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Thomas Higgins

Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMo
202557DepthsJetMinejam6263.283.323.013.673.423.223.17
202354Limited SpacePawLockedjam11332.292.221.803.102.651.972.00
202250Delay the inevitableDo Your Job!compo4653.172.842.693.843.192.442.762.84
201740The more you have, the worse it isObserver: Bunker Simcompo6702.322.042.632.732.152.152.022.45

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Comments by Thomas Higgins

LD40 — The more you have, the worse it is

Holiday Parking Panic! by FormalCloud 2017-12-04T21:51:23Z

Heaps of fun and well polished it was just fun to watch it all fall apart slowly haha

Shoot off their lumps by pixeye 2017-12-05T07:24:29Z

Awsome game hard to fight to start with but once i got it felt like a dark souls, scfi game

The Final Judgement by Epicsoft 2017-12-05T11:07:51Z

Groovy though ui seemd to scale wrong

Coins and Bullets by Genpaku 2017-12-05T11:11:45Z

well done simple idea, hard to tell your life and where you where going and the UI on the end screen broke but well done

Slightly annoying traffic by JOrbits 2017-12-04T03:18:22Z

gave me a good laugth

unipsychle by niksg 2017-12-04T21:57:39Z

Really hard and alot of fun, the changing heights was awsome

Be Yourself by Noa Calice 2017-12-04T22:11:47Z

Haha awsome love how crazy it becomes once you have a few bad ones on you great stuff

Cardhoard by HacksawUnit 2017-12-04T03:12:04Z

Good fun and nice art

I wonder if I had a younger sister by fangzhangmnm 2017-12-05T07:59:49Z

awsome game just loved the feel and story telling and mechenics where fun nice work

Zealot by fasterthanlime 2017-12-05T21:59:40Z

after i got the general idea i could not stop playing, quick and fun

A Dying City by minimurgle 2017-12-04T21:47:46Z

Cool idea different take on the theme which I enjoyed

Sunken by Tay 2017-12-04T22:04:27Z

Fun Rougelike puzzle game with the stationary enemies less of a threat but more of a calculated risk, one of the best so far

Re:Tileation by Akusan 2017-12-06T01:12:39Z

I don't know why but i found this despite not being able to shoot correctly awesome and the music was so cool and the fact you where your own worse enemy made it better nice stuff

Sleepy Chicken Sexer by RobotsAndMuffins 2017-12-06T01:22:07Z

Seemes like an awsome and fun game though for some reason placing the chickens in the boxes did not score me any points

Castle Diorama by Abuki 2017-12-05T21:38:49Z

cool concept and relaxing to play except for when you can't seem to find the answer haha

Observer: Bunker Sim by Thomas Higgins 2017-12-01T10:05:26Z

Firsh ludum dare going to give it a go and will live stream the 48 hours woop woop

Observer: Bunker Sim by Thomas Higgins 2017-12-04T02:07:12Z

Know bug the 4 placement buttons for the items and NPC only the first one works but allows you to fill all the slots

Observer: Bunker Sim by Thomas Higgins 2017-12-04T08:33:20Z

never good the game only may not have all files will investigate

Observer: Bunker Sim by Thomas Higgins 2017-12-04T22:53:05Z

Yeah sorry guys looks like i missed adding that to the uploded should be fixed now, thanks swift and enjoy its not very long and i ran low on time but I had alot of fun

Observer: Bunker Sim by Thomas Higgins 2017-12-04T23:47:25Z

haha thanks, I had hoped to get a lot more story elements in but ran out of time, The build was an odd bug that came up in the very last build (there are a few things I missed in the rush) but I feel it conveyed my idea

Observer: Bunker Sim by Thomas Higgins 2017-12-06T00:57:59Z

yeah some of the elements where not very clear, I had hoped to make it that when you place items in rooms they visually showed and for the equipment I forgot to add the script to all the buttons also you are able to build into the negatives that will make you lose the game very quickly thanks for all the feedback and glad you can see the idea despite the bugs

Mister President by Zinkler 2017-12-05T02:04:28Z

Awsome stuff would love to see what you would of done with the other fetures fun game though

Warehouse by Ratbird 2017-12-05T11:23:13Z

tad unclear but still fun and groovy concept

POKED - be social by Faktori 2017-12-05T21:49:28Z

awesome from the first moment I saw your blog post wanted to play this and it was as good as I expected now plz water mom

Caribou Simulator by Gus the Shark 2017-12-05T07:50:14Z

cool idea enjoyed all the elements

Gophergeddon by Ham and Swiss 2017-12-04T03:27:35Z

haha saw this good fun

Clumsy Paws by sovogirl 2017-12-04T21:54:43Z

The whole thing was great I enjoyed your use of the cats and it was just fun

Conversations by hillexed 2017-12-06T01:04:43Z

I got the nod part but the saying words got confusing though kind of felt like me in a normal conversation so still alot of fun

LD50 — Delay the inevitable

Department of Fire Deferral by Remco 2022-04-04T11:31:59Z

Cool idea I like the music really makes the vibe, only issue is the difficulty does not feel great to just sit and wait but sure you know that, overall well done

The volcano woke up ! by Yamzho 2022-04-04T12:51:16Z

So well done, very clean and polished in many aspects well done

Do Your Job! by Thomas Higgins 2022-04-04T12:30:45Z

Thanks guys on the feedback so far, 100% agree on the feedback loops had plans to address this with custom death messages, missing sound does lack impact for sure, I think a tutorial or guide screen might of helped to make them clearer

Stranded Trooper by Balgorode 2022-04-04T12:21:58Z

Good Fun, I do get some frame stutter though which then causes the bugs to bounce around and kill you, sound would make the game pop but overall awesome presentation, solid idea and good replay ability, would love to maybe see some levelling up mechanics like Vampire Survivors be awesome, overall great

Neon City by Sozey 2022-04-04T15:03:34Z

Awesome graphics love the aesthetic, feedback the game play starts off fun once you get the controls but feels like not much you can do once the enemy numbers pick up maybe special attacks or limited area attacks would help in that case, major bug did happen to be of ability to clip through the floor which was not great. Overall amazing visuals and can see the core idea, well done

The Great Horde by LCStark 2022-04-04T12:58:01Z

Simple and good fun, I always love tactical games so fun to hold the lines and fight enemy's only issue I see is that is there any reason to not just sit near the capital so you can instant heal? overall good music, solid graphics the single movement is tad clunky but overall funz

Rising wind Island by ShivArt 2022-04-04T01:39:22Z

Very fun, cool vibez and a nice idea well done

Heaven Fallen by Lighty_the_Light 2022-04-05T13:18:12Z

I loved the design of this, such a cool idea and got very addicted well done

Hemophiliac Vampire by NiKaDra 2022-04-04T13:03:57Z

Overall a fun game and cool take, I love the graphics but found that combat is a bit clunky and hard to control, I could not always tell when I would take damage and since damage almost always insta kills very hard to figure out combat

Atlantis by lisyarus 2022-04-04T13:57:38Z

I loved this game, the hand was addictive my only issue was the late game since once I hit the point I could keep the water frozen forever I quickly filled up all the tiles and only option I had left was to keep making the island taller, super well done art, music and theme all matched well maybe the only thing would be a slower hand time but more cards at once since a single card soon becomes too quick to chose what to do with it not sure but 10/10 in my books well done

The Final Day by Very Bad Bunny Studio 2022-04-05T01:26:23Z

So much fun, smooth and simple and alot of fun, loved the combat and just this style of game aced it

Wait For It ! by Forgin Bits 2022-04-04T15:08:40Z

This is amazing, the combination of mini games, awesome art and fun vibes very cool

Unfinished Valley by stochastic 2022-04-05T13:33:45Z

I loved so many aspects of this, I 100% could dump way too much time into a dark lands farming game well done

Last Bastion of Wizardom by Wogabi 2022-04-04T14:54:01Z

Funny game, well done on your first game some solid stuff love the voice over very cool, worst aspect is fact you shoot low / don't have a point of reference for what your aiming at would improve the game a lot. Still well done and good luck on future games

Generations against Time by VBJ Gamedev 2022-04-04T13:25:12Z

Funny game, hardest parts sadly is the restart as that's when the clocks have the most momentum it seemed so spent most time as a baybe before flying through the others still good fun and well done

Hydropy by lantto 2022-04-04T13:33:06Z

Interesting concept tad confusing about your goals or what you do until the explosion happens then it feels abit too late, nice idea

Ceaseless Rain by CaptainCarrot 2022-04-04T13:12:02Z

Had a lot of fun with this one the whole Idea and theme fits really well and the music and art makes it all come together, with a nice tutorial at the star, simple yet effective only thing that got me was the movement slow really kicks you as ontop of more holes and less wood the slow kind of kicks you when down, still well done

LD54 — Limited Space

SLONOKOT by katamary 2023-10-10T11:19:24Z

Such a thicccccc boyo much funz, clever little platformer was fun to wiggle about

The Last Sanctuary by Luc Magitem 2023-10-10T11:33:57Z

Groovy idea - ran into a few bugs and the pace makes it tad hard to figure out what to do but can see the base of a fun game - love a good management simulation with pressure

Waterskin by HexyVexy 2023-10-10T11:50:17Z

Fun little game, average long walk in the rain vibes, 10/10 would get beaten up by woman for saying hello again

Drive Ice by ShinanXu 2023-10-04T07:27:16Z

A lot of fun - super cute are, great execution on core idea and can see the dream!

Crime Critters (Rob the British Museum) by Pen Island Games 2023-10-10T00:30:53Z

Very cool! loved it - always fun to see cool co-op games

Snow Rose by Shiivers 2023-10-04T07:20:05Z

Very cool, my brain gets really confused about what body part I have selected so just keep ripping my legs off in anger love it

Implant by fredial 2023-10-10T11:15:48Z

Love the art style, and music well done and keep at it

LD57 — Depths

Clock In by leparlon 2025-04-12T13:22:32Z

man this was groovy - nothing made me feel like the background office worker in dystopian nightmare as watching all the colours leave my world would be plunged into emotional dread again 10/10

Hollowspire by simex 2025-04-08T05:12:46Z

Was alot of fun - love how the music builds a sense of dread and concern the deeper you go, feeling happy with the progress but also starting to think about if you might be digging too deep, I also love my little worker friends and will do anything for them!

JetMine by Thomas Higgins 2025-04-12T04:07:26Z

@jamesgames1000 sorry to hear that your having issues - was this one of the dirt blocks under the stores - they might show cracks if you try to mine them but will no break - otherwise might be a stone block every block should break within 2-3 secs of holding though only if you mine one at a time

JetMine by Thomas Higgins 2025-04-12T04:47:44Z

@aaronjnc interesting yea never got in the system to keep track multiple of blocks mine progress so you can end up restarting a blocks timer forever if not careful and feel stuck while the Sprite looks like it should be broken - Scope creep hit hard - wanted to get more in like upgrades, quest or even building - thanks for playing and glad you enjoyed

JetMine by Thomas Higgins 2025-04-12T07:55:02Z

@jamesgames1000 Haha thought that may of been it. Yea a design hole that we never got around to fixing - wanted to get in a how to guide / tutorial and had plans for upgrades, quests and polish and a lot more but scope creep got the best of us haha - thank you for the replay and feedback

JetMine by Thomas Higgins 2025-04-12T16:24:38Z

@oduvan I think the key feedback I have so far is a solid need for feedback to players - a short tutorial or how to guide, even a settings page with some keybinds - you can actually check inventory at any time by pressing I, but multiple people have requested that so clearly not very clear other option is I should make the backpack clickable to see Inventory seems simple in hindsight haha - thank you so much

Diggin' Deeper by gquibao 2025-04-12T00:25:11Z

JET PACK DWARF - I see great minds think alike, as for the game felt like I could see myself playing this in an Arcade really captured that quick simple fun vibe

Fantascope Chasm by RubixNoob13 2025-04-12T00:32:35Z

Love the way you captured the deep hole going down, really plays to the theme well - mechanics are simple yet easy to learn - A great base that you could build a cool dive ontop of well done!

Through the Brush by JDeeDubs 2025-04-12T00:54:12Z

Very Trippy but such a cool take on the theme as well as such a cool use of the flip book idea - the first time I went into a tree house then fell into the caves by changing layers blew my mind - awesome job!

Deep Space Delivery Office by JHax 2025-04-12T05:40:18Z

love logistic games like this so cool to see this executed it such a fun way only issue was I wanted more haha

Go to sleep... by eeldam 2025-04-12T00:11:09Z

Groovy idea - the whole thing feels polished and well executed, I struggled to put together thoughts but that might just be that I am bad at word games, cool entry!

i have no clothes and i must clean by robobarbie 2025-04-08T01:20:34Z

So close yet so far.PNG I was so close to getting to the end so many times haha - the game was so fun! Music, gameplay and mood are on point. I like the artstyle too! I never wanted to sacrifice a roommate to the void so much before until now 10/10

Forest Depths by Jon Curtin 2025-04-07T23:10:54Z

Got a score of 68 after a few tries hahaha - it's a pretty fun game. I like how the HP is shown gain/lost visually by reducing/enlarging the player.

Hooky Fish by DurkaGames 2025-04-12T01:58:27Z

I love the style of this game, the use of different baits for different fish was also a nice touch as well as unlocking things by finding them made for a very relaxing and fun fishing game!

Departments of Depth Corp. by reivilibre 2025-04-07T23:52:10Z

That was both fun and traumatizing haha I have to say the audio you used for the office cracked me up so much. Well done.

if cows could fly by sweltj 2025-04-07T23:16:41Z

Nice job! I never knew I always wanted to freefall as a cow but now I know haha

DEEP PIT (you fell) by aniretti 2025-04-08T01:45:37Z

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I played after the item list were provided in the description to consult with. I like the concept! I had fun trying to figure out which item would work with what and what wouldn't. I escaped with using 72/75 but now I want to know if I can do it again but with less weight hahaha - Well done!

Ruby Hole by Aleksey4adoff 2025-04-12T13:07:52Z

Fun tile game with a groovy story, was fun!

. by protzz 2025-04-11T23:58:58Z

Fun game and as many have already said - Balatro and Inscryption which if you are capturing the energy of those 2 games with some extra sprinkle of horror well did something right, only issues I had was full screen scale issue made some things hard to see on an extra wide screen

Deep Truth by Emily C 2025-04-08T00:18:44Z

Was not expecting some of the 'deep truths' - they made my day haha. Well done.

Miner by basekeet 2025-04-12T01:11:40Z

Groovy little game loved the idea of the cards for the upgrades though it was hard to tell what they did, also struggled to climb back up or mine upwards - other then that did not seem to reduce the clock when I mined dimonds overall still had fun, thanks for the awesome game

Devour by ScoobySnacks 2025-04-12T01:22:50Z

I love this, so simple yet fun, such a good use of the theme and reversal of playing as the fishy god of the sea - 10/10 would crave sushi after roleplaying as Cuthulu again

HellDigger – A Cozy Idle Game by sangheli 2025-04-12T08:10:44Z

Groovy simple little game about digging to the depths of hell I enjoyed it!

What Happened to Pinewell? by Pixelstain 2025-04-08T00:40:21Z

That was a fun game!I quite like how it's never the same name, ID numbers or password in a new playthrough. The audio used in the storytelling was a very nice touch too - especially near the end. Well done!

Depth Gem by haykam 2025-04-12T00:18:33Z

The theme, idea and vibe of the game is solid love getting down in the mines to find some gems, found the jump to be janky / unreliable which added to the difficulty as well as alot of complex jumps straight out the gate giving little time to get use to the controls - overall groovy entry

Down The Rabbit Hole by Doppler Affect 2025-04-07T22:58:35Z

I quite like how you never really know what to expect with the choices you choose. The writing and graphics keeps me on my toes in a good way!