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Niklas Zhaga

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202353Delivery👥Rainy Tripjam2.502.503.003.502.003.502.502.50
202251Every 10 seconds👥Elemental Reloadjam11622.762.522.663.393.312.802.81
202250Delay the inevitable👥PopCat Hoover Disasterjam7823.463.582.803.453.653.083.933.47
202148Deeper and deeper👥Deranged Spacejam17472.842.402.842.953.593.593.56

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Comments by Niklas Zhaga

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

Grafa by unpronounceable 2021-04-27T14:55:59Z

I am deeply surprised by the idea of the game. Unexpected choice of the game platform - IRL. You gave me the inspiration to make a pnp board game for the next Ludum.

Meerkattika by eonarheim 2021-04-27T14:45:08Z

MEER KAAT TI KAA!! \m/ Meerkattika rules, Snek sucks! Concert was great, thanks for the game!

Deepeth Woods by colapolka 2021-04-27T15:04:50Z

LMAO At first I did not understand how to hit a snail, killed a couple of these hares, ran to the King of the Hares, they mobbed me, an then angel flew after me, and the hares, watching the angel dragging me to heaven, sat down on their knees and folded paws in prayer. Godly stuff.

Deepest Sword by Strega 2021-04-29T11:38:48Z

Thrust deeper into the femdragon? Well, that's the fetish i never knew I had... P.S. My absolute favorite, I know the winner now. Wish you good luck! deepest dragon.PNG

The Bottom of the Snow by Enver Arco 2021-04-27T14:55:16Z

So sweet mood, I wanna play this at christmas!

Deeper Into The Mind by michaelyount 2021-04-30T09:13:19Z

I wish I read more about lore things, like what happening here, who am I, who monsters are, but it's okay for games like this. Monsters and location design I liked the most (stained glass monster? so original!)

Crystal Core by Thomas_Bringer 2021-04-29T11:00:47Z

Nailed it! It reminds me the games I've played in my childhood, so simple but so original. Such games are memorable :slight_smile: NAILDE.PNG

6 Feet Under by theStoff 2021-04-29T09:49:50Z

First thought I had when played: this is the best game o this Ludum by far, I'll go and write that. But in comment section there is already many comments like this. I wish you good luck and take 1st place!

Physician, Heal Thy Elf by No Grapes Games 2021-04-29T10:14:55Z

Oh my gosh, I just grew to the normal size when I waz inside another elf >_< haha it's amazing work, you guys are awesome. I wish I could do such games in such short time. So yeah, I played till the end! Thanks a lot! wing.PNG

Selkö by Doot 2021-04-30T12:10:27Z

I've never seen before that flashlight mechanics like this, very interesting :slight_smile: In the end of the game I was like: "heeeey, that's why game called Selkö! Selkies is mythologic seal creatures from animation movie "song of the sea!" :sweat_smile: Thanks a lot for that cool game, very beautiful

Diver Dave (Saves The Sea) by Yanergy 2021-04-27T14:26:31Z

Playing this about and hour :D deeper you go, higher the cost of mistake when you grab a heatlhy fish, so hardcore, so cool

Dream Descend by Benedek Labancz 2021-04-27T15:18:02Z

Sheepdogs is so scary :D Nice mood, I remembered how I played a "home alone" on NES, great job guys

Deranged Space by Roman Dubrovin 2021-04-30T12:32:12Z

@yanergy @benedek-labancz @mamon @nyanpierre @silas-reinagel @nabo369 @michaelyount @doot Thanks for your feedback everyone! This is our first time participating :) It's really heartwarming to receive so much positivity from all of you, even though our game is lacking in many areas. Because of us being inexperienced in this kind of activities we were panicking a little bit and didn't establish a clear development plan. But this was a great experience anyway and we'll surely get better next time! Thanks again, have a good one!

@xpoho Спасибо, дружище =) Твой "everyday" прикольный ваще кста :D

EveryDay by xpoho 2021-04-27T14:37:39Z

Haha quite philosophic life-affirming message I saw! Liked that much

DeepVirus by LeSaintBiscuit 2021-04-29T18:44:20Z

NAILD IT! haha it's so original, and hard game too, anyway, great idea, cool puzzle game, thank's for game man :D 123.PNG

LD50 — Delay the inevitable

Cardboard People on Fire by BoxedMeatRevolution 2022-04-07T08:22:43Z

I want to go to Cardboards City on a weekend! :scream_cat:

So atmospheric and chilly place, with nice people who suffer the unknown disease that make them fire up to the sky :scream_cat:

And ony me can save them with my water gun from sudden inflammation :scream_cat:

Haha 5 stars for humor, mood, and graphics :sunglasses: Very nice game!

Stallar by Wendel Scardua 2022-04-06T20:07:48Z

Just saw your game on twitch stream haha cool mate, very funny concept with inevitable goal :smile_cat:The game, which you definitely don't want to win!

Block or Bust by 100th_Coin 2022-04-06T17:28:02Z

Superfun! I have a strong feeling, that you will earn a medal as a professional :sunglasses: Very pleasant to play, very smooth and comfy controls and graphics.

10/10 dinosaurs and netflix employees sacrifices! 123123.PNG

Catronaut by fatPenguin 2022-04-08T12:21:12Z

OMG how did you make it in 72 hours? Amazing job! :scream_cat:

I've passed the tutorial, and thought that just can click in midair multiple times to get higher, but moving range was so small, and then I reilized that I can do an aiming and stretch red line in the midair too :smile_cat: Sometimes I got stuck in the corner of plaform that I jumped to, and gouldn't get higher, but then I get used to controls and it's ok.

I loved a lot how you change words in style of cat's speech, like "ameowsome" or "purrfect" haha it's hilarious.

And acapella soundtrack is so cool, you guys done a really great job, nice and solid entry! :sunglasses:

Good luck and have a great LDjam experience! :kissing_cat:

Heat Flow by wolderado 2022-04-05T12:55:07Z

Very interesting and hard to play, graphics is minimalistic but looks so cool! Great job guys

Reapers & Retirees by Carraka 2022-04-06T09:26:10Z

Cool idea, I will check out post jam version for sure. It's now enough time to check all your game now, especially if you have such long intro with no skip option in dialogues. Btw, Neutral Tired alignment - is mine :laughing:

DashFight by antonsem 2022-04-07T09:31:04Z

Damn it's good.

Can't go further the 3 killed, when there is too much enemies, I start to think about stacking them from the most damaged (grey) to less, and keep all enemies from one side of me. Can't handle rage machanics, and prefer to jump everytime. So much acion and arcade feelings.

This is the great one, thanks for the game and have great LDjam! :thumbsup:

Kalopsia by tailow 2022-04-05T13:54:37Z

I dont' understand why my in-game mouse sensitivity so high, so I couldn't play it in the convenient way =( But game still looks fun, guys, great job!

The Lars Mission by Honest Dan 2022-04-06T18:20:14Z

I have escaped with 9 researchers. TOTALLY AMAZING! Best entry I've played :scream_cat: Your artwork is amazing, mechanics are fun and very addictive, can't stop playing untill escape. This "overcoocked"-slyle feeling of hurring and time-managment is very fun to play. Thanks for game, and I wish you luck!

Ghost In The Washing Machine by foxxy 2022-04-07T12:07:18Z

Hilarious and moody haha Combining ps1-style graphics with live acting frames is wacky and funny looking :D I like the music mostly, very atmospheric and talanted

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FUSE by Ossi 2022-04-06T09:44:17Z

I beat the hardmode with pen tablet :smile_cat: Nice job, guys!

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Rising wind Island by ShivArt 2022-04-06T21:16:39Z

Глянул на ютубе твое ускоренное видео по созданию этой игры - офигеть ты крут, спрайты просто шикарные.

Идея тоже офигенная, жаль мало времени, прям вижу, как это развивается в совмещение градостроительной стратегии с менеджментом ресурсов с дефенсом каким-нибудь. А на то, как город летит и отбивается от летающих тварей, можно накрутить нарратива. Вдохновляет!

Задался вопросом, как быть, если достиг сапплайблока, и при этом не закупил шахтёров - проигрышный вариант, и остаётся только перезапустить. Я так хотел скинуть лишнего рабочего с города вниз :D

Спасибо за игру, nice entry!

Tilted Saloon by Vitor Milioni 2022-04-06T15:33:56Z

:smile_cat: Damn it's hard! I've never seen before such mechanics, rate 5 for innovation! This game would commit perfectly at 41st ludum with theme "Combine 2 Incompatible Genres" :smirk_cat: Anyway, in this theme, it's is abolutely inevitable that tumbleweed will fall into the desert, I already experienced that many times :smile_cat:

And yeah, art is also great, I like that style :sunglasses:

Re: Placement by Outfrost 2022-04-06T20:21:22Z

Just saw it on twitch stream :D This is not a game, this is a truly IQ test! :sunglasses:

Parts are recognizable, but complicated enough to think fast, where you should put it, good trainig for spatial thinking, I really enjoyed playing your game, mate.

Tree loves Sun by AppoxGames 2022-04-05T13:43:16Z

That was the first game a saw here, but only now a could play it (after sleepless last night and long rest), so... nice game you've done, I like it! So sweet and nice, I had much pleasure when I played it

Burning Spirit by dotPoozer 2022-04-06T13:03:50Z

So touching :crying_cat_face: Music, graphics and the mood are so wonderfull! So about mechanics, it is very good idea with drawing cards from different places of the nature, I understand that you just didn't have much time to implement it the maximum way! I wish this game has post-jam version and will be polished to your best conception.

We Need To Talk by Doot 2022-04-06T19:09:42Z

TOTALLY AWESOME! :sunglasses:

I don't wanna talk about this "Scott Pilgrim"-style-vibes, wich I ABSOLUTELY ADORE :blue_heart: 5 stars for that anyway, so what about gameplay? Color code for each ability (wind, ice, fire) is great decision for UI, very intuitive. Typing combos on arrow keys is challenging and hard for me 'cause I get used to WASD :sweat_smile:

And some critic's stuff: good ending is very good, BUT! We also wanted to make positive and good ending in game, but one thought came in our gamedevelopers minds: what if player would lose from the first attempt very fast? And what would player see? Nothing bad happens! And so player could loose his motivtion to endure longer, because it's not worth to fight :thinking:

Btw, game is amazing, thanks for participating this LDjam, very cool entry and very polished! Good luck! :kissing_cat:

Demon Wins Everytime by MacabreArtGames 2022-04-06T15:07:41Z

Unlike the other 3d games here - this is perfectly optimized and I have hight fps rate at last :smiley_cat: The idea to move backwards all the time with no ability to walk forward is quite new for me, I didn't tink about such games in that way. And yes - Demons Model is so badass! :smirk_cat:

1 Man 6 Bullets by Raphaeltan 2022-04-06T18:46:53Z

:exclamation: ATTENTION: this game is highly addictive!:exclamation:

So f'kin stylish! :sunglasses: Badass stuff, but more of that - this is so fun to play, this is fresh, this is new, and I spent a lot of time in it.

I wish you luck, I think you can win a gold medal with that!

Do the Dishes Tomorrow by BangKerpow 2022-04-05T18:01:54Z

:joy_cat: now, after this game, I will rate the dirtiness of the kitchen in %

Good Boy eats the treat. by RobbzenOne 2022-04-07T09:12:16Z

So cute :dog:

Very fun and challenging to play, delay mechanics are clever. And I thought treat is a popo, because my dog eat her popos :poop: haha

So, here's my highgscore, I couldn't beat @zubspace :pouting_cat:

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Cosmic Contact by Kemsou 2022-04-07T15:11:12Z

Damn, I wish it be longer :thumbsup: Awesome idea, I love the setting so much, and horror games is not what you often can see here on LDjam.

P.S. That head in the jar scared the shit out of me when I turned back and saw it :sweat_smile:

Rage Against The Cocoon by JoeDev 2022-04-06T13:57:19Z

Mate, this as amazing and hilarious :joy_cat: unfortunatelly, I have an issue with mouse sensivity - it's really hight. Btw, It's my problem, game is wonderfull and well polished!

Doomsday Deviant's Date by ProbeProb 2022-04-06T13:48:07Z

Superfun to play! Spent a lot time in it, and I just wanted to draw alternative sprites for this :smirk_cat: Anyway, Boss will be pleased 123.PNG

Wizardfall by Quite Good 2022-04-06T11:02:24Z

Epic, tence, funny, not so challanging, but it's ok :smiley_cat: Reminds me of Undertale battles with friendship dialogue option. It was really interesting to discover different endings, thanks for the game!

Take the exam by Zef1r 2022-04-06T09:39:29Z

Прикольно, прикольно =) Тоже не совсем понял, как тут тема оттягивания неизбежного отражается, если разве что специально не сдавать экзамен подольше, потому что тебе деньги капают за пересдачи :smile_cat:

Респект художнице, графони - милота :kissing_cat:

И да, выстрел на E лично мне кажется неудобным.

Bathroom in the Backrooms by mrbrainfed 2022-04-07T08:58:30Z

:joy_cat: OMG can't stop laughing for the first minute when I played.

After that I felt drama and suspense, and when I couldn't find the toilet and pee-bar was full, I just stand humbly accepting my fate whith closed eyes :pensive:

But I did it from the second attempt! :triumph:

Hilarious and funny, thanks for the game!

PopCat Hoover Disaster by OrangeDragon 2022-04-05T13:19:13Z

@puddingzserem Haha glad you've noticed that absolutely correctly named cans :smile_cat: Thanks for playing and comment!

PopCat Hoover Disaster by OrangeDragon 2022-04-06T17:07:20Z

@zyang popo noises are making when items are dropping from the platforms =) It was planned to make an animation of mouth opening and closing, but time wasn't enough :smiley_cat:

PopCat Hoover Disaster by OrangeDragon 2022-04-06T19:33:01Z

@jani-brezavscek haha yeap! Cats rule the internet! (and world) :smirk_cat: Thanks for playing!

@tankou Thank you, Tankou :kissing_cat:

@vitor-milioni What a detailed response! Thank you for all your words, mate :sunglasses: We already working on our post-jam version and mobile release, and will change position of mute button for sure :smile_cat: And yes, we have cats, we love cats, we undestand their tiny little cats souls! :hearts:

@antonsem Thank you! You absolutely right, the difficulty curve - is one thing we should work on. There is a sudden change of difficulty when stamina getting low, so you should wait and avoid stuff on platforms and in that moment hoover can catch you easily. And what about restart with mouse - this is very accurate comment, thank you! And thank you again for sharing our game in twitter :blue_heart:

@ossi Thank you a lot, Ossi! :kissing_cat:

@b3b0 Haha I believe hoover missed you, maybe because of his collider placed on the body of hoover, not on the pipe :smile_cat:

Thank you all for playing and comment! Have a great LDjam experience! :blush:

Gods of Divine Stuff: RAgnarök by Anaxie Studio 2022-04-05T12:25:41Z

So sweet art and so funny dialogues :D "Two wolves will devour the sun. Don't I represent the sun?" (c) Ra Nice and chilly game, I will complete this game for sure later =)

Catastrophe by JKotov 2022-04-05T10:25:27Z

Artwork is so great, I wonder why you didn't put the preview banner here. So, about game - each stage is a kind of psychdelic puzzle and I solved them all =) Nice work!

Arboressence by Aspect Studio 2022-04-06T16:20:39Z

This is one of the best representations of the theme I saw on this Ludum. But also, your life is a ammunition, almost like in a 44th ludum (but that was "your life is currency").

Art is amazing, the disign of crawling trees reminds me of protoss reavers from StarCraft :sunglasses: So cool!

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Hungry Hungry Bird by IanTheBee 2022-04-05T13:05:50Z

So simple, but so addictive! Very soft and pleasant controls

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Jailbound Joyride by AmberFall92 2022-04-07T07:46:04Z

NOOOO I am a noobwuffle! :crying_cat_face: Replayed, untill I'll become a entry-level outlaw :sunglasses:

So adrenaline driven game, controls are great, I wish my game was polished like that! Soundtrack reminds me Axel F oley theme, so cool!

Thanks for the game :thumbsup:

The Ultimate Martian Roulette by HaaYaargh 2022-04-06T16:02:31Z

I never get lucky in such games, but now I won from the first attempt and I love it! :sunglasses:

I kile that this game is totally undestandable, without complicated rules and calculations, moreover manipulation of probabilities is one of my favorite game mechanics :smirk_cat: Thanks for the game, I really enjoyed it

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Operation Tower Defense by cornfab 2022-04-06T13:18:36Z

So addictive! :scream_cat: Can't stop playing this, this is amazing! 5 stars for gameplay!

Playing Dave! by Bdiaztobarra 2022-04-06T12:34:06Z

We like cats in the games! :smile_cat: Nailed it! So hilarious and funny, one moment I thought I'm stuck, but then I tried another way, and Anthony said "HAHA IQ 200" and I instantly fell from chair with laughing :joy_cat:

Nightwaker by Bottled up Dark Peace 2022-04-05T10:45:43Z

The game is cool and moody, but I cant play because of freezes and technical issues =( Sorry! Maybe there is non-html5 version?

Nightwaker by Bottled up Dark Peace 2022-04-06T12:48:51Z

@bottled-up-dark-peace I see now windows build, thanks =) What about lags - they appearing in the moment of level changing because of loading, I guess. This lags are not critical, but in the second level when I type "OPEN" and pass through gates, there is so freezing moment, that sound become stratching and I cannont do anything but open task managaer and reload :scream_cat:

The Gallows by Burn Tree 2022-04-07T08:02:29Z

So melancholic... I'm glad that in the end things went Ok :relieved:

I liked the idea to show memories through associated items to make story more detailed.

Thanks for game and psychological message. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. :kissing_cat:

P.S. Илья - жопа.

One minute Fly by Zara 2022-04-06T15:17:43Z

Nailed it! Nice idea, reminds me of "Spore" with all that breeding stuff :smile_cat:

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Sinking Ship by Ines Brezavscek 2022-04-07T09:49:10Z

Well done for the first jam!

I have a "Sea Of Thieves" flashbacks haha :palm_tree::pig2:

And look at this massive pile of planks! 123.PNG

Persist Ant by rynsy 2022-04-07T09:38:33Z

Good action! :sunglasses: I liked the mechanics with dashing, but controls are not precise, and I stuck in the colliders few times.

Pixel graphics is so oldschool, I like it a lot in preview scene :thumbsup:

Thanks for game and have a great LDjam! :slight_smile:

DO NOT Explode by Zyang 2022-04-06T17:14:18Z

This game is perfect for LDjam, new gameplay, well made levels, so much mechanics options - I expected just collecting clock, but there is much more items. I really think, that this game can get a medal, and I wish you luck!

Btw, is this the last level? A want more, but "continue" is not clickable 123123.PNG

Kinderkaos by Gravityflip 2022-04-06T20:48:24Z

Just saw it on twitch stream, it's funny :D 10/10 dead toddlers!

And I have a little cemetery here in the bathroom :grimacing:

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Civil Servant by Daniel Klautsch 2022-04-06T15:46:31Z

Nice lookin chilly game! But, as sayin in preveious comments, I wish I could see the result of my incorrect actions and stamps and all that stuff :smirk_cat: wanna see me punished for bad work haha. Anyway, thanks for the game, nice entry!

Life Finds a Way by Mopifish 2022-04-06T17:44:11Z

Haha you make Baltazar do the POPOPO sound, our games are the same in that point :smirk_cat:

Respect for such vital and positive perspective of game, it was superfun and now my hand is tired but I tried hard! 123123.PNG

Weak bridge by wEEWSA 2022-04-06T17:05:30Z

Я нырнул под воду, и когда выплыла лодка, я застрял :D Прикольно, можно развить идею и сделать полноценный геймплей с достижениями, было бы больше времени =) Nice entry, как говорится! И да, мне тоже пришлось методом проб понять, что нужно зажимать ЛКМ, но ничего страшного.

LD51 — Every 10 seconds

Bug Out by wavertron 2022-10-06T17:19:08Z

The map in the right down corner is awesome idea, and how it changes when level recalculating, should be not easy to code :D I was lucky to pass the game in 20 seconds, the map have changed with the straight way for me :sunglasses:

TOOT TOOT by Quackqack 2022-10-06T17:07:54Z

TOOT :trumpet:

Jake Count : Four times to live by Fax 2022-10-14T09:45:21Z

Yeeeah I beat it! Not so easy game, but I collected all 4 parts. For the first time I didn't get how to jump off the snow piles, and then I've remembered about Jump King and everything become clear.

Nicely done!

Ťɦȩ Ɽḗḋ ꓤⴃὄⴅ by jaybaus 2022-10-06T17:49:54Z

Haha it' makes me dizzy but it's ok :D Didn't get how to pass last code with zodiac symbols :disappointed: BTW this kind of puzzels is one of my favorite, thanks for game :relaxed:

Table Scraps by TheMentalSheep 2022-10-06T17:13:45Z

Haha those jumping is killing me, almost like in the Jump King :laughing:

Treasure Tactics by Martta 2022-10-07T14:55:09Z

OMG so hardcore when you hurry! Yeap, be patient, this is good for you.

Game is relentless, but well balanced. Maybe you should try to switch it to the mobile platform? I would play couple of levels while sitting in the bus or metro :sweat_smile:

Anyway, great job and solid entry! Good luck on LD51 :sunglasses:

Elemental Reload by Niklas Zhaga 2022-10-07T12:41:47Z

@oakhardt, @martta, @mickxe, @someone, @bluesand and the anonymous one - thank you guys for honest feedback and thank you for playing our game!

We were a little bit confused with time, and realized quite late, that there is 1.5 hours to the end of the ludum, and 1 hour for submission, that we've spent to add sound to the game. Unfortunately, Unity errors with WebGL didn't let us to make a version with sounds in html5, so we working on it.

We wanted to make a good game for all of you, but just missed the deadline, and this is so frustrating. :disappointed: There is a lot thing to polish and add to the game, and I hope we will continue developing, as @bluesand said.

Our special thanks to @oakhardt for rating cover image and music, we really appreciate that :relieved:

Elemental Reload by Niklas Zhaga 2022-10-14T07:24:13Z

@thementalsheep, @asfdfdfd, @bison-warlock - thanks a lot for feedback!

We've made a little update of the last itch.io version of the game with boundaries and indication for pressing "E" near shrines to use it, and still looking forward to make a playable game from this entry :D

Impact-Effect by IdeasPerSecond 2022-10-06T17:06:35Z

So minimalistic and so cool! UI is very comfortable, and I liked also colntrols almost without any keys, only mouse dragging =) Easy and genius :sunglasses:

DEEP DIVE by Oakhardt 2022-10-07T14:22:35Z

"The needle tears a hole The old familiar sting Try to kill it all away But I remember everything..." :notes:

Thanks for game, it looks complete, not often you can see here such games haha (my game is not complete at all :C)

Gameplay is challenging and interesting to play, I have died many times, but wanted to try again and again.

It's very cool when graphics so minimalistic and looking stylish :sunglasses:

Solid entry, good luck on LD51!

Between the Gap by Fragile Star 2022-10-07T14:36:11Z

Haha I've maxed everything! Clickers is one of my favorite, not often you can see here on ludum such games :D And yeah, I've almost killed my mouse, not my index index finger :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Thumbup for fish in goggles :thumbsup:

BETWEENSTELLAR by Alrescha 2022-10-06T18:28:49Z

"This is wibbly-wobbly-interstellar-time relativity sort of shit, Morty!" Game is not for slow machines, btw I have good fps aaaand The best thing I can say about game is... 3... 2..... 1....... Visual indication of each resource is easy to remember, that's awesome, I was afraid that it would be confusing I shake hand of your artist Anyway I shake hand of your artist because graphics is stellar, really

Ten Seconds In The Dark by LogovoStudio 2022-10-06T18:06:33Z

I don't know why, but this cutest game make me goosebumps :scream: HAHA most scariest thing - is message "you are dead" when you're actually alive :laughing: Sounds threating! dead.png

Rhythm Loops by nataku92 2022-10-06T17:26:03Z

Haha reminds me of the times when I wrote guitar parts that I couldn't play myself :laughing: Anyway, game is AWESOME! :heartbeat: :musical_score:

Final Bastion by Kusaji 2022-10-06T17:32:57Z

So moody game and nice visuals. Nice game to spend some cold nights in the upcoming winter :relieved: