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Pat Cleaver

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202354Limited SpacešŸ‘„Space Freight Ltd.jam2853.853.483.663.744.274.223.253.69
202352HarvestšŸ‘„Flee the Farmlandjam2763.673.753.784.173.763.753.013.59
202251Every 10 secondsšŸ‘„> deploy helper botjam1254.003.893.534.184.183.972.663.77
202250Delay the inevitablešŸ‘„Overworked & Underpaidjam2633.873.703.564.223.953.983.423.86
202149UnstablešŸ‘„QA - The Game!jam5963.633.453.703.643.473.733.853.38
202148Deeper and deeperšŸ‘„Dieper & Deaperjam1734.034.003.623.693.924.024.084.01

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Comments by Pat Cleaver

LD48 — Deeper and deeper

The Limbo Runner by jk5000 2021-05-05T16:37:28Z

I'm getting nightmare memories of QWOP from this...Great idea, very well executed, brilliant work (I'm a little ashamed about how long I spent trying the final over and over before rage quitting)

Monkey Quest by paulloz 2021-05-06T11:09:58Z

The level of polish here is astounding! Really fun game, pretty art, nice audio design, and so much depth for a jam game! Very impressed, great work!

Run Miner Joe by Rolle 2021-04-29T16:09:52Z

That screen shake was intense! Nice work, simple and effective idea.

The Squeaky Affair by bmacintosh 2021-05-13T12:55:44Z

Great game! Really simple but satisfying puzzle mechanic that supports the theme, looks great too. Really impressed with this, congrats!

Morning Shift by Iluvatar 2021-04-29T10:08:24Z

Wow the art in this was wonderful! Lots of attention to detail. The SFX were pretty sweet too (few things make me happier than a good sci-fi door sound). Not much in the way of gameplay, but it works as a short kind of narrative/interactive pretty pixel art thing. Good job!

Boombox by auxC 2021-05-13T16:07:17Z

What a fantastic game! Really well polished, and seriously addictive too. I'm very impressed with this one, congrats!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-27T21:17:56Z

@patrikherman Thanks loads! I am really happy with how the music (and adaptive audio system in general) worked out. Thanks for playing (and listening!)

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-29T11:43:29Z

@jonah thanks loads, happy you enjoyed the game! Yeah I tried the WebGL specific build settings, but I still get stuttering I’m afraid (also changed the DSPbuffer size to no avail). Indeed, maybe last thing I can try is reducing sample rate on the music files themselves. Web audio is just always a bit of a pain. Still, at least it sort of works like this. Thanks for your time!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-29T20:06:21Z

@amanda-laven Thanks! Yes I got really excited when I realised I could go with a noir-ish/60s spy vibe for the music, such a fun genre to explore! Thanks so much for playing!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-30T07:38:06Z

@silas-reinagel thank you so much, that’s very high praise indeed! And yes, details like the adaptive voice lines are exactly the kind of little surprises I enjoyed adding. I think I ended up with 39 different NPC voice lines that change based on your disguise. Very happy you liked the game!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-30T07:49:11Z

@advay thanks for the feedback! Yeah, also the text bubbles also don’t work correctly in WebGL(web builds are a pain). Thanks for playing!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-30T07:54:23Z

@rolle thanks loads! Yeah I didn’t realise I was sleep deprived until after it was over, had too much fun making it. Glad it seems to have been worth it.

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-04-30T12:31:48Z

Agreed,our programmer @chartle just keeps going deep into the night, and we just get to wake up to new features :)

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-01T09:02:01Z

@stin thanks for playing! Yeah I'm afraid WebGL just doesn't play nice with more complex FMOD systems, we've tried all sorts of things to fix it to no avail. Short of downloading the executable, you can check out the music by itself here: https://soundcloud.com/pat-cleaver/dieper-deaper-ost

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-01T14:52:56Z

Thank you so much @diotins glad you liked it!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-04T12:22:52Z

@blackopsben thanks for playing and for the feedback! Yeah the dialogue audio system ended up being a bit unpredictable and strange. It’s quite experimental, very hard to ACTUALLY simulate speaking(which kind of wasn’t the point)but was fun to implement anyway.

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-05T13:55:37Z

@fabula-rasa oh thanks for the detailed feedback, glad you enjoyed the game! That bug with the key/camera is news to me...might have to do with the NPC who comes to fix it, something not updating properly there.

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-05T13:56:18Z

@digital-bacon thanks for playing , happy you enjoyed it!

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-06T16:27:44Z

@itsisaac thanks so much! I had a lot of fun coming up with all those different voice lines and recording. I feel like having the NPCs acknowledge how the player is dressed really adds to the fun, it’s a small detail of polish, but I’m very happy it worked for you! 😊

Dieper & Deaper by Chartle 2021-05-06T17:02:13Z

@binaryprinciple wow, such high praise, thanks loads for playing and for the kind words! I’m genuinely curious how many people found the ā€œyou can just leaveā€ ending, Dieper’s tapping foot animation on that screen got a good laugh out of me when I first saw @saskle had made it!

Boom by krammetje 2021-05-06T11:30:09Z

Nice one! The music changing with depth was a cool touch (although, I think I would have prefered it to feel more in continuity, rather than such a drastic change in style). A nice puzzle, pretty graphics. As soon as I saw Boom, I thought Nederlands. Gefeliciteerd, heele mooie entry!

Object LD48 by cpv 2021-05-03T13:14:57Z

Very simple game, I enjoyed the alien design. I did get stuck in the geometry quite a lot, and an easier way to quit than tabbing out would be nice.

Treat Me Well by dreamlogician 2021-04-29T16:04:50Z

That was cute. Not sure I should be feeding it that much candy...I'm curious about where the narrative comes in in the final version.

Vertigo by GaryS 2021-05-05T12:15:37Z

Fun game! Nice music, good take on the theme, simple enough mechanics. Would like a slightly longer reach on the attack I think. Very nice entry, congrats!

Disco Inferno by Simon Rahnasto 2021-05-05T14:22:30Z

Brilliant game! Really fun vibe, the variety of ennemies and associated guns keeps it interesting, and you really went the extra mile with that VO! Congrats!

Sky Miner by Simone 2021-05-03T13:20:27Z

Nice game! I enjoyed the upgrading, and relatively simple game loop. Not so sure about the choice of music. All in all, a good entry though!

20,000 Shots Under the Seas by -FL- 2021-04-29T16:14:28Z

nice! If only I wasn't so terrible at bullet hell games... Loved the various ennemy behaviors, really changed things up and forced me to move in ways I wouldn't otherwise have. Great work!

The Deep Sorrow by Sengi 2021-04-29T10:19:36Z

Looks very pretty, nice self-explanatory puzzle mechanic, and what a vibe! Clement's music is particularly great too (#MusicWeeklies represent!)

Journey for the Records of Remembrance by jasontherand 2021-04-28T17:58:17Z

This was a fun one! I like the pinging on a cooldown mechanic. For my taste it was a bit too punishing to die so quickly. But all in all, I like it quite a lot.

Guardians of the Facility by cireneikual222464 2021-04-29T16:21:33Z

The environments and creatures were very cool! I'm guessing that the random generation was in my favour because it basically had no challenge, just gross things waiting to me mercy killed, rather than moving towards me. Would have liked some ennemies to come from behind too, or like, drop down from the ceiling maybe? All in all, it had a cool creepy vibe to it, good job!

Project PANDORA by Fonics 2021-04-29T16:26:37Z

The lighting was pretty effective indeed. Music felt a bit out of place for my taste. All in all a nice entry.

Deep Dreams by Diebanez 2021-04-29T15:56:32Z

Very nice game! I like the idea of being kicked back to the previous level as a fail state, it really empasises the idea of layers. It's a detail, but the fact that the music slowed down to a conclusion on the win screen made the dynamic audio person in me very happy! Good job to all involved.

Below the Ocean by Ismael Rodriguez 2021-05-11T13:36:33Z

Fantastic work, one of my favourite entries in this LD! Really complete experience, smart puzzle/level design, very well tuned, all in all I'm astonished! I want to play more of your games now!

LD48 Deep Lab Droid by digital bacon 2021-05-05T12:00:42Z

Nice work, I like the details in the decor (posters etc...) It's clear that you ran out of time, but the premise is good and deserves to be developed further I'd say!

Deep down the asteroid by FrauKauz 2021-04-28T17:00:55Z

It's simple and effective, nice work! First attempt I scored 420pts and was tempted to call it at that ;) wasn't entirely sure when I would fall or not at first, but that became clear eventually. I particularly like the ennemy sprites!

Deeper In The Night by Lorwon 2021-05-05T11:51:53Z

Fabulous work! Really love this, pretty unusual to see folks using their own engine, and I thought the mechanics were effective and self explanatory.

Deeper Into The Mind by michaelyount 2021-05-11T12:48:24Z

Nice one! Really enjoyed the music and SFX. I could have used some feedback about my health, and generally a sense of peril. It just felt like "Oh bullet hell, I guess I should avoid these", wasn't even sure I was getting damaged oir doing any damage back though. That being said, very nice work overall I'd say!

You Know The Drill by Maksime 2021-05-11T12:56:43Z

Nice game! It's a simple enough loop, but I like it! The digging and jetpack energy being the same resource is an interesting touch. I do wish there was a couple more sound effects in there, given that it's THE core mechanic, I could use more audio feedback from the drilling for example. Nice work overall, cute character art too!

Billy's Gone Again by KingOfNova 2021-05-05T12:57:22Z

Great entry! Love the variety of ennemies and weapons, it's simple, but adds depth. Congrats!

Corla by JUSTCAMH 2021-05-11T14:00:54Z

Brilliant! Really impressive work for a jam game, lovely mechanics, feels like with some polish this could be worthy of a proper release. I got quite addicted... Congrats, one of my favourites from this LD.

Dino Digging by Argon 2021-04-28T17:24:57Z

Nice! This would make a really nice mobile game, with bite sized sessions. Good work!

6 Feet Under by theStoff 2021-05-05T17:26:01Z

Great game! Really impressive for a jam! It feels great once you get the hang of the mechanic, and the audio filter when you're underground is a nice touch (I thought it might become annoying, but it worked), Congrats, VERY strong entry!

The Final Frontier by BinaryPrinciple 2021-05-05T16:23:22Z

Really nice one! Simple mechanics, but effective, fits the theme well. Congrats on a very nice entry!

Catlantis by fabula_rasa 2021-05-05T12:48:22Z

Love this! Very cute artwork, the little intro comic was a nice touch, and fun mechanics to boot. A very strong entry, congrats!

Callisto by Rawb 2021-04-29T21:43:53Z

This was great! some super nice pixel art on the different creatures, and I loved the bubbles effect on the sideways motion. Enjoyed this a lot!

Deeply Organic by DoctorTM 2021-05-13T12:26:46Z

That's a really impressive amount of work for a jam game. So many different mini games! It's also nice to see a different take on the theme. Congrats!

River, Carry Me Away by Noire 2021-05-03T17:02:28Z

Really nice game! The art is brilliant (I love the minimal approach to the water, really feels like a story book or something), nice music too. I can't say that I like the actual mechanic, it's not very compelling to just click on things over and over again. But a beautiful experience either way.

Selkƶ by Doot 2021-05-05T13:21:43Z

Brilliant game, very simple, meditative experience. It felt very complete with a few different small puzzles, and the amount of pretty artwork was really impressive. Really enjoyed this one, thanks!

Blackout by Frasse 2021-05-03T17:26:04Z

What a GORGEOUS game! This might be the favourite thing I've played from LD48 so far. The art is really nice, great atmosphere, very self aware and smart writing, and the music is wonderful too! Fabulous job to all involved!

Mycelisation by bereg 2021-05-05T11:44:04Z

Wow this was great! Really nice and simple mechanic, had that sweet boardgame vibe some 4X games can have. Very impressed with this, good job!

Frog by cacciatc 2021-05-05T12:17:51Z

So cool to make an NES rom! Great work, and mad props for working within those extra constraints!

Surinapiri - Suruvuori by kovalok 2021-05-05T10:47:47Z

Nice DOOM vibes! I really enjoyed this one, straight forward fun FPS action! Great work

The case of the door in the woods by jonah 2021-04-29T10:35:24Z

Great stuff! Really love the art style and music, it sets a really nice mood. Out of interest, did you do anything in particular to get FMOD to play nice with WebGL? I've had a fair amounbt of trouble with it. Is it just using relatively short loops?

Corporate Mole by JoeDev 2021-05-05T12:10:38Z

FANTASTIC game! This might be my favourite entry I've played so far! The espionage in a workplace theme is similar to what my team did, but this is extra whacky. Love the small talk lines too :)

Afraid to Turn by rhoff95 2021-05-03T17:09:01Z

Love the throwing mechanic, the parallax background, and the ambience. There was ONE footstep sound in your selection that stood out too much for my taste (an especially high gravelly one). Very nice entry, congrats!

Fairy Snares by ElllaDee 2021-05-05T10:36:34Z

Such a pretty game, and I quite liked the music too excellent work!

Unanswerable Question by funemaker 2021-05-03T13:28:45Z

Nice! The harp playing when I converted people was a nice touch! A pretty solid entry, could have done without the long winded exposition at the beginning tbh. Great work overall!

Khazads by vsi- 2021-05-05T12:34:23Z

I enjoyed this one, thanks! Nice work, I like the art, and it was a pretty varied experience for a jam game.

PANEMUAN by etrealjunior 2021-05-11T13:04:37Z

really lovely art style on this one! The parallax scrolling is cool, and it's an interesting take on the theme. Congrats!

Crust by exopunk 2021-05-13T12:44:02Z

This was fantastic! Really like the Lovecraftian imagery, the art and music are on point (got some Vangelis vibes). Really good entry, congrats!

Deep Dishpair by JaeLiinah 2021-04-29T09:58:07Z

Very nice! I am a huge fan of overcooked, so this is right up my alley. Love the writing, it sets the tone well, and there's a fair amount of depth for a jam game! Great work!

Mandragorae Somnus by Victor Andrade 2021-05-13T16:13:17Z

Very nice, I've seen a few roots digging for water games in this LD, and this is one of the nicer ones. The mandrake is a nice twist to that theme. Good work, congrats!

Debts and Pandamonium by Cyzaine 2021-05-11T13:17:58Z

Wow what am ambitious entry, lots going on in this one! I'm impressed with all the characters, writing etc... Good work!

Mystical Island by azakharov 2021-05-05T13:24:19Z

I died...a lot...But I love the idea, and there's lots of varied writing in here. I like that the running water kicks in when you find yourself close to a river. Nice entry all in all, congrats!

Asterisk by Crychair 2021-05-05T13:30:51Z

5 audio people!!!??? That's a fascinating team lineup. Really enjoyed the game, had a few laughs at some of the voice lines and writing> A great entry, congrats to all!

Don't Pull It Out by Shin0nome 2021-05-06T10:21:09Z

that was...different. An interesting take on the theme, I like the idea of trading health for damage output. But I would have liked more challenge, I never actually felt in danger, which is too bad for a game about slowly bleeding out. Nice work overall though!

Dr.Pupper Heart Dogter MD by AwrGameDev 2021-05-05T13:04:43Z

That was quite surreal, not quite sure what to make opf it (which is a good thing, I think). Good work!

My name ? by nyanpierre 2021-05-05T14:29:02Z

So many puzzles! That's really impressive for a jam game, really enjoyed it! Great work, loads of depth to explore here.

Deep sleep by Zef1r 2021-04-28T17:44:14Z

Yes really nice work! I love how each dream introduces a new mechanic. Really pretty visuals too!

Carpet Flea by MrPouletBZH 2021-05-11T14:11:29Z

Great game! Really enjoyed the different platforms move when you use different abilities, very smart mechanic. It did feel a little bit floaty and therefor punishing to me at times, but all in all, I'm very impressed with the game. Congrats!

Falling Bot by Phobos 2021-05-06T10:49:17Z

Wow that was great! Really fun game, the tuning on the thrust vs gravity felt just right. Great 3D models too, very impressive visually. All in all, a very neat experience, congrats to the team! I agree with the comments saying the countdown at the beginning is too long and unnecessary (I just want to get back to playing asap after failing)

Deep Pocket Digs by ChrisAP 2021-05-13T12:31:17Z

Some cool ideas here. I especially like the points being affected by physics and having to avoid dropping them. It feels like a novel mechanic that could really be interesting if you pushed it further. Congrats on the entry!

EveryDay by xpoho 2021-04-28T17:33:38Z

That went dark VERY fast. I like the different approach, meta breaking the UI thing and the music switch was really effective. Good job!

Graphite Journey by pnkvrt 2021-05-05T13:13:20Z

GLORIOUS art style, some of the prettiest I've seen in this jam. I wish you had made all the font hand written too, it's the only thing that clashed. There's obviously not much gameplay here, but the world was very evocative. Very nice work!

Unto the Eight by Threeli 2021-05-05T13:39:11Z

I really enjoyed this, very evocative! It feels like a bigger world is being hinted at, and I do enjoy the survival mechanics combined with rogue-like stuff. Congrats!

Objective Atlantis by Catoryu 2021-04-28T17:10:48Z

Wow this was great! Kind of reminded me of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, being in a cramped ship and running to different stations to deal with the outside world. That panicked multitasking vibe. I could imagine it working really well as a 2 player coop in that sense!

Trash`n`Roll by WhiteCubeGames 2021-05-06T10:58:44Z

Took me a second to understand that I had to do a lot of clicking. A simple idea, interesting and different take on the theme. Feels like this could really be cool with a bit of extra polish! Congrats to the team.

HELL deep is your love? by Villanelle 2021-05-06T10:39:17Z

Really nice game! Some cool pixel art (love those bat things!). I like the music, just REALLY wish it didn't restart every time I died. The little cutscene for falling is a nice touch too. Very nice entry, congrats to the whole team!

Last stop by Asephy 2021-05-03T13:08:23Z

I really like the rowing mechanic, and the character art is great too! I always love small narrative games where you have a simple action that keeps you busy while various dialogues happen. This feels like it could really become something cool with a bit more content! Great work.

Ludu Hare and the Magical Carrot by Mighty Mufflon Games 2021-05-05T17:02:38Z

That was delightful! Very cute art, straight forward mechanics, a good entry all round. Great work!

Blue Square and the Mystery Cave by asdehielo 2021-05-05T16:49:32Z

That was fantastic! Really nice ramping up in the puzzle difficulty, interesting mechanic that you really pushed to cool places. The ending was a very nice touch, adds a tiny narrative twist to an otherwise abstract game. Great entry, congrats!

Null_byte by XariusExcl 2021-04-28T18:06:57Z

Nice game! Left me wanting more. It may just be a detail, but I especially liked the transition effects between levels. Not entirely sure I needed the shooting to be literal guns if I'm honest, given that everything else had a nice kind of Thomas was Alone abstract quality to it. Good job overall!

Plague by Advay 2021-04-29T21:35:17Z

that escalated fast... not sure I needed more virus related content this year, but the game is effective at causing that cascading sense of panic as you realise it's too late to contain the virus. Nice job!

Deep into the vibe by Ariorick 2021-05-05T17:09:53Z

Very nice! That beat is sweet (I knew it would be from the moment that first synth kicked in), love it! I like the mechanic, it feels like it deserves to be developed even further, almost feels like a rhythm game, and having things sync to your beat would take it to the next level(although...that's also a whole extra system to build)

Greg's Little Adventure by Jfroggg 2021-04-29T16:31:42Z

wait so the music is made by a generative system? That's super cool! Also, gotta love an anthropomorphic frog called Greg, you won me over just with that.

Deeper and Deeper in the Woods by Mizatorian 2021-04-28T17:48:41Z

nice, love making sound a central mechanic! Could have used a couple more sounds in there to trick the player, right now it's just a matter of "do I hear the humming or the growling?", but a version with a humming wolf could be nice. Overall I like the idea, and it looks pretty too.

Woof need to go deeper by Max XD 2021-05-11T13:12:28Z

Really nice entry, gotto love those pooches! 3 different modes is impressive, and it's not common to go for muiltiplayer in a jam game, so that's commendable too. Nice work!

Deep Breath by Saltysa 2021-04-29T16:41:30Z

wow what a pretty game! The gradually increasing weirdness from level to level is very well done (also in the audio). Really impressed by this (even though it was seriously hard at times)

LD49 — Unstable

ALL PLANED by Sirkovitch 2021-10-05T18:44:34Z

that was hilarious, AND fun! great work, had a blast with this one.

PTSD Fishing by KuKuRammus 2021-10-07T16:18:53Z

I made it to 5 fish! Really like the art work and simple but fun mechanics. Congrats!

QA - The Game! by Chartle 2021-10-06T18:35:21Z

@bentebent it's actually a little easter egg reference to our LD48 game that ALSO took place in an office and had the player sneaking around in a cactus costume ;)

@gabrielgamedev Thanks so much for pointing out the audio spacialisation! I decided it made most sense to only have diegetic sounds for this game, which meant things really feeling like they were in the world mattered to me, and audio localisation is key to finding some of the bugs too (plus I enjoyed stretching my "technical audio designer" muscles on this one.

@chesiq Thanks for the audio shout out! I'm lucky to be able to dedicate almost all my jam time to the audio both in terms of assets and implementation. And I'm also very lucky to have team mates that are willing to make space for sound to be an integral part of the experience!

@burst yeah it's not particularly true to the QA experience :) Thanks for singling out the voice acting, I'm far from a real actor, but these jam games do allow me to experiment a bit in that direction!

QA - The Game! by Chartle 2021-10-12T19:32:15Z

Yeah @dock-frankenstein that’s quite the comment! Thanks loads for the constructive and detailed feedback. Our approach is certainly a risky one as we like to make things quite dense and our best intentions to keep things neat go out the window during the last few hours..I’m happy you enjoyed the audio! The volume slider was just a lazy shortcut for mapping to an FMOD parameter that takes a 0-1 float(and can be called back and set by FMOD to avoid resetting the values in between scenes), it’s never failed me yet though. Thanks again for playing and taking the time to write!

Unfabled by Kwiper 2021-10-14T15:37:45Z

What a great game! Love the art (and so much of it!!!), nice music (the sound effects on ennemy hit got repetitive and annoying though). It's a very strong entry overall, congrats!

Brittle Buildings by J.Broccoli 2021-10-11T09:29:40Z

very cool concept, and nicely executed, congrats! This is a perfect little loop for a jam game, kept me engaged for a while. Great work!

F%$#IN BIRDS! by Substain 2021-10-06T20:11:24Z

very fun and addicitve! Games that use shouting into a microphone as mechanic just never get old!

Emily vs the Unstable Creatures by JPatchZ 2021-10-10T15:55:31Z

Very nice game! I got the bug where I could purchase lots of upgrades at once and go into debt, which obviously ruins the upgrade path. The dialog felt kind of long winded and unnecessary at times to me, and there are some blatant language mistakes in there (totally understandable for non-native english speakers though). The art is stunning, and the music is sweet too (elevator music for the shop is perfect!0 overall great work

Pile Up Medieval by zimny11 2021-10-11T09:38:22Z

wow this is so cool! I would have been happy with just the "build a town and try to get as many inhabitants as possible" concept, but the dragon is a cool addition. Some nice variety in all the buildings too. Great job!

Rocky Rhodes and the Cracked Case by Brainloaf Studio 2021-10-10T16:22:08Z

OK this was fantastic, what a trip! Only remark I'd have is, could you maybe add a changelog to this page to explain what the differences are in the postjam version? It's only fair to label that clearly on your page while the rating phase is still happening. It's a very polished and diverse experience, nice voice acting, tons of great art and different mechanics. Great work to the whole team!

Rocky Rhodes and the Cracked Case by Brainloaf Studio 2021-10-10T19:36:33Z

@brainloaf-studio thanks for taking the feedback! Yeah I guess my point is: I’m sure you did TONS of work in 72 hours, and with a change log it won’t leave any doubt about it.

Everything is Fine by Noire 2021-10-05T16:53:29Z

That sultry saxophone had me immediately intersted, the audio in general was really nice. So much beautiful art in this too, a very impressive entry indeed! It's fun to see what a larger team can manage at a jam!

Snowbody's Mountain by WeAreDev 2021-10-10T15:38:59Z

OK this is a fantastic mechanic, but SOOOOOOOO punishing. I would love to have seen more of the levels, but I lost patience with it I'm afraid. It's a very cool idea, nice art and music. Congrats!

Tables & Tremors by SlimmerBurger 2021-10-05T16:40:54Z

this was a fun one! You say in your description that you're bad at level design, but I thought these were actually really well thought out in terms of progression, taking a simple mechanic and stretching it out. Great work!

Hellbamb by Alopar 2021-10-07T16:26:16Z

really nice work on the art front, and the music isn't bad either. I wish there had been more to the gameplay, it's sort of Mastermind but just brute force.

Unstable by DevParty 2021-10-06T18:50:27Z

only time will tell indeed...nice game!

AFTER SUN by rufson 2021-10-14T12:56:05Z

very nice work! It took me a while to understand the controls properly, and there seems to be a bug where you keep getting teleported away from thje platform when trying to climb the stairs. I really enjoyed this when I got the hang of it though! Congrats

Bob's Underworld by chesschaser 2021-10-05T17:05:56Z

looks and sounds great! The jump sound is a bit obnoxious maybe, especially since it gets spammed a lot. love the pixel art, fun design, I wish I didn't keep getting annihilated by those falling blocks XD

NauSea by Notinatal 2021-10-05T17:15:11Z

well that escalated fast. It went from "there's clearly nothing to worry about" to "I'm stuck and need to be at 5 places at once". Nice work all around!

Negglected by Bhughes 2021-10-06T17:49:33Z

I just lost a decent chunk of my evening to this game, so congrats on really hooking me in! Takes me back to some old school flash games (Burrito Bison anyone?) Really great work!

BeaverShock by sergio_nikol 2021-10-11T09:59:38Z

I enjoyed this one. I got stuck when the log floated down the river. The music is very cool, although I don't really feel like it fits the game, I guess it's something you just took from somewhere since you don't list a composer or audio desinger? Just some forest sounds would probably have worked just as well. Some simple puzzles, the ever shifting world mechanic works well. Nice job overall!

Crazy Cauldron by Quite Good 2021-10-07T16:32:43Z

really great game! fun concept, cute artwork (and SO MUCH of it too!), nice audio too. Congrats, a very impressive entry!

Ethereal Runner by jabsatz 2021-10-07T16:40:21Z

very nice game! Took me a second to get the hang of juggling the 3 mechanics (yeah I'm an idiot...) having to balance the speed vs attacking vs shielding was very cool. Congrats to the team!

Wobbly Penguins by bqq 2021-10-06T18:21:02Z

I would have been entirely satisfied with just the penguin guiding game, but you folks went above and beyond and did twice the work! Cool idea, nice subversion, great work!

A Hard Pill to Swallow by osh.studio 2021-10-07T16:55:03Z

I did it, Let's Go!!! Really great game, just the perfect scope for a jam, lots of fun enough variation, humour. Great stuff all round!

Un-stabled by Shaggy 2021-10-10T16:02:55Z

Pretty cool using your own engine for this. I found the floatiness a bit too much, would have liked things to feel a bit more grounded. My team didn't end up going with the "horses escaping a stable" approach to the theme, but we did have a good laugh discussing a "horse heist" concept, so it's nice to see someone went for it! Congrats!

Super Stable Charger Robot by caudatecoder 2021-10-14T15:44:20Z

fun game, interesting set of puzzles. Especially impressed that this is a compo entry, congrats!

Volatile by Mateu 2021-10-14T15:30:02Z

I enjoyed this one a lot, had that sweet addicitive game loop. A simple enough concept, but well executed and the perfect scope for a jam game. Congrats!

Unstable Adventures of the Space Engineer by Sceef 2021-10-06T17:54:48Z

The music was pretty ominous, so I expected something really terrible to happen to the poor guy. I guess the ship being destroyed is bad enough though... Nice art style, simple but effective mechanic. Nice work!

The Unstable Comet by Juanlu 2021-10-14T13:02:12Z

I recognise those Kenney assets ;) I would have liked there to be a bit of progression and variation, some different sized hazards, maybe vary the speed of the player, throw in some "gates" you have toi fly through. But for a solo effort, this was really quite good, congrats!

Where's My Tripod? by Pixelydian 2021-10-06T18:00:00Z

wow that was gorgeous, really nice combination of sweet pixel art, simple self explanatory mechanic and serene atmosphere from the piano and forest ambience. I really enjoyed this, congrats on putting it all together!

the cards we're dealt by rainedoe 2021-10-07T18:17:27Z

That was fantastic, such a serene experience, very sweet little vignettes, and gorgeous piano playing(really flows!) Congrats to the team whole!

Paper Route by OllieOA 2021-10-11T10:10:38Z

very nice take on the game. Didn't make it past the construction site, but I may have to return to it. For someone just starting out making games this is very impressive, congrats!

Unstable: Save a Herd of Horses by Alex Chertilin 2021-10-11T10:17:27Z

I really enjoyed the art style on this. I only saved 3 horses (I feel terrible...). My team considered "Horse Heist" during our brainstorming, but we ended up going with a different idea, this was a fun take on that! Congrats!

The Leaning Tower Of Pizza by erikengineengineer 2021-10-05T16:59:26Z

Who knew slow motion tumbling pizzas could be so fun? Nice entry, music really adds to the atmosphere too.

LD50 — Delay the inevitable

Balloon Rush 2 by CocaPasteque 2022-04-06T09:52:01Z

This is really pretty, the hand drawn sketch aesthetic is super nice! Also loved the peaceful music. It's a simple loop, but quite addictive. Very nice game!

Stallar by Wendel Scardua 2022-04-06T16:57:34Z

Love the music in this, some real GB pokemon vibes! Great twist too. Props on making an NES game!

Game About Trying to Gain More Time In A Time Cave by HacksawUnit 2022-04-06T18:54:05Z

Really nice entry, I love all the particle effects! It's nicely polished too, great work!

Ydunian Prune by MateusBoga 2022-04-06T14:28:44Z

This is really great! Lovely art, nice music, an excellent entry all around. Congrats!

Dig Dig Joy by Nyunesu 2022-04-07T12:32:45Z

Nice game, simple but effective, congrats!

The Scraps of Victory by Donitz 2022-04-06T11:51:27Z

this is fantastic! Really funny, and enjoyable physics, cute art style. A great entry!

Zombie, M.D. by Starr_Fighter05 2022-04-05T13:14:29Z

Nice game, I do wish I had more of a zoomed out view, and some more UI would be great. Cute visuals (especially the lab equipment)

Rocket Lawnchair by jitspoe 2022-04-05T14:48:07Z

This is hilarious, and really hard. Love me some QWOP vibes, good work!

They Are Coming by PeaNud 2022-04-05T13:38:40Z

this looks really nice,great 3D models, shooting feels quite good too. Congrats!

Slide Out by TimeTravelHamster 2022-04-06T18:42:22Z

Such a cute game. Fun and addictive gameplay, interesting mechanic. I very nice entry, congrats!

Click to Continue by Daniel Foutz 2022-04-05T11:03:19Z

Fantastic work, love an experiment, really good voice acting/writing. A very solid entry!

Battery Low by Milestone Games 2022-04-05T13:21:59Z

This looks and sounds really great! All the little robot voices and dynamic rover sounds are super cool, and I love the diagetic UI. A great entry congrats!

Cat in the Bag by JoshH 2022-04-05T10:27:38Z

The art on this is especially nice! Music is cool too (some sound effects would have been nice) I found some of the narration to be a bit long winded at times, and some of the non sequiturs made it confusing (but certainly funny). Still, very impressive work overall!

Fire Up! by Pranav Sai Arra 2022-04-06T09:38:43Z

Wow this is really hard. I feel like it could use a damage system with a certain number of lives (that could scale with difficulty). Or like, maybe have the enemies shots less intense. The art is cute (I like having a choice of ships). Nice work!

No Match by Peche et Tradition 1867 2022-04-05T10:37:52Z

This was great! The whole vibe is so nice, between teh clean graphics, crisp SFX and smooth music. A simple mechanic well implemented. Congrats!

All Lines lead to boom by Peter Ondus 2022-04-05T14:32:15Z

This was quite hard to understand if I'm honest. Once I understood better, it became clear that there's a fair amount of depth, feels like really promising idea. I'd love to see a version of this with some sort of tutorial/onboarding.

The Assessment by Okamit 2022-04-06T19:31:32Z

I think this might be my favourite game I've tried so far from this jam, so polished! Really love the music and so much cool art! Congrats!

The Railroad to Elsewhere by Save Sloth Studios 2022-04-05T14:18:00Z

This game is GORGEOUS, just top notch, all the detail in the animations and polish is astounding. Great work to all involved!

Future me problem by noskro 2022-04-07T12:43:06Z

Really nice entry! It's surprisingly addictive, and I love the detail in the sound effects! Congrats

Monster Match by jazibobs 2022-04-05T13:35:37Z

Nice take on match 3! Cute graphics and effective audio too. Good job!

Pixel-Panic by IdeasPerSecond 2022-04-05T10:31:51Z

Wow, this is such an effective and simple design, instantly fun and addictive. Congrats!

Elder Rang by OllieOA 2022-04-05T13:46:29Z

OK, this was hilarious. I want a choice of gran name in all my games now!

Workplace Accidents by tendencydriven 2022-04-05T12:46:34Z

I enjoyed this, fairly simple mechanic, but the zooming around felt good and it seemed hard but fair in terms of balance. Congrats to the team!

LD51 — Every 10 seconds

Stella Brown and the Curse of the Grocery Witch by Iamsodarncool 2022-10-12T16:27:47Z

This was brilliant! The voice over work is really nice (although striclty from a technical stanpoint I wish the audio quality on the witch matched the STELLAR quality of the protagonist's recordings). I really love it when so much thought is put into making a full experience at a jam, and you did just that, with plenty of polish too. Music was very nice(and coherent despite having two composers!), and using the length of each segment as an indicator of when the switch would come to time some of the jumps was particularly satisfying. All in all, great work to the whole team, enjoyed this one quite a bit!

Starmony by bamberga 2022-10-12T16:50:26Z

Ooooh this reminded me of the tricks they do in Peggle to use musical sounds as SFX that fit to the soundtrack. The approach in this case of keeping the music in one key makes it feel a bit static, but trying to devise a system that would adapt to moving harmonies is sort of beyond the scope of a jam (although not impossible if you're crazy enough...). Did you use FMOD? It often has issues with WebGL, so it's possible some folks are experiencing some of that (I've had some trouble with that in the past on more ambitious audio implementations for jam games). I think the pinball idea is really nice, and ramps up well. Perfect scope for a jam, congrats to the team!

Starmony by bamberga 2022-10-17T09:40:10Z

@benk yeah I always include a loading scene to my WebGL builds to be sure that the Fmod banks aren’t missing on start. All in all, I still think the added features of middleware are worth the extra effort (and slightly subpar web builds). Platform specific compression settings have helped too btw

Poda Wants a Statue by Doot 2022-10-12T16:37:00Z

192 year, all hail the panda god! Seriously though, this was really cute, nice take on the theme and a cool design all around. Congrats!

Room Again by SofiGnedova 2022-10-08T20:38:40Z

Took me a minute to understand the inventory mechanic, but it works very well. I especially like the art style, it almost has a Tim Burton vibe to it. The puzzles were effective, a very nice entry indeed, congrats to the team!

Exp10sion by lynnezzzy 2022-10-08T20:46:05Z

Really great take on the theme, multiple timelines is a fun puzzle mechanic. I could do without the super repetitive music if I'm honest, but I do think the art style works nicely. A very smart design, and great entry overall.

LD52 — Harvest

9CELL by binroot 2023-01-10T13:23:07Z

What a vibe! I liked that the game revealed itself over time, first thinking it's straightforward tamagotchi, then discovering the harvesting, then the family meta layer. I also liked the soundtrack, it's VERY minimalistic, but creates the sense of unease you're going for really effectively. A very good submission indeed, congrats!

Flee the Farmland by Chartle 2023-01-14T09:05:31Z

@nani @jeremyfa thanks for your sweet comments on the sound/music, always happy when people notice my work, I’m glad you enjoyed the game and took the time to let us know!

Flee the Farmland by Chartle 2023-01-14T09:10:09Z

@benk thank you so much, ā€œlike a Pixar chase sequenceā€ is quite the compliment and is pretty much what I was going for (specifically I wanted ā€œ80s/90s kids movie chase/scary sequenceā€, so perilous but still whimsical). You are correct, the highest point with the trombones is a bit over the edge, I think I just got a bit over enthusiastic šŸ˜„. Thanks for playing and for your very kind words!

Flee the Farmland by Chartle 2023-01-27T07:18:17Z

@dans17 thanks for playing and for your kind words! I mostly used Spitfireā€˜a BBC Orchestra, and a couple things from projectSAM for the music. Glad you enjoyed it!

Scythe of Souls by xaviarrob123 2023-01-10T13:40:18Z

Good job given such a limited time frame! The art is cute, and the gameplay simple/effective enough. I do wish you'd opted out of the audio rating category since you didn't make the music or sounds yourselves.

Infernal Garden by publicidadeba 2023-01-10T13:58:30Z

Wow the level of polish here is superb! Simple and effective mechanics, great art and music, a fantastic submission all around, congrats!

We Harvest as One by Ben Toosey 2023-01-10T13:53:33Z

What a great idea! Really smartly designed puzzles with nice scaling difficulty. I enjoyed this one a lot, congrats!

Boar'd'Hell by Blublu 2023-01-10T13:12:48Z

Really enjoyed this one! Took me a while to understand I had to repair the horn, and getting all the coordination right takes some practice too. The art is really nice as well! Congrats on a perfect little jam game!

Harvest all Humans! by Undev Games 2023-01-10T13:48:40Z

Love this, it's so pretty, and sounds great too! I would just have liked a slightly more achievable goal, once you've seen all the mechanics it becomes a grind. Very good entry, congrats!

No Harvest by RogerW 2023-01-10T13:33:01Z

This is a compelling puzzle, cute graphics and a nice reverse take on the theme. Congrats!