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YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201532An Unconventional WeaponFreeze Rayjam3683.393.373.073.383.242.703.0053
201328You Only Get OneLike a Bossjam3123.003.143.002.472.301.652.462.5772
201326MinimalismRobot Boogiejam3103.003.312.242.942.673.572.842.89100
201224EvolutionDarwinicide aka Charles Darwin versus the Catholic Churchjam1972.682.572.272.972.973.033.422.4778
201223Tiny WorldBipolarjam1283.053.003.302.553.303.173.002.9532

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Comments by Skulls

LD23 — Tiny World

AquaWars by ElzingaT 2012-04-25T11:12:00

I wasn't sure what the controls were but since there was no way to lose I managed to make my way through. I liked the graphics and animation though.

Voyageur by Spotline 2012-04-25T11:28:00

I liked exploring in this game, especially how the planets seemed to have an atmosphere as well as day and night. But it needs more things to do.

Bipolar by Skulls 2012-04-24T08:02:00

Aww, you were mean to rage quit on the third level that's why it's called "Blue Pill?"

Bipolar by Skulls 2012-04-30T08:13:00

A lot of the difficulty probably comes from the awkwardness of using the sword, were I to update this game I'd make it a swing rather than a stab.

Age of Antpires by Dezzles 2012-04-25T11:17:00

Might have been a cool game if I knew how to play it. Is the dragon game button meant to do something?

TinyWorldGods by colincapurso 2012-04-24T12:12:00

A deep game about the frailty of humankind, we are all just living on the whims of the Gods of fate and chance our little boat rocked about by the whims of the ocean of life.

Celia by Finn Stokes 2012-04-24T08:55:00

I really enjoyed this game. The core mechanic of shrinking and enlarging has a lot of potential, and the graphics are inspired and enhance the experience. That being said I found the music repetitive and uninspired I have no idea why you changed it from the original better music. The first levels were good at training you the basics but there were only two that really used the core mechanic in a meaningful way. It's a great start to a platform puzzle game and for a jam game I am very impressed.

Little boy controls american Drone by havchr 2012-04-25T11:46:00

I like that you used the video game to convey your message about war and the media. The gameplay itself wasn't anything new however but maybe that was the point.

Combat Cubes by bigbadwofl 2012-04-24T10:30:00

I found the game really easy but it might just have been because I spammed warriors and had a huge army to stomp down all the enemies. The upgrading didn't work but I think that's because I didn't click ok. Overall a decent game for 48 hours.

Rockland by Jeroenimoo0 2012-04-25T11:38:00

Decent gameplay, the different elements worked well together although it could be a bit repetitive. Overall a very solid jam entry.

LD24 — Evolution

Evo by DaveDobson 2012-08-30T08:50:00

I really enjoyed that game, the puzzles were fun and innovative and the characters were cute. My advice to improve the game would be to

Monsieur Evolution by monsieur_nez 2012-09-06T05:40:00

An average game, the evolving mechanics have been tried in other games and done better. Still it had a point to make and I think it made it.

Survival of Polyminos by Kalabasa 2012-08-30T08:51:00

You made the most annoying version of tetris possible :/ and I loved it :D

Squishy's escape by Beanalby 2012-08-30T06:08:00

One of my favorite games so far, a bit short but I loved slowly working out what evolutions to use to get past certain parts. Reminded me of old school adventure games. If only it was longer :(

Planet Evo by dick_claus 2012-09-06T07:15:00

I got to play one or two games then when I reset it the game stopped working :( was allright for a four hour game but it's still going to be compared to 48 hours games.

Refuse Annihilator by netmute 2012-09-06T07:20:00

I liked the evolving ship mechanic but just shooting debris was kind of boring. Would have been much cooler to fight aliens or something. The ship was so small and there was so much debris I couldn't get all of it, it was also hard to see the debris. I much prefer holding down spacebar to rapidly clicking it like one of Skinner's rats. I liked the sound. Given the time limit a good entry :)

.Evolvorous. by repstyle 2012-09-06T08:19:00

Short game, was pretty easy as long as there was something to eat. Still enjoyed it I rushed to another environment just to see what happened. Fun game.

Darwinicide aka Charles Darwin versus the Catholic Church by Skulls 2012-08-27T08:43:00

I lowered the damage bullets deal and their speed, thanks for the feedback dvdking

Darwinicide aka Charles Darwin versus the Catholic Church by Skulls 2012-09-07T07:31:00

I think it says something about indie games that some people took my introduction to this game seriously.

Darwinicide aka Charles Darwin versus the Catholic Church by Skulls 2012-09-08T08:55:00

@triliyn
That's probably because his beard gets caught, I'd fix it but I don't care enough.

Darwinicide aka Charles Darwin versus the Catholic Church by Skulls 2012-09-09T15:04:00

Fixed the bug anyways.

Vol by Thomas Bowker 2012-08-27T07:42:00

It was fun to run around and hit boxes with my elongated penis, I'm bookmarking it to try and get to the end eventually. Would have been nice to have some way to get my health back.

Ivan the Infection by AuxiliumGames 2012-08-28T02:26:00

Got about 40k and I was using trying to use the immunities to get as many of that color as possible by culling the ones that were the wrong color. Sadly the kept switching colors and I wasn't quick enough to change them. Interesting little game :)

Sorry, i was late! by infernet89 2012-08-30T06:59:00

Game seemed like it was trying too hard to be funny, and the sticky thing that grabbed your mouse was really annoying. Are the levels meant to evolve depending on what you do?

Unstable Planet by HunLyxxod 2012-08-30T06:51:00

Awesome game, I'm keeping this one on my computer for when I just want to play some simple platforming action. I'm not sure how you did the evolving levels but when I first played through the game I got stuck might be that it was just a really hard jump but you should put in a restart button or something for the level. The music and simple gameplay was very relaxing and fun great job :)

A Cycle of Ages by Red Mike 2012-08-30T08:42:00

Couldn't hear any sounds. Gameplay itself was really nothing special just avoid some bushes. Story seemed interesting although I'm not sure if it crashed or just ended. The long loading times combined with the short levels made it difficult to play. The story itself seemed interesting, and cyclical.

Promotion Chess (multiplayer) by Petzi 2012-09-08T08:45:00

Needs more explaining in game.

Darwin In Space by Misericorde 2012-08-27T08:19:00

Fun little minigame. It's a bit like the game I made.

Shapelution by TuxedoFish 2012-08-27T08:12:00

Interesting game, I kept getting huge shapes that I would kill in a few moments but eventually it made one so small and weirdly shaped I spent a minute or more trying to get it then just gave up. Certainly fits the theme of evolution although the mechanics of just shooting some shapes wasn't hugely rewarding seeing how the shapes change was fun.

Parental Guidance by Maple 2012-09-07T07:53:00

Some parts took too long to change so I got bored. I loved the mood but the game got old quick for me.

Zombie 0 by infinitedog 2012-09-09T04:52:00

Level 2 too hard bro dude, give them a fixed movement path. Cool game otherwise.

Experiment X by XmmmX 2012-09-09T05:14:00

I HATE LIVES SO MUCH WHY DO PEOPLE USE THIS ARCHAIC MECHANIC.

Experiment X by XmmmX 2012-09-09T05:14:00

I HATE LIVES SO MUCH WHY DO PEOPLE USE THIS ARCHAIC MECHANIC. I had fun playing the game but when I had to restart because I ran out of lives I was upset.

Feesh. by Teejay5 2012-08-30T05:25:00

Pretty game, felt like a poor man's Osmos with difficult controls but that was a pretty amazing game. Overall good job for your first finished game.

Master Of Evolution by Daniel Heidemann 2012-09-09T04:58:00

Cool game bro dude, was a bit easy but when I got a feel for it I enjoyed it.

_Evolve by Tyler 2012-09-06T05:27:00

Pretty buggy, I liked that you had a way to change the resolution but I suspect that may have caused some of the bugs. A bit boring but had it's fun moments when I could play it.

Sun God by Switchbreak 2012-08-28T03:27:00

A fun little game, reminded me a lot of Osmos in terms of the controls.

Volve by JaydenB 2012-08-30T09:22:00

Really easy at the start then hard at the end, just have to mash away at the spacebar till they all die. I thought I found a spot you could just sit at and not take any damage but the only place you can do that is on the guy who's evolving then just change directions.

Beetlefield : The Forecast by Benjamin 2012-09-07T08:27:00

tripleintimidate;10;14;7;52030 CUM AT MY TRIPLE INTIMIDATE BRO
Love this game, gonna bookmark this shit.

The World of What? by Kaytus 2012-08-28T03:16:00

Interesting game, not sure what happened but I had some firebirds :)

Advancer by Knighty 2012-08-30T14:33:00

Cool game bro. A generic platformer at the later stages but I liked the gradual evolution from simple blocks to more complex level design and mechanics. Good take on the theme. One minor quibble was that the music got really annoying and repetitive.

Self.Recompile() by Kharza 2012-09-06T08:12:00

I spent a lot of time trying to work out how to play, did not teach the player how to play through the game. Having to read a guide isn't much fun but I can tell you had some cool ideas.

Hero's Evolution by ursagames 2012-08-27T08:01:00

Interesting story, although I can't help but feel that the ending screamed "rape". Mechanically it was quite simple I found the best way to beat enemies was to get a one or two to follow you then just hit them a couple times running away if you needed more space.

Future Rabbit by airdeck 2012-08-30T05:37:00

Art style was very original and appealing to the eyes. I felt like I needed a turbo like they have on some controllers to really shoot those eye beams and I dislike having to repeatedly tap spacebar to shoot. Evolution mechanic was cool too.

Depth by Cryptoporticus 2012-08-30T05:47:00

I liked the evolving game mechanics as you progressed although I could never be bothered using my gun. Graphics were a bit simple but a fun game I played to the end.

The Plurality by N427 2012-08-30T09:06:00

Kind of hard to run, annoying that you have to restart the levels and the eye things went spaz every time they turned around. I liked the minimalistic graphics and general feel to the game but I found it difficult to play because I couldn't tell where the eye's beam was going to be.

Robot Build Fight! by Finn Stokes 2012-09-02T08:09:00

I had a lot of fun playing this entry. I liked that you could see what your enemy had built it. Sometimes I'd just straight up copy them and sometimes I'd make changes myself.

Uberlution by Robotic 2012-08-30T06:27:00

Good art, and I liked your evolving senses. I actually quite liked the end I felt pretty bad about eating all those people especially since I turned into a monster with horns and stuff. I'm also a fan of Dr Strangelove and I liked the humor in this game :)

Think a Bit by acsantana 2012-08-31T08:49:00

Platforming controls felt like I was on ice the whole time, then I got stuck on the third level by a grey block against a wall. Is the point that there are errors in game as well as out or something?

Monster Mash by MadcoreTom 2012-08-30T07:12:00

A group at my local jam had an idea like this although they didn't manage to finish it. An interesting idea although I felt a lot of the game was just killing monsters you didn't want. Fit the theme perfectly.

Encarmine by Sailerius 2012-08-28T03:02:00

I'm not entirely sure how this was a game, the only real choice you had was once in town. That being said I loved the story and the artwork served to enhance the experience. I liked how everything was black and white except the sin which was red. Some constructive criticism would be to have more choices that could potentially change the ending, and I'd like to know what happens to Lucia :/

The Voynich Experiment by Wan 2012-08-27T08:33:00

Great game, but when I played it firefox went up to 51% CPU usage about half way through. I switched to chrome but shifting my size with v didn't seem to work. I can tell it's a good game though just wish I could play it properly :(

Human 2.0 by dengzo 2012-08-30T07:31:00

Good mood to the game, was way too slow for my tastes I didn't play past getting 2 advanced humans because it was taking too long. I like the atmosphere to the game and the graphics.

LD26 — Minimalism

Tower by DBRalir 2013-04-30T03:07:00

Works fine on windows 7 64bit. Fun little platform game, when it ended I was left wanting more good job. I liked the wall jumping and I was expecting some level where I had to really put my wall jumping skills to the test. I also like how you have an editor so other people can make levels if they want.

Robot Boogie by Skulls 2013-04-30T02:29:00

Weird, did it give you an error message. I tried it and couldn't replicate the bug.

Robot Boogie by Skulls 2013-05-08T04:20:00

Thanks for the nice comments
@Alexfili
I don't know what you mean by a gap between switching, all that happens is the blocks and background start flashing colors there isn't a pause or anything.

Bliss Wings by john_conder9 2013-04-30T03:53:00

Interesting concept with the core mechanic being picking up objects that do different things. I like puzzle platformers so I enjoyed playing a well made one.

Minimalist's journey towards overlord minimalism by LionelJitro 2013-04-30T04:46:00

Hard game, love the artstyle and piano. I think what makes it so hard is that you can't move in the air after you jump.

Happy Face's Adventure by Kotucz 2013-05-06T01:23:00

Nice little platformer, well done for 18 hours.

The Last Barman by Nisshoku 2013-04-30T12:17:00

There is something so relaxing about this game.

Wizbo Chambers by devPhil 2013-04-30T04:25:00

I didn't crash when I died :D. Fun action game I got all 3 crystals then went into the green room and immediately died to a thorny bush that spawned where I did lol. For several of the rooms I found it very hard to dodge the main enemy's attacks so it just turned into mashing space as fast as I could till they died. Still I enjoyed playing this well done.

This One by kidder 2013-04-30T02:47:00

Worked pretty well for me but I don't know how to open the door on the first screen and when I killed the enemies which took a while the game went to 1 fps. I liked how you had 4 abilities for the 4 elements and I can see this being a very fun game.

MINLIFE by DesignerNap 2013-05-02T09:18:00

In game maker you can set it to be an exe file when you extract by using the dropdown menu in the save window below the name.

MINLIFE by DesignerNap 2013-05-03T01:26:00

No worries, always happy to help a fellow jammer :)

QbQbQb by rezoner 2013-05-06T10:24:00

Excellent polish to a simple game. Only problem is the pacing is a bit slow if you expand this game might be cool to add difficulty options.

360 by ShellfishGames 2013-05-07T04:48:00

Cool game, basically a simplified version of And Yet It Moves.

fightfightfight by bleatingheart 2013-04-30T03:18:00

I want to show this game to my friends, this is every stereotypical RPG in a nutshell I love it.

Saishou Sentou by Joshua Douglass-Molloy 2013-04-29T18:06:00

I enjoyed that experience quite a lot.

NoBility by GFM 2013-05-01T04:07:00

I was left wanting more good job.

Noise by Diventurer 2013-05-07T11:00:00

I enjoyed playing this game when it was working well, the music was great and the gameplay was pretty fun when I could tell what was going on. I think a reason some people have trouble playing this is because it's really hard to tell what is going on a lot of the time. It's hard to tell where your character is on the screen and when you die it's not always obvious. Might help if your character was white and you could see him more easily and if there was a screen that said "game over" or something. Fun game I enjoyed playing it :)

Orbfuscated by CaptainKraft 2013-04-30T03:28:00

Cool game if a bit hard. Every part of this game was well done the graphics, sounds and music, and the gameplay.

Going Deep by Osgeld 2013-05-07T11:16:00

I played through it until I'd saved 130 workers, this is one of the few games I've reviewed that I felt like beating. I'm not sure if it's because I played this game in a sort of trance but there's just something about this simple gameplay that was just hypnotic and I couldn't stop until I'd saved all the workers. Then they all re-spawned -_-. Good game though :)

Spellflinger by bigbadwofl 2013-05-02T09:26:00

I enjoyed playing this game, it was pretty fun using the different spells. Music was catchy. Online high score board is awesome I'm going to bookmark this and try to get a high score if I get time :)

Ludum Amare by Jaime von Schwarzburg 2013-04-30T04:14:00

Took me a little while to get used to the controls. I don't want to spoil anything in case this confusion was intentional but after you get over the high learning curve it's a simple game about using his 'dodge'

LD28 — You Only Get One

Only One Bullet Left by Ovno 2013-12-19T09:20:00

A difficult game to be sure but once I got the hang of it I was able to beat it and that was immensely satisfying so thanks for making this.

Like a Boss by Skulls 2014-01-05T14:20:00

Thanks for all the nice comments, I'm glad people had fun playing the game.
@AlexFili I'm sorry to hear that the game didn't run for you, I just tested it again to make sure the link worked. It worked for me so I'm not sure how to fix it.

Dangerous pursuit by LemonTree 2013-12-17T02:44:00

When I saw this art on the previews I was intrigued. I ended up really liking the artwork and the animations, it was all well done. My only complaints would be that the game was very short and had zero difficulty but it was an enjoyable game that will stick in my memory as a unique cool idea.

Pillow Fortress by Ghost Pixels 2013-12-17T07:49:00

I walked off the map a few times but I loved the feel to this game it reminded me of an episode of adventure time. The mechanics where you could only throw one frisbee at a time were good, those gummy bears would swarm me if I didn't take careful gaim. I enjoyed playing this good job.

RoboKnight Must Choose by Mutt 2013-12-17T02:53:00

I liked the polish on this game, the graphics, animations, and sounds were all top quality. The gameplay was solid although on one level I had to keep killing myself until the right powerup appeared. Overall a high quality game good job.

Do not miss! by ambi 2013-12-17T07:40:00

Awesome game. I liked trying to hit tricky shots from across the map and the funny noises those poor civilians made when the werewolf got close. It left me wanting more levels great job. :)

LD32 — An Unconventional Weapon

TeleMage by ProjectX593 2015-04-21T06:14:00

I like that to hurt enemies you need to put yourself in danger and swap with them. Great idea that was executed well.

Potion Quest by juxipolo 2015-04-21T05:54:00

I had fun playing this game. I enjoyed the progression from throwing slime at enemies and running away to killing hordes of them with toxic clouds.

Some things that would have been nice would be some indication of what spells do before you select them and craft them. A way to find the bosses more easily. As well as a way to know how much of the crafting materials you have. Still great jam game especially considering the time constraints.