DerpSpace by Pixel Greg
Did you ever run out of fuel? What if you would in SPACE?

The space crew was equipped with faulty fuel tanks bought on the internet... of course, they ran out. Now it's your task to find them, give them YOUR fuel and bring them to safety!
Game was done in 2 days in GameMaker. All assets and code were done by me.
Tools Used: - Gamemaker 2.x - Aseprite - Cubase 10
POST JAM Version 1.0.0.1 - Fixed game breaking collision bug with astronauts returning to space station. - Fixed spelling mistakes. - Fixed flipped audio channels bug. - Thanks to Gamemaker 2.0 patch fixed critical bug in HTML version. - HTML version is now live.
| HTML5 (web) | https://gamegreg.itch.io/derpspace |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/43/derpspace |
Ratings
| Overall | 110th | 3.957⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 39th | 4.087⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 360th | 3.348⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 633th | 3.283⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 204th | 4.087⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 59th | 4⭐ | 24🧑⚖️ |
| Humor | 197th | 3.543⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 96th | 3.978⭐ | 25🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 30🗳️ | 9🗨️ |
The controls were very intuitive and easy to control, and the mini-map was not only really helpful, but very well executed overall.
The graphics were charming and unique, with a touch of character in each of the astronauts.
The voice acting was a nice touch, and the music fit the style of the game very well.
However, i did find that if you got stuck in-between an arriving astronaut to the spacestation then it bombards you with the same phrase over and over again.
But overall i think this game deserves more reviews and plays than it currently has, solid entry.
Nice Mood.
good job.
As for gameplay, good idea but fails a little bit in how it's executed as it is more tedious than challenging. The game's main gameplay mechanic is resource management but doesn't really challenge you if you run out of resources.
I see some other comments praising theme, but I can't say I understand the sacrifice-part of it. You are literally not-sacrificing (rescuing) people! :grin: But sure, you are sacrificing your fuel... To them..? So there's that!
Apart from the forgiving nature of the game, a solid entry! Good job!
Nonetheless, a great entry!
P.S. Had a lot of fun doing bumping chains in between astronauts and asteroids :)