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Living Space by Timbals

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made by Timbals for LD 42 (COMPO)

// ludum dare entry description

You run your own planet. Your goal is to make the planet bigger by injecting rocks into it. The people that live on this planet require living space to be happy.

You loose if you run out of space that the people can use. You gain resources by picking up rocks that have been left behind by asteroids and by sending rockets to harvest resources.

You have to purchase a gun and shoot the alien spaceships to prevent them from stealing mass.

Version 1.1: - fixed a crash that prevented playing the game - removed web version for being too unstable

Controls

A - move to left
D - move to right
E - interact/purchase item
C - open shop
SPACE - shoot upwards (after purchasing a gun)

Screenshot

screen2.png

Windows https://timbals.itch.io/living-space
Source code https://github.com/Timbals/Living-Space
Original URL https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/living-space

Ratings

Overall 475th 3.182⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Fun 439th 3.106⭐ 35🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 247th 3.397⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 382th 3.529⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 539th 2.838⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Audio 394th 2.806⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Mood 295th 3.065⭐ 33🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 27🗨️

Feedback

Bensbuff
12. Aug 2018 · 22:46 UTC
i like the idea of the game
jharler
14. Aug 2018 · 15:04 UTC
Interesting take on the theme. At first I thought I needed to deposit the rocks in order to purchase things, so I was wondering why I couldn't buy a gun or rocket because I never had enough rocks. Once I realized it was one or the other, the game became much more clear. I enjoyed the game, nice work. The music got a little repetitive after a few minutes though. Congrats on finishing!
Neverdusk
14. Aug 2018 · 15:09 UTC
This game reminds me a lot of Defender, but with a really interesting twist. Nice execution of the theme!
Xanderrread
14. Aug 2018 · 15:14 UTC
I really liked the idea. I wish the shooting was more of a feature because im pretty sure it becomes impossible to get enough rocks fast enough at a certain point. However I really liked the music and the feel of the game. Really good job!
JK studio
14. Aug 2018 · 15:18 UTC
nice idea and a good implementation but the shoping UI could have been bigger and also you could have spend some more time on the graphics I think but overall its a nice game.
Borys
14. Aug 2018 · 15:20 UTC
Idea is nice, but this game needs a little balances in the shop system, because it's really hard to keep planet undamaged and buying stuff in shop. Otherwise, it's very nice entry. Good job!
Borys
14. Aug 2018 · 15:20 UTC
Idea is nice, but this game needs a little balances in the shop system, because it's really hard to keep planet undamaged and buying stuff in shop. Otherwise, it's very nice entry. Good job!
Fenderbate
14. Aug 2018 · 18:00 UTC
I liked it a lot but my planet overpopulated before i could do anything interesting :P
Andreas Roschal
15. Aug 2018 · 13:43 UTC
Really nice game idea. Increasing the size of your planet felt really good.
Rewzu
15. Aug 2018 · 21:58 UTC
I like the idea. Really fun to play. However it feels a bit unbalanced. Overall nice game! :D
Swini
15. Aug 2018 · 22:09 UTC
The idea with growing and shrinking playnat is so cool. I thought the alians stream would kill me.Would be a cool addition! Like it. Also the art!
Cursed Pixel
16. Aug 2018 · 11:26 UTC
Really enjoy the game
shp
16. Aug 2018 · 14:03 UTC
Cool concept, I like how the game gets harder the more rocks you put into the planet but also necessary to not lose the game
Nam Nguyen
16. Aug 2018 · 15:21 UTC
The idea is pretty promising, there is a lot you could add on top of that to polish for the post-jam version I think
Koala Squad
16. Aug 2018 · 16:24 UTC
Good job! I like the graphics, and the idea is well done! It is really hard to take care of the planet though, especially later in the game. It definitely fits the theme, and it is pretty fun! The audio is simple, but it works fine that way! Overall, great job!

Cheers!
- The Koala Squad
RenD
17. Aug 2018 · 09:12 UTC
I really like what you did here, I spend more time playing it than I initially thought I would. It there an end game because I thought I was doing fine for quite some time? Cool little game you have here.
andreymust19
17. Aug 2018 · 16:13 UTC
Not, bad. But planet need growth some slower (it's happens too big very soon).
And this planet not enough air atmosphere.
Suchista
18. Aug 2018 · 14:44 UTC
It's great! It was really fun to play it
Predominant
20. Aug 2018 · 09:55 UTC
Great concept, well executed. Needs some mechanics tweaking, but definitely fun to play. Awesome work!
Rahim_Pxr
27. Aug 2018 · 22:11 UTC
Nice game, Love how everything is balanced!
Good luck, Don't forget to take a look at ours if you don't mind and see what it's like when we just focused on graphics in this game jam!
Game Link: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/42/spacelab-42a