Hatformer by Stevie Bushman
This game is easy, if only you can ignore all of the achievements, hats, and collectible Lava Lamps (tm)!
Every hat you get increases the difficulty, and those damn collectibles are in dumb spots.
Take it easy with the No Hat Route (tm) or go for the extreme challenge and COLLECT THEM ALL!
- hundreds of hats!
- 10+ Lava Lamps
- a boss that you get to fight TWICE
Thanks for playing! <3

Controls * move: WASD / arrows * jump: W or up arrow * throw hat to make the game easier: spacebar * open menu: ESC * reset game: R * cheat: H

Made by Brenden B. Stevie B. and Casey B. in 72 hours for LD 40!
All original art and music and programming
Custom built platformer physics (which was a dumb idea BTW)
Based on the Speedy Snail Engine
https://github.com/bushmango/Speedy-Snail-Game-Engine
We are Prarie Snail Games! Super-indie!
We <3 feedback so please leave a comment
| Other (web) | https://soundcloud.com/c_bushmaker/sets/ludum-dare-40-game-soundtrack |
| HTML5 (web) | https://jam.steviebushman.com/ludum-dare-40 |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/40/hatformer |
Ratings
| Overall | 747th | 3.26⭐ | 27🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 801th | 3.042⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 595th | 3.146⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 136th | 4.042⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 896th | 2.875⭐ | 26🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 484th | 3.087⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 141th | 3.783⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 756th | 3.045⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 34🗳️ | 8🗨️ |
In conclusion, hats.

This was a great challenge. The game was very simple in execution - the more hats, the harder it is -, but it was incredibly swingy. Even one hat could make a great difference, and I love it. More than a challenge or achievements, I actively started seeing hats as enemies and game-enders. I swear, I was borderline paranoid by the time of the first dragon fight.
While the game itself was short, I can see the appeal of trying to get as many hats as possible to the end. I just couldn't take that kind of challenge. No-hats was hard enough as it was. But still, I had a blast.
Once again, way to go with this hilariously hatastrophic entry. [In behalf of my team](https://twitter.com/WhalesAndGames), we tip our hats to you. Cheers! :whale:
This has cult-classic written all over it.
Congrats on a fun entry--have a great LD! :)