. Cards not connecting anywhere... but I don't play card games at all, so maybe it's understandable.

Delivery for Mr. Lucy by TurboLaser 2025-04-09T01:34:30Z ♥ 2

That laugh in the end is so contagious I genuinely chuckled. Nice work!

Hollow Depths by av_shustov 2025-04-09T01:26:02Z ♥ 1

Very cute and fun little game. Simple and well executed concept. Great job.

PS: Miyabi = like.

Dark Depths by buckmeister 2025-04-09T01:03:48Z ♥ 2

This is ultra-impressive! The best literal take on the theme I've seen yet. The game often crashes in browser though :(

Sonar animation is peak.

Also I got lost before the end. The log said to go to NE, but I reached the end of map and found nothing.

Anyway, huge win. Great stuff. Got some massive classic NOX vibes. Cheers.

The Depths Below the Tower by Kseon 2025-04-09T00:00:13Z ♥ 1

Impressed by the art and overall design. Unexpectedly failed a few times which added challenge. Nice!

Хорошая работа!

Captain Death by Sarah 2025-04-08T18:55:05Z ♥ 2

Oh, I didn't realise at first that you actually have to press on wheels to select the angle!

Very cool concept and the quality is amazing. Really just a minor gripe with tips and tutorial about controls. Wonderful in everything else, always a joy to review your LD games.

Secret of The Deep Forest by deniskazantsev 2025-04-08T17:23:55Z ♥ 1

Amazing concept and implementation. Love it very much.

Though I didn't understood that you have to move all 4 characters to the end tiles before pressing escape and left with only one guy after level 1.

Game became a bit easy as I easily finished to lvl 11 with this one dude. I think if enemies actually blocked you and you couldn't just run over them, it would be much more challenging.

But as it is, truly great!

Doomscrolling by iovorobiev 2025-04-08T17:09:27Z ♥ 1

Very interesting and unique.

Though the fail conditions are too limiting. You end up losing too quickly each run and it results in extremely repetitive gameplay where you have only WTF options. Stress level balanced okay, but the battery is too low and depletes instantly.

imo, you could either make variety to starting kit of comments. Not just WTFs, or make initial battery larger.

Anyway, props for the idea, really cool!

the depths of space by OttoBroccoli 2025-04-08T16:51:30Z ♥ 1

Extremely cool concept and overall design! Really like it. A bit hard, though.

I can only complaint about controls, because I often press W/S by mistake and switch scope.

Bellophobia by DeepShark 2025-04-08T15:02:52Z ♥ 3

Very strong vibes and atmosphere. Art is well done and the game is very well polished. Overall really cool.

Some critique for good measure: 1. Please put screenshot with the controls on this page too. It's hard to remember everything at once and you might end up needing to reload the game to see the controls again. 2. Why W/S is inverted? 3. It's not obvious that skeletons and other stuff is just background. At first I thought this is an obstacle and avoided it. 4. The claw is absolutely unnecessary clunky to use. 5. Hard to navigate because of background and foreground mixing.

LD56 — Tiny Creatures (9)

Many Tiny Creatures by zell 2024-10-25T18:29:48Z ♥ 0

Funny concept and I like how you thought about several ways to use the mechanics. Cool

Tiny Rescue by LilieBagage 2024-10-23T20:35:54Z ♥ 3

Such a cute game. I love when people use their voices to create not only voiceovers but also sounds. The sound of failure was especially funny. Great job!

Slimeow Game by Quan Ran 2024-10-10T22:28:16Z ♥ 2

This escalated to WH40k levels of slaughter very quickly :D

Honestly, really cool game, though I wish there was at least some form of end state. Anyway, tremendous job. Cheers.

Interstellar Cargo Maidens by kiririn51 2024-10-10T21:31:01Z ♥ 1

My business is to trade Uranium and business goes well!

I haven't noticed how I spent 30+ minutes clicking trade routes. Fascinating mechanics, great art style. Hats off, really shows who's the master here.

Don't feed the frog by kremlebot 2024-10-10T20:14:01Z ♥ 1

Ha-ha, stupid frog. Won a few times, lost a few times. Nice set of mechanics and a good result. Thanks for the entry.

DRONE BRIGADE by Gaalsien 2024-10-09T21:57:32Z ♥ 4

Very impressive and also very hard, not gonna lie. With concept like this the only thing I wish would be better is more responsive controls. Anyway, extremely solid, good job!

Candyween by Megurt 2024-10-08T22:23:29Z ♥ 2

I see kot, I give 5*

Very nice and cute. Game is simple but works well. Animations, style art are all very nice. I'll follow you guys. Very cool.

TINY PACK by xk_the_name 2024-10-08T21:31:32Z ♥ 1

Mandatory xk's entry check up.

That's grim! Didn't figure out what to do first time, I mean, that you need to actually drop dices onto the enemy. Also the hedgehog description doesn't state that it needs to remain on field to actually block damage.

But as always, fantastic!

Billions must bite by Spica 2024-10-08T20:06:56Z ♥ 2

Was looking forward to your game after previous ludum.

Very adorable and I like how easy it is to understand what's required from player, really something I am struggling with in my projects.

Absolutely wonderful entry, thank you.

LD55 — Summoning (25)

The Summonator by oramun 2024-04-22T20:02:57Z ♥ 0

I was very surprised by how good it is. The movement and shooting are done well and polished enough to feel good. Extremely solid entry, I am happy I found it!

And the humour in the description gave me chuckles, nice one :)

Bloody Builder by indegame 2024-04-21T17:22:52Z ♥ 2

One of the best games this jam. Music is low-key great, the core mechanic is fun and resulting creatures are silly and funny. From the art style I've got the feeling of fantasy hotline miami.

Honestly, this is really well done!

How To Rob A Bank (as a Wizard) by petitcoke 2024-04-21T17:11:45Z ♥ 1

Yeah, the idea and the name is interesting, if you go through with it and try to make at least one functioning level I think it might a decent fun!

No more summoning! by Anthonny 2024-04-20T22:14:02Z ♥ 1

That jumping animation is superb, absolutely fascinating. Idea is interesting too. Like!

Soul Pact by SesMiRe 2024-04-19T18:12:55Z ♥ 3

The idea is interesting and chosen artstyle works well! I think the game could win from having an outline around items you can interact with. Also the movement is too floaty.

Anyway, jam is jam, you just can't polish to a perfection such complex game in mere 72 hours. Nice entry!

Seance by alexrose 2024-04-19T17:48:20Z ♥ 4

Came here from xkoster's stream. Amazing work, massive game! Really quality product, it really deserves a steam release.

Zarguuf The Summoner by Juutis 2024-04-18T20:11:53Z ♥ 1

Cute game! Though on some levels enemies are a bit overwhelming. Bosses are fun though. The game feels polished with all the small details, sounds and animations.

Very solid entry, great job!

Fiesta De Las Quimeras! by Jean-Francois 2024-04-18T19:23:01Z ♥ 3

Nice and stylish game! I was surprised that it actually harder than it seems at first glance. You really need to spread your attention to a lot of things, it kept the game engaging and challenging!

Art and sounds are cool, it also had no technical problems. So, yeah, nice game!

Spaceship Shooters by AntariaN 2024-04-18T19:03:19Z ♥ 4

haha, that's a nice take. Very solid work especially for a jam, but if you don't mind I'd like to give a bit of critique:

1. There's no win condition, only lose condition and it is kinda hard to lose. IMO the game will benefit from overall time limit or amount of strategems you have to execute to win round. The rounds could get harder and harder etc. 2. The icon of one strategem often obscures the point of other calls spawned behind it. 3. When the call is spawned on the border between two cells, the line is visible merged into the grid and can't be easily seen

Anyway, great entry!

Necrogeddon by Wargon 2024-04-18T17:45:19Z ♥ 1

This is magnificent. Animations, color palette, idea, the mess on screen. It's all so good. Survive until your GPU burns from overload!

Witches Fishes by OlavDeng2 2024-04-17T21:52:41Z ♥ 1

It's the most unexpected entry giving the theme of the jam! Although, it's kinda clunky to pick up and drop items and items lack labels or tooltips. But it's kinda chill and cute, I like it!

Angel Vox by Iwant_Pizza 2024-04-17T20:23:13Z ♥ 4

Чуваки, я надеюсь, что у вас там всё в порядке)

Ненавижу хорроры, но моё почтение, конечно.

Wonder Woods by Sarah 2024-04-17T19:45:47Z ♥ 1

This is beyond cute and amazing. The style, animations, drawing absolutely fantastic!

The only thing I really missed is a proper tutorial stage because it takes time to know the map layout and understand UI/mechanics... and the Goddess is already pissed :D

So yeah, one of the best entries to LD55 I've seen so far. Huge props!

DURO by Fenix131113 2024-04-17T18:53:54Z ♥ 4

Okay, that's cool and all. You do solve little puzzles, feel good about yourself and suddenly next level is a complete mess that you don't have a slightest idea how to solve :D

I mean, guys, the difficulty curve is a bit steep) but overall it's very cool from both visual, thematic and quality point of view.

Solid entry, cheers

Shoot The Furniture! featuring S.K. Eleton by Skleembof 2024-04-17T18:26:09Z ♥ 2

That's neat. It's very cool that you managed to create that many assets and make them into the playable level. The sound level was fine for me and I also found amusing that you can shoot little pots with plants and they are just objects when big pots are enemies. Would be great to see more interactivity or fun with physics, but gamejam is gamejam, so it's understandable.

anyway, nice entry!

Summoner's Recipe Book by TiePie 2024-04-17T18:00:55Z ♥ 2

As everyone already mentioned (and as undoubtedly you know yourself, hehe) the artstyle is crazy good. Creatures are abundant and well drawn, the animations are nice and everything in general looks really well.

However, your choice to make creatures with diminishing hitpoints is honestly frustrating beyond measure. The long summoning animation started to irritate because I constantly have to summon excess of creatures to feed the others. So this choice I didn't like, but otherwise the game is really cool.

Patty Panic by thomz12 2024-04-17T17:30:14Z ♥ 1

Wow, the fluidity of movement and overall process, smoothness of animations... this is very nice! Very pleasant experience, nice challenge and fun.

One of the coolest entries I've yet seen this LD!

Code Summonary by Mantodea 2024-04-17T17:19:49Z ♥ 1

I like that style of games and inventive use of coding theme.

Overall the concept is nice, however I encountered a few problems. First is I get 2-3-4-10 "powers" in a row but I have the currency only for one. I can't see what exact bonus I will get from the box, so what "drop" should I open? Just random.

And it was really odd to have actually 10 drops in a row when I didn't even have cash for one drop to open. And also the game bugged out right after this 10 drops. The fight didn't start because the "enemy" hadn't fully entered the screen so the "Attack" button was disabled, but the "Go" wasn't working too.

Anyway, cool idea, nice animations and stuff. Keep up the good work!

Infernal Exorcism by Marju 2024-04-16T22:01:09Z ♥ 4

That's one stylish priest!

Concept is simple and clearly understood. I guess it could've use some indications of doing damage to demons and also salt drops instantly after pick up. Maybe you could add a tiny delay between pick up and drop of salt it would solve the issue?

Otherwise, clean and simple. Nice work. Also it's refreshing to see anti-demon game amidst other entries in this jam! :)

POLLY by Spica 2024-04-16T21:25:33Z ♥ 2

Yes, I liked the prototype :)

Very pretty, very cute, much like! Will follow you guys to see more. Great entry!

TAKE ME HOME by PlintusB 2024-04-16T20:51:34Z ♥ 5

Idea and visuals are really nice, game is pleasant to look at. Background music is nice, but the screams of animals are a bit too loud (especially given that they are very frequent).

Some of the animal mutants are hilarious.

Why 'gator goes to eggs though? I mean... at first I thought meat = carnivores, apple = herbivores, but egg ??? I mean, yeah, 'gators are born from eggs, but other categories are based on consumed food, not on the reproduction type. So I was confused here.

Also not being able to abort picking up the animal needs to be fixed. If you clicked to early or by mistake on LOAD - that's it, you can't discard the animal. Sad.

Anyway, nice entry! Good work!

The Unsummoning by Unx 2024-04-16T20:26:30Z ♥ 0

Ok, that's hardcore. I think I managed to get out of starting pit purely by accident. Tbh it's a bit too much. I would rather prefer having instant reset button instead of very short timer.

Artistically this looks really nice and I like the premise. Anyway, solid job, but man... it's really hard! :D

Summoning the bigger one by AlxJE 2024-04-16T20:04:34Z ♥ 1

That's surprisingly engaging. Though I found it too lucrative to cheese the game by climbing on the block, attaching it to the ceiling it propelling myself to the sky and to the exit.

Nice!

Isekai Hussle by Shess 2024-04-16T18:56:46Z ♥ 2

First

Very nice pixel art, great to look at, gamedesign and overall idea are unusual and interesting. The writing and jokes are amusing and very well fits the theme.

The only criticism I have is with pacing. The game is either overwhelming when you don't have time to read all the text and jokes, or it grinds to a halt when you wait for the next truck.

Anyway, very cute and interesting entry!

SUMMONING by xk_the_name 2024-04-16T18:39:53Z ♥ 1

LD is not LD without checking xkoster's entry!

I did three runs and for me the progression was very steep. Enemies becoming thick too fast and you have only one option to get +++damage each time. Otherwise you can't do anything to them at all.

Maybe I was very unlucky with power-ups though.

Still, great entry and jaw-dropping result for a solo COMPO dev. You are setting the bar for enthusiast game developers very high :)

LD54 — Limited Space (11)

Cyberframe EDEN by kiririn51 2023-10-18T00:19:32Z ♥ 1

Example of a great work by true masters of game jams :) thanks!

Bit Golf by badcop 2023-10-08T14:03:49Z ♥ 1

I might be not too smart to play this game well, but it's very impressive!

The High Seas by someone 2023-10-08T00:01:25Z ♥ 2

There's a lot of mechanics coming at you fast. Takes to understand them ) The ships could've been more distinguishable from each other at least by colors.

Nevertheless, a complex piece of work that actually...ehm... works!

The Grave Shift by acarc 2023-10-07T23:40:05Z ♥ 2

The idea with your path being highlighted to show where you already were and simultaneously replenishes the light is brilliant. I'll give you 5 for innovation just for that. Also there's poetry! Really cool work.

Avoider by Planetary 2023-10-07T23:11:35Z ♥ 2

Gameplay is very tense. That's great!

The Confines by DestroyerTech 2023-10-07T23:06:41Z ♥ 2

That was... unusual. I am absolutely fine with text-based games and it gave me some food for thoughts. That's cool. Though I couldn't parse if this is political commentary or not :)

Bounced by Kyleah 2023-10-07T21:20:31Z ♥ 1

UE5 is killing my pc, but the visuals are nice, heh. You nailed the style!

Is there anything I can do with the twin of the character in the corner or is it just an Easter egg?)

SUSTAINING by AegisFate 2023-10-05T23:01:21Z ♥ 1

Very impressive achievement in terms of polish, fidelity and gameplay complexity. It really feels like a well made complete game. Hats off, you gave us an example to look for.

Expedition 32 by onionlabs 2023-10-03T22:33:15Z ♥ 3

Ok, this is terrifying. I mean it is a very well done little game. The mood, music and setup work together and create strong impression and atmosphere.

Good job!

Installing Engine by Kinami 2023-10-03T21:59:32Z ♥ 1

My friend, you really need to upgrade your hard drive. This is incredibly painful but very funny. And cute, haha :)

LIGHTDANCER by xk_the_name 2023-10-03T21:34:43Z ♥ 1

Hi! It's a pleasure to follow you because you always deliver. Your entries to LD are always so polished and complete, this level of craftsmanship seems unreachable. Hats off. Great work.

LD52 — Harvest (16)

Avian Reaper by MaximBegunov 2023-01-27T19:39:04Z ♥ 1

This is an incredible work, though very disturbing one. The quality is top notch, and overall presentation speaks of talent and dedication. Mad props, guys. This is very impressive.

For some reason in the final screen the game told me that I harvested 0 souls, however I survived for 400+ years and harvested a lot. But whatever :)

Missiya by cybek 2023-01-17T12:34:05Z ♥ 1

An unexpected entry, but a welcome one! Nice mechanics, some tense moments. Can't really appreciate the code under the hood as I'm not a programmer myself, but you made me wonder... how we used to tolerate such sounds for prolonged periods of time when we played stuff like this on 486 and such, lol.

Great job, anyway!

Harkonnen Daily by AleksandarDev 2023-01-17T01:43:08Z ♥ 2

Not gonna lie, it's kinda grim, but what else would you expect from Harkonnen, hehe.

VFX and models are nice and concept works well, though I would love to see more context and the end goal to your actions. Thanks for you submission!

Slime Crime by No whOne 2023-01-16T00:20:44Z ♥ 2

Wow, that's a very compelling game.

I was overwhelmed by skeletons on my first run, but figured out what cards are good and got pretty overpowered on my second run fairly quickly and had a lot of fun.

At some point I was expecting a boss or an enemy that I just wouldn't be able to kill by design. So the big red guy was expected. Good game design!

I really liked the sound, animations and responsiveness of controls. Game actually feels polished, it even has a tutorial section. Impressive, very nice!

Harveyster by Almax 2023-01-15T22:26:18Z ♥ 2

Wow, the game is tight!

I always struggle with the control scheme where the character does action in the direction of the mouse cursor, so I quite often ended up not where I thought I would end, lol.

But the controls themself are very responsive, I liked that a lot. Along the sound design, music and general gameplay loop. It's all very solid and engaging. The crows hitting each other is an amusing mechanic, too.

Though, the only criticism I would probably have is that the progression (=money farming) feels kinda slow. I was at my 12th season and still couldn't get at least 1 buff at max level. Of course, maybe I'm just bad at this, but well :D

HARVEST 2300 by xk_the_name 2023-01-12T01:09:47Z ♥ 1

10/10 would evacuate.

I am very impressed with how you manage to merge such stiff driving mechanics with bullet hell and it doesn't feel irritating at all. I really commend the balance you struck. The machine feels heavy, but the opportunity to avoid monsters and projectiles is always there. And it feels particularly rewarding when you are managing to drive your vehicle through the mess without damage. But Agility buff is a must, of course.

Completed the game in my first run (well, second, but in the very first try I thought I can actually save the "save us" car and crashed three times into it, lol). I don't think the game is hard, for me it was the optimal difficulty. Challenging, rewarding but not punishing. Your ideas on game mechanics and their implementation are screaming of experience and talent, so I will eagerly await for your further projects.

Another thing deserving praise is visuals. Such refined pixel art doesn't feel like a product of gamejam at all. The atmosphere is there, the dialogues are rudiment but spooky enough to be remembered.

Anyway, the game really worked for me. Love each part of it individually and as a whole. Mad props!

Hedgehog Tree by Alexascher 2023-01-12T00:53:10Z ♥ 3

I am impressed with how you managed to diversify such a simple concept and make it engaging. The overall cute feel and pastel aesthetics are extremely comfy. Mad props, guys. Very good.

Just Another Farming Day! by Paulo Brunassi 2023-01-11T01:16:11Z ♥ 4

The face expression of a farm guy when thunder rolls is priceless.

I liked the fast-paced movement and overall sense of the game. Art style and Doom-like music fits really well.

I can come up with some critique as well, though. The ammo for different weapons feels really limited, the RPG feels underwhelming and I expected BFG of sorts as an ultimate weapon :)

Anyway, I completed this game and enjoyed my time in it. High star reviews from me!

PS: zombie worms are scary!

CrapCirclz by Francois Dervaux 2023-01-11T00:49:34Z ♥ 4

To be honest, I didn't manage to pass the exam, but I had fun in the process!

Probably, the most original take on this jam's theme. Animations are very well done and the floaty movement feels very appropriate for an aliens like these.

I liked your game a lot, thanks!

Shoo! by Lex 2023-01-11T00:21:51Z ♥ 1

The SFX made me laugh, I guess it's an achievement that in the game where you have to SHOO constantly the sound of it didn't irritate. Instead it was fun. But my favourite sound is bird's cackling.

And not only SFX, game works well as a whole. It is challenging and works with the theme. I also didn't encounter a single issue.

It still amazes me what experienced COMPO guys can do. Mad props Lex!

Goblin Sylvester the Mighty Harvester by Shess 2023-01-10T23:55:41Z ♥ 2

The game of contrasts. Funny title and in-game goal, cute goblin art, but the overall mood is so sad and melancholic. Music really adds to that mood, of course. The gameplay and pacing are also done very well. Top notch pixel-art.

You guys are incredible. Great job, All 5* from me.

Scream of the Crop by indegame 2023-01-10T22:24:54Z ♥ 3

Noooooo, the game crashed when I killed the Fruitbat :(

But really, guys??? HOW did you manage to make such a phenomenal job in just 72 hours? I am super impressed! The characters are funny, the art is very well done, gameplay is engaging, the music is cool... Oh my God, it even has a rogue-lite element.

When I bought a shotgun I honestly thought you misplaced a number in its stats, lol.

My only complaints are, well, the crash and that the text rarely fits the boxes in UI.

Organigrow by Phillip Scott 2023-01-10T21:28:58Z ♥ 1

Well that's a bit disturbing take on the theme, heh.

Spent too much time plowing and just running around before figuring out what I had to do. Mechanically pretty solid, movement flows well, tools mode switch UI works well. Overall solid entry.

Berry Good Harvest by StarboiHooch 2023-01-10T18:28:06Z ♥ 1

Thanks for the cutest entry to LD52. So heart-warming.

5 stars from me for each category, very nice!

A Necromancer's Guide To Happy Farming by TRUEchips 2023-01-10T17:30:50Z ♥ 1

Hi!

I liked your take on the theme and art aesthetics. Though not all jokes worked for me, but some of them were good. The curse of ludum dare deadline is legit!

For some reason all crops grown instantly and all I had to do is to run between the shop and the farm without doing anything else. I also didn't get the clock mechanic, but well... I'll definitely try another run.

Anyway, a solid entry!

The Last Outpost by Joror 2023-01-10T15:52:34Z ♥ 2

I also had ideas about the "Harvester" entity and dying world but I would never be able to make them into a real game. But you did it solo and the result is impressive!

I didn't manage to have a successful run yet, but I'm impressed by the quality of the game and how you thought everything out.

Very solid, much respect!

LD51 — Every 10 seconds (32)

Labyrinthos by Armgarr 2022-10-12T21:15:04Z ♥ 1

Very nice foundation, though might need some refinement. For example, melee cooldown, movement speed etc.

But overall I really like it and giving you high scores. Well done!

Heartbeat by Shess 2022-10-12T00:48:39Z ♥ 1

Been thinking of something like this as well. Nicely done and well built. Music is good too!

I just don't understand the losing conditions. Sometimes I press everything right, everything is green but I am ending up dead anyway. Do you have to press space only in the red zone? Or do it more often?

ANIMAL HOLE by ben_throop 2022-10-09T13:27:54Z ♥ 2

I was expecting a rick-roll in the end, to be honest :D

Flocker by Jaker 2022-10-09T02:38:23Z ♥ 1

This is so pretty. Spent some time just playing around with it. Sad that there's no sound, but the looks, visuals and theme will have my fives.

Fantastic job. I really appreciate when people are able to create something so nice using just simple figures and particles.

Are We There Yet? by CameronPenner 2022-10-09T02:27:21Z ♥ 2

Yeah, I can't relate as I don't have a stepson. Luckily. Though, the game is done very well. Great effort.

And that's probably the most unusual and interesting approach to the current's LD theme. You have my fives :)

Radar by bbaf 2022-10-08T00:35:46Z ♥ 0

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Plop by Ayced 2022-10-08T00:22:41Z ♥ 1

Nice project. Not always the cursor attaches to the buttons so sometimes it's frustrating, that you want to make a move and ending up not doing anything.

And I wish there were music. But in general it's good!

Trackdizzia by lisyarus 2022-10-07T22:44:14Z ♥ 1

Well made game, great take on the theme, overall very very nice. I liked it a lot!

And it has a great variety! Impressed to see such rounded-up project in Compo.

10 Seconds Or Less by RTDMFN 2022-10-06T22:38:04Z ♥ 1

Cute little game, though a bit too easy. The driving mechanics are really well done and it was satisfying to drive a car. The model is also nice.

Good job!

The Night Owl Murder by Iluvatar 2022-10-06T22:21:33Z ♥ 2

That's a very good stuff. So surprising to find a fully voiced game made in game-jam. And voiced good! I especially liked Rogers's acting.

My only gripe is that art just a bit too much pixelated, but otherwise it's 5 stars. Mood, theme, good writing. Ghost character is nice, the setting is intriguing.

You nailed it.

Alice In Ten Seconds by Golin 2022-10-06T21:01:03Z ♥ 2

DUDE, THIS IS BRUTAL! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU! 😆

No really, at first I was like: "awwww, so cute and lovely!" but THEN! I will give it all fives. This is super good!

Forkin Around by FastAndBlast 2022-10-06T14:19:27Z ♥ 2

Cool project! Was a bit frustrated at first with the movement and also only on 3rd run I read the message about the shop and upgrades, lol.

Anyway, looks cool, works great, nice design! Like.

Mini Dungeon Tactics by Joror 2022-10-05T21:54:24Z ♥ 1

Really cool concept, making it in pen and paper style was great move. Nice!

Morbid Expedition by Celulo 2022-10-05T20:38:09Z ♥ 3

Yeah, it's very impressive. Super creepy. If only it had more weapon types and I would also like a bit faster movement.

Anyway, as an LD entry that's awesome!

Waves by RiptideStudio 2022-10-05T20:13:57Z ♥ 1

So atmospheric that I felt almost physical discomfort from it. Even though I am not claustrophobic.

My biggest problem was the third key. I found one in the big room, second in the room behind the vent shaft. And spent too much time looking for what I missed. Imagine my surprise when I found the "final" key, heheh.

Very impressive. Thanks.

10 planet of the Alos system by Fedir 2022-10-04T21:58:46Z ♥ 0

Yeah, got stuck in the corner.

Gottschalk by krakadushka 2022-10-04T21:53:16Z ♥ 1

You went all in for the style, huh

The actual gameplay is tense and the points constraints are brutal. However, with such tight timing you could definitely improve the "hitboxes" of the buttons and items. When you try to refill your stock you have to click all over the button just to find the spot where it will work. Same with the items pictures. You try to drag and drop quickly, but you miss at least one pixel of the picture and the item is not picked up. Which kinda breaks the flow.

Impending Doom of a Thousand Kitties by RalfZ 2022-10-04T18:45:45Z ♥ 3

That's adorable!)

I just didn't understood full well when the cats are fed and when they are not.

Assault on Hartblood Hotel by kiririn51 2022-10-04T17:55:44Z ♥ 1

So you guys did it again :) Just beat the game. The music is awesome. The story is such an engaging bonkers, so good. I wish there'd be a bit more of the side dialogues!

Though I encountered a number of problems. 1. Mask's Discharge ability only targets one enemy instead of all, as it says in the description 2. The visual indicator of HP getting reset after each fight, but the actual health does not

Also I have a feeling that I did not progress properly. Because I was stuck after Key 1 and found a shortcut in the black space outside of playable area. To go from the breach in the wall from the starting location directly to the room with Key 3.

Never found Key 2, heh.

Anyway, thanks for your entry. It's always a treasure.

BackroomsBreak - Alpha version test v0.1 by Eugenik 2022-10-04T16:18:49Z ♥ 3

That's some disturbing sound design. When I was breaking stuff my FPS tanked hard and unfortunately made it very hard to meaningfully progress through the level.

However, it was a nice experience. Good job!

Medieval Politics by sillyman987 2022-10-04T16:13:13Z ♥ 0

Yeah, all my playthroughs ended up with NaN so I couldn't reach any conclusion, but overall it's funny. Not gonna lie, the requests from French soldiers were unexpected!

Tower of the Dice God by Skyward4d 2022-10-04T14:58:59Z ♥ 1

Okay, this game is very good. Nice mechanics, cool rogue like elements and the overall idea. Really good.

However my run ended when I jumped of the screen and that's it. Also it's kind easy to game the mechanics after a while. You gather all the enemies in the middle and then just jump around them, while they are staying in the middle. That's exactly how I ended up off screen, lol)

anyway, really good!

Treasure Tactics by Martta 2022-10-04T14:33:14Z ♥ 2

That's a well made game. Very unique way of mixing turn-based and real time mechanics. But I always found out myself just stuck without moves and cannonballs approaching. I guess I need to better plan my moves, heheh.

Anyway, enjoyed it!

Meteor Racing by Andreadbx 2022-10-04T14:26:32Z ♥ 2

Well I didn't expect that the actual meteors will start falling down on track! Great aesthetics, and it works well! Driving physics might get a bit more polish especially the deceleration rate when you stop accelerating. Other then that it's a very solid entry!

PS: Of course I missed the part about that in the description.

Match it Fast by CharlieMrl 2022-10-04T14:10:02Z ♥ 3

It's so well made and the rabbits are wanky in a good way. But it's so stressful, 10 seconds constrains really pushes you hard to move forward.

Anyway, very solid game!

Boood night by MrHumannn 2022-10-04T14:02:59Z ♥ 2

That's very cute!

The only criticism I have is that some objects are used both for hiding and interacting. So you might be planning to hide there only to find yourself caught by mother.

Tender Bar! by infecsean 2022-10-04T13:51:18Z ♥ 2

Nice style and music.

I like the idea too, but it was kinda odd that customers kept running away to the opposite side of the room. And while I was trying to bring them anything they have already disappeared.

Wouldn't it be better if they came to the bar by themselves and expressed what they want? Or just make the room smaller. Or a mini map! :D

Nuclear Pulse by erikengineengineer 2022-10-04T12:44:52Z ♥ 1

Wow, the background after 10th explosions started to destroy my eyes. It was very hard to focus. Until I figured out that there's actually a radar in the corner :)

the shooting becomes irrelevant on higher speeds 'cause it's kinda slow and you just don't have enough time to aim and shoot. Heck, after ~20th explosion you barely have time to evade asteroids using radar.

Anyway, the music is tense and the idea is cool!

THE_MACHINE_KNOWS_HATE by HexyVexy 2022-10-04T12:21:30Z ♥ 2

It's amazing how much style you can get with just a few colours. I guess some downside these flashing lights mechanic is that sometimes you just have to stand and wait for the flash. So it's kinda breaks the flow of the game.

But style and theme are top notch.

Peter OS by Brandsma 2022-10-04T12:06:06Z ♥ 1

That's an unexpected concept! The most fun was interactions with the people, but I got constant RAM error message. If only I could actually close or delete some of the apps... especially netflix. It was the only app that did open and kept spamming me :D but I guess that's the point :)

Sally's Scribbles by Enjl 2022-10-04T01:12:54Z ♥ 3

That's amazing. All fives from me. Animation, style, gameplay is great and fits 100% into the theme.

As a person who can barely draw at all I actually had a lot of fun!

Sinister Urbanism by SudoCat 2022-10-04T01:00:38Z ♥ 1

I like the aesthetics, settings and overall art style. Mixing a card game and city builder was also an interesting gameplay mechanic.

However I struggled somewhat with understanding of how actually different city blocks work and what I have to do.

LD49 — Unstable (33)

Newcomen Atmospheric Engine by axelrinaldo 2021-10-11T21:46:51Z ♥ 1

Cute game! Was a bit frustrated in the beginning but once you grasp the flow it's hard to lose :)

Nice theme and idea too.

A day in a life of an electric spaceship owner by spacecadet 2021-10-11T00:44:11Z ♥ 2

Very cute and funny game.

The gameplay is intense though. The only problem I can see is a hitbox of stairs. Quite often you think that you should be able to use the stairs but it's not the case and you net few more steps to adjust the character.

Bleeding Edge Software by HitchH1k3r 2021-10-11T00:23:04Z ♥ 3

Well it's definitely a surprising entry. I felt it's a bit over the top in some places but in any case it's a unique experience.

1. I was genuinely surprised when I encountered the effect of glitch card for the first time. And the murder cards was suddenly funny.

2. Mental health probably. But it was too sudden imo. I didn't quite feel the proper development. Like I just pressed a few cards with normal actions and the stuff went too crazy too quickly.

3. I'd say fun. Because the snake part wasn't fun for me )

The mood, theme and innovation are top tier though.

What I also could complain is probably that you don't have time to actually read the text on cards in snake. So it is probably some part of why I missed the development.

Crash Fraud by Ventuscaclium 2021-10-11T00:02:29Z ♥ 3

Nicely done. Solid entry, good mechanics and overall fun experience. Sometime the destruction feels a bit random. You understand what you need to do but have to do it over and over until the physics play out in the way you had it in mind.

And I didn't really get how to use lock.

Dialogues are a highlight for me!

The Eye of Glower-On by UkuleleFury 2021-10-10T19:17:09Z ♥ 1

I like the overall design and idea. Your powers feel a bit overpowered at first but later on, with more chaos on the screen, it feels justified.

Nice job!

Unstable Isotopes by Recher 2021-10-10T17:09:54Z ♥ 1

It's hard to plan too much ahead due to amount of energy you have at the start. So just make a few moves and launch a reaction playout itself. But this is suddenly a very satisfying process.

I enjoyed experimenting with it. Very nice!

Celestial Waltz by gasgiant 2021-10-09T23:54:47Z ♥ 0

Wonderful job. Great music choice and great take on the theme. I like this a lot.

Wobbly Cannonry by LucDeligne 2021-10-09T16:20:58Z ♥ 3

It's hard to properly manage your platform and turrets, but I really like your take on the theme. Overall realisation is also great.

Nice job!

Stien by Bauke Regnerus 2021-10-09T16:12:19Z ♥ 1

Amazing entry to LD! Sound, style, gameplay it's all so impressive. I like how you combined dice rolls and cards. Though cards mechanic wasn't obvious at start.

Criticality by 3mpty 2021-10-06T22:09:57Z ♥ 1

Amazing job! Mechanics are complex but well understood and overall feel is very good. 5 from me!

Unstable City by Spike Studio 2021-10-06T20:45:06Z ♥ 0

It's nice and challenging in the beginning but it's not too hard to stabilize your city and get a surplus for all of the parameters.

Good job anyway, Pleasant graphics and cool idea. That's a 5 from me.

CYBER LANCER by VoooDooo 2021-10-06T19:31:52Z ♥ 2

Very nice overall, I had fun! Though it seemed a bit unfair when you got caught in flashing platform and nearby safe zone was on the opposite side.

Building Game Building by randomerz 2021-10-06T18:48:02Z ♥ 1

Really cool and fun mix of ideas. It works well even though a bit unintuitive in the beginning.

Critical Night by Underdog 2021-10-05T22:29:13Z ♥ 2

Old Serious Sam vibes. The recoil is too tough though. After first night you can't reliably aim and evade monsters.

But overall it's still very nice!

Balkanization 1 by kr4ft3r 2021-10-05T22:09:07Z ♥ 1

That's one hilarious game. Had a great laugh, thank you guys!

Circus Panic by Fedev 2021-10-05T21:53:32Z ♥ 1

Challenging and nicely done game. Good job!

MIFFED by Caladrius 2021-10-05T21:49:08Z ♥ 2

I had a very good laugh playing this. Nice!

Toil and Trouble by bassguitarbill 2021-10-05T21:28:19Z ♥ 2

So chill and cute. Music is so pleasant. I like this very much!

Path of Giants by Jon_Nova 2021-10-05T20:54:47Z ♥ 2

Nice puzzle game! Great that you had to figure something out to advance. I enjoyed it. I hope next time you will get your ice cream! :D

Wine Guy by johanhelsing 2021-10-05T20:44:57Z ♥ 3

I would like a little bit more on the visual feedback to better understand how to actually balance the plate.

But overall a very nice project! Thanks!

Russian Connect by YellowKamel 2021-10-05T20:40:20Z ♥ 1

For Mother Russia indeed! Stellar voice acting :D

Headspace by Voidsay 2021-10-05T20:28:32Z ♥ 1

Alright, that was an... experience! Rather unique one. I'm not sure if I finished it or not but "All 5 stars" you say, right? :D

Overpowered by njs 2021-10-05T20:15:19Z ♥ 1

This one is super cool. Animations, combat, theme. Very well done!

Citride by Asemic 2021-10-05T19:53:44Z ♥ 4

Very nicely done. Good concept and I really liked that the gameplay is very intuitive. You don't need any long explanations and tutorials. Just go with it.

It's good!

Luna's Painful Pastel Promenade by GuessImLuna 2021-10-05T19:50:07Z ♥ 2

Very much liked this one! It has the same vibe as Getting Over It, and it plays extremely well. I like how it's both forgiving with sticky mechanics but still punishing for big mistakes.

Amazing balance, huge props from me!

JankenMaho by aaron1_cabj 2021-10-05T19:39:40Z ♥ 1

Very unusual twist for a well known game. Nicely done!

Unstable Airline by albertnez 2021-10-05T19:35:13Z ♥ 0

It's surprising that's for sure. How you even come with an idea like that :D I had fun, thanks!)

Rogue Planets by Roboolet 2021-10-05T19:29:00Z ♥ 1

I liked this one a lot. Gravity physics and trajectories are well done!

My First Game Jam Game by thedude3600 2021-10-05T19:06:22Z ♥ 1

Very nice puzzle game. Really appreciate what you have done here

Enhanced by Hermitao 2021-10-05T18:57:41Z ♥ 3

Very nice art style and overall direction. Good job!

Funstable by emk4 2021-10-05T16:27:20Z ♥ 0

Unfortunately, can't get past initial area. Every tool keeps disappearing right after I touch it (

We're Going Nuclear! by Ryan Winstead 2021-10-05T16:15:00Z ♥ 1

Great theme! It's hard to understand what's going as everything is coming up too fast. But overall it's good!

Baba Yaga by Teegan 2021-10-05T16:12:21Z ♥ 3

Very uncommon setting and amazing style. Interesting control scheme.

That's really nice!