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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Gr | Au | Hu | Mo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56 | Tiny Creatures | đź‘Ą | Wink and the Fae | jam | 253 | 3.86 | 3.72 | 3.00 | 4.16 | 4.50 | 3.66 | 2.99 | 3.86 |
| 2023 | 54 | Limited Space | đź‘Ą | Burn Beetle | jam | 497 | 3.64 | 3.44 | 3.02 | 3.23 | 4.34 | 3.77 | 3.88 | |
| 2022 | 50 | Delay the inevitable | đź‘Ą | Road Rage Mage | jam | 651 | 3.55 | 3.16 | 3.62 | 3.01 | 4.52 | 3.92 | 3.46 | |
| 2021 | 49 | Unstable | đź‘Ą | Last Breath | jam | 1332 | 3.01 | 2.28 | 2.45 | 2.61 | 4.57 | 3.85 | 3.84 | |
| 2021 | 48 | Deeper and deeper | đź‘Ą | Frost Byte | jam | 1541 | 3.10 | 2.93 | 2.81 | 2.25 | 3.78 |
I love the art and really nice little intro! Sort of panicked a few times about the nuclear radiation hitting the bunny loll- very cute. I imagine it would be fun if the friends you save followed after you and maybe helped break blocks a little faster~~
absolutely couldn't stop- super hypnotic. ive grown attached to my horde of ants
This is so cute and unique! I don't think I've every seen a rhythm game designed like this! I love the sketchy graphics and stylish animation, a very cute concept as well~ I can imagine Kira delivering flowers across the whole city and spreading lots of colors.
I think text boxes for different people, or maybe an indicator for when they were approaching, would make the combos easier to reach. For the combos I did get, I think the little happy sprite change is was the most adoreable thing!
I really loved how you used the very simple palette to highlight light and dark spaces! Even in small game, approaching different little highlighted spots was very interesting and I can imagine it being very fun to explore a bigger world~
I think this is my favorite game so far!! Its so cute and thoughtful. The characters were very funny and endearing, as well as the music and overall story was super cute. I think my only critique would be the way the camera jumps between scenes pretty fast, otherwise I think it was all super lovely!
A very chill and simple game! i liked the music and sfx, as well as trying to strategize around obstacles.
Hi! Great work for doing everything on your own from the art, to the music and programming / design. I think that being able to create something with a complete scenario, even if brief, is a job well done. Definitely you can use this experience to better understand how to budget your time between different tasks (the same happened to my team on our first dare! We tried to make a complex platformer and I just spent the whole time animating the mc—). I think if you want to make a platformer with a number of actions that require animations, its probably best to go with a smaller pixel resolution and a smaller character design. Something with “chibi” proportion for example (ex. Shovel Knight) would probably be much easier to manage so you can focus on other things in your game~
For the background and level platforms, it may also be good to create assets that are modular, so you can copy/paste and create a more complex level if you needed, without having to draw it all by hand. (Though, the hand-drawn aspects are also interesting. For other bigger projects, I would suggest experimenting with using modular elements where you can, and hand drawing areas that are important or unique). Best of luck for your next projects!
Game looks great and seems to play very well! I thought the mechanic of switching moods, as well as using instability on purpose as a mechanic that solves puzzles (instead of just avoiding instability) was very cool! The graphics are simple and uniform in a way that shows good planning, since everything needed for the game to look complete is there~ I think the animations being mainly squish/stretch/transforms of existing sprites was also a good way to save time while also giving a good input feeling to player actions. Great submission!
Love the graphics!! Super unique way to make a lot of images, scenes and characters with the LD timeframe. Super innovative XD Very fun and funny style overall.
Really cool style! I like how its a very simple environment, sprites and even UI in a 2.5D space. The use of different colors for different enemies is great for this style, where you have to make quick decisions and judgements. That way when an enemy spawns, you can instantly see what kinds of strategy you need to take to defeat them. Your take on the theme, using both sides of being stable or unstable as a mechanic, is very creative in this sense. Really cool entry!
I think this is one of my favorite games this jam, for the super creative theme and lovely integration of music. The narrative here is very concise, and I was actually both surprised and emotionally impacted. I love when mechanics tell a story- something unique to the video game medium. Super impressed that you did everything here on your own~ I look forward to seeing more entries from you!
Really cool game! I think this is a good example of a game that takes the theme to heart and runs with it! The graphics and audio are effective with a uniform style. Small details like the font choices, and the way each round is scored is visually satisfying. The addition of particle effects on the space ship is nice, adding movement while not being distracting to the gameplay. Really awesome and polished especially for a compo game! Great job!
A fun concept~ I like all of the art and the randomized spawns of various things in the game (portals, essence, etc)
Really interesting premise lolll I loved the gordon ramsey chimp in the beginning. The intensity of being chased is also quite an experience XD I think thats because a good use of ost and effects to make the moment more scary. Overall funky experience! I really wonder where the idea came from loll
Wow, I love the art and vibes of the game! Its a fun location (magic library) with interesting little details in a lot of places. I found the designs for the different book shelves really pretty, and the characters are cute and unique. Couldn’t help but wonder what some of these crazy books were that the readers were borrowing and returning XD some look very sinister. I could easily see this expanded with some more world building and levels that increase in complexity.
Wow!! This looks fantastic for you guy’s first game! Congratulations! I can see you used good techniques with the art like re-coloring the same sprites to fill up the environment and still keep the look fresh. I can relate to being amazed at your art being implemented into a game for the first time ~ I’ve participated as an artist in Ludum Dare twice and those are the only two games I’ve ever worked on XD It still is so cool seeing everything come to life in a world u can play and share with other people. Great job!
Great interpretation of the theme! I like how it incorporates the multiplayer and both actions of trying to keep your blocks stable while destabilizing others. Covers both bases on how to use instability as a mechanic.
I think the concept you have is very cool! You managed to make a very complete entry despite the difficulties~ I really liked how you had different art and environments for each level!
Also very sweet you two can work together as a team~ I’ve been doing the last two Dare’s with my boyfriend. Best of luck for your next entries!
Hi! Very cute game and premise. I like the intro and how the theme and story are introduced. The watercolor style and textures are nice, would have loved to see more of that during gameplay moments. You could make cloudy particles in the background for example, or an aura that emanates from boxes or the mc depending on where their stability is. The music is nice! Very calm and atmospheric choices there. Really felt the inner world / dreamlike vibe.
Loved the art and audio! Very high stress XD after a little while I just had to put it down. The patients and everyone felt pretty far apart. Maybe if this was expanded with multiple levels, this game would be nice with a smaller room as a tutorial and then the stages could build from there.
Wow! Great work from everyone on this team! Its rare to see a really polished 3D game from LD, I think you guys did a great job with nice animations and well-textured models. I think the concept was really cute and funny, and was surprised to see you did a rhythm game! I only played a little while, since the game did not seem to scale properly and a lot was cut off (even in full screen). What I did play however was cool and I enjoyed the music!
Really nice job!
Aww this game is super cute! The story / theme idea is fun and unique. I had a good but stressful time avoiding the weird little clown XD I LOVE the art, it is very clean, great use of the viewpoint. The little effects for objects were fun to discover. Great character designs and animations, loved the lil blushing guy at the end of my playthrough. The sounds and music are great too! The alarm really helped me get away from partygoers when I wasn't paying attention XD The level design feels very smooth. Would totally play a larger version of this game where you hang out in a mansion and avoid lots of people. Lil safe quiet spots as save points would be a cozy addition perhaps if it was expanded with different levels or events.
I think some small critiques might be: objects are a little hard to click, maybe being able to hover over/click the whole object when you are near it would be good. Great work to the whole team!
Super adorable theme, graphics, and sounds! I love that each kitty has a name. Really well made and polished compo. I wonder what a house full of 10+ kitties would be like XD Great work!
Great visuals! Great effect overlays giving a unique retro vibe. I loved the background effects for the final stage, really lively while also not being too distracting. Great job!
Really great game! I honestly thought the story was going to be a bit darker, but I'm glad it ended up being a more goofy story and no one gets eaten by the vortex. Awesome audio, and loved the lil animated notes after the game ended! Lots of fun things to discover. Great work!!
Nice, simple game! It had the polish it needed to feel complete. I really like the little character designs for the gladiators, good use of re-coloring to imply different stats. The attacking felt clean and responsive. Great work!
Great game! Loved the high stakes luck of the draw style, I think this game would be awesome if someone could play as the lil mage and someone could play as the grim reaper. I could see this concept with lots of fun multiplayer chaos on a bigger board, more cards, and a kind of cops and robbers thing going on.
I thought the audio was great, added humor and life to the entry.
This is such a great game! It was very polished and felt very complete in most areas. I think the entry overall has great art, and is also very economic in terms of knowing what assets were necessary for the core of the game to feel fleshed out. I think theme was definitely the strongest part of this entry, awesome mood and emotions. Great job!
One of my favorites so far!! The overall experience is very tight and polished, nothing unnecessary, everything serves the theme and vibe. Super cool take on the theme. I really like the character animation. The bar for hitting targets being right on the player character is nice, good UX choice so that no one has to look at the top or side of the screen when aim is so important.
LOVE the warp effect, first time i saw it I was really surprised in the best way! I gotta ask how you achieved that XD Great game!
Hello! Congratulations on submitting something that we can play even if its smaller than you hoped! The result is really cute and fun, i found the tile puzzle was implemented nicely, and being able to play IN the puzzle was a fun surprise~ the art style with the pencil stroked is really pretty and love the squishy bird haha.
I loved the audio as well! Very cute chill music. I liked that there was little sounds in the puzzle, the little bird peeps, and the dying noise was pretty funny too haha.
Overall its a fun base and i played to the end! The last level was fun but challenging, I almost got stuck, but really wanted to finish the game. It has potential and would love to see the other levels!
Cute game! Tough at first but interesting to get the hang of~ Only critique might be that the aiming line for flicking is kind of faint! i think it could benefit from being much more visible / brighter, its an important key mechanic that should be super easy to see. Enjoyed the unique enemies with different lil abilities or defenses. Congrats on completing your game!
Hi! Interesting game! I checked it out because of the art, really pretty~ Love the designs of all the creatures and different cards! The sounds are nicely fleshed out and satisfying, I also appreciate that a full tutorial is in the game and easy to find.
I did run into a bug (haha), no really, a game bug, where after day 2 I could no longer buy creatures even though I had the funds, and some cards would drag to the bottom but then disappear when ending the day. Sadly wasn't able to fully experience the strategy in this because of that, but it seems really interesting with resources, the buffs and effects, and was excited to try upgrading animals! If you guys are able to fix that would love to try it out again ~
I loved this! I usually don't play games without a webgl but the art really intrigued me haha. The 2.5d scene is very nice and it has a good amount of little assets and polish. the strategy part was getting fun! unfortunately at some point i was no longer able to do any actions so I believe it glitched. very nice idea though, the concept of taking over creatures to use their abilities in a turn based game is really interesting! I would continue playing a game like this for sure~ If you expand on it or update it I'd love to see it!
This was so funny and also sad and I was desperate to save him !! So cute and satisfying to complete the game properly and rescue him ~
No real critiques honestly! I found it fun and silly, and the cat meow took me out honestly lmao. Loved it, congrats on completing your game!
This art look so cuteee I am eagerly awaiting the webgl build!!
Wowow love this! The art is so cute and clean, nicely polished and pretty complex loop actually even though it seems simple! It was also nicely difficult, you really feel the intensity eventually! Clever theme application haha, definitely tiny creatures in this game !
Love it!! The little sounds and music are so good, would genuinely listen to the main menu on repeat in a playlist haha. The mechanics were the definition of easy to learn, difficult to master once it started getting complex with many colors of dinos. Super cute and had a fun time with it! Congrats on completing and submitting this game :)
Woah love this game!! So cute, lots of funny audio and feedback, and interesting unique gameplay! Honestly a winner to me in terms of design, everything is so polished even the tutorial, title screen, etc, super impressive.
I did run into some glitches with the slingshot, where it wouldnt shoot and the aim would stick to objects randomly ? the extra line2ds like someone else mentioned. No idea what caused this, but it did force me to get stuck multiple times sadly or lose resources. besides this, perfect, awesome entry and would love to play again!
Wow fun game! Love a clever puzzle, these were definitely difficult and were a good challenge~ Enjoyed the simple cute art, the little details like the characters in the rooms being animated, and love the dialogue from the phone with funny voices and the wiggly phone! it was a nice touch and made the transitions interesting~ Nice work!
Hey! Interesting game, I like the rising water level adding lots of intensity! Small critiques: controls felt a little slow / odd inside the level design, like the characters were getting stuck / floating on the rocks and walls, i feel like there are maybe some misplaced colliders? I think looking into the basics of how to make a platformer feel clean / polished would help a lot!
I would highly recommend, next time, to see if you can integrate a tutorial into the game itself! I was very confused at first not knowing I could switch forms, since it wasn't in the game itself and only realized after coming back to this page to leave a rating. Its important that your game can teach the player how to play~
The mis-matched art is interesting! Maybe multiple artists worked on different tasks? Love the character animations, and the tile sets and pixel art is nice as well, though the contrast between styles is a little jarring. Fun idea though!
Woah hey cool game! I was surprised to see so many different attackers with funky unique attacks. Big fan of the animation for the floor spike guy. Theres a lot in this! I didnt get very far in terms of progression i think, its pretty tough an I had a hard time telegraphing where an attack would be sometimes (mostly the explosions).
Big fan of the sounds and music!
Lmaoo okay this game was genuinely really funny. Crunchin the numbers was my favorite task for sure.
It definitely needs some polishing up on the bugs ! especially the soft lock on click which forced me to start over mid-game because i clicked by habit. The screen could also definitely be bigger + bigger text! I was squinting but when i could read i did laugh!
Overall fun, silly lil game about a chill lil company, no weapons being developed at all. Congrats on completing and submitting it!
Wowow what a cool game! Love the overall concept of drawing runes to create a party, and the battle mode and classes + upgrades, impressed with the complex the system you have here!!
Love the art, super cute/cool character designs. The mouse tank is really funny lol. I like how you guys opted to animate them simply in engine. The art polish seems well scoped. Really interested in the color shader you have! The title screen is so pretty and it looks awesome with the shader applied.
Music and sfx are great as well, really appreciate the noises to indicate time running out on the runes phase.
Awesome work and congratulations on submitting!