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Games

YearLDThemeGameDivisionRankOvFuInThGrAuHuMoCo
201636Ancient TechnologyCave Escapejam
201635ShapeshiftShapeFlip!compo4763.203.173.623.172.552.042.85
201431Entire Game on One ScreenClick For Dragons!jam5963.103.172.753.792.722.682.5345
201430Connected WorldsDotscompo2883.483.593.303.152.383.312.683.0048
201429Beneath the SurfaceJungle Noirjam1743.523.563.043.152.814.424.273.6937
201328You Only Get OneYoGo Burgercompo6032.882.672.873.042.132.773.272.7746
201326MinimalismQuestcompo5203.203.062.513.533.063.342.323.1845

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Comments by vinull

LD26 — Minimalism

Flashing Hands by lekochen 2013-05-01T00:17:00

Rock-paper-scissors-kung-fu! Very nice little game.

Free* by Kortuga 2013-04-30T01:01:00

Interesting, and made me smile a few times.

Back to Rainbows by Nangie 2013-04-30T00:51:00

Missing MSVCR110.dll error as well

What Would You Do? by Psytew 2013-05-01T00:13:00

This is a great idea for the theme, a text adventure in a .bat file!

LD 26-B0xPaiNt by ecool377 2013-05-01T00:08:00

this has the start of an interesting visual style - I would keep playing with this one to see where it takes you =)

JEB_001 by Bevilacqua 2013-04-30T01:40:00

The hitbox is off and I wasn't able to figure out how. I still managed to finish, though most deaths came because of the hitbox issues.

Quest by vinull 2013-04-30T23:55:00

Thank you all for the comments and playing the game. The best way to fight the blobs is to kite them - hit them then move back, hit then move back, etc.

Also thank you for the comments on the music =) I posted the main theme to soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/vinull/quest-main-theme-for-ld48

Quest by vinull 2013-05-02T02:26:00

@GatechGrad - very cool to know. Did you have the same process to build and run your game on Linux since you used Unity too?

Quest by vinull 2013-05-02T02:27:00

@recursor - thank you! all these kids here with their minecraft and zeldas were making me feel really old!

Amish Brothers by Levi D. Smith 2013-05-02T02:15:00

I really love your take on the theme, and of course you voice acting and playing guitar for the game!

MiniMaul by CloudiestNights 2013-04-30T01:08:00

What kind of ninja gets one shuriken at a time? =) I love the double jump animation, neat little platformer.

Game of Rows by Zim the Fox 2013-04-30T01:30:00

Nice little puzzle game. I think my favorite level is the one with the open area at the bottom only and you need to build your way up.

PRISMA by Dark Acre Jack 2013-05-02T02:59:00

Very nice game, love the use of audio. I completed all the puzzles, but a few I didn't feel like I did anything to solve them - like why did some stones not need to be paired to be moved? Favorite moment: when I got "stuck" at the bottom of the first slide and then went off the screen to the prior level to use it's ladder. Mind == blown!

A Scholar In The Woods by Rastagong 2013-04-30T01:22:00

This was interesting... I got to "The End" which I assume is the end (I could still walk around). The conversation was nice and I like the narration quality to the tutorial.

Spheres by fueelin 2013-05-01T00:24:00

The game is a little dense and hard to understand (you should have a level for each stage of the tutorial to practice the concept on), but once I got some of what to do it had a charm to it. The audio is a nice touch as well.

PuzzleBot by minism 2013-04-30T01:53:00

Neat little game, I like the twist on a standard match game. I never got used to the controls though, kept wanting pick up and throw to be the same key.

The Square - By Suese by Suese 2013-05-02T02:32:00

Other than the slow swing of the sword, everything about this game is great. I love the music and the art style!

LD28 — You Only Get One

Shovel Master by DBRalir 2013-12-17T03:53:00

I like the art style and music - the game play is a little rough, it's very hard to get those coins in time!

The Seed by recursor 2013-12-17T03:12:00

The cat peed on the plant, I got sent to jail, the neighbor is poisoned - next time I'll just use some roundup and kill this weed! Very good use of the theme, and I love the intro music (should have it play during the game too!)

You only have each other. by dkilford 2013-12-22T04:07:00

Nice look to the game, not quite sure it has a strong tie to the theme. It got a bit repetitive by the end and I could use the pathing AI to just line up and kill all the enemies. I do like the mechanic of moving the "companion cube" with you through the level!

Elves' Eve by Elemental Zeal Games Studios 2013-12-19T01:35:00

Really depressing music lol! Neat idea, though I found it tough to judge where I was aiming.

Game Of Life by feizenbara 2013-12-16T05:42:00

Really nice graphics and I love the use of Conway's Game of Life.

Shadow Night by ParaPup 2013-12-17T03:18:00

Not sure what I should be doing, but love the audio in the game. Looks like you have a good start, don't stop just because the compo is over!

Aquila by Anshul Goyal 2013-12-17T04:36:00

This had a old school Diablo feel, exploring a generated level. The music is also well done. I managed to find 17 relics the first play through before ever finding the exit - the joys of rng!

One Gunman by Levi D. Smith 2013-12-16T05:15:00

Love the 3D graphics (especially "one") and the light changing while playing. I also though find it tough to aim.

One Card Hero by dylanwolf 2013-12-16T05:06:00

Good use of the theme, the graphics are great as well. A bit dense to grasp the concept at first, but otherwise great.

Cat Gentlemans Play: Insult Spinner 10 Cents by RobotLovesKitty 2013-12-16T05:19:00

At first I feared this was a QWOP clone, but I like that you cannot fall over. That said, I did shoot myself in the foot the first time.

Corn Quest by burlapjack 2013-12-19T01:29:00

Nice little game, I love the music and the "chat" with the adventurer =)

Robocide by chabuduo 2013-12-19T01:33:00

Not having space as jump kept getting me killed =p Nice art style and love the "splatter" from killing the other cubes.

Mother by tchem 2013-12-17T04:12:00

The graphics and sound were nice, but I don't think you can use sounds you did make during the competition (for the jam it's okay) / same with using images.

There is a good feel here, but the time is too long and I never really figured out if I could press the keys in sequence or all at once (I feel like i failed a few times going in sequence).

You Are The One by mystakin 2013-12-17T04:21:00

Not sure I would say a good use of the theme, but in all other respects this is outstanding. The music and controls are great and I enjoyed how the level direction changed and the final twists in the last level.

Card Encounter! by Mechatodzilla 2013-12-17T04:01:00

I took a few hands before I got what was going on - perhaps if my hand was always visible at the bottom and there were animations for the playing of cards it would be quicker to pick up. Very good idea and use of the theme!

Blight by bsowers 2013-12-19T01:26:00

Reminded me of Gauntlet - neat little game. The music is very well done!

Weird Kingdom by insane66 2013-12-16T05:11:00

Great work on making the game! i think you could make a sequel around the flying sword.

One Job One Shot by BluShine 2013-12-19T01:23:00

I found it a bit hard to control - never quite sure after a bouce which way was which. I also never got why some walls I went through while other walls that looked identical I bounced off of. All in all though, very neat little game and I got to round three before I had to give up!

The Day the Laughter Stopped by Crabman 2013-12-17T03:41:00

Very well done, you really hit home the loss of control someone would feel. The "no choice" mechanic at the end really worked well, as did the subtle audio. This might also work well as a visual novel, and uploaded to a portal like Kongregate where is may get some attention and spark a conversation. I'd be willing to help even!

Experimental Exodus by LexGarza 2013-12-22T04:19:00

Start of a neat little "twin stick" shooted, but movement seems delayed. Also, I played with "Allergy" but never noticed what it did (I read the notes after - guess I moved the the rooms quickly). The song was need, but got repetitive - needs a few more bars and variation.

Gnome Hedge by haveric 2013-12-16T05:26:00

Took a moment to get the hang of it, but once I did I really enjoyed it.

LD29 — Beneath the Surface

Duck by Jakub Koziol 2014-04-27T22:46:00

Quack

Epsilon Adventure by recursor 2014-05-01T23:17:00

Love it! The puzzles were interesting and clever, and I liked that there wasn't any hand holding to tell me what it was I was supposed to be doing (even though it took me a bit to figure out how to interact with the code cubes). If you do put more time into making this a full game I'd say expand on the story bits and the lighting some (was hard in a few places to see thing). Great job!

Aqua by littleball 2014-05-02T23:54:00

Loved it - really fun game that shows you don't always need a fail condition. The piano music is perfect as is the pixel art. Was also a lot bigger than I expected! Was there a way to get the keys in the rocks? "I found it" without them but I still wonder...

Archaeology by Levi D. Smith 2014-05-03T00:32:00

The update really helps - nice take on the theme!

Upper Crust by dylanwolf 2014-05-01T22:34:00

Nice take on the theme. If you wanted to spend more time you could add some interaction between "worlds" such as having to move something in one to change the other.

Surface Runner by OniiRam 2014-04-28T22:33:00

I like the use of the theme and take on an infinite runner. That said, I groaned at the sight of the character art - it's gratuitous and in no way tied to the game (why wouldn't they be in skater clothes or even farmers?). It feels like it's designed for web clicks, and not the game.

I understand this may be an issue and/or controversial topic so let me just state I'm giving my impressions of the game here only and not trying or willing to enter and debates on the matter. My comments are solely for the developers to interpret how they see fit =)

I am a Richard by Dezzles 2014-04-27T22:57:00

When I pressed w it didn't jump.

Tentacle Rails by javifugitivo 2014-05-02T23:31:00

Wow, amazing job all! The gameplay was fun and the art is really good. This would be a game I'd work on making a full release of.

An Osterreich tale, or something about ostriches by Marcellus 2014-05-03T00:04:00

Nice use of the theme, and a clever game idea. After the first level I cheated - took a screen shot and rotated it =p

Overwhelmed by OhFiddleDiddle 2014-04-27T22:51:00

I feel sad inside...

Under The Surface by insane66 2014-05-03T00:33:00

Great job Jacob! Really cool to see how deep your games are getting - keep up the work making games!

In the Lair of a Basilisk by Korwegian 2014-05-01T22:45:00

Very atmospheric game, and the sounds really set the mood. I had trouble adapting to the controls; mouse look would have been nice and a more standard WASD layout.

Bobs Incident by shane1090 2014-04-27T22:54:00

I drown a lot.

Tube by BigBearScot 2014-04-27T23:36:00

When I tap the arrow keys it only works every once in a while.

Siren Song by mark.goetz 2014-05-03T00:28:00

Nice take on the theme. Never managed to call Charybdis but I did try multiple times!

Hymn of the Moles by King_Mew 2014-05-03T00:21:00

Weird take on theme... or just weird in general =p The changes in how the notes appeared kept things interesting and I like that death didn't seem to start my back at level one, though about 6 levels in I refused to work for the chub any longer!

Kill or Kill by GreatBigJerk 2014-04-27T23:06:00

It is an amazing game!

Aqua Nick in Deep Sea Danger by Bad Dog Studios 2014-05-01T22:41:00

Enjoyed the game. On additional plays I pretty much ignored the fish as it didn't seem to impact my oxygen all that much. The big red fish however is not to be ignored!

Ama by machine_screen 2014-05-03T00:14:00

I like the swimming animation - really good pixel work. The music is also a very good fit. The idea is a good use of the theme but by the third level I lost interest and drown myself (hopefully dad is cured by day 3!)

Earth. by miwuc 2014-04-27T23:55:00

I love the idea of digging past the crust of the earth. I had fun playing it.

Earth. by miwuc 2014-05-01T22:53:00

(Previous comment was my daughter's) - Enjoy digging up the fossils and don't know if this was intended but I was able to "speed dig" by clicking while rapidly moving the mouse. Every now and then a layer would vanish on it's own though, don't know if that was part of the game.

The museum should be happy with my work!

LD30 — Connected Worlds

GalactiTrader by recursor 2014-08-25T22:58:00

Very nice - had to watch the tutorial to figure out what was going on but after that I was taking fool's resources in no time :) I got up to around 120 influence. Also, this is probably the most literal use of the theme I've seen so far!

Mammoth Monkey Mole by ehtd 2014-08-30T01:35:00

Nice simple puzzle game - well done.

Bipolar World by havana24 2014-08-31T22:58:00

Cool game idea - it got too "super meatboy" for me (not my thing) so I didn't get to far but seemed interesting and the narrative was well done with the levels I played.

Frank and Gerald by ming_tea 2014-08-30T01:39:00

Cool use of the theme. The sound glitches out a bit when you send the last to to heaven/hell but otherwise no issues.

Star Garden by OnlySlightly 2014-08-30T01:05:00

1557, 9268 for the party!

Really cool idea on the theme. Ship movement was a bit touchy to control, and a little small, but a very cool concept and use of the theme.

Dream World by Levi D. Smith 2014-08-25T22:27:00

I will confess I got to the fourth stage but did not finish - the movement felt a little slow and there wasn't any new items or abilities so I stopped. The background art was cool (loved the Dali clocks) and the voice overs were a great touch. Really made me want to kill some bunnies!

Parallel Puzzles by dylanwolf 2014-08-25T22:22:00

It took a few plays to get what was going on, but is a pretty cool concept and take on the theme. As always, dig the art style and music!

ConnectTheWorlds by mrexcessive 2014-08-30T01:44:00

Nice game - the 4th planet (the big moon) proved to be to erratic for me to land, but I enjoyed some of the humor in the text.

Escape This Place by Demorro 2014-08-30T02:02:00

Really cool idea but I do not posses the skills to play too far into the game (keep hitting the wrong set of movement keys and when it came to the first timed jump room I was done for!).

Burger Beat by TrickFishPie 2014-08-30T01:13:00

I couldn't get the hang of the controls, and when the first jump came the keys flashed by too quickly for me to make it past the first box. The burger is awesome.

Notes from a Mad Mage by Razoric 2014-08-30T01:19:00

Nice little game. I didn't quite make it to the end, it became a long run back each time i died and I ended up dying again from lack of patience =)

Sinister by Joe Williamson 2014-08-25T03:18:00

Very well done - art and music is really impressive.

Two Islands by Donutttt 2014-08-30T01:10:00

Not an easy game to get into, but interesting once figured out.

LD30 - Connected Worlds by donaldducky 2014-08-31T23:06:00

I think I got to the end of what was completed (1st boss fight) but wasn't sure. I like revealing hearts with an ability - cool idea. The controls felt a little loose, and oddly chosen but I don't play too many platformers with the keyboard so maybe that's common.

Planetary Escape by peejaygee 2014-08-25T22:19:00

Reminds me of Mario Bros - the original before "super". I never found an exit, but managed to pick up the red swirl a few times. Moving around was a bit rough, but otherwise enjoyed it.

InterVersal by micdoodle8 2014-08-30T01:24:00

I love the art style and music - nicely done. I played though a few levels but they started becoming more jump skill based and I couldn't wrap my head around doing the upside down.

Robots meet Commandoman by CSULB_ACM 2014-08-31T23:13:00

Cool little game, would have liked to drop the dynamite with the mouse button as hitting F was a bit awkward while trying to run.

Revo by raddevon 2014-08-30T00:51:00

Interesting idea, and well written. I played through it a few times, not sure if there was a "winning" ending but there seemed like there were a few "wrong" ones!

Song of the Dodo by uvwar 2014-08-31T23:18:00

Weird. Probably not intended, but if you jump in the water you became immortal. The Dodo Highlander. There can be only one!

Sunblaztor by bladderbloat 2014-08-31T22:41:00

I actually played a few levels before I realized I could move and then is was like a whole other game =) Really cool take on a simple shooter.

Saphenous by AortaStudios 2014-08-31T22:52:00

I played for a while, but was never really clear what was going on or why. Perhaps more info on the planets and a log of what was happening would help. Looks like there is an interesting game here if the UI gets some polish.

Galaxy Inc. by Floko 2014-08-30T01:56:00

This one has to win the award for best literal use of the theme!

Soul Shepherds: Passing Ghasts by A-Flat Miner Studios 2014-09-06T01:08:00

Some very nice artwork and music/sound. The gameplay was a little chaotic and I felt like I should be catching them all but I guess that's not supposed to happen.

LD31 — Entire Game on One Screen

War in VR World by hadesfury 2014-12-11T00:32:00

Very cool little strategy game. I placed my city in the red zone the first game and learned not to do that =p

Batz by recursor 2014-12-11T01:42:00

Okay, I can honestly say I've never played a game with this control scheme! I got the hang of it pretty quickly but still died a lot because I had to go for multipliers!

Cursed Islands 2 by rzuf 2014-12-13T16:03:00

Old school grinding JRPGs are not my thing, but this is still a cool take on them. I made my way all the way to the fort and needed a key so I went to the cave and at the point is where I gave up (lot of reloading!). I think the problem I had most was it seemed RNG was required to win - sometimes the first creature killed me and sometimes I took down five of them and made it to the next town with ease.

Dads Gold by Crushenator 2014-12-12T01:13:00

Love the idea, good job using the theme. I had trouble crossing the water - it seemed like I was supposed to go between the rocks, but I just sank if I tried. I ended up make it across the first river by riding on the rocks, but this was too difficult on the lake.

Click For Dragons! by vinull 2014-12-08T19:00:00

Yes - the game is nowhere near "balanced" and it's possible to overflow int's and get into some really weird places (though you could consider a signed int the hidden boss!). Ask me in a few days if I'll go back and work on it - right now I'm over looking at the code of this game! =p

Click For Dragons! by vinull 2014-12-09T20:54:00

I think she is a fairy, or at least we had "fairy" down as a monster and that's what led to her art.

Click For Dragons! by vinull 2014-12-13T15:42:00

I have now spent way too much time in Megami Quest =p

TV World by Levi D. Smith 2014-12-13T16:07:00

Other than my concerns for the dark and twisted art style that seems to be in all your games lately, nice game =)

Ice Fishing Derby by dylanwolf 2014-12-11T00:19:00

Really nice game - good art and nice gameplay. The music works, but would have loved another hipster acoustic guitar riff - perfect for the long nights ice fisihing!

Goblin Crown Fever by Nekith 2014-12-17T01:02:00

Nice job! I had to download the windows version, for some reason the web player would never finish loading. I also had trouble figuring out what to do until I saw the note about widescreen (in Unity there is a setting in preferences to limit size choices to resolutions or aspect ratios you may want to set).

Graphics and music/sound were very impressive. Gameplay got repetitive after a few levels but I imagine you could spice things up enough if you worked on this more. Great game!

SnowCard by mrexcessive 2014-12-11T01:37:00

Interesting idea on a memory game, though I really didn't have to memorize anything it still felt like that type of game.

Slime Ball by naali 2014-12-12T01:38:00

Nice, simple game play - maybe a bit hard in the current state (can you stop a ball from hitting the top? I didn't see a way).

Adventure Cows by PapaCheech 2014-12-12T01:27:00

Dull farming game, maybe add some aliens that tru to steal the cows if I don't kill them in time? =)

Cool and interesting - I did hit a wave where I was stuck on the bottom row (could only move left and right) which cleared up the next wave. No other glitches.

Adrift by Supernaught 2014-12-17T00:48:00

Nice game! I guess this would be "Entire Game on one Scene" =) I got stuck after getting the green guy, I couldn't see a way to cross the red square or stop the red lasers. Art is great, and animations as well.

Tiny's Adventure in TV Land by Kate Kligman 2014-12-17T00:52:00

Loved the use of the theme is this one! Also a really clever way to tell a story, and hey - snowman!

Snowman Simulator by insane66 2014-12-13T16:11:00

I look forward to learning the plot behind the game Sunday =)

Dugeon Loop by sorle 2014-12-12T01:33:00

Nice take on a rogue-like (without the random levels, but with the stat carry over). Took me 8 lives to kill the boss the first time.

Neighboring by psychonull 2014-12-12T01:21:00

Interesting concept, but I couldn't really work out what raised the stats - seemed like everything went down no matter what. I loved the sounds and the graphics are pretty good too.

The Fast and the Flatulent by Drtizzle 2014-12-11T02:14:00

I like the control idea and concept - playing the player of a game. The humor of the game didn't do anything for me, and the difficulty was annoying enough I couldn't play long. Still, props to the concept even if it's not my type of game!

Build A Snowman by peejaygee 2014-12-13T16:18:00

Nice game!

Took a bit to figure out what the chute was for the furnace - looked like the rest of the level so I didn't think that was it. I also had items vanishing on the left, I don't know if that was supposed to happen. I think I would have liked having to build the snowman in order from the correct parts more and maybe using the temp to cause different parts to spawn (warmer for coal for example).

Simian Situation by bradur 2014-12-17T00:38:00

The screen (web) was larger than my laptop monitor, so I had to guess where the animals were at the top. That said, it made since for the target (android). The art was good, as the was the music and sound. Gameplay is simplistic but also well done.

Synthetic Nano-Organic Web-Manipulating Agent Network by ZNCatlaw 2014-12-13T15:51:00

Reminds me a lot of FTL - I spent a good bit of time playing (the song stops after a bit) and though everything is in chaos I never lost the ship or a room. Can that happen? Would be cool in a later version to have to control more of the crew and keep the stations manned.

I Am Technician by Murchurl 2014-12-11T02:09:00

It took a while to figure out how to play, even after watching the video. Many times I had a green cursor but no idea why the cable wouldn't connect or piece wouldn't go in. Overall I like the idea of this game, even if the interface is a little frustrating.