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Stefanie Leitch

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202149UnstableU.N.S.T.A.B.L.Ecompo3443.313.203.093.542.702.902.953.04
202046Keep it aliveA Cold Walk Homecompo694.003.803.594.123.473.474.09
201945Start with nothingThe Nothingsjam1793.873.873.253.873.843.83

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Comments by Stefanie Leitch

LD45 — Start with nothing

Young professional, the journey by oskardevelopment 2019-10-06T22:03:53Z

Graphics were cute! Movement left a bit to be desired, it felt a little clunky.

Cloud Boy by JCMonkey 2019-10-06T23:27:42Z

Really polished execution! Felt great to play, and the graphics were nice. Good work!

Nothing is the Key by Dubgron 2019-10-09T01:54:08Z

I'll be honest, I couldn't even finish the first puzzle -- granted I'm terrible at puzzles but it would have been nice if there was something extremely simple to start out with to slowly guide you into the concept. Graphics were nice though, and I like the idea of it!

Slay the Dungeon by jharler 2019-10-09T00:18:31Z

Great graphics and original concept. Couldn't figure out how to open chests if I'm honest, but the demon that pooped bombs was 5/5. Movement could have been quicker to make the game flow better -- movement was painful.

Starting From Nothing by sorlok 2019-10-09T00:03:03Z

Interesting concept. I'll be honest, the gameplay was a little slow -- having to click a button between each shot of the bubble got fairly painful after a period of time. But again, interesting and unique concept.

Dungscoot by Mr_Field 2019-10-08T22:41:29Z

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Couldn't get it to work :/ unfortunate because it looks great!

Fan The Flames by diaonic 2019-10-06T22:15:17Z

Pretty fun game! Had a hard time figuring out how to craft things, and couldn't figure out how to build an axe. Overall though, liked the graphics and the music, and overall the idea was fun! :thumbsup:

Bearly Alive by bjeaurn 2019-10-06T22:07:07Z

Original idea! Loved that when I died the wolf picked me up and walked away with my body XD.

Please Move by aeveis 2019-10-06T22:53:40Z

Wonderful game! Very relaxing and unique. The ending was super cute :blush: super good work!!!

From Nothing To Nothing by patvanmackelberg 2019-10-07T01:57:38Z

Honestly may have been the best game I've played so far. The only issue is that it ended rather abruptly -- assuming it was because of time constraints but it would have been nice if it was explicit that you had reached the end. For a moment I wasn't sure if I had finished it or if I just died somehow.

Duck Fortress by shrapx 2019-10-08T23:30:14Z

Seemed like you could only walk at certain times but there was no indication as to when you could move -- thought it was based on music/sound, but there didn't appear to be any. Couldn't get very far because of this.

Ultra Quest by 100th_Coin 2019-10-06T22:29:39Z

Pretty fun concept! Stellar graphics, seriously good job on those and the music was nice too. Great work!

The Nothings by Stefanie Leitch 2019-10-07T02:00:05Z

@lyghtningwither Aw, well that's unfortunate -- I can't replicate it however I did notice that sometimes you can get stuck in the 2nd screen after the first chasm -- maybe that's where you mean? Regardless, I'm sorry it crashed!

The Nothings by Stefanie Leitch 2019-10-09T02:15:30Z

@morrilet thanks for the kind words and thorough review! Totally agree on the platforming (and some extra leeway on being on vs. off the platform would definitely have helped!)

Once upon a chip by Wakobu 2019-10-12T00:40:20Z

Pretty fun game! Once I got on the spoon and flung onto the table, I got stuck, which was unfortunate.

Welcome to Nowhere by AdroitConceptions 2019-10-06T23:32:09Z

Super fun! I'll be honest it's only the 2nd game on here I played to completion. Audio was pretty cool and unique. One minor nitpick, being able to walk through enemies bodies before they disappear would have helped the game flow a lot better, but still, fun game!

DEFENSELESS by marekkpie 2019-10-06T22:46:28Z

Fun game! Not gonna lie it was REALLY hard lol, the longest I lasted was 25 seconds. But I absolutely loved how everything pulsed and spawned to the beat of the music.

No.thing by adliberum 2019-10-06T23:55:50Z

Interesting take on the theme. Very minimalist, not sure exactly if I got to the end or not -- there were just no more options.

Spam Space To Exist by Wheffle 2019-10-12T00:47:17Z

Good game! Once you get too big it's really hard to figure out where to go or what to do next (maybe there wasn't anything left...), but a minimap or something would have helped!

In The Beginning by Blueman 2019-10-06T23:53:39Z

Super good game! Was difficult, I never did manage to play the victory card, but it was extremely unique and fit the theme well. Great job!!

Unqualified Success by Paul Nadan 2019-10-11T23:52:12Z

Super interesting idea! I have a terrible memory so I was an abject failure at the end XD but fun idea! Great job!

A Game about Nothing by earnso 2019-10-12T02:01:48Z

Great use of the theme! Pretty fun!

Nothing by Bocodillo 2019-10-08T23:19:33Z

Pretty fun little clicker game. Fits with the theme well, good work!

Ex Nihilo by Delightfullymad 2019-10-07T01:29:47Z

Very interesting mechanics! I really like your take on the theme.

There was something here by Adrien Dittrick 2019-10-07T11:15:21Z

Loved this game! Clicker games are one of my favorites but it's hard to find unique entries into the genre. This one definitely felt like something I hadn't seen before. Solid game, would have loved to have more, but I understand given there wasn't a whole lot of time. Great job!!!

Medieval City Sim by coffeedrinkers 2019-10-09T22:01:42Z

I got a score of 78. TBH I'm terrible at puzzle games, but the graphics were great and the concept was interesting. Good work!

Melted into Existence by Zayah0_0 2019-10-11T23:55:59Z

Pretty cool game. The jumping felt real floaty, would have felt better if that was tightened up.

Flappy Bat by Druvsaft 2019-10-09T22:03:36Z

The echolocation mechanic is definitely what made this game interesting - on the surface it looked like another flappy bird clone, but the echo location definitely made things a little bit deeper than how they first appeared. Good job.

Inspiration. by F1Krazy 2019-10-11T23:20:51Z

Super cute game! I'm a big fan -- the only issue is that I couldn't seem to go into any of the buildings so I couldn't finish the game. Maybe I was doing something wrong, but I couldn't walk through the doors and pressing Z wouldn't let me in either...

JUST A GHOST LOOKING FOR ITS BODY by smileyface 2019-10-08T23:26:07Z

Graphics were great, but the controls didn't feel responsive which made some of the levels pretty painfully tough. The light mechanic certainly made it harder but also really interrupted the flow of the game in my opinion. Pretty cool concept though!

The Legend of Nothing by Niarkou 2019-10-09T22:18:28Z

Really great game! Everything felt so cohesive and well put together. The graphics were super cute and the gameplay was polished. Super fun! Good job!!

Adventure Bag by Raphiell 2019-10-08T23:37:18Z

Super interesting concept! Would have been nice to have some sort of end condition, seemed like the hero indicator moved off the screen and then nothing happened. Was fun though, great job!!

Start With No Game by davidsheadgames 2019-10-06T22:43:45Z

Haha, really fun concept. Sound was nice, liked that you could give objects other than your "player" the ability to move and jump. Good job!

A Dream of Wings by Lumos 2019-10-07T11:01:39Z

Super interesting game! I really enjoyed the style and definitely felt like, given more time, it could be fleshed out into a full title. The balance felt a little bit off -- it seemed like it didn't make sense to work Construction given you could beg 4-5 times with 15 health and make 3-4 times as much as you would working construction. Fun game!

Start with No"thing" (survival game) by Aret24 2019-10-11T23:28:44Z

Good job, cute little game. Wasn't sure if there was anything left to do beyond building myself a little hut, but good effort!

In the Beginning by GibsS 2019-10-09T21:59:04Z

Very interesting concept! I'll be honest, I got stuck when trying to create water, but I liked the little humans and the missions and everything. Looked great, good job!!!

Stranded by _Kassjak_ 2019-10-09T21:42:04Z

Getting a 404 unfortunately :/

void by mitsu.artemius 2019-10-06T22:41:04Z

Undeniably beautiful game. Wish there was some win condition or a more satisfying end. I got big enough to fill the whole screen and then I popped and it went back to the title screen to seemingly start over. But still, absolutely beautiful.

Cutey Berry by sylvie 2019-10-09T00:13:54Z

Cute game! The art and the sounds were great, and the whole concept was unique! Good work!

Wobbly Scraps by Caberu 2019-10-09T22:07:26Z

The game looked beautiful, really great art and attention to detail. Music was nice too. Really like the concept of avoiding the monster while building up your war machine -- definitely found it difficult with a touchpad and keyboard, but it was fun!! Good work!

The nhon-nhon millionaire by Eranot 2019-10-09T00:28:45Z

Fun management game! Awesome that you built this in just a few days. If this was fleshed out a little bit more I would definitely keep playing it! Great work!!!

What have you got there? by kirroyal 2019-10-08T23:57:18Z

Game looked beautiful. Loved the concept -- wish there were more levels and such, but the premise was great!

Pimp my voxel by TheoG 2019-10-08T23:51:13Z

Very original concept! It was very difficult, I couldn't manage to get past the first moat and starting from scratch was pretty painful.

Nude In The Forest by Sarah_lkv 2019-10-11T23:41:47Z

Great graphics -- the environment in particular was beautiful. Aiming and attacking was pretty rough, would have felt better with a bit more polish in that area. Overall good job tho!

J'Accuse! by bobotast 2019-10-06T22:17:36Z

Interesting idea, definitely enjoyed the graphics. Had a hard time figuring out how you were supposed to deduce the guilty party though. Overall, good job!

The JapAdventure by WhoMakeWorse 2019-10-09T21:53:28Z

Seemed like there wasn't much I could do -- I killed 3 monsters and then the shop keep let me buy something (even though I had no coins) and invisible walls blocked my way from doing anything else. Still, nice graphics and good attempt.

Captain Chicken and his N.O.T.H.In.G. by Igoreshka 2019-10-07T01:40:53Z

Interesting game! Got to a point where I needed a bomb but had used all of them already -- couldn't find a way to get past that, but it was pretty fun still!

Galactic Letters by Kamulec 2019-10-08T22:59:28Z

Controls and feel of the game were great. Very interesting use of the alphabet -- when I died it seemed like I had to quit to restart? Overall, pretty fun!

Vegan Farmer by leorean 2019-10-09T22:13:52Z

Seriously good game. Satisfying in all aspects, sound was good, graphics were gameplay loop was interesting -- trying to figure out recipes was enjoyable and satisfying when you figured it out. Good job!!!!

Socks by OddSocks 2019-10-09T10:18:40Z

Pretty good little clicker game that could certainly be expanded if you felt like it! Cotton socks were pretty OP, once I got those upgraded things started flying by. Good job!

Attack of the Killer Yarn Balls! by Zliebowitz 2019-10-09T01:14:49Z

Pretty fun game! The yarn balls are real tough haha, they hit me basically every time so it was difficult to save money to try out all the upgrades. Overall good job though!

Egg Farm by kuviman 2019-10-06T22:23:20Z

Interesting little game! Tried a few times and the furthest I got was when trophies started spawning. Not sure how much more there was to get to, but it was hard! Lots of fun!

HONK by Tricky_Fat_Cat 2019-10-12T00:15:37Z

The juice in this game! :heart: definitely wish there were more weapons!

Star Seeker by Ryano 2019-10-11T23:32:36Z

Nice little puzzle game. Good job. TBH not quite sure how it fits the theme, but still, kinda fun.

Alone by Becher 2019-10-06T23:39:27Z

Great work! Easily one of the most polished games I've come across. Didn't seem like there was a win condition, unless I am missing something, but still, good game.

A Fishermans Friendly Island Builder by Lombax 2019-10-12T00:03:11Z

Pretty fun, it was real tough to catch anything, not necessarily a bad thing but reeling things in was also slow sometimes, which made it hurt to miss.

LIME by CGIXE 2019-10-08T23:45:51Z

Pretty cool that you got finished what you did in such a short period of time. I'll be honest, the controls were a little clunky and that made it difficult to play -- the game could have flowed better, but good job overall!

Vr Pocket Manager GB by jarimiranda 2019-10-06T20:43:00Z

Love the aesthetic! Didn't know what to expect, but it was a fun little game.

World of Nothing by DS Nahogara 2019-10-08T23:14:54Z

I gotta be honest, I tried to stick it out but the screen shake effect was out of control and made it very difficult to play. After the 2nd nothing and not being able to see anything after each click, I had to call it quits.

Star Twit: H. Nothing by ogre 2019-10-07T01:26:11Z

Pretty fun! I wish the controls were a little bit tighter. Turning controls were rough but overall the level design, graphics, and everything were really well put together.

NULL by Christos Avramis 2019-10-08T22:56:01Z

Pretty good -- the controls felt a little floaty. Would be nice to have them tightened up a bit to make the game flow better. Liked the change of physics in the 2nd level.

Color Swirl by sansman01 2019-10-07T10:51:40Z

Fun game! Took me a little while to realize I was allowed to hit the walls without penalty, which made things considerably smoother to play.

First there was Nothing by BFlorry 2019-10-06T22:25:19Z

Love the concept! Wish it would have gone on longer -- brought me back to some old flash games based on evolving your creature.

Escape The Pit by Caesura 2019-10-12T01:34:24Z

Interesting idea. Would be fun with a friend. Controls made it kinda tough to play.

itemless by NachtWitch 2019-10-07T01:09:26Z

It's rough but I like where your head is at, interesting mechanics, pretty fun!

Witch's Cauldron by Kazatan 2019-10-07T01:50:23Z

Pretty good, but it was a bit unclear what the end goal was and what you were supposed to do. I brewed a potion from frogs but it didn't seem to do anything beyond the icon that slowly dissipated. Great graphics and sounds though.

GÖÂRGĤ by SneakyFox 2019-10-09T00:07:15Z

Pretty fun game! Good graphics, sound was also pretty good. Did not expect the weapon to be a spear haha, good work.

Ludumdare45 "Platform Draw" by cellphone 2019-10-07T11:02:15Z

Unfortunately, the link is broken :/

Afloat by Nigma 2019-10-08T23:10:52Z

Pretty interesting concept. I'll be honest I wasn't really sure what I was supposed to do or if there was a goal, but overall it was an interesting idea.

Mr.Grind by iozsaygi 2019-10-06T21:12:57Z

Pretty fun clicker game! Wish there were more upgrades and a reason for the jump mechanic, but this could definitely be a unique entry to the genre!

Zombug Slayer by jordanvang 2019-10-09T00:22:57Z

The intro was hilarious. For whatever reason the beginning lagged horribly but slowly got better and better. Enjoyed the upgrade system. Shooting zombies was satisfying. Overall, really good job!!!

A Quiet Realm by Tobias Froihofer 2019-10-07T01:46:58Z

Great game! Only got a few planets in but I loved how many there were. Flying could have been a bit faster -- that was a bit painful to get to some of the further planets. Additionally, it would have been nice to be able to go through the dialogue bits a bit quicker using 'E' as it felt a bit slow.

Nought - Procedurally Generated Dungeon by sacredbacon 2019-10-07T02:04:04Z

Pretty good! Almost felt like a mini Binding of Isaac, just needed some more powerups! Overall it was pretty fun, my only critique is I didn't really get a sense of progression going through the levels -- it would have been nice if the scenery changed or you had a goal in mind, like get to level 10 or something.

Escape Room by superunknown 2019-10-07T00:18:07Z

Link is broken, unfortunately...

Nun in the Chamber by BrokenMirrorMedia 2019-10-12T00:07:31Z

Looks great, and I like the concept, but honestly I couldn't even get past the 1st level. Needs a less steep learning curve, but I imagine it's pretty cool once you can actually shoot things.

Seeking Light by 0x53ee71ebe11e 2019-10-09T21:48:15Z

For a moment I thought it was broken until I moved downwards and got my first light. After a while, I kinda got lost in the maze and wasn't sure what to do next, until suddenly I got killed by a lil creature. Overall, interesting idea with the upgrades letting you see more and more of the map.

Egg Problem by Bry 2019-10-07T02:13:28Z

Overall very fun take on a Tower Defense game. I don't have a lot of criticism about the game as a whole, beyond maybe letting you upgrade individual towers, plus it seemed a little bit easy. Good work!

Slow and Steady by palinalif 2019-10-08T23:22:08Z

Cute little game. Pretty short, would have liked to play more to be honest, but good job!

ECHO by GameSup 1st year promo 2019-10-08T22:51:32Z

Pretty fun, I liked the upgrades that you got, they kept the game feeling fairly fresh. My main problem with it is the lack of sliding collision -- getting stuck on walls interrupted the flow of the game. However, it was nice that the game didn't punish you too harshly for dying, which kept me playing longer than I might have otherwise.

Unlock Hero by Plazmaz 2019-10-07T01:34:59Z

Fun concept! A bit grindy and the controls were floaty. If they were tighter and there was some point of checkpoint mechanism you'd have a great game here -- still, pretty fun!

Ghosts And Bombs by Lomt1k 2019-10-07T00:16:56Z

I like that you can only carry one bomb at a time -- it adds a constraint that makes the game more interesting. Music was a bit repetitive and it could have been a bit more difficult.

Priest of RAGE by TheVideoGamester 2019-10-06T23:48:41Z

Fun game! Definitely tough, but it reminds me of those old Flash upgrade games where you had to upgrade everything including the menu. I loved those! Good work.

Cell Defense by WanSou 2019-10-12T00:53:32Z

Different take on the tower defense genre. At one point I lost 700ish DNA or whatever for seemingly no good reason.

Ant Wars RTS by DragonsBeardGames 2019-10-06T22:35:46Z

Awesome job! My mind is kinda blown that you managed to essentially build an RTS in 48 hours. Brought me back to my time playing SimAnt -- wish there was more!

Catch The Gold by alivojdanian 2019-10-09T21:42:25Z

Getting a 404 on your game link :/

Blob of nothing by Zanthous 2019-10-08T23:05:05Z

Overall it was cool. I liked the modularity of the player. It took me a minute to realize I could take the items off and reposition them, which helped a lot!

Build Up by Deadlykarrot 2019-10-08T23:43:01Z

Pretty good game! Controls were hard -- was disappointing to work my way all the way to the boss only to have to start from scratch when I died. But overall, it was fun.

LD46 — Keep it alive

Eggcelerate by TimBeaudet 2020-04-20T13:40:09Z

Great sound effects! Super fun and simple mechanic. That bridge closer to the end is REALLY tough to get over, so I never finished a lap.

Space Fight by LordDaniel 2020-04-20T11:15:54Z

For some reason playing it in the browser crashed my Chrome tab both times. I did download it though, and overall it was okay. There were some oddities, like I found it weird that when a single bullet from a group shot by an enemy went off screen, the whole group disappeared. It also seems too easy, like maybe the rate of fire from the player should be lowered a bit.

Keep Clam Stary Home by Seagull 2020-04-20T13:26:21Z

Interesting concept. Getting places was TOUGH at first, but after a while I got the hang of it. Very pertinent to current events! Good job.

Ninja and Mouse by TrampolineTales 2020-04-20T16:32:38Z

Very fun game! Controls were a tiny bit floaty but honestly it helped with the overall feel of the game more than it hurt it. Loved the story, graphics, and sound!

Eternal Flame by Galgris 2020-04-20T17:06:44Z

Cool little game, but overall the jumps feel frustrating and it's especially frustrating that after you DO beat a level, if you die you go all the way back to level 1. If there was a checkpoint system I probably would have played a lot longer.

Filicide by Artylo 2020-04-20T14:02:47Z

Interesting game! Would have been much more fun were it not for the fact that bullets go off screen and kill enemies in the future. All I had to do was shoot a ton of bullets to the right and all I ever saw were dead bodies.

That being said, the graphics were awesome, the visual effects really engrossing, sound was great. Overall a good game!

The Ludum Dare Flame 🔥 by tobiasw 2020-04-24T13:27:58Z

Hahaha, really great idea, I LOVE the concept of an MMO clicker. It worked surprisingly well. Great fun.

Star Live by jimun 2020-04-24T13:07:40Z

I loved it. Art was cute, sounds were good (though the first one was LOUD and made me jump). It needs some polish, moving around and attacking didn't feel as smooth as I would hope, but damn if I don't want a sci-fi top-down turn based RPG to play now XD.

Cell Defence by bongo227 2020-04-20T12:26:51Z

Honestly one of the best games I've played so far. Controls were tight, loved the multiple upgrades, graphics were really good.

One thing to note, the Windows build appears to have bugs. It would pause for about a quarter of a second each time an enemy died, and the console window was filled with errors. The web version worked fine though.

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T11:10:04Z

@west thanks for the feedback! I was actually arguing with myself the last 15 mins before submission time as to whether I'd gave him too much health. His health *does* reset when you go back to camp -- I tried to balance it so that once you get the final upgrade (you can eat more food before becoming full), he'd be beatable.

All that said, I'm not sure that I'm allowed to fix balance issues after the fact since it's technically not a "bug", or I would probably scale back his health a bit.

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T11:44:36Z

@sthealthinator with a complete lack of sleep and sitting at my computer for 18 hours each day XD thank you!

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T12:12:46Z

@peto184 Thank you so much for your feedback! Yea, the boar turned out to be a lot tougher than I intended, but I'm not sure that I'm allowed to change it as it's not technically a "bug" so much as me not balancing it correctly. His health does reset every time you go back to camp (would have been a good idea to persist it UNLESS you die).

@sam-horner Thank you for playing! Yea, I was trying to think of ways to make that feel a little bit more painful, but I ran out of time.

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T12:28:54Z

@armytag The creatures should increase your hunger when they hit you, however their AI and hitboxes are really janky so it's entirely possible they just didn't hit you as intended.

@siegmayer Thank you! Yea, I really wish I had made the boar a little easier.

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T14:19:32Z

@congusbongus Thank you! Yup that's how I would beat it too, honestly after beating him so many times while developing I knew the hitboxes enough that it felt easy to me, but clearly upping the difficulty was a bad idea XD

@mehrdadsh @haro-games @zerohbeat Thanks for your feedback!

@simukas I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback :)

@cryptomnesic Thank you! I've never made music for my games before, so it was quite the experience :P the fire can be completely ignored, however if you keep it going you scavenge for items faster and your hunger depletes more slowly while at base. I tried to indicate that through flavor text but it's definitely easy to miss.

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T14:21:43Z

@artylo Thanks for all the constructive feedback! I'm much more of a programmer than I am a game designer, so balance and feel of my games is difficult for me, so I love hearing things that could be done to make the game feel more interesting and fun to play. I did actually try making a song for the tent menu, but I ran out of time, I 100% agree that it feels stale without music after going outside.

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-20T15:07:55Z

@gaminghamster Thanks for the feedback! I did worry about people not feeling like they could read the story, so I did make it pause your hunger meter when you go to a new area as that's a very text heavy part of the game flow. But yes, implementing some sort of pause so people could read without stressing out would probably make it feel better!

A Cold Walk Home by Stefanie Leitch 2020-04-24T11:17:26Z

Thank you all for your kind words and constructive feedback! Working on this game was a joy, and I love hearing all the things people have to say about it. I'm in the process of extending the game into a full release (hoping to get 2-3 hours of gameplay), so your feedback is extremely important to me. Thanks again!

Tiny Fragments by Daniel Moreno 2020-04-21T10:34:43Z

Extremely well done! Loved the graphics, music, sound effects. Amazing how you pulled this off.

Mom, I Started a Cult! by oller125 2020-04-20T13:38:01Z

I like the idea, and the idle mechanics were pretty good. Two main critiques -- the text at the top flickers A LOT, it looks like the last 2 decimal points aren't padded so it shrinks every time it hits an even digit and drops to 1 decimal point. The other critique is, I wish there was something to do while you waited to earn enough money for the next upgrade. Something you could click on to get money would help keep the player interested.

Control Room by jsec 2020-04-20T12:45:50Z

Fairly cool game. Font was certainly a little tough to read. Graphics and sound were nice, but it did get repetitive. It would have been nice to have a few more obstacles/powerups or something to keep things interesting. I made it to cycle 10 and stopped.

The Blind Hummingbird by Webox 2020-04-20T12:05:18Z

Really interesting concept! I liked the puzzle of figuring out where to drop waypoints in order to make it through the level in time.

Are We There Yet by Twistashio 2020-04-23T00:15:00Z

Interesting concept, but the controls felt pretty "floaty" and hard to control, which made the game feel unfairly difficult. Also, the textures on the road were really glitchy for me.

Embers by Anuke 2020-04-20T18:45:07Z

Overall the game looks nice, plays well, has great music, but the thing that was lacking was a reason to keep playing. At first I thought there might be an end goal given all the locked doors, but after 5-10 minutes I realized they are just blocking off content but not any real progression. If there was some end-goal this would have been a 5/5 for me.

Keep It Alive top-down shooter by kkrac 2020-04-24T12:33:33Z

I liked the idea of your HP being your ammo. I kinda wish the level wasn't a circle, because it made it hard to move around cleanly, I kept getting stuck on the circle, and I feel like the focus should be on dodging bullets/hitting enemies, not on avoiding the edges of the map so much.

Colony by Swen 2020-04-20T13:45:14Z

Fun game! For some reason it made me really want an idle/incremental game with this as the base. Loved watching the base grow and my ants go about their business. The only issue I ran into is that my soldiers wouldn't actually go and defend my other ants from the enemies. Do they only help if they happen to run into the enemy?

Lich Clicker by Fictions 2020-04-21T10:42:31Z

Loved this game! Great little clicker. The voice acting was great, the music fit in nicely, and you felt a great sense of power progression as you got the upgrades. Good work!

The Call of the Unicore by sndr 2020-04-20T16:44:15Z

Wow, super well polished. Visually the best game I've seen so far. Only critiques are that the sound is a bit loud compared to the music, and I just wish there was some ending to give you closure and a feeling that you saved that cute little creature! Loved it!

Eggy Roll by RomaRogov 2020-04-23T00:05:46Z

Not a bad game. It started out interesting, but by level 3 it felt like I had played the same level 3 times. Perhaps some color variation or something?

Hope by Darylsteak 2020-04-23T00:26:11Z

I like the concept of this; however, some of the ladders were really janky and I ended up getting stuck because I couldn't get out of a hole in the water pumping station, as I couldn't seem to build up enough momentum to get away from the ladder.

Distant Messages by wrimo 2020-04-24T12:56:57Z

Interesting concept. The sound was nice, but the graphics were kinda glitchy every now and then. I only got 3-4 messages from him before the game just suddenly ended in that infinite loop. It also felt weird that the messages were ALL over the place, like completely contradicting each other... When I think about it, it kinda felt like a gamified version of the "crazy girlfriend" stereotype, which I donno, I guess to me it made it feel it wasn't a genuine conversation.

Plant life - My LD 46 Game by AcidViper 2020-04-20T18:50:05Z

Fairly nice game, it would have been great if you could move faster and if the first couple of rounds weren't so hard so you had some time to get stronger before the game gets impossible. I tried 3 times and the best I did was wave 4. Also if the plant was in the middle it would feel more fair, as it is the enemies coming from the right are almost impossible to kill so I just ignored them. Sound and graphics are cool though!

Please Stay by topbraj 2020-04-20T14:47:27Z

Go-Go Powder LOL, fun game, loved the dancing animation! Music was awesome!

Long Live The King by JavaSaurus 2020-04-21T10:55:05Z

Fun idea! Graphics and audio were great. My main critique is the gameplay gets a bit stale after around the 3rd safe house. If there were some fresh enemies/gameplay mechanics this game certainly would have held my interest for a while! Maybe even just a break in between rounds in the inn to let the player sort of calm themselves before the next big battle.

Keep Society Alive by Tom Cumpsty 2020-04-20T14:15:37Z

Interesting game. Would have loved to be able to kill the OI OI OI creatures. Also was there a way to beat the game? If there was I couldn't figure it out.

Doctor Lit by Animaster 2020-04-24T12:44:23Z

Very interesting game! Did not expect the random battles :P I have a couple critiques -- there were some bugs, like I could combine undefineds to make an undefined, which I then had -1 of lol, I assume that was unintended. Also, when in combat if you go to use an item but don't actually use it, it still decrements the count of that item by one.

In terms of gameplay in general, the movement just felt "off" to me. I don't know if it's because there was some momentum that needed to build up when I changed directions/moved diagonally, but it just didn't quite feel right. Additionally, in the combat menu, I would suggest when attacking in the "Are you sure?" menu, that "Yes" be at the top. Most of the time when you click attack you do, in fact, want to attack, so the exception really is "No" and that should be at the bottom. It made battles feel a little cumbersome because I had to navigate the menus more than necessary.

Overall though, really interesting concept and I loved the graphics and sound/music! Great job!

Cat Kingdom by Quix 2020-04-20T16:24:06Z

I saw cats and immediately wanted to play, but unfortunately it didn't seem like attacking worked. I clicked and nothing happened. I tried clicking on enemies and there was no indication that did anything either. At some point all my cats disappeared and I was stuck in the middle with enemies spawn-camping me :/

Friendly Fire by very dark lord 2020-04-24T13:20:00Z

Wow, what an awesome game!! I didn't expect dance sequences to be involved XD really fun game, might be my favorite so far. I only wish there was more!

My sweet flower. by TheDebian 2020-04-20T11:58:31Z

Holy cow, it's like if the creator of Salad Fingers made a game. Loved it. Super creepy, and did NOT expect that minigame to get the screwdriver XD.

Be Cool or Die by Asier 2020-04-20T14:59:50Z

Maybe I'm missing something, but I couldn't figure out how to take pictures. I tried clicking and pressing all the keys on my keyboard but didn't seem to be able to do anything other than move. And then a bear ate me.

Keep the beat alive by Dukes 2020-04-20T16:00:25Z

This game was really fun! Interesting twist on the rhythm game genre. When the beat switched the first time it felt super satisfying to make it to each circle in time.

Good job!

RushBomb by Gelgavish 2020-04-24T13:03:29Z

Hmm, interesting concept. The enemies didn't seem to pose any issue whatsoever, I killed them all and I never even looked at my health counter :P. Also, I think I finished it? The game just ended all of a sudden, but there was no indication as to why.

Liked the retro style, and the music though! Also, did you have to pick up the letters/numbers in any order on the levels? I just grabbed them with no thought to the order -- having that matter could make things more interesting!

Treewatcher by xpost2000 2020-04-20T13:14:16Z

Really want to play this one, but I too get errors about missing DLLs on windows. `libfreetype-6.dll`, `libpng16-16.dll`, `libjpeg-8.dll`, and `libFLAC-8.dll` all throw errors as missing.

Rolly and the Flower by Rolly 2020-04-20T14:34:11Z

Super fun game! Physics were GREAT, I really liked the different elements in level design and how it felt like you kept learning new mechanics. There were some puzzle elements which made the levels feel fresh and encouraged you to keep playing, and somehow you managed to give the Flower a personality and I actually cared about keeping it alive.

Loved it!!

Bunny Plague by Malai 2020-04-20T11:43:38Z

Really cool game. I loved the art and sound. It took me a second to figure out a strategy, but once I got going it was a lot of fun! So many bunnies!

Fire of Life by NoodleMaster 2020-04-20T16:17:08Z

Graphics and sound effects were really good. It definitely got repetitive, and it broke my heart to throw a bunny into the fire XD. Good effort!

Keep the marriage 'alive' by MarcoMing 2020-04-20T18:39:48Z

Loved the art and sound! All the little mini games were cool. The only one I couldn't figure out was the eating popcorn game. I tried going back and forth as quickly as I could and lost, then I tried just feeding one of them a ton and lost... Not sure what was supposed to be done there.

Still, really good game!

MMO Dungeon Healer: Quest of Valor by exewin 2020-04-20T14:54:58Z

Very unique idea! I really liked it, it gets hard quickly. Brings me back to my days playing MMOs.

Hungy Hungy Dwagons by cheesepencil 2020-04-23T00:09:36Z

Voice acting was great. It felt REALLY easy until the 3rd wave when a single knight killed my baby. Felt like it could have used some balancing maybe?

Save Dave by Kirbloid 2020-04-20T16:48:21Z

Ha, I love the idea of this soldier making sure to keep his Tamagotchi alive while in the heat of battle. Good game, great work implementing the theme.

Antarctica Story by Nghia Lam 2020-04-24T12:29:14Z

Nice little platformer! A couple critiques, it starts out too hard (get rid of the spikes in the first section). The transition between screens is too long and it really breaks up the flow of the game. It's very nice looking, but that transition should only be when you start the game and/or die. Finally, having sections where you drop down to move on is fine, but there should be some indication that you can drop down and not die -- I was so confused where to go because I didn't want to kill myself jumping into a hole!

PARENTHOOD by LanaLux 2020-04-20T12:10:26Z

Fun game! There appears to be a bug when you restart after losing, where you can't build towers and you start with whatever money you had before you died. Overall though, really good job and it was fun watching you build this thing!

Tower Doffense by blint6 2020-04-20T14:42:38Z

Pretty good game! It feels like you turned the TD genre on it's head and made something pretty compelling. Good work!

Macrowave by Prox276 2020-04-20T17:03:19Z

Very well done. The art direction for this game is on point. Everything goes so well together and it feels really nice to beat up the meatboys coming for your macaroni. Great work!

Babysitter by Tadeas Paule 2020-04-20T13:52:21Z

Great game! There seems to be some bugs though, particularly if you die on the door of a level, you get stuck on the Try Again screen but it seems to move you along in levels until you get to the boss, and then nothing happens. Would have loved to finish it. Good work overall!

Don't Blow It by Teun de Vries 2020-04-20T17:00:16Z

Wow, the man in the background with the bulging pants creeped me out LUL. It was extremely hard to get past some of the areas, I really wish there was a checkpoint mechanism because after a while I just didn't want to start all the way from the beginning.

Protect The Artifact by WillyPa 2020-04-20T14:11:08Z

Pretty good game. Graphics were nice, I liked the glowing effects. The achievement text flickered so I couldn't read it. The timer went to 100 seconds, not 60 seconds as you would expect, and honestly I wish there were more enemies or mechanics to keep things interesting.

Keep Yourself Alive by Ege686 2020-04-20T11:47:59Z

Cool game, however sometimes the pickles spawned right next to me and there was no chance to save Mr. Potato.

Grasp by SamDemaine 2020-04-20T12:39:40Z

Looks great, music is great; however, I couldn't make it to the top and your stamina replenished so slowly that I just had to restart the game to try again. It would keep the player more encouraged to keep playing if the first level was easier (are there more levels?).

Keep Town Alive by peto184 2020-04-20T11:22:48Z

Interesting concept! Things got a little surreal when I realized there were so many bodies I was literally pushing them around to get to the other houses to spray them down.

I looked away for a second and everything went to hell. This game requires constant vigilance XD

Do Starve by distributive 2020-04-20T12:50:47Z

Not bad, the atmosphere was really great. Music was nice, and the crafting was relatively intuitive. A sprint or run button would have been great, as well as maybe a larger goal -- it seemed like the only thing to do was keep the fire alive so once you figured out chopping down trees it felt like there was nothing else to do.

Batteries Included by Michael Prentice 2020-04-20T16:28:52Z

LOVED the graphics, sound, music, concept, everything. My only critique is it wasn't long enough XD I wish there were more levels to play. Also, I tried WAY to hard to get to the puppy but couldn't figure out how.

Really, really good game.

An Eggscelent Farmer by Sen Kappa 2020-04-20T16:07:19Z

Pretty fun game! Wish there were more levels and mechanics. The graphics and audio were great (but the audio was a bit loud, wish I could have turned it down a bit). Also, speeding up player movement would probably make the game feel better overall.

shopalypse by Keravon 2020-04-24T12:49:06Z

I like the idea of this card game! As you're aware, it's pretty buggy (when I won, I had to force-close the game because the message box wouldn't go away), but the audio was nice and the graphics were alright. Would have loved some tutorial or something in-game to explain how to play, but overall good job!

Grandma's Garden by Syviery 2020-04-24T12:37:52Z

Holy cow, that was NOT what I expected. Really great little entry. 2 critiques, the text in the beginning was hard to read, and also I suggest making it so only the base of the player in a top-down game like this collides with walls. A few time my hair caused me to get stuck on the walls. Maybe even just some sliding collision would have made this keep the flow going better.

Shiver by Oxters 2020-04-21T11:00:06Z

This game could have been interesting but it is EXTREMELY hard. I only tried Survival mode (Pressing A didn't actually start the "Save Everyone" mode) and could only keep the prisoners apart for a few seconds before they killed eachother.

Plant (Panic) by ETheBakeSmith 2020-04-20T12:18:04Z

Cute game. The bugs were TOUGH and I died very quickly from them. Also, the music seemed to have this strange high pitched feedback every so often which was annoying. It'd be nice if you could mute the music.

Sadness by siegMAYer 2020-04-20T11:29:35Z

Interesting game. I'll be honest, I didn't really understand the mechanics -- sometimes I got an X when I tried to upgrade, sometimes I got a check mark, and I couldn't tell if I could upgrade one category multiple times. Finally, the end game screen was bugged. The button to retry was too big and I couldn't see all the text, and the give up button didn't work.

runrunrunrun by ZabaMan 2020-04-20T11:53:23Z

Wow, this is actually a gem. Unfortunately I don't have anyone to play this with, but this would be a GREAT party game with the quick rounds and ability to push each other around. Love this concept!!

Frost & Fire by Cryptomnesic 2020-04-20T13:02:49Z

Really good game. I think this is the first game this year I've played with an actual win condition, and I played this one all the way to the end. Graphics were nice, sound effects were good, and the story was really sad. Good job!!

No Time to EGGsplain by NyanYann 2020-04-20T16:56:31Z

Fairly fun, very similar to another LD46 game I played except in 2D. My main critique is that rotating in air either doesn't work or is a very minor effect, which makes it extremely hard past level 1.

Darryl in Distress by KieranCoppins 2020-04-20T15:12:38Z

Graphics were really good, but for some reason mashing the buttons didn't do anything to save Daryl so he died every time :(

Skip A Beat by Zyger 2020-04-20T18:31:42Z

Loved the aesthetic. Sounds were perfect. Very much enjoyed the ending. I do wish it was longer and/or harder. I finished it my 1st time trying.

Cannon Knight by Gonzalo Antuña 2020-04-23T00:35:05Z

Fairly fun, wish there were some cannon upgrades or something to keep it interesting. I didn't realize until my second playthrough that I could feed boxes into the furnace to refill the flamethrower, which helped a lot :P

Jeffrey the Turtle by fullmetal_automaton 2020-04-20T13:56:52Z

Fun game! The blood effects were great and shocked me the first time they happened. A little buggy though, my lil buddy Jeffrey got stuck in a wall once, and it's weird you can just fall off the level if you don't bring Jeffrey. Additionally, it would have been awesome to have some indicator when you moved levels, especially the ones where you start in the water again, it felt really jumpy to suddenly be in a new level but at the same position.

God Simulator: Mountain Edition by MartinTale 2020-04-21T13:22:34Z

Fairly fun game, wish there was more to it! It was satisfying making it grow faster and faster.

The 24th Century Surgeon by DeSpiciestBoi 2020-04-20T11:36:38Z

I like this concept a lot. However, to be honest I couldn't really figure out what to do when I got into surgery. I used the different modes to remove the list of injured body parts and put them on the table, but once I removed all the injured ones I had no idea what to do next so I just removed everything until my patient flat-lined on the table XD

LD49 — Unstable

RUIN ESCAPE by reccy 2021-10-03T23:25:46Z

I fully admit to being too dumb to play this. I got to the 3rd level and got totally stuck. Loved the graphics and controls tho, reminded me of an old-school dos game. Good work!

Unstable Concoction by theviraldragon 2021-10-03T23:12:38Z

Pretty fun! Great music and sound effects, cute graphics. Wish there was more variety to the minigame or some additional challenge, after I made 10-15 potions and couldn't find a new one I gave up because the minigame got a bit monotonous. Varying speeds/obstacles/etc would have really bumped up the fun on this one! Still had fun playing though, great job!

U.N.S.T.A.B.L.E by Stefanie Leitch 2021-10-08T00:42:17Z

Thanks for the feedback about the input issue @johnathan-peres @ilokimo @reccy ! I have resolved it.

Dream Dog Dilemma by potatolain 2021-10-07T22:04:55Z

I gotta say... This is absolutely the best game I've played this LD. Tremendous job. You could 100% make this longer and sell this. Super game!

Unlevel by NicMagnier 2021-10-03T23:20:19Z

Super interesting! Game was fun, graphics and sound were great. Really liked the screen transitions and effects when you died (though wish the death one was a bit faster so I could get back to it without waiting). Overall great work!

The Walls Are Tumbling Down! by zubspace 2021-10-08T00:48:22Z

Fun game, but I wish you kept your coins on death so I didn't have to start all the way over.

Among Monolyths by Dekajoo 2021-10-03T22:50:49Z

Fun game, great graphics and music! I'm not great at puzzle games and couldn't finish the 3rd area, so I'm not sure how much more there was but I really enjoyed the atmosphere. Felt a lot like the witness (another game I didn't get far in :P). Overall good work!

Tables & Tremors by SlimmerBurger 2021-10-07T21:39:34Z

Awesome entry! Overall it was a lot of fun, but to be honest I think the controls could be tightened up. It seemed pretty hard to traverse the levels not because the design made it hard, but because the controls made it hard to do what I wanted to do.

The Theme is Unstable by Johnathan Peres 2021-10-07T22:31:01Z

Fun game! Very unique use of the theme and all the OTHER themes that didn't get picked. Good work!

Life Is... by liammasters 2021-10-03T23:06:31Z

Not much to it, it didn't seem like my choices really affected much in the end... Nice piece of advice I suppose, cute graphics.

A Crowded Place by DestroyerTech 2021-10-08T01:04:24Z

Not a bad attempt for your first time! A couple things would have made this much more fun, kill counter sticking on the screen, mouse aiming, and some juice when things happen (screen shake, particles, etc.)

Hardwork Simulator by cabjhegas 2021-10-07T21:54:15Z

Clever little game!

Where's My Tripod? by Pixelydian 2021-10-07T21:42:56Z

Gorgeous game! Loved the audio and the graphics, it was unique and relaxing (minus those stupid hiccups XD). Literally the only thing I wanted was to see the pictures I took at the end.

Paper Route by OllieOA 2021-10-07T21:47:38Z

Great game! Loved the graphics, the dialogue was awesome... I'll be honest I didn't finish it because it was HARD lol but great work!