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Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
202659SignalGood Boycompo274.043.784.284.233.823.023.82
201637One roomVac-Roomcompo3873.133.073.133.933.0032
201635ShapeshiftWilliam's Dilemmacompo2243.503.533.182.882.542.092.702.9469

Performance over time

overall score (left axis) percentile (right axis)

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Fun vs Overall

Innovation vs Overall

Theme vs Overall

Graphics vs Overall

Audio vs Overall

Humor vs Overall

Mood vs Overall

Comments by thunderklaus

LD35 — Shapeshift

Box Connector by Thepattybeast 2016-04-18T19:37:00

Not working:

➜ java -version
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)
christoph at ultron in ~/Downloads
➜ java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar Box\ Connector.jar
Core Engine: 0.14
GLFW Version: 3.1.2 Cocoa NSGL chdir menubar retina wm 2
java.lang.IllegalStateException: Please run the JVM with -XstartOnFirstThread.
at org.lwjgl.system.macosx.EventLoop.checkFirstThread(EventLoop.java:20)
at org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwInit(GLFW.java:428)
at com.thepattybeastlabs.core.system.LWJGLSystem.createDisplay(LWJGLSystem.java:78)

Geo Morph by amymist 2016-04-18T20:39:00

Not working - OSX,

➜ java -version
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)
➜ java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar ~/Downloads/GeoMorph.jar
Exception in thread "Thread-0" java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError
at org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW.glfwCreateWindow(GLFW.java:1248)
at code.ld35.Display.createDisplay(Display.java:37)
at code.ld35.LD35.run(LD35.java:35)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: GLFW windows may only be created on the main thread and that thread must be the first thread in the process. Please run the JVM with -XstartOnFirstThread. For offscreen rendering, make sure another window toolkit (e.g. AWT or JavaFX) is initialized before GLFW.

The Cargo Shift by DesignerNap 2016-04-18T20:06:00

no OSX nor Web

Morph Brawl by Seregy7 2016-05-05T21:01:00

Unforunately the game does not start. Running on OS/X

➜ java -version
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)

➜ java -jar ./MorphBrawl.jar
2016-05-05 22:58:54.515 java[21437:22168333] *** Assertion failure in +[NSUndoManager _endTopLevelGroupings], /Library/Caches/com.apple.xbs/Sources/Foundation/Foundation-1258/Misc.subproj/NSUndoManager.m:359
2016-05-05 22:58:54.515 java[21437:22168333] +[NSUndoManager(NSInternal) _endTopLevelGroupings] is only safe to invoke on the main thread.
2016-05-05 22:58:54.515 java[21437:22168333] (
0 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff873924f2 __exceptionPreprocess + 178
1 libobjc.A.dylib 0x00007fff95e0273c objc_exception_throw + 48
2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff873971ca +[NSException raise:format:arguments:] + 106
3 Foundation 0x00007fff8edf77d6 -[NSAssertionHandler handleFailureInMethod:object:file:lineNumber:description:] + 198
4 Foundation 0x00007fff8ed7ca71 +[NSUndoManager(NSPrivate) _endTopLevelGroupings] + 170
5 AppKit 0x00007fff91e8af26 -[NSApplication run] + 844
6 libglfw.dylib 0x000000012b2a0bbe initializeAppKit + 1342
7 libglfw.dylib 0x000000012b2a0285 _glfwPlatformCreateWindow + 37
8 libglfw.dylib 0x000000012b29ba0a glfwCreateWindow + 522
9 ??? 0x000000010e79e954 0x0 + 4537837908
)

Using ➜ java -XstartOnFirstThread -jar ./MorphBrawl.jar
does not help.

RigidBody2D by Biliogadafr 2016-04-18T22:33:00

Looking at the title I wanted to see if it was a cheap copy&paste job using a demo game.
So, I was pleasantly surprised. The art is quite nice and the gameplay is basic but engaging.
I guess the death animation is the reason for the title. +1 on humor for that :)
I don't know about all the versions. OSX64 worked fine for me, I guess you can skip OSX32 by now.

RigidBody2D by Biliogadafr 2016-04-18T22:43:00

Still funny :D
I guess in gaming rigid body is most known for its meaning in physics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_body

Best Game Ever by TheJJ100100 2016-04-18T22:52:00

Fair enough.
I am not rating audio.

Shapeless Escape! by A333 2016-04-18T21:17:00

Nice Game! I like the GFX.
Controls feel a bit squishy though.
And it can be frustrating - I was about to quit when that box got stuck in the corner at the end of the level 2 the second time. Level 3 I could beat on the first trial - well designed since you can see hints in the beginning how it's meant to be solved and executing that is satisfying. Maybe I was lucky that the boxes didn't fall over. In which case I would have quit since that mistake is not on the player.
Having only 1 morph option feels limited but I guess that's why we see nice GFX.

Shapeshift runner by LordHannu 2016-04-18T20:19:00

Too bad there's no Web or OSX version

DropShift by TheDanielBerry 2016-04-18T19:42:00

Not working. I run it on OSX. A window pops up showing a faint white rectangle.

Shapeshift Shifter by zephyel 2016-04-23T21:36:00

How is it supposed to run on OS/X?
Using the link above I can only download a zip file.

William's Dilemma by thunderklaus 2016-04-18T19:02:00

Yeah, that comparison is quite fitting :-)

William's Dilemma by thunderklaus 2016-04-18T20:52:00

Actually there is a way to retry: Open the menu using ESC.
I added that info to the main description.
Thanks for pointing that out.

William's Dilemma by thunderklaus 2016-04-23T20:59:00

@Danilo Bezerra
A link was messed up, sound in Safari should work now!
Thanks for reporting!

Altar by datadazer 2016-04-18T20:32:00

Arg, I wanted to play... Need Web or OSX version

The Druid Grove by s0wbear 2016-04-18T20:17:00

Too bad there's no Web or OSX version

The Druid Grove by s0wbear 2016-04-18T22:15:00

Thanks for adding the additional versions. Web worked fine.
The gameplay is really pretty basic... But it looks fine, and what's there is working nicely.
Good job!

+1 for calling Fullscreen Shapeshift :D

Shapeshiftmaze by duenschnlate 2016-04-18T22:04:00

Interesting concept.
Why did you opt out all but 2 categories?

LD59 — Signal

Free wristband (lots of work) by Meta-link 2026-04-27T20:22:24Z

It hits the festival mood nicely. Working your way through a bunch of people feels realistically unnerving :-)

Good Boy by thunderklaus 2026-04-23T07:46:18Z

@ukulelefury

Yes, that's my real dog. We rang the doorbell to get him to bark ;-)

But i don't have a sheep, so those recordings are from all family members. Played at different pitches :-)

Semaphore Euphoria by Papaver 2026-04-26T09:09:03Z

Very nice game. Hits the theme perfectly. I liked the tutorial being in an office. Nice atmosphere overall. Yet, quite unforgiving...

Multiplayer Signal by mdotedot 2026-04-26T20:46:21Z

This is hard to comprehend ...

Metric Relay by xotraz 2026-04-26T20:50:49Z

Really clean and polished!

Uplink by thormoth 2026-04-26T09:58:14Z

Quite nice! Congratulations on a complete game!

Kittenbaticorn by UkuleleFury 2026-04-20T20:07:38Z

The Link to the HTML5 game is broken

White noise by Nikiroz 2026-04-26T20:22:36Z

The dude is animated quite nicely!

Star Traveller by nyxkn 2026-04-26T20:33:38Z

Very nice! I like the hand drawn cockpit :-)

Broken Jukebox by Pimeko 2026-04-23T21:11:59Z

How is this a compo entry with those music tracks?

CRASHDAR by Roroto Sic 2026-04-26T20:57:13Z

I liked the retro style!

Finnicky Fourier Toy by nathmate 2026-04-26T20:43:41Z

The UI is quite nice :-)

Crashout by leenoi 2026-04-20T13:56:03Z

Nice game overall!

Signal King by Tetramollaxx 2026-04-26T10:27:25Z

Very nice game! Innovative idea to use a network grid instead of absolute placement. Well done!

Follow the signal by cupofmilk7 2026-04-27T20:08:05Z

I like the flow and progression, nicely animated too!

Lost Focus by Helslo 2026-04-26T10:03:19Z

Daring Mechanic, very innovative. Controls are quite fiddly, I was already struggling with room 1. Also the intro animation is quite nice.

While You Were Here by jpat 2026-04-26T20:17:26Z

The animations are very impressive, great work!

Signal Strike by William Capon 2026-04-27T11:21:35Z

I liked it, nicely done! good graphics, nice application of the theme.

i love you, too by tolviere 2026-04-26T10:33:17Z

Nice idea. Well executed!