The Cycle by nate_wec
A spooky little game where you collect people to sacrifice (Or not) for power. It takes about 10 minutes to collect 100 people (Hint hint, end of the game)
Controls:
WASD To move
Shift to run
Space to attack

Download: https://nate-wec.itch.io/the-cycle
| Windows | https://nate-wec.itch.io/the-cycle |
| Source code | https://nate-wec.itch.io/the-cycle |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/the-cycle |
Ratings
| Given | 10🗳️ | 9🗨️ |
Combat is quite fun, although, I have two complaints. First one -- your tangible power doesn't scale well with numbers you get for sacrificing people. Yes, sure, I have 50 damage, but that doesn't really matter, because I'm one-shoting enemies as if I had 5. Maybe, the size of the projectile should increase as well (and it would fit "you vs the horde" gameplay really well)
Second -- I wish there was some reward for giving people to the pumpkin guy, because at that point, you are just throwing away free health (and that might have been the while point, but imo there should have been something to acknowledge, maybe a "good" ending).
And a better tutorial wouldn't hurt. And UI is obnoxious sometimes. And music, while moody and creepy, get old preety fast
Overall, it's quite an enjoyable little game, even though it's simple and doesn't look that great
(Example you give him 1, you get 0.1 back, next time you give him 2, he gives you 0.3 back, etc)
And there is a good ending! Just don't sacrifice people (It's hard I haven't done it but it's possible)
The tutorial was meant to be kinda mysterious but some more explanation of the games mechanics wouldn't hurt. I'm just really bad at UI programming! So I'll try to shrink that down if I ever do more on this game. And I wanted more creepy music, again ran out of time.
Thanks for the commment!