Spider Royale by superjai

[raw]
made by superjai for LD 38 (JAM)

Aim to the become the reigning champion of arachnids in an ever shrinking web-strung arena of DEATH. Eat flies to become bigger and stronger. Lunge and charge at enemies to knock them off. But be careful — get too aggressive and you’ll fall to your own demise.

Controls:

  • Move Legs - ASDF JKL;
  • Lunge/Charge - Spacebar

Made by Jeremy Weeks (@jeremyrweeks), Gian Cruz (@gianorama), and Mark Ryan Sallee (@mrsallee) for Ludlum Dare 38: A Small World.

Play it now:

spider<em>royale</em>screenshot<em>01.jpg spider</em>royale<em>screenshot</em>02.jpg spider<em>royale</em>screenshot<em>03.jpg spider</em>royale<em>screenshot</em>04.jpg spider<em>royale</em>screenshot<em>05.jpg spider</em>royale<em>screenshot</em>06.jpg

Ratings

Overall 80th 3.957⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Fun 164th 3.591⭐ 24🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 34th 4⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Theme 163th 3.826⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 223th 3.913⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Humor 163th 3.304⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Mood 277th 3.435⭐ 25🧑‍⚖️
Given 49🗳️ 7🗨️

Feedback

Jabba
01. May 2017 · 16:03 UTC
I love the concept. very original idea! very hard too. the fourth right leg on my keyboard don't work.
anyway i love the style, Cool idea!
Jeremy Ryan
02. May 2017 · 02:57 UTC
Love this game! Has a very QWOP-ish feel with the controls, but makes it really engaging. Very well-done AI's, very difficult at first. Game is a little laggy on laptop for web version, made it a little hard to aim dashes. Great work!
joemid
03. May 2017 · 04:34 UTC
Wow, this was hard for me. I never won, but had a good time trying! The best results came from jamming on f and j and space, then hoping I didn't get too close to the unraveling edge. The music really adds to the stress!
zsoltbartok
08. May 2017 · 15:12 UTC
this is a cool game! The controls are brilliant, it makes absolutely sense here, you're a spider, after all. I liked the art, the sound and the concept, so I gave a lot of stars. Not an easy game, but looks and plays well enough to be fun!
adcrusher
11. May 2017 · 20:00 UTC
Awesome work! Nice use of controls, they were difficult to get used to but its refreshing to have something different. This seems like it would make a good couch-multiplayer game, bumping your friends off the spider webs.
korvyashka
11. May 2017 · 20:02 UTC
Little funny game.
Anyway I eventually started to click all buttons when need to go forward very fastly and appropriate buttons to go left or to go right)
Cool if that would be multiplayer at least hotseat)

Good job)
yoanndeplo
11. May 2017 · 20:23 UTC
Arg, too many controls for me! (and too many spiders too, those damn creatures!)
rpmoura
11. May 2017 · 23:47 UTC
I liked the game, personally found it very hard to control, but it's a good idea and very original.
BlackRose
12. May 2017 · 13:12 UTC
The idea and the game are so fun! I think its a amazing concept and so entertaining. Its a little bit dificult to control, and the ";" its not work on my keyboard.
I enjoy a lot playing this game. Love the controls, this game have a lot of work and is amazing ^^
Hierophant
15. May 2017 · 10:40 UTC
Fun idea. I thought it was really clever to use a control scheme like that. Graphics and music were both very nice. I do feel like the controls should have perhaps been inversed though, it felt very weird to use the right legs to turn left and vice versa. You got me to play long enough to win a round, which took quite a while, so I'll call that a success!

If you like, please check out the game I made for the jam, you can find a link to it on my profile
mar3k
15. May 2017 · 19:33 UTC
The concept is great, art and music as well, but the gameplay seems to lack something. Dont get me wrong it is cool and all, but gets boring after while also the controls are so damn hard I get something done most of the times only by luck.
But great job anyway!
lord-bobyness
15. May 2017 · 19:53 UTC
Qwop meets Smash Bros. How can anyone say that's not like, the best thing.
Dragojt
15. May 2017 · 20:04 UTC
Confusing but humoristic controls. Nice work!
zirconcode
15. May 2017 · 21:14 UTC
Wow me and my friend loved it! Really smooth execution, from character editor to controls *cough*, it's good that I'm not a spider!
refreshgames
15. May 2017 · 21:22 UTC
Excellent game! Cool concept, tough controls to master but pretty cool nonetheless! Will you be expanding on this with a multiplayer version post-jam?
Superbusyrobot
16. May 2017 · 00:27 UTC
I personally find the 8-button control scheme to be hilarious and awesome, so major points in Humor there. Definitely gives you a sort of feel for what it must be like to be one of our eight-legged friends. :D
buteratosgames
16. May 2017 · 10:48 UTC
Ahhha! It's really coool! I love it! 5 stars!
DeathStorm
16. May 2017 · 12:12 UTC
Wow very cool, very interesting and inovative concept.

Keep working on could be a cool couch party game.
Kolkav
16. May 2017 · 17:46 UTC
Love the concept, but hate the spiders in general) Controls are confusing but entertaining. The game has a very high production quality, good visuals, good sound design and disgusting spiders(not in your game only, just in general, hate them)
Excellent game, creepy spiders, must play!
Kolkav
16. May 2017 · 17:46 UTC
Love the concept, but hate the spiders in general) Controls are confusing but entertaining. The game has a very high production quality, good visuals, good sound design and disgusting spiders(not in your game only, just in general, hate them)
Excellent game, creepy spiders, must play!
FuriousWitch
18. May 2017 · 20:57 UTC
The concept is very new may be even unique but the game was so hard for me to be honest. Really great work on the movement and the smooth animation of the legs. Good job :)
IceKing
02. Aug 2017 · 08:46 UTC
Despite the fact this game about spiders, I like this fun and challenging game. Great concept for a couch game.