Existential Speedway by kromeboy

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made by kromeboy for Ludum Dare 47 (JAM)

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You drive a car around and around. How many laps are enough? Is there a way to escape the routine?

CONTROLS: ASWD, or arrow keys, or left pad on a controller Press escape to reset the game

Music: Dj Rostej - Serenity https://www.jamendo.com/track/1073220/dj-rostej-serenity

Ratings

Overall 1317th 3.114⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Fun 1552th 2.443⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Innovation 848th 3.294⭐ 36🧑‍⚖️
Theme 185th 4.171⭐ 37🧑‍⚖️
Graphics 1390th 2.707⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Humor 540th 3.038⭐ 28🧑‍⚖️
Mood 475th 3.69⭐ 31🧑‍⚖️
Given 33🗳️ 43🗨️

Feedback

sergei201613
05. Oct 2020 · 04:58 UTC
Hi! Good control of the machine, but sometimes you fly over the edge. And the music would be more cheerful)
Thulium Games
05. Oct 2020 · 05:05 UTC
I escaped the loop
Keith Wang
05. Oct 2020 · 05:19 UTC
Cool game, nice control and music. Just always get stuck and need to reset. I hope there could be a functionality that transport me back to the begin of the lap without having to reset my lap count...
mjbelanic
05. Oct 2020 · 06:04 UTC
The controls felt good and I enjoyed the comments as I continued to loop through existence. I eventually broke the loop. Simple game and strangely deep.
JeremyOduber
06. Oct 2020 · 08:54 UTC
Hello, the world needs more narrative racing games, thank you.
Macmist
06. Oct 2020 · 08:57 UTC
Super simple idea but really effective and meaningful, I did not expect to reflect on my own life while driving my car aha, well done!
And loved the conclusion once you escape the loop
LetterAfterZ
06. Oct 2020 · 09:05 UTC
Ahh lovely, this was a nice experience. I like these medadtive narrative games.
MikadoH
06. Oct 2020 · 09:06 UTC
Whoops, I crashed and fell out of the game in the second loop and had to restart :D The comments are nice and controls are good.
m7rk
06. Oct 2020 · 18:34 UTC
it was a meditative experience until i flipped my car

thank you for this masterpiece

these are the kinds of games i wish i knew how to make
Sertu
06. Oct 2020 · 18:42 UTC
i liked the narrative very much but too many glitches my car kept flipping and getting on top of the wall. Overall pretty nice
HOOLOP
06. Oct 2020 · 18:48 UTC
The narrative is nice, controls too, but you have to restart everything when your car is stuck, I would have liked something to put me back on the track.
Paer Strandberg
06. Oct 2020 · 18:50 UTC
Very calming experience. I appreciate the commentary. Gives of a very chill "The Stanley Parable" atmosphere.

It's very easy to accidentally get out of the loop and also that that car slightly turns when pressing forward only. Would be nice to reset the car without losing the lap count as others have pointed out.
Clode
06. Oct 2020 · 20:17 UTC
The controls of the car felt nice and the choice of music fit the mood of the commentary. Wished there was a reset option. Played this game surpisingly longer than what would make sense.
Dani_el_urban
06. Oct 2020 · 20:25 UTC
"Never be afraid to try new things or find new ways!" the game tells me while I go flying over the wall.
This was pretty chill to play. I liked the part where you are literally stuck in a loop.
Carraka
07. Oct 2020 · 15:39 UTC
I'm so bad at driving that I accidentally escaped the loop before even completing one lap. I guess I need to get stuck in the loop in order to experience more of the story!
Annie Owl
07. Oct 2020 · 19:12 UTC
And there ends my journey of existential looping...
![scrn.png](///raw/a20/d/z/39849.png)
japes
07. Oct 2020 · 20:38 UTC
interesting take on the theme :)
rosypenguin
08. Oct 2020 · 18:01 UTC
Wow, strangely moving for a racing game! The messages totally resonate with me. I only wish the controls were snappier, the slow acceleration/deceleration made it so I frequently crashed into the turns and flipped my car and had to reset.
🎤 kromeboy
08. Oct 2020 · 22:36 UTC
@annie-owl wow 16 laps!

I think that is more than my record :smiley:
blotosaur
09. Oct 2020 · 02:58 UTC
This was a weirdly enjoyable game. Kept breaking the existential loop, though haha. Good job!
Ausstein
17. Oct 2020 · 21:15 UTC
haha "winscreen" maybe 30 sec after I opened the game :laughing:

Not even on puropose

quickest from loading a LD page to winning the game I ever archived :D

![existential_loop.png](///raw/7a3/22/z/3a3db.png)