zookatron

Year	LD	Theme		Game	Division	Rank	Ov	Fu	In	Th	Gr	Au	Hu	Mo	Co
2021	49	Unstable	👥	Ecotopia	jam	721	3.54	3.20	3.25	3.81	3.72	3.78	3.07	3.22
2016	35	Shapeshift		Secret of the Lizard People	jam	524	3.26	3.52	3.11	3.44	3.11		4.19	3.15	45
2012	24	Evolution		Life Will Find A Way	compo

Life Will Find A Way by zookatron 2012-08-28T03:58:00

Hey guys, thanks for checking it out!

Graf_Grun: Thanks for the tip, I tried out cx-freeze and I got it to build into an exe with all the required dlls, but I get a generic "Segmentation Fault" error without a stacktrace when I try to run it. :(

vidarn: Thanks for the tip about the different paths under linux, I'll remember next time to make separate batch files for linux. Unfortunately I cant reproduce that moment of inertia error and I'm not sure where it could be coming from, maybe pymunk doesn't work quite as well cross-platform as I thought :/

LD35 — Shapeshift

Wake Up Shaple by Cosmologicon 2016-04-27T23:57:00

Nice game! Nice and straightforward to learn and play. A little low on the innovation, but very solid execution, good audio and graphics. I am REALLY bad at these kinds of games though so I couldn't get very far, but nicely done overall!

It could have been Two Colors by Phobos001 2016-05-06T21:16:00

Honestly, the most fun game I've played this Ludum Dare! Great job! Audio was on point, and the theme was kinda funny :P

SAMSARA by Huskitch 2016-04-19T03:18:00

Pretty cool concept, and amazing art and music.

From a gameplay perspective, it definitely needs a bit more fleshing out though. The controls seemed buggy (I think the circle combo is backwards, says left down right in game but is actually right down left?) and sometimes the correct shield failed to block a shape. Also the game appears to have no ending?

With a tutorial and some gameplay polish this could easily be an awesome game. Keep it up.

My Strange Alien Friend by Anshul Goyal 2016-05-09T02:39:00

Seems like an interesting game that could have potential with some more work. The physics seemed wonky, I kept getting stuck in walls and getting unable to jump for some reason, which made it very difficult to play enjoyably. Also a little bit of tutorial on what the goal of the game is at the beginning would be helpful.

Badassnake by ryjcio 2016-04-27T23:13:00

Nice! Straightforward and well done. Fun to play. Also sort of related to the shapeshifter theme... a little bit? :)

Body Key by vicious_br 2016-04-19T17:18:00

Very fun! The level design was on point. I liked how you handled movement, very unique. :)

Drunk'n nuts by AngrySquirrels 2016-05-09T02:43:00

Definitely the best graphics I've seen yet this LD! Great job on that. Would be nice to see a bit more gameplay.

Fulmen by Thoran 2016-04-27T23:00:00

Really nice! I loved the little intro-scene where your friend gets zapped, very sad! With a bit more fleshing out it could be a really cool game. The first level with enemies was a bit sparse without much variety, but pretty solid.

For some reason one time when I died in mid-air, my person just got stuck in place and the game didn't restart. I had to reload the page to continue playing.

Paranormal Investigator by kwmx 2016-04-27T23:09:00

Really well done! The area was just the right size to be challenging but still possible to track down the enemy. The first time I realized something that I had tracked was missing gave a great "Wait... THAT WAS THE SHAPESHIFTER!" moment! Overall very easy to learn, understand and play, great game!

SPY by vados 2016-04-27T23:20:00

Cool game! The shifting text at the beginning was annoying though. Made it way too hard to read the instructions. The gameplay was pretty smooth and easy to pick up, but quite challenging overall.

Dís by AceyT 2016-04-19T21:27:00

Sometimes continuing to work is the hardest part. Great job at sticking with it! What you have is solid :)

Caged by TBSHRichard 2016-04-19T14:07:00

This was a lot of fun! I really appreciate the level design.

Genre Hopper by kleinzach 2016-04-19T02:54:00

Pretty fun to play! Definitely challenging, I couldn't get past 20 or so.

Overall polish could be improved (an in-game instructions screen to get a reminder on the controls would have been a big help) but getting anything done in just one weekend is already an accomplishment.

Keep at it! :)

Shapey Jets by Yumeito 2016-05-06T21:10:00

Cool, solid little game! Didn't have much Shapeshift theme though :P I think the difficulty curve could use some balancing though, at least for me it was too easy at first, almost to the point of being boring, and then it VERY quickly devolved into a screen completely full of unavoidable bullets.

shape, LeSS by medidog 2016-04-19T03:31:00

Nice straightforward little platformer! :) A little low on the innovation, but well done. The graphics were quite nice.

There were some issues, like that I seemed to be able to get stuck in the walls in a few places, and I got pretty confused on where I was supposed to be going sometimes, but nothing too bad.

I have to say though that the mechanic of needing to wait for your shape-shift bar to refill wasn't very fun. There's nothing particularly exciting about sitting there and waiting for a bar to fill up for 5 seconds. Maybe it would be cool if there were enemies or something to keep you occupied while you waited?

Shadow Play by Xu 2016-04-19T03:05:00

Cool concept and story! With a bit more polish and more levels it could be really cool.

I thought that the way the blocks faded in and out at the edges of the light was a bit finicky. Some of the spaces also felt a bit too cramped, making it overly difficult to do the maneuvers you need to get the light in the right spots.

Space Balls by Devilsora 2016-04-27T23:28:00

In the future, package a game as just a self-contained executable folder. Having to install the game was really annoying and is probably why you don't have more ratings. Also the "Web" link is supposed to go to a website version, not a web-based download for a windows version.

As for the game, it was pretty cool, but a bit simplistic. It was also too difficult to avoid hitting the red blocks and basically impossible to avoid the bullets once you had hit the red block. But with more polish and game design work you could make something really cool. Keep making games and you'll go far!

Conquest of Flatland by FrozenShadowDragon 2016-04-27T22:54:00

Really cool game! It had a lot more depth of gameplay and replayability than the average LD game. With some graphics improvements and polish it could turn into a really cool game. It seems like it would take some tweaking to appeal to non-programmers though; Editing your unit AI is quite complicated for a game, especially one intended for real-time play.

For some reason halfway through the game my units started wandering in random directions when they were supposed to be finding the nearest enemy, and I wasn't sure why they did that.

Palkheun Shape by Kurulla_Se0 2016-05-06T21:22:00

Nice little rhythm game. I wish the difficulty ramped up a little faster, it was seemed quite monotonous to me for a while there. Overall fun and solidly built.

Shifting Sands by MissVioletVi 2016-05-06T21:05:00

In the future, you need to provide the executable and data folder packaged together into a SINGLE zip file. Forcing people to download them and piece them together is unacceptable.

As for the game, I tried everything and I couldn't figure out how to fight back against the monster. You need to have some sort of instructions on how to play your game or people will be unable to play.

Mimicry by WesternPlains 2016-04-27T23:35:00

Pretty cool game! The audio lines were funny :) Nice and straightforward to learn and play, and good use of the theme. Very solid game, you should be really proud of yourselves!

LD49 — Unstable

Life Unit X330 by Josh6680 2021-10-14T01:25:27Z

The game could really use better explanation of the mechanics, it's not really clear what you're supposed to pick up and what you're supposed to avoid/shoot. Also gets a bit repetitive after a while since it doesn't seem like there's many different things to do. Flying around looking at stuff was kinda fun though and the graphics were cute, seems like a good base for further development!

Giruffled by Papaver 2021-10-05T19:22:55Z

Very cute little game, fun and straightforward! I found it REALLY hard though, I played it for like 15 minutes but I was not able to get past the second level.

Dizzard Wizzard by ryjcio 2021-10-17T02:57:55Z

Cool game, nice graphics, rare to see fully animated 3D games for a jam like this, well done! The controls were pretty awkward though, it was really hard to aim the spells where you wanted them to go with this control scheme. Given that it seems you're supposed to be a ranged character this make the game more frustrating than it should be. Also there doesn't seem to be any way to quit the game?

CHEMYKAL by RicardoBusta 2021-10-04T19:44:44Z

The game needs more instructions, I wasn't able to figure out how to play. I could pick up leaves and bottles and put them down places but couldn't figure out how to combine them into potions.

A Druid's Day by TheCrittersCove 2021-10-12T02:46:19Z

Very cool game, fun and easy to learn! The graphics are a bit minimalist but clean and easy to read. Made me want to play more, with more challenges and spells to learn!

UnstaBall by WilloXs 2021-10-14T01:19:39Z

Very cool game, I love the glowy atmosphere and the gentle bongs of hitting the squares. The game play was fun and easy to pick up, really good job balancing the difficulty, each level felt challenging without being overwhelming! The music was pretty repetitive after a while but not too bad.

Yeetr by timon 2021-10-08T00:15:50Z

Cool game! The puzzles were a bit simple but not bad for a weekend game jam. The graphics were pretty plain but I know it's hard to do good 3D graphics for a weekend jam like this. Also I don't know if the fact that it's impossible to quit the game with escape or something is an intended feature or not but if it is it's a bit too cute ;)

Space Repair by Abdul Zakkar 2021-10-21T18:03:20Z

Nice art style! Gameplay was a bit simple any way too hard at me, I have never been much good at bullet hell shooters and I had to play like 10 times before I was able to finally complete one repair, lol

Core Meltdown by sockpuppetcow 2021-10-08T00:20:52Z

Nice job, making a 3D game for a weekend game jam is hard! However it would have been really nice to have an option to adjust the mouse sensitivity, it was WAY too high for me which made it really hard to play. Would have been nice to have some more gameplay variety too, it gets pretty repetitive quickly. The reactor animation is cool though!

Chunky Supreme by mnursey 2021-10-14T01:41:14Z

Given the detail in the rest of the world having the enemies be blank red cubes felt pretty out of place, would be cool to have had some sort of monster model for them. But I know making a 3D game for a game jam is pretty hard, and the core gameplay is smooth and fun, so good job!

Nuclear Puzzle Defense by macaroni.dev 2021-10-08T00:04:32Z

Neat little game, cool idea! However I was playing it on a beefy computer but was getting really bad frame rate issues which limited my enjoyment of the game. Also the flame effect from the flame blocks should really come down in a projectile or something instead of instantly appearing like it does, they way it is now makes it difficult to dodge IMO.

Unstable Hunger by pedrocoden 2021-10-17T03:07:13Z

Interesting little cannibalism simulator, teaches the valuable moral lesson that those who live by the hammer, die by the hammer, lol. Cool to see a full 3D game with animations on a weekend game jam like this good job! The gameplay got pretty repetitive quickly though unfortunately, would have been nice to have some more variety.

Un-Stabled by Denhette 2021-10-04T20:21:08Z

Very funny little game :) I wasn't able to get past the sheep level, getting them to go where I wanted was impossible!

Antstable by kakapoy 2021-10-21T17:56:53Z

Neat little game, cool concept but unfortunately the physics kept bugging out on me (no pun intended) and exploding my colony into a hundred pieces. I tried to get through to the end but the second time it happened I gave up. I think it happened because I was trying to build buildings to close together or something but I'm not sure.

Unstable City by Spike Studio 2021-10-05T02:19:30Z

Super fun game! Very interesting strategy decisions and building interactions, and the art an UI is on point. Game seems to go on a bit long though IMO, after a while it gets kind of easy where you have 10+ of all resources, might be more fun with a smaller pop cap.

The Unstoppable Guio by Lucas Thomaz 2021-10-04T19:01:31Z

I found it really hard to get past the first part, it seems a bit too easy to slide off the edges of the platforms. The jump moving you upwards instantly was really jarring which made it hard to navigate too. The graphics and music was pretty cool though, it's hard to make a 3D game for a weekend jam like this, good job on that!

Left Beehind by mistercheezymoon 2021-10-14T01:31:03Z

Unfortunately this isn't really my type of game but it seems like you really put a lot of effort into it, lots of different mechanics to keep track of and things to do!