Ocean Ecobalancer by TheCrittersCove

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made by TheCrittersCove for LD 44 (JAM)

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Play as a god/goddess and create new life using your energy. There's 5 types of aquatic life to balance in this sim. Work from the bottom up to create a sound food chain.

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Vertuga32
30. Apr 2019 · 05:41 UTC
The idea is close to our game) But it is not clear why energy is being restored or lost. And why is there a man drawn?
🎤 TheCrittersCove
30. Apr 2019 · 12:37 UTC
@vertuga32 Unfortunately I didn't allow enough time to really hash out the intro/tutorial well. One line I forgot to put in the instructions was that everything except seaweed produces passive energy. The man is suppose to be an energy gauge. The idea was the player is a sea god/goddess adding life to the ocean. Apparently there's a bug with the energy gauge not always being accurate, but I didn't catch it til after the deadline. Anyway, thank you for giving my game a try!
moi93101
30. Apr 2019 · 20:04 UTC
I liked the clean graphism and the calm music, but, I don't think the theme is really used :p
(I didn't note humor, because, I don't think it apply right here)
Copito
30. Apr 2019 · 23:03 UTC
Fun game I ended up with a pretty successful underwater paradise... unless you were a fish... if you were a fish then it was probably more like hell :D
Thenerdster
30. Apr 2019 · 23:05 UTC
Played this for a long time, I don't know why it is so chill but it is! ![Capture.JPG](///raw/811/51/z/23f91.jpg)
Abraxas Interactive
30. Apr 2019 · 23:09 UTC
Nice job, very soothing game, loved the sound design.
FROG5TAR
30. Apr 2019 · 23:24 UTC
Nice Game. ended up playing for a good 15 minutes only main issue i found is it slow lags to a unplayable point the bigger it gets. If you were to develop it further in the future i think have a male/female version of all the creatures could be interesting makes it harder for you to balance it with it being a 50/50 chance when a new one is born. and the have a scrolling screen so the play area is bigger than the display with left/right arrows on the sides to move side to side. this last suggestion is mainly to cope with lag as then you don't need everything rendered at the same time only whats on the screen. but overall very impressive game and had fun playing it :)
🎤 TheCrittersCove
01. May 2019 · 12:12 UTC
@thenerdster Wow that's a lot of sharks! Glad you enjoyed it.

@frog5tar I was having some issues getting it balanced quite right. I should have put a cap on the plants reproducing, as I imagine that's the majority of the lag. Glad you liked the game and thanks for the suggestions!
Kharibidus
03. May 2019 · 00:21 UTC
Good job! An interesting concept, reminded me of trying to keep my Tamagotchi alive. I was able to continue indefinitely just using the seawood fish and shrimp.
Evan M
03. May 2019 · 03:27 UTC
Pretty fun although it got a little boring and it took me a while to figure how you gain energy.
YiNian
03. May 2019 · 03:28 UTC
It's a very relaxing game. I've been playing it for a long time. Its design is great, but it doesn't seem to fit the theme very well.
Gaming Night
03. May 2019 · 13:59 UTC
Really nice concept. Il liked it very much.
Logicon211
04. May 2019 · 02:08 UTC
I like the concept. Very relaxing!
h.m.murdock
04. May 2019 · 17:36 UTC
Such a peaceful game, very nice work
Some animations would make it a lot more alive.
Maybe add a timer to count how long you can survive.
Beastiebeastie
04. May 2019 · 19:03 UTC
A lovely, relaxing and peaceful game with beautiful art.
arctic_allosaurus
05. May 2019 · 16:02 UTC
Gameplay was super relaxing, almost therapeutic even!
OddSocks
05. May 2019 · 21:14 UTC
Concept is fantastic. It had a sort of addictive quality to it. The colours and art were really nice. I would love to see this game expanded on post LD. Congrats on an epic LD entry 🙌
qazwsxedc121
06. May 2019 · 10:11 UTC
Really like the graphic and music.
jk5000
06. May 2019 · 12:25 UTC
A fun and super relaxing little game. Well done.