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Category Medals

YearLDThemeGameDivisionCategoryScore
🥇 2013 26 Minimalism Min compo Theme 4.65

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201533You are the MonsterWho is the Monster?compo3093.322.943.003.063.952.633.1133
201430Connected WorldsCubecompo
20132710 SecondsJump Drivecompo4283.182.912.853.362.943.172.793.2956
201326MinimalismMincompo1763.623.234.234.653.772.6142

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Comments by smotko

LD26 — Minimalism

Ad Astra Per Aspera by getRandomName() 2013-04-30T12:53:00

Same for me :(

Brutaliz'Art LD26 by lotusgame 2013-05-08T22:47:00

A fun idea and the physics is well done as well. It gets a bit repetative, though, but I liked it overall! Well done.

True treasure of Kartoffelschloss by mortus 2013-05-08T22:42:00

I liked the idea of removing weapons each level, mostly because all the choices were overwhelming at first. The controls felt a bit awkward (I wish I could jump with space and using the mouse for just the bow was not as fun). Wall jumping was a bit of a pain, but I liked the game overall. Well done!

Min by smotko 2013-04-29T07:37:00

@thecodermonkey: I really didn't want to clutter up the UI, the tutorial in the first level should tell you everything you need to know though.

@SuperlevelSebastion: Really? You need to be aligned perfectly to take out the red blocks, but just need to touch the blue block for it to disappear. Which block did you find difficult to eliminate?

Min by smotko 2013-04-29T10:19:00

@miles_whiticker: The levels become really hard if you try to pass them with the minimal number of steps/perspective changes. I ran out of time to add this into the UI though :)

@GeorgeBroussard: Fez was definitely an inspiration, it's an awesome game! Edge was another one and I sort of melded the two together :)

@jhrrsn: thanks!

@markavian: A step is every time you press an arrow key and move your block. It seems I really need to do something about the difficulty of the levels :D

@TehSkull: I've tried out a version where you could move in the top down view (press C to enable it), but it wasn't as fun. I like the idea of a "Hard Mode", thanks!

@KEFIR: thanks for your feedback, could you tell me why you think the controls are very annoyning, so that I can improve them? :)

Min by smotko 2013-04-29T15:57:00

@RealyUniqueName: the controls should be responsive. Which browser were you trying the game in? I might have gone a bit overboard with the minimalistic UI, some additional helpers would probably be really useful.

@Clavus: Thanks!

@wccrawford: I actually have a version of the game where moving in the top down view is possible. You can try it out by pressing 'C' while the game is running. Can you try it out and let me know if you prefer this mode?

@Follet: Yeah it's more of an 'experience' than a challenge at the moment, I should limit the number of steps or at least reward you if you found the optimal way through the level... I don't have much experience with sound yet, so I just focused on the gameplay for this game. I'm pretty new at all these gamedev stuff :D

@agmcleod: Thanks!

@Dissing: I'll really need to focus more on the difficulty next :)

Min by smotko 2013-05-02T10:52:00

@Crazi456: thanks!

LD27 — 10 Seconds

Haraka by gikdew 2013-08-26T09:06:00

I really liked the art (it's so simple and clean). You also managed to nail down the difficulty, which is not easy to do. I liked the audio as well. All in all a really great game, congrats!

Cedarville by BenWhi 2013-08-26T14:04:00

Interesting concept. I think I managed to make the wrong decision every single time :)

The game would be a way better if there was more art and less text though...

Jump Drive by smotko 2013-08-26T12:15:00

@ericdpitts: thanks!
@lars: thanks, I wanted to add more levels but ran out of time :(
@nitrodeus: thanks!

Jump Drive by smotko 2013-09-05T07:59:00

Yes the music is not my own. I've misread the rules a bit and I'm not sure what to do now :/

Jump Drive by smotko 2013-09-09T16:53:00

I've used threejs for the graphics and cannonjs for the physics.

Hold My Beer! by Lars Faust 2013-08-26T09:15:00

Hey, would you mind uploading a Linux version as well? Unity web player still doesn't work on Linux :(

Save the forest! by everblind 2013-08-26T08:01:00

I loved the pixel art graphics, well done! The game itself is fun for a while, but it gets a bit repetitive soon. I found the sounds a little bit annoying :)

All in all a fun little game. Good job!

Time Lord by zconnelly13 2013-09-04T19:55:00

I'm probably missing something, but I can't seem to get to passed level 1. I run out of time no matter how much I jump/move forward (I even tried going backwards)

Life of a Photon by netguy204 2013-08-26T12:50:00

Awesome game! I really like the art style and the sound effects/music. The controls are good as well. The only problem I had was the playing field gets really messy after a few runs and it gets harder to play, but other than that, I really liked your game, good job!

Stator Chronicle by Sergey Mohov 2013-08-26T16:24:00

Awesome! I loved exploring the generated world. And I loved the humor. The only problem is that the camera gets a bit annoying from time to time, but apart from that it's a fun game!

LD33 — You are the Monster

Who is the Monster? by smotko 2015-08-24T17:14:00

@mungoman1 thanks for the kind review. Unfortunately I ran out of time to fix some of the quirks with movement/enemy ai and end conditions :/

Stan Dedd The Zombie Dredd by z.sebastian 2015-08-24T17:20:00

Is the biting a bit random? Sometimes I jump on a person and he becomes a zombie but other times I just die. At first I thought I need to get them from behind but I still seem to keep dying...

I like the cartoony characters :)

UMON by magenta 2015-08-26T18:49:00

I really like the pixelart it looks really nice. Is intended that the level of skill X gets reset to 0 when you unlock a new one? It felt like this bug gave me an unfair advantage and I was able to make my monster a savage killer too soon.

A fun game, good work! :D

Hero Mate by Lancelot Gao 2015-08-26T21:49:00

Excellent! Nice clean graphics and a really cool game concept. Well Done.

Moonlight by amy742 2015-08-24T17:58:00

I love it! Awesome graphics fun sounds, killer gameplay. Bloody fun! :D

Soup by JoshDBB 2015-08-26T18:35:00

Amazing graphics, I love it! I wasn't able to figure out if there is a win/loose condition, but even without a reason for doing anything in the game it was still a lot of fun. Good job!

Monster Simulator 2015 by Peach Pie Productions 2015-08-26T19:01:00

Thanks for including the web version for people that aren't running windows :)

I almost feel sorry for the cute little characters, but tearing them to pieces was too much fun. The gore effects are really well done and the abilities that you get make the game really awesome. Well done!

Dr.Particulus: monster within by goodbadokay 2015-08-26T19:13:00

The powerups are a lot of fun and I really like the variety, but I don't think it makes sense to use the mouse button to activate them, space or any other key would be more intuitive I think especially since you can't aim. Other than that I really liked the game, nice sprites, ok sounds and a cool idea. Well done! :)

I HATE HALLOWEEN by Vaida 2015-08-26T18:54:00

Coll pixel art and an awesome boss fight... I was wondering what the masks were for and I felt great when I figured out how to use them in the boss fight. Well done.

Alien Bombardment by Tigris 2015-08-24T17:28:00

Nice audio and opening sequence, but the main gameplay can get a bit boring. Ability to hit random things (like birds) for bonus points would make this more fun. Currently there is very little movement required to beat the levels.

Slasher by Miltage 2015-08-26T19:20:00

Wow, lovely pixelart and a really innovative gameplay. You really managed to turn me into a psycho - I wounded my last victim and let her run around the house while bleeding :D

Amazing game!