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| Year | LD | Theme | Game | Division | Rank | Ov | Fu | In | Th | Mo | ||
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| 2026 | 60 | Old Tech | Old As Taxes... LD60 | jam | ||||||||
| 2026 | 59 | Signal | Radar Runnings | jam | 836 | 2.48 | 2.57 | 2.59 | 2.93 | 2.44 |
tenthousandfireants leaves an average of 44.5 feedback comments each event.
This is great! the game screen gameplay feels kinda klunky like i can't really see what i need to click on the play screen feels oversized maybe, basically the credits and who's in range doesn't stay with me when i go down on the map but going up it's all there
definitely harder than it looks!
aside from that song this game is really cool! ( i joke I joke! it's kinda catchy)
This is extremely cool, it gives me so many different ways to play, find the anomalies and replayability is here for sure! great work!New Bitmap image (2).png
it was tricky to figure out some of these advisors.
a good start for something to improve on! I think adding some sort of danger or time limit on level 2, and perhaps having more than one thing to find for level three might improve the gameplay a bit, but you definitely have something worth exploring further great work!
ANOTHER amazing gem buried in the games! I loved having to really think about where my ships positoined on which orbit to transition to the next orbit and the different ways to do this. 100% would spend money on this game on Steam or something. great work! madeMAR.png
I think it could use some more clear feedback on how i'm doing something right, or more ways to earn currency to buy the upgrades? I wasn't sure how to get the gun thing to fire at the asteroids at first try. but good concept you have something nice here.
More proof the simplest games are the best games, great work hope you feel better. I think a fun thing to add would be average time between successful circle clicks. Already feels like a fun little brain workout game. I'm happy I keep finding these gems of games buried. Good work! bstt.png
I keep dying from the lava a lot faster than before it looks like im touching it, the arrow hint comes a little too late, it's not clear what exactly I'm doing to jump higher, managed to get to the first ledge, nice look, good feel but could use some control feedback polish.
Great job, this was fun to play and that's important, you have something cool here so I hope you can continue to improve upon it! had mild screensize issues from browser/firefox. couldn't see text notifications in the blue boxes completely on the bottom right
This was really cool I liked the selecting and managing who to send where, this has a lot of good play time value. bookmarking it!
that was wildly fun, i kinda ignored the hand signals mostly and winged it, but dang this is a great idea
the second and subsequent captcha's didn't work on that level for me
I enjoyed the tension and thankfully didn't run into that thing that could only be seen with the camera, and I made it to the tower woo! really nice music and ambient sounds too
This ones cool! took me a while to figure it out after the 3rd iteration, and the music is absolutely nice
really cool idea here! I could definitely see myself buying a more fully fleshed out version of this.
I love this style, it definitely has me on my toes after a few replays, thank you for making the bad things not as scary lol I was bracing myself!
Great fit for the theme, wasn't expecting this, very good mood
I really like this creepy vibe here, it was fun figuring out the other moves and the extra takes on rock paper scissors.
Lots of fun, I enjoy the simplicity here, and it's a very new way to play something I hadn't even thought of! Very nice, very cool! Goes great with the theme in a way I did not expect.
I enjoyed the different card combinations and the results I could get, definitely kept me playing a few rounds.
h in the https of your link is cutoff, but otherwise great game!
Absolutely fun to play! really cool ideas had to make me think it was deceptively easy at first, the next signals i had to match were more difficult lol
Really cool for a first UE experience! I'd love to hear about how you made the screen on that handheld device! looked really cool!
LOVE the minimal graphics, and how well guessing the words went for me on my first few tries. A lot of cool potential here and uniqueness.
I love the simplicity and how interesting the numbers and doors with the phone signal interact.
a very interesting game, hopfully this gets more visibility.
NIce and simple, liked the skull graphics lol, it has potential!
Definitely liked the feel of this game, it had really cool simple interactions, but they mattered and had a lot of interesting things to be done in such a small space. Kinda reminded me of Granny for some reason even though I don't see this as a horror game. Just something about the feel and the low tech graphics I love. I think maybe some more feedback in game to show progress, or consequences could make it more fun, I think this is a good game you should pursue and explore it's development further great work!
Great simple idea, the subtitles color coding made it easier, so the in game feedback was understandable for me, i'd be curious how this could go exploring it further in it's development good job!
This has a lot of potential for a full out game, interesting to start with kept me engaged enough to figure out what I could, you definitely have something worth exploring here! Love UI games too personally :D
I would like to see this finished!
Interesting concept, might try playing it longer to see how I do better lol
This is definitely one of my favorites, not only do I like the look and feel, but the UI is really cool and this is really a type of game I've always been looking for but haven't yet found to play! bookmarking it now. Hope you keep these up.
The concept of being a different letter of signal was interesting and unexpected
The music is an absolute vibe!
Interesting! I enjoyed this but it was hard to get the hang of and read the stuff
I enjoyed the simplicity and the twists of gameplay and gradual interesting things each level!
This was fun to play!
LD60 — Old Tech (47)
When the Skies Were Young by LTyrosine 2026-10-27T08:05:37Z ♥ 1
I was able to make a few trips to dusktown but need more better planning to get to underhill! really solid game it's a lot of fun just buying supplies and selling them at other airfields. It's nice to get altitude and able to read my papers while flying, relying on terrain association and dead reckoning navigation skills! We get spoiled in flight sims with gps, markers, hud etc, this really brings it back to how it was in the old days!
Proper Cannoning by hunttis 2026-10-27T07:21:26Z ♥ 1
satisfying gameplay, I liked the moving enemies and the birds both! it was fun trying to get the right angle and power to destroy them both. I found a good strategy and making a big hole in the middle for the ground enemy to fall in!
Nightcall by Cahard 2026-10-27T07:14:37Z ♥ 2
nicely intuitive, a great pacing of progressive challenge. sound, audio, and graphics had a nice cozy feel.
Operation MISSILES! by Planetary 2026-10-27T07:10:44Z ♥ 1
Easy mode was a little hard , but after a while I began to understand it, though it wasn't exactly clear if i had to enter the code twice?
Zwaard Smid by Re-Markable 2026-10-27T07:03:16Z ♥ 1
A really interesting set of smithing mechanics, it was a little counter intuitive at first and could probably use some more feedback onthe 1-3 stuff UI maybe. It took some back and forth reading the instructions and playing to figure it out, but ultimately this is really fun kinda reminds me of the smithing system in Vintage Story to an extent, it was a challenge getting the order right and not to let it cool too fast.
The Courier by HolySparks 2026-10-27T06:57:01Z ♥ 1
Controls simple and intuitive, goals easy to follow and understand. Best I can do is 2 discs lol. Good music too. I liked the zooming in leaving the vehicle and zooming out when driving. I had 2 shields but I don't know if it always worked? I still lost health with 2 shields. Might have been just me tho.
Ghost in the Egg by Tanjou 2026-10-27T05:41:08Z ♥ 3
This is impressive for Ludum Dare! Camera, Controls, Character on point. You found the fun right away. The music was absolute feels. It really had that vibe of 2005 watching anime and playing games on my computer after school. I feel like so many people miss out on this experience. Especially the msn messenger parody. This would also make a fun desktop overlay or something. Great work in all of this seriously! I liked the ending too!
The Margin Game by henk 2026-10-26T11:52:23Z ♥ 1
this is peak for the theme! I like that I can do this anywhere.
Project Armakeddon by Sergueille Bismuth 2026-10-23T15:25:59Z ♥ 2
interesting!
Professeur Renard et le village oublié by Remink 2026-10-22T22:00:38Z ♥ 0
The art and imagery is absolutely beautiful! I seek out these kinds of games in the game jams. Great work!
Ritual Journal by Nephem 2026-10-22T04:30:11Z ♥ 0
This was fun, the pencil art was a vibe and I kept on chopping wood instead of getting water. I died a lot.
Project Hail Meowy by Strega 2026-10-22T04:25:16Z ♥ 0
Nice artwork but the best part is the feeling of Starfox + Punchcards. This is very original, great concept.
It was harder than it looked, but after getting better upgrades it really has such interesting gameplay.
I think it would be fun if further down there were more steps in the punch card added. Unless I didn't get to that yet I'm still trying it out 😸
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PIP's Escape by Isaac Hisey 2026-10-21T03:19:28Z ♥ 3
This was really really cool. I liked the shifting of game modes from walking through the circuit boards, the first quest line and defeating the wizard took a few tries !> (get the 4 hearts from the bushes cave in that town ;) ) Then figuring out what to do about the seagulls was a little counter intuitive on the next quest line. The main pain point I had was the sword control something like E key or click would have been much easier. Ergonomically using shift a lot to swing a sword felt odd. I also forgot K was an option to be fair.
This was seriously a gem though. Impressive work!
I really liked the font/lighting and everything on the gamebrick. As well as that filter for the TV effect.
I am Computer by Ioana 2026-10-20T22:20:38Z ♥ 1
it definitley helps to in stall the things lol tried my first run but couldn't figure out what i was doing second time around it made more sense. great concept and fun originality.
Psychoscope by aidan andrews 2026-10-20T22:16:50Z ♥ 1
I can appreciate the simplicity and scope it's awesome. Do you have plans to further develop this?
The Weaver by Astoeth 2026-10-20T21:40:28Z ♥ 1
I like the color scheme and the clean feel of the graphics. The task at hand was kinda hard to wrap my head around but eventually I was able to figure out how to get the first white pattern. I could see this being a very successful cozy game!
BOGEY OR BANDIT by rekk1d 2026-10-20T20:17:17Z ♥ 1
pretty good theme, I've always liked these old style military war sim games, ive wanted to make an arma reforger mod mini game similar to this but with player radio transmissions and helicopters nearby. I feel like I don't quite get enough time during the first few waves. but the figuring out which radar blips to prioritize is interesting.
Old farm old times by Neeko69 2026-10-20T20:08:11Z ♥ 1
I liked the ease of play, the only pain point was how much time I had to grow cabbage and sell it, before it asked for onions. but lots of ways to pla y it, good replayability, im gonna try different ways later to see how well i do next time!
2-Bit Bomb by justking144 2026-10-20T20:03:58Z ♥ 0
reminds me of life genesis + space invaders!
VirusBusters by Dean James 2026-10-20T20:00:22Z ♥ 0
Really well polished, crisp graphics, nice feel. I like top down games where I just move around and shoot stuff like this. Well done! First play through I made it all the way through all 4 and back to llevel 1!
Diamant de Lune by stuartpickles 2026-10-20T19:53:47Z ♥ 1
Reminds me of an old game I played back in the late 90s on a mac. I cant remember it but there's a lot of fun ways to play and replay this game. I think it might do well on steam! Bookmarking this to play more again later! I also liked the sound/ambiance.
Corner the Market by ectucker1 2026-10-20T05:25:29Z ♥ 4
This is righteous another one im bookmarking to play in my downtime again later!
Want for velocity should definitely go in the middle TVs. THe music is such a vibe omg. THe feelings, that liminal nostalgia, that feeling of walking in a quiet city in the rain on a november evening. It's all there. So smooth. BBI 18,144 on this session.
Claude castle by Tero Pulkkinen 2026-10-20T05:08:50Z ♥ 2
Well I think it's great you are open and honest, which I've been sus about some other entries. I personally find obvious AI art kinda jaring and overused in some contexts. But you've shown exactly what you did you really did a great job at "Showing your work". I read somewhere that someone on steam put AI on every image and was very upfront and has lot of sales ? I cant find that discussion on r/ gamedev anymore.
I appreciate you showcasing how and what you used things for. There is clearly a difference in your use than someone just typing prompts into a browser and brute forcing it all. You clearly have a concept of design, programming fundamentals which is more than what can be said about many AI evangelists.
I'm still on the fence, ultimately I don't like the Use of AI art 1. Many models have been trained on other artists art, which in essence I think is an IP infringement potentially. 2. I just find most AI art very jarring and uncanny, there's something about the texture, color palletes, lighting, form, and other art aspects that just give me this feeling of malaise when I see the pictures.
I only really felt that odd feeling onthe castle art. Everything else honestly looks basic enough any one could model in unreal engine modeling or blender in a few minutes so for basic simple shapes, prototyping, I think you demonstrated a great use. I would meet you halfway on the idea of using art as a way to communicate and talk to artists on something I'd want and then pay the artist to make the actual artwork desired.
There's people that can solve algebra because they have a calculator, then there's people that can do really cool things with algebra because they understand it AND have a calculator.
Ultimately I think AI in the moral artists rights sense will be figured out soon. Though I also think eventually the technology will improve and not consume so many resources. I find there to be an interesting potential for good things, but also many bad use cases abundant.
MemoryManager98.exe by Flovwver 2026-10-20T04:59:13Z ♥ 1
This was way cool bookmarked to play more later! I need to stop and read the rules more, I was able to get as far as fixing the disc, doing the archive and the word doc. Really cool stuff! Music was nice too.
Mr. Havoc in The Web by sasik 2026-10-20T04:52:14Z ♥ 2
Made it to the end! I loved the surprises at the end! Also wondering if there are a couple easter eggs will have to try again later. I would absolutely pay money for a more fleshed out game like this! I hope more gets worked on soon! I loved the art style of the ascii platformer levels the best. ( if you get stuck jump off the side of the vert walls)
Who is Nana? by AO-85 2026-10-20T04:36:26Z ♥ 2
The theme and art look interesting, but I was unable to do much but choose my language but EN does not appear to work. Something with the display maybe? Once I got the game loaded it's very beautiful, I like the glow of the lighting and all the neat interactable features like the computer.
Star Corp by pe4Q07 2026-10-20T01:18:46Z ♥ 2
Q O 0 were kinda hard to tell apart. 6 G, 8 B only a little. u and V, sometimes 2 and Z Once I saw what both looked like i figured it. could work on maybe faster pacing time between letter popups felt kinda slow, also the bottom left is cut off somewhat. took me 62 stars to realize i could click on the floating window too. Great game. Graphics, theme, mood all of it is awesome, I'm having fun with it. It's definitely addicting.
reminds me of Severance that tv show !
Subvivor by Ueighti 2026-10-20T00:50:17Z ♥ 3
I ran out of oxygen a lot at the second stage. but tutorial and first stage I did alright!
Some Assembly Required by Ty1rl 2026-10-20T00:45:45Z ♥ 1
first thing thank you for being assembly as in assembling things and not assembly 64 haha, also thank you for having difficulty and skip tutorial option that is peak development IMHO. Really shows a good attitude for the players much appreciated.
playing through i kinda thin k i still did a tutorial? though it was fine because it was by doing actions.
Overall good creative way to have 3 different attacks and i like how the first photo attack somewhat does damage to all, but each enemy time has their unique damage.
i did encounter some glitching screen stuttering, and just things not exactly working during the repair press e phase the arrows and boxes i had to trace disappeared a couple times but eventually i got it to work.
The Machine by Ydindamin 2026-10-20T00:31:41Z ♥ 3
Immediate thought: THe 2d + 3d perspective blended together was very cool. A really interesting and useful application for this theme.
Blackwater by Avi 2026-10-20T00:12:00Z ♥ 4
Always love a good nautical game! are exported diagnostics of any use to you? I beat the 5 of 5 waves, it was fun dodging canons, mines and the last ship was hardcore
Lensmaker by jahuth 2026-10-20T00:02:34Z ♥ 1
This is excellent! I really liked getting better telescopes and having to adjust the focus! It's a very unique take on a concept we all use and don't realize. A great way to gamify something!
DEAD PIXELS - THE LAST SIGNAL by artemeda 2026-10-19T23:09:06Z ♥ 1
UI looks nice, the movement and jumping felt smooth, almost creamy like those types of keyboards if that makes sense lol. The music was pretty chill. FIrst play through I fell down the first hole about 5 times then i figured out the channell shifting , the 3rd level thank you for adding a checkpoint to respawn at lol.
Machinerra by NoNumbersGames 2026-10-19T23:04:52Z ♥ 2
I like how it looks kinda feels like an old school version of ace combat, but I wasn't able to climb or turn.
Don't pick up the phone by KseniaCecalin 2026-10-19T23:02:15Z ♥ 2
I definitely feel the tension. Though somewhat heavy on the dialogue I answered the phone, going to try making a joke and hanging up next try.
PAST SHOULD NOT EXIST by Empeurman 2026-10-19T22:56:43Z ♥ 1
I like the graphics, the atmosphere has that old horror feel
Balkan Hunter 2002 by Skvader_418 2026-10-19T22:54:49Z ♥ 0
my favorite levels were the LSD and last stand, though I think if ound a bug on last stand where the wolf ran from the side edge on the right and shooting it didn't work
Plane Trip by boids 2026-10-19T22:50:41Z ♥ 0
Controls are great! UI etc felt responsive. It was a challenge getting past the flak cannons. Shooting down other planes was fun, overall a pretty nice unique game of flying.
IAR Archives by wexelsdev 2026-10-19T22:44:54Z ♥ 1
great work, the sound/music really fit the overall mood. I liked how I accidentally clicked fix twice and corrupted the data. gives a very anomalous SCP style feel but in a different game mode.
DAISY by Segtree 2026-10-19T22:37:43Z ♥ 1
Interesting concept, but I struggled with the controls and figuring out what to do exactly in the beginning. Nice graphics and sound too! You've got potential!
Purple submarine by jathurshandev 2026-10-19T22:15:58Z ♥ 0
I really enjoy simple 2d submarine games like these! Still figuring out what I need to do , but so far It's interesting. You found the fun and thats the most important part.
Evil East Conquest by Jesús González 2026-10-19T21:46:13Z ♥ 2
I love this style and look! The sounds are also really cool, feedback is great for that. I keep spending too much on army and no machines lol. thoug how do i get that one resource the houses hold after i destroy them?
Stardate 1999 by Silas Reinagel 2026-10-19T21:07:42Z ♥ 1
I LOVE the clean ui and crisp feedback. there's definitely a lot of promise for replayability. Do you think you'll be adding to this more and updating it?
Talus by karpopper 2026-10-19T21:01:40Z ♥ 0
all im getting is character idling on the left side of the screen right now
Old Printer Extraction by hammeredzombie 2026-10-19T20:08:30Z ♥ 2
I love the simplicity and different routes and strategies I can try. So far I can only steal 2 documents before i get caught, but i have only so much paths from the printer, and can only carry one paper? I thought maybe from your cubicle you could buy "upgrades" like a folder that holds 5 papers or something?
Hail Mary by Dblazer63 2026-10-19T19:07:00Z ♥ 1
A good addicting space theme gam, I like the simple retro UI. Really good challenge! I couldn't quite get past jupiter too much other than crashing into and flybys but more plays i might get the hang of it!
MalWar by Enryu Mirik 2026-10-19T19:00:04Z ♥ 2
Malwar-
good music fun graphics.
adjective noun wasn't immediately clear as i first tried large carrot , then large explosion haha
I love the addng other terminals and all the other uprade features like the autocomplete and dictionary scanner. Definitely a good one i can come back to!!!!